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Curbside Classics Archives
About Author: Jason Shafer
Posts by Jason Shafer
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![(Despite my COAL series being over, there was a little more left to skim off the mine. It seems appropriate to run this on the heels of that series. JS) […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/2018-impala.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COCAC (Company Owned Car Of A Career) 66,092 Mile Update: 2018 Chevrolet Impala – Hitting The Target?")
COCAC (Company Owned Car Of A Career) 66,092 Mile Update: 2018 Chevrolet Impala – Hitting The Target?
Posted on November 5, 2022 | 28 Comments(Despite my COAL series being over, there was a little more left to skim off the mine. It seems appropriate to run this on the heels of that series. JS) […] -
![At a point in the midst of their lives, some people will spend an inordinate amount of money on some shiny, youthful automotive bauble. It seems the intent is to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSC_0152-1.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1991 Dodge Power Ram 150 – One Life To Live")
COAL: 1991 Dodge Power Ram 150 – One Life To Live
Posted on October 29, 2022 | 63 CommentsAt a point in the midst of their lives, some people will spend an inordinate amount of money on some shiny, youthful automotive bauble. It seems the intent is to […] -
![In this COAL series, we have covered a lot of ground. This installment is about the VW Passat we still own and this the next to last chapter of this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/2014-passat.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2014 Volkswagen Passat – Days of our Lives")
COAL: 2014 Volkswagen Passat – Days of our Lives
Posted on October 22, 2022 | 52 CommentsIn this COAL series, we have covered a lot of ground. This installment is about the VW Passat we still own and this the next to last chapter of this […] -
![(first posted 10/21/2016) Welcome to Part 5 of this venture in examining relatively small displacement engines in various trucks and passenger cars. One commonality of the passenger cars scrutinized so […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/1961-Mercury-Ad-05.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Little Engines That Could, Part 5: Mercury Died By A Thousand Cuts; Here Are Six Of Them")
The Little Engines That Could, Part 5: Mercury Died By A Thousand Cuts; Here Are Six Of Them
Posted on October 21, 2022 | 80 Comments(first posted 10/21/2016) Welcome to Part 5 of this venture in examining relatively small displacement engines in various trucks and passenger cars. One commonality of the passenger cars scrutinized so […] -
![(first posted 6/6/2012) There are some things you just tend to forget about. Appointments to the dentist. Needing to tuck-point the brick on your house. What your wife wore on […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/P5170575.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classics: The General Motors N-Body – How Quickly We Forget")
Curbside Classics: The General Motors N-Body – How Quickly We Forget
Posted on October 19, 2022 | 142 Comments(first posted 6/6/2012) There are some things you just tend to forget about. Appointments to the dentist. Needing to tuck-point the brick on your house. What your wife wore on […] -
![Welcome to this week’s episode called Dark Shadows. As last week’s episode was titled The Edge Of Night, you might see which direction this relocation is going. To recap from […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/f150-8.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2007 Ford F-150 – Dark Shadows")
COAL: 2007 Ford F-150 – Dark Shadows
Posted on October 15, 2022 | 51 CommentsWelcome to this week’s episode called Dark Shadows. As last week’s episode was titled The Edge Of Night, you might see which direction this relocation is going. To recap from […] -
![(first posted 10/14/2016) Welcome to Part 4 of this ever-expansive dive into the depths of automotive history, exploring various times when relatively small displacement engines were used to power mainstream […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/1962-Chevrolet-Chevy-II-10.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Little Engines That Could, Part 4: Chevy II 153 Four – Six Minus Two Equals Roughly Unpopular")
The Little Engines That Could, Part 4: Chevy II 153 Four – Six Minus Two Equals Roughly Unpopular
Posted on October 14, 2022 | 99 Comments(first posted 10/14/2016) Welcome to Part 4 of this ever-expansive dive into the depths of automotive history, exploring various times when relatively small displacement engines were used to power mainstream […] -
Curbside Classic: 1971 Plymouth Road Runner – Sherwood Be Nice
Posted on October 8, 2022 | 87 Comments(first posted 6/30/2012) When I found this car a few months ago, I really wanted to like it. Truly, I did. -
COAL: 1993 Buick Century – The Edge of Night
Posted on October 8, 2022 | 38 CommentsEver make an impulsive automotive purchase that filled an emergent need? That’s how this Buick came to be. Let’s start about six months prior, back in mid-2011. -
![(first posted 10/7/2016) Welcome to Part 3 of our journey exploring relatively small displacement engines used at various times in automotive history. While our last two chapters covered pickups […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/1969-Dodge-Full-Line-08-09.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Little Engines That Could, Part 3: A Fuselage Dodge Rated For Thirty Degree Performance")
The Little Engines That Could, Part 3: A Fuselage Dodge Rated For Thirty Degree Performance
Posted on October 7, 2022 | 59 Comments(first posted 10/7/2016) Welcome to Part 3 of our journey exploring relatively small displacement engines used at various times in automotive history. While our last two chapters covered pickups […] -
![(first posted 10/3/2016) In Part 1 of this series, we looked at the four-cylinder engine available in Ford trucks in the early 1940s. For Part 2, let’s jump ahead twenty […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/170-slant-six.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Little Engines That Could, Part 2: How 170 Cubic Inches Of Dodge Rammed A Challenge By Volkswagen")
The Little Engines That Could, Part 2: How 170 Cubic Inches Of Dodge Rammed A Challenge By Volkswagen
Posted on October 3, 2022 | 62 Comments(first posted 10/3/2016) In Part 1 of this series, we looked at the four-cylinder engine available in Ford trucks in the early 1940s. For Part 2, let’s jump ahead twenty […] -
![In my introduction to this series, an open ended question I posed was whether or not to write about my Ford van – yet again. At the time of that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/van-6.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2000 Ford E150 – As The World Turns")
COAL: 2000 Ford E150 – As The World Turns
Posted on October 1, 2022 | 51 CommentsIn my introduction to this series, an open ended question I posed was whether or not to write about my Ford van – yet again. At the time of that […] -
![(first posted 9/29/2016) Welcome to Part 1 of an intermittent dive into the depths of automotive (and truck) history, outlining relatively small displacement engines that did a lot of work […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/1941-Ford-Truck-Foldout-01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Little Engines That Could, Part 1: 1941-1942 Ford 30 HP Four Cylinder Truck Engine")
The Little Engines That Could, Part 1: 1941-1942 Ford 30 HP Four Cylinder Truck Engine
Posted on September 29, 2022 | 37 Comments(first posted 9/29/2016) Welcome to Part 1 of an intermittent dive into the depths of automotive (and truck) history, outlining relatively small displacement engines that did a lot of work […] -
![Everybody has their kindred automotive spirit. Of the various cars and pickups I have owned over the years, long ago I concluded this quad-toned Dodge pickup must have been mine. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/dodge-1.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1987 Dodge Ram 250 – The Bold and The Beautiful")
COAL: 1987 Dodge Ram 250 – The Bold and The Beautiful
Posted on September 24, 2022 | 54 CommentsEverybody has their kindred automotive spirit. Of the various cars and pickups I have owned over the years, long ago I concluded this quad-toned Dodge pickup must have been mine. […] -
![This Crown Victoria is only included by default. I’ve covered it before, in a piece that has a few medical related parallels. Given it received coverage over nine years ago, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/crown-vic-6.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2001 Ford Crown Victoria – General Hospital")
COAL: 2001 Ford Crown Victoria – General Hospital
Posted on September 17, 2022 | 30 CommentsThis Crown Victoria is only included by default. I’ve covered it before, in a piece that has a few medical related parallels. Given it received coverage over nine years ago, […]
