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Curbside Classics Archives
About Author: Jason Shafer
Posts by Jason Shafer
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CC TV: Pickup Advertising in the 1980’s
Posted on April 25, 2012 | 10 CommentsTime for a helping of great pickup ads from twenty five years ago. They present the time-honored question: Ford, Dodge, Chevy or GMC? -
CC Outtake: A Yenko Malibu?
Posted on April 23, 2012 | 16 CommentsSometimes a car will scream for attention from several blocks away. Such was the case with this Yenko Malibu. -
![When one is quite young, there are some things that leave a lasting impression. Perhaps it was the first car you ever drove or that girl who, well, you know. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/gmc-conversion-van-e1334689867963.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Has This Brute Converted My Thinking?")
Has This Brute Converted My Thinking?
Posted on April 20, 2012 | 31 CommentsWhen one is quite young, there are some things that leave a lasting impression. Perhaps it was the first car you ever drove or that girl who, well, you know. […] -
![When talking to older people one common theme is how times used to be simpler. In many ways they are right: cell phones, personal computers, and I-pods were a Buck […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/P7240054.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: What Happened to Regular Cab Pickups?")
Curbside Classic: What Happened to Regular Cab Pickups?
Posted on April 18, 2012 | 72 CommentsWhen talking to older people one common theme is how times used to be simpler. In many ways they are right: cell phones, personal computers, and I-pods were a Buck […] -
![Much has been said about Chrysler’s abundant use of the K-Car platform throughout the 80’s and well into the 90’s. Yet the K-Car wasn’t the only multi-use platform Chrysler had […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/rampage-e1334433809192.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: Lido Went On A Rampage One Day…")
CC Capsule: Lido Went On A Rampage One Day…
Posted on April 14, 2012 | 28 CommentsMuch has been said about Chrysler’s abundant use of the K-Car platform throughout the 80’s and well into the 90’s. Yet the K-Car wasn’t the only multi-use platform Chrysler had […] -
![Last fall, I was relocated due to my job. While awaiting the sale of our house, we rented a house in our new location. Being built in 1963, the garage […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/buick-on-street.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Buick Century: Cockroaches Of The Road Invasion Strikes Missouri")
Buick Century: Cockroaches Of The Road Invasion Strikes Missouri
Posted on April 7, 2012 | 40 CommentsLast fall, I was relocated due to my job. While awaiting the sale of our house, we rented a house in our new location. Being built in 1963, the garage […] -
![Edna was a fixture in her small, Midwestern town. For many, many moons she had been the music teacher at the local public school. She was also known for her […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Valiant-in-front-of-capital-bldg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1970 Plymouth Valiant – Edna Gets Her Car Tuned-Up")
Curbside Classic: 1970 Plymouth Valiant – Edna Gets Her Car Tuned-Up
Posted on April 1, 2012 | 101 CommentsEdna was a fixture in her small, Midwestern town. For many, many moons she had been the music teacher at the local public school. She was also known for her […] -
![On November 11, 1926, a classic was created. It is a classic that endured and has transcended it’s official end in 1985. In many ways it is still with us […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Route-66-byway-sign.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Route 66 Revisited")
Route 66 Revisited
Posted on March 25, 2012 | 24 CommentsOn November 11, 1926, a classic was created. It is a classic that endured and has transcended it’s official end in 1985. In many ways it is still with us […]
