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Curbside Classics Archives
About Author: Jason Shafer
Posts by Jason Shafer
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![(first posted 7/22/2013) Every once in a while a person needs a good challenge to liven themselves up. As humans are so prone to being creatures of habit, keeping things […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/IMG_0241.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Sales Lot Classic: 1953 Kaiser Dragon – A Problem Is Simply An Opportunity In Work Clothes")
Sales Lot Classic: 1953 Kaiser Dragon – A Problem Is Simply An Opportunity In Work Clothes
Posted on February 25, 2024 | 65 Comments(first posted 7/22/2013) Every once in a while a person needs a good challenge to liven themselves up. As humans are so prone to being creatures of habit, keeping things […] -
![Recently I came to a crossroads of sorts with my old Dodge. It was losing coolant at an alarming rate. Typically there are only two locations coolant will evacuate the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/IMG_1202.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Maintenance and Possible Refurbishment: 1991 Dodge Power Ram 150 – Feel The Heat!")
CC Maintenance and Possible Refurbishment: 1991 Dodge Power Ram 150 – Feel The Heat!
Posted on February 15, 2024 | 33 CommentsRecently I came to a crossroads of sorts with my old Dodge. It was losing coolant at an alarming rate. Typically there are only two locations coolant will evacuate the […] -
![(Author’s Note: This is a prequel of sorts to a series of fictional tales I told way back in 2015 and 2016. This installment has been trapped in my head […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/70-f100-1-1.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Fiction: The One Way Passenger")
Curbside Fiction: The One Way Passenger
Posted on February 1, 2024 | 26 Comments(Author’s Note: This is a prequel of sorts to a series of fictional tales I told way back in 2015 and 2016. This installment has been trapped in my head […] -
![Posted to the Cohort by John Lloyd (first posted 1/16/2018) Everyone has their favorite places; Kansas City falls into that boat for me. Despite the crummy weather it […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/76-coronet-by-john-lloyd.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1975 (or 1976) Dodge Coronet – Missed Opportunities")
CC Capsule: 1975 (or 1976) Dodge Coronet – Missed Opportunities
Posted on January 15, 2024 | 59 CommentsPosted to the Cohort by John Lloyd (first posted 1/16/2018) Everyone has their favorite places; Kansas City falls into that boat for me. Despite the crummy weather it […] -
![My wife and I aren’t big practitioners of tradition. Tradition is fine and all, but being chained or obligated to them limits our ability for enjoying new, or different, experiences. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/IMG_3553.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1982 Dodge Ram 150 – Eat Rice; Potatoes Make Your Butt BIG")
Curbside Classic: 1982 Dodge Ram 150 – Eat Rice; Potatoes Make Your Butt BIG
Posted on January 5, 2024 | 24 CommentsMy wife and I aren’t big practitioners of tradition. Tradition is fine and all, but being chained or obligated to them limits our ability for enjoying new, or different, experiences. […] -
![(Posted to the CC Cohort by William Rubano) (first posted 1/1/2018) Seeing this Trans Am at the CC Cohort prompted genuine excitement followed by a pretty sobering realization […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/transam-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1979 to 1981 Pontiac Trans Am – Smoke ‘Em If You Got ‘Em")
Curbside Classic: 1979 to 1981 Pontiac Trans Am – Smoke ‘Em If You Got ‘Em
Posted on January 2, 2024 | 69 Comments(Posted to the CC Cohort by William Rubano) (first posted 1/1/2018) Seeing this Trans Am at the CC Cohort prompted genuine excitement followed by a pretty sobering realization […] -
![(first posted 12/16/2013) Dude! This winter thing blows, man. It’s, like, 25 degrees outside – that’s like -4 Celsius for you metric dudes and babes. That’s totally frigid. And then […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/IMG_1333.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1960 Buick LeSabre Wagon – Surf’s Up, Dude!")
Curbside Classic: 1960 Buick LeSabre Wagon – Surf’s Up, Dude!
Posted on December 18, 2023 | 66 Comments(first posted 12/16/2013) Dude! This winter thing blows, man. It’s, like, 25 degrees outside – that’s like -4 Celsius for you metric dudes and babes. That’s totally frigid. And then […] -
![Once upon a long duration of time, these Chrysler B-body twins of the Dodge Monaco and Plymouth Fury were seemingly everywhere in movies and television being subjected to all manner […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Monaco-lead-pic.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: A Salute To The 1977 and 1978 Dodge Monaco (And Plymouth Fury) – The Most Abused Car In Entertainment History?")
