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About Author: Jason Shafer
Posts by Jason Shafer
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![With everyone staying home these days, it seems only right to keep the road trip destinations coming – so long as I can keep finding my pictures. Road trips are […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/IMG_1168.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Road Trip Destination: Karlock’s Cars In Hannibal, Missouri – Big Things In a Small Package")
Road Trip Destination: Karlock’s Cars In Hannibal, Missouri – Big Things In a Small Package
Posted on April 8, 2020 | 25 CommentsWith everyone staying home these days, it seems only right to keep the road trip destinations coming – so long as I can keep finding my pictures. Road trips are […] -
![At some point, every one of us has been or will be in a leadership position of some type. Having such a role is challenging and rewarding as well as […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/IMG_4602.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1977 Cadillac Eldorado – The Penalty of Leadership")
Curbside Classic: 1977 Cadillac Eldorado – The Penalty of Leadership
Posted on April 8, 2020 | 41 CommentsAt some point, every one of us has been or will be in a leadership position of some type. Having such a role is challenging and rewarding as well as […] -
![Earlier this month a coworker and I made a road trip in my assigned, employer owned 2018 Chevrolet Impala. This trip is where the sparkle faded, the new smell went […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/IMG_3367.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Road Trip Inspired QOTD: What Was Your Most Aggravating Road Trip?")
Road Trip Inspired QOTD: What Was Your Most Aggravating Road Trip?
Posted on March 27, 2020 | 39 CommentsEarlier this month a coworker and I made a road trip in my assigned, employer owned 2018 Chevrolet Impala. This trip is where the sparkle faded, the new smell went […] -
![Let’s keep exploring unique road trip destinations. JS To appropriate a Winston Churchill statement, I have taken more out of travel than travel has taken out of me. For this […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/churchill.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Roadside Attractions: When Churchill Met Khrushchev Near The Brandenburg Gate")
Roadside Attractions: When Churchill Met Khrushchev Near The Brandenburg Gate
Posted on March 24, 2020 | 16 CommentsLet’s keep exploring unique road trip destinations. JS To appropriate a Winston Churchill statement, I have taken more out of travel than travel has taken out of me. For this […] -
![With discretionary travel on hiatus in many parts of the world, presenting some roadside wonders seemed like a good thing to do. You can only get there by car, van, […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/IMG_0661.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Roadside Attractions: Casey, Illinois – The Land Where Everything Is BIGGER")
Roadside Attractions: Casey, Illinois – The Land Where Everything Is BIGGER
Posted on March 23, 2020 | 22 CommentsWith discretionary travel on hiatus in many parts of the world, presenting some roadside wonders seemed like a good thing to do. You can only get there by car, van, […] -
![For me, and likely others of my generation, the 1977 to 1979 Cadillac Coupe DeVille (and Sedan DeVille) is Definitive Cadillac. It is all things Cadillac, good and bad, encapsulated […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/CC-19-054.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1977 to 1979 Cadillac Coupe DeVille- Hitting The Ceiling")
Curbside Classic: 1977 to 1979 Cadillac Coupe DeVille- Hitting The Ceiling
Posted on March 13, 2020 | 35 CommentsFor me, and likely others of my generation, the 1977 to 1979 Cadillac Coupe DeVille (and Sedan DeVille) is Definitive Cadillac. It is all things Cadillac, good and bad, encapsulated […] -
![An admission: This two-tone Ford van is a surrogate for my original target, but a fantastic and fitting one nonetheless. It’s not often a thirty-one year old Ford Econoline, arguably […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/IMG_0819.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1989 Ford Club Wagon – In Life, Hope Springs Eternal")
Curbside Classic: 1989 Ford Club Wagon – In Life, Hope Springs Eternal
Posted on February 19, 2020 | 44 CommentsAn admission: This two-tone Ford van is a surrogate for my original target, but a fantastic and fitting one nonetheless. It’s not often a thirty-one year old Ford Econoline, arguably […] -
CC Outtake: Home Of The Brown AMCs
Posted on February 5, 2020 | 22 CommentsDon’t think those with delightfully eclectic automotive tastes live only in urban or suburban environments. Such traits are universal, evidenced by these two AMC Eagles found in rural Missouri. -
![Changing our engine oil is a key part of regularly scheduled programming. It is what helps ensure the vitality of your engine but carving out the time for this very […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/oil-change.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: Have You Regularly Changed Your Oil Yourself?")
QOTD: Have You Regularly Changed Your Oil Yourself?
Posted on February 4, 2020 | 127 CommentsChanging our engine oil is a key part of regularly scheduled programming. It is what helps ensure the vitality of your engine but carving out the time for this very […] -
![Purchasing a riding lawn mower had never been high on my bucket list. Up to a certain point I had owned and lived on nothing but one-third acre lots during […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/IMG_8430.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Future Backyard Classic: 2014 Cub Cadet LTX1042 KW – In Every Life A Little Grass Must Be Mowed")
Future Backyard Classic: 2014 Cub Cadet LTX1042 KW – In Every Life A Little Grass Must Be Mowed
Posted on February 2, 2020 | 40 CommentsPurchasing a riding lawn mower had never been high on my bucket list. Up to a certain point I had owned and lived on nothing but one-third acre lots during […] -
![(first posted 1/23/2014) Maurice Calloway was often described as a “grizzled old bastard whose head has outlived at least four bodies.” To say that Maurice had lived in the fast […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/IMG-20121116-00491.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1960 Rambler Deluxe – When It’s Time for Leaving")
Curbside Classic: 1960 Rambler Deluxe – When It’s Time for Leaving
Posted on February 1, 2020 | 42 Comments(first posted 1/23/2014) Maurice Calloway was often described as a “grizzled old bastard whose head has outlived at least four bodies.” To say that Maurice had lived in the fast […] -
QOTD: Know Anyone Sharing A Name With An Automobile Brand?
Posted on January 23, 2020 | 77 CommentsEvery once in a while we all likely have an odd realization hit us. This time, the realization was too good to not use as a QOTD. Let me explain. -
![Automotive Fleet magazine is perhaps the most comprehensive publication covering all spectrums of the fleet industry. From telematics to tire pricing trends, they cover the spectrum of items encountered by […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/fleet.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Newsstand: 2019 Fleet Vehicles Of The Year")
Curbside Newsstand: 2019 Fleet Vehicles Of The Year
Posted on January 23, 2020 | 17 CommentsAutomotive Fleet magazine is perhaps the most comprehensive publication covering all spectrums of the fleet industry. From telematics to tire pricing trends, they cover the spectrum of items encountered by […] -
![Posted by Nifty 43 (Nifticus) My parents married in October 1968. Sometime during the late afternoon of that particular Saturday a connecting rod in the engine of my mother’s 1962 […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/49103044576_c8537afa75_c.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Alternate History: 1969 Dodge Charger – Setting The Bar For Fifty-One Years")
Cohort Alternate History: 1969 Dodge Charger – Setting The Bar For Fifty-One Years
Posted on January 13, 2020 | 33 CommentsPosted by Nifty 43 (Nifticus) My parents married in October 1968. Sometime during the late afternoon of that particular Saturday a connecting rod in the engine of my mother’s 1962 […] -
![Since this will be my last post featuring pictures from the Facebook group “Missouri’s Historic Highways”, it just seems right to have something memorable for the finale. So what could […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/flood-howard-county-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Flooding")
Vintage Snapshots: Flooding
Posted on January 13, 2020 | 16 CommentsSince this will be my last post featuring pictures from the Facebook group “Missouri’s Historic Highways”, it just seems right to have something memorable for the finale. So what could […]
