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Curbside Classics Archives
About Author: Jason Shafer
Posts by Jason Shafer
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![(first posted 4/24/2018) A while back, Paul wrote a very enlightening article about the 250 six powered 1975 Ford Granada winning the dunce cap award for having Ford […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/1977-AMC-Auto-Show-Edition-04.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: Since The 1975 Granada Was The Worst Malaise-Mobile, What Was The Best (Or Maybe Just Better)?")
Automotive History: Since The 1975 Granada Was The Worst Malaise-Mobile, What Was The Best (Or Maybe Just Better)?
Posted on April 24, 2024 | 97 Comments(first posted 4/24/2018) A while back, Paul wrote a very enlightening article about the 250 six powered 1975 Ford Granada winning the dunce cap award for having Ford […] -
![(first posted 4/20/2018) There is no beating around the bush. The epiphany cannot be contained. The truth must spring forth… This is the ultimate in pickups. There. I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/IMG_3661.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1987 Dodge Ram 250 – Oh Ye Ultimate Goddess Of Pickups, Thy Name Be Dodge!")
Curbside Classic: 1987 Dodge Ram 250 – Oh Ye Ultimate Goddess Of Pickups, Thy Name Be Dodge!
Posted on April 20, 2024 | 90 Comments(first posted 4/20/2018) There is no beating around the bush. The epiphany cannot be contained. The truth must spring forth… This is the ultimate in pickups. There. I […] -
![(first posted 5/21/2013) If you look and listen, you can almost hear the late night television commercial: “Hey, folks, Honest Abe here at Honest Abe’s Used Car Emporium, Tire Shop, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/1966-Pontiac-Prestige-14-15.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1966 Pontiac Star Chief Executive – Executive Privilege")
Curbside Classic: 1966 Pontiac Star Chief Executive – Executive Privilege
Posted on April 16, 2024 | 91 Comments(first posted 5/21/2013) If you look and listen, you can almost hear the late night television commercial: “Hey, folks, Honest Abe here at Honest Abe’s Used Car Emporium, Tire Shop, […] -
![(All pictures of the ’72 Mercury used for this history were submitted to the Cohort by 625C2) (first posted 12/27/2013) The original (and superior) version of Hawaii Five-O was broadcast […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/1968-park-lane-h50.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic and Automotive History: Good Lord! The 1972 Mercury Marquis and its Flirtation With Infamy")
Curbside Classic and Automotive History: Good Lord! The 1972 Mercury Marquis and its Flirtation With Infamy
Posted on March 20, 2024 | 157 Comments(All pictures of the ’72 Mercury used for this history were submitted to the Cohort by 625C2) (first posted 12/27/2013) The original (and superior) version of Hawaii Five-O was broadcast […] -
![While I cannot quantify what it truly is, there is enough of a certain hook within John Jerome’s book Truck to have compelled a book review. Was it subject matter? […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/john-jerome.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Book Review: Truck by John Jerome")
Curbside Book Review: Truck by John Jerome
Posted on March 15, 2024 | 12 CommentsWhile I cannot quantify what it truly is, there is enough of a certain hook within John Jerome’s book Truck to have compelled a book review. Was it subject matter? […] -
![(first posted 3/9/2018) With it being such a dry, sunny day it seemed appropriate to pull the old Mercury up to the curb so you could get a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/IMG_0377.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1957 Mercury Montclair – Reaching For The Stars Only To Hit A Moon")
Curbside Classic: 1957 Mercury Montclair – Reaching For The Stars Only To Hit A Moon
Posted on March 9, 2024 | 66 Comments(first posted 3/9/2018) With it being such a dry, sunny day it seemed appropriate to pull the old Mercury up to the curb so you could get a […] -
![(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 | 64 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 […]