Automotive History: A Salute To The 1977 and 1978 Dodge Monaco (And Plymouth Fury) – The Most Abused Car In Entertainment History?
Posted on December 6, 2023 | 69 CommentsOnce upon a long duration of time, these Chrysler B-body twins of the Dodge Monaco and Plymouth Fury were seemingly everywhere in movies and television being subjected to all manner […] -
![(first posted 11/20/2017) Despite the teaser in the title, many elements of Mercury never made much sense. Throughout its entire tortured existence Mercury was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/IMG_0782.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1963 Mercury Marauder S-55 Convertible – Making Sense Of It All")
Curbside Classic: 1963 Mercury Marauder S-55 Convertible – Making Sense Of It All
Posted on November 20, 2023 | 70 Comments(first posted 11/20/2017) Despite the teaser in the title, many elements of Mercury never made much sense. Throughout its entire tortured existence Mercury was […] -
![Turning on the television in the hotel room, the movie preview soon ground to a halt and was instantaneously replaced by the smiling face of a somewhat familiar actor. With […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/IMG_0609.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1986 Chevrolet Caprice – Changing Audiences")
Curbside Classic: 1986 Chevrolet Caprice – Changing Audiences
Posted on November 3, 2023 | 29 CommentsTurning on the television in the hotel room, the movie preview soon ground to a halt and was instantaneously replaced by the smiling face of a somewhat familiar actor. With […] -
![(first posted 9/15/2017) BAM! Seeing this Dodge van bouncing down US 67, I was automatically transported back to the late 1970s. The late ’70s was a great […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Dodge-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1976ish Dodge D-100 Tradesman – Dreamboat Annie Joined The Convoy")
Curbside Classic: 1976ish Dodge D-100 Tradesman – Dreamboat Annie Joined The Convoy
Posted on September 15, 2023 | 81 Comments(first posted 9/15/2017) BAM! Seeing this Dodge van bouncing down US 67, I was automatically transported back to the late 1970s. The late ’70s was a great […] -
![The inevitable process has begun. Tortuous, protracted, and ripe for being done differently, we have began car shopping. We’ve been putting it off, and will likely drag our feet for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/car-shopping.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: What Brand Have You Driven The Most?")
QOTD: What Brand Have You Driven The Most?
Posted on August 23, 2023 | 105 CommentsThe inevitable process has begun. Tortuous, protracted, and ripe for being done differently, we have began car shopping. We’ve been putting it off, and will likely drag our feet for […] -
![(first posted 10/17/2013) Some things in life just go together, like Abbott & Costello or George & Gracie. It seems so natural, just like sunshine and blue sky. Other things […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/IMG_0828.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Tatra T-613 – Elvis Drank Slivovice Instead of RC Cola with His Clam Chowder and Moon-Pie")
Curbside Classic: Tatra T-613 – Elvis Drank Slivovice Instead of RC Cola with His Clam Chowder and Moon-Pie
Posted on August 21, 2023 | 55 Comments(first posted 10/17/2013) Some things in life just go together, like Abbott & Costello or George & Gracie. It seems so natural, just like sunshine and blue sky. Other things […] -
![A reluctant admission: This is my third article in a row to document various travels. Such wasn’t the intent. Where the prior two articles outlined adventures in new places, this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/IMG_1069.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Road Trip Diary: A Middle Aged Man & His Elderly Van; Or, Sharing A Slice Of Rural America")
CC Road Trip Diary: A Middle Aged Man & His Elderly Van; Or, Sharing A Slice Of Rural America
Posted on August 4, 2023 | 47 CommentsA reluctant admission: This is my third article in a row to document various travels. Such wasn’t the intent. Where the prior two articles outlined adventures in new places, this […] -
![(first posted 8/1/2017) Ever since fellow editor JP Cavanaugh excoriated a 1973 Ford LTD, I have been on diligent patrol for one to provide a much-needed counterpoint to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/IMG_7395.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1973 Ford LTD – It’s Not Easy Being Green")
Curbside Classic: 1973 Ford LTD – It’s Not Easy Being Green
Posted on August 1, 2023 | 119 Comments(first posted 8/1/2017) Ever since fellow editor JP Cavanaugh excoriated a 1973 Ford LTD, I have been on diligent patrol for one to provide a much-needed counterpoint to […]
