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Curbside Classics Archives
About Author: Jason Shafer
Posts by Jason Shafer
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![(first posted 11/27/2012) A gastroenterologist once told me that a person’s taste in food changes significantly about every seven years. While that assertion seems odd at first blush, I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Plymouth-1972-scamp.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1972 Plymouth Scamp – A Tasty Little Number")
Curbside Classic: 1972 Plymouth Scamp – A Tasty Little Number
Posted on December 5, 2021 | 122 Comments(first posted 11/27/2012) A gastroenterologist once told me that a person’s taste in food changes significantly about every seven years. While that assertion seems odd at first blush, I […] -
![(first posted 3/20/2013) It was a warm day in the spring of 1974, and Clyde and Lorriane were sitting at their kitchen table that Sunday morning discussing their need for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/pdg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1974 Dodge Dart Custom – “A Body” In Motion Tends To Stay In Motion")
Curbside Classic: 1974 Dodge Dart Custom – “A Body” In Motion Tends To Stay In Motion
Posted on November 12, 2021 | 75 Comments(first posted 3/20/2013) It was a warm day in the spring of 1974, and Clyde and Lorriane were sitting at their kitchen table that Sunday morning discussing their need for […] -
![(first posted 11/11/2015) We’ve covered more 1958 Chevrolet’s here than what I thought. However, for this I have upped the ante by riding in this Impala for an extended length […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/phjk.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1958 Chevrolet Impala – A Ride To Remember")
Curbside Classic: 1958 Chevrolet Impala – A Ride To Remember
Posted on November 11, 2021 | 57 Comments(first posted 11/11/2015) We’ve covered more 1958 Chevrolet’s here than what I thought. However, for this I have upped the ante by riding in this Impala for an extended length […] -
![(This has become a serial; the first episode can be found here.) (first posted 11/6/2015) Louis Broderick stopped the black 1987 Chrysler Fifth Avenue when he encountered a red light […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/khng.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Fiction: The Next Passenger – Part 2")
Curbside Fiction: The Next Passenger – Part 2
Posted on November 6, 2021 | 31 Comments(This has become a serial; the first episode can be found here.) (first posted 11/6/2015) Louis Broderick stopped the black 1987 Chrysler Fifth Avenue when he encountered a red light […] -
![(first posted 11/5/2015) Louis Broderick had been born in the back of a clapped out Dodge station wagon and things had not improved much since. Twenty-eight years later, as Louis […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/pjhg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Fiction: The Passenger – Part 1")
Curbside Fiction: The Passenger – Part 1
Posted on November 6, 2021 | 38 Comments(first posted 11/5/2015) Louis Broderick had been born in the back of a clapped out Dodge station wagon and things had not improved much since. Twenty-eight years later, as Louis […] -
![Despite newer cars requiring far less maintenance than their predecessors, the need still exists. With our 2014 Volkswagen Passat having been in our tutelage since purchasing it new in September […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/IMG_2208.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Garage: Changing Spark Plugs On A 2014 VW Passat – What Newer Car Maintenance Work Do You Still Do Yourself?")
Curbside Garage: Changing Spark Plugs On A 2014 VW Passat – What Newer Car Maintenance Work Do You Still Do Yourself?
Posted on October 23, 2021 | 102 CommentsDespite newer cars requiring far less maintenance than their predecessors, the need still exists. With our 2014 Volkswagen Passat having been in our tutelage since purchasing it new in September […] -
![(first posted 10/13/2015) It recently occurred to me that my frequent picture taking of cars and pickups is answering the hunter-gatherer element within my DNA. All men have it to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/amby.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1970 AMC Ambassador SST – The Patriarch of Kenosha")
Curbside Classic: 1970 AMC Ambassador SST – The Patriarch of Kenosha
Posted on October 13, 2021 | 97 Comments(first posted 10/13/2015) It recently occurred to me that my frequent picture taking of cars and pickups is answering the hunter-gatherer element within my DNA. All men have it to […] -
![(first posted 9/4/2015) Seeing this 1942 Hudson sitting for sale next to the road caused a panic of sorts. Painfully eager to stop and take pictures, I was up against […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Hudson-1942.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1942 Hudson Six – Up Against the Clock")
Curbside Classic: 1942 Hudson Six – Up Against the Clock
Posted on September 4, 2021 | 54 Comments(first posted 9/4/2015) Seeing this 1942 Hudson sitting for sale next to the road caused a panic of sorts. Painfully eager to stop and take pictures, I was up against […] -
![(first posted 6/21/2013) (Author’s Note: Sometimes these articles literally write themselves, as evidenced by these e-mails.) June 2, 2013 Jason, I was looking in your draft folder on the back end […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Ford-1971-ltd-conv.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1971 Ford LTD Convertible – The Name On The Title Starts With The Letter “N”")
Curbside Classic: 1971 Ford LTD Convertible – The Name On The Title Starts With The Letter “N”
Posted on September 3, 2021 | 116 Comments(first posted 6/21/2013) (Author’s Note: Sometimes these articles literally write themselves, as evidenced by these e-mails.) June 2, 2013 Jason, I was looking in your draft folder on the back end […] -
![(first posted 9/1/2015) Before I dive into the cavern of describing this van, one fundamental tidbit needs to be established: I have no fondness for vans. They inhabit a much […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Chevrolet-truck-axpress-van.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Drive Report: 2004 to 2015 Chevrolet Express 3500 – Tomorrow Hopes We Have Learned Something From Yesterday")
CC Drive Report: 2004 to 2015 Chevrolet Express 3500 – Tomorrow Hopes We Have Learned Something From Yesterday
Posted on September 1, 2021 | 107 Comments(first posted 9/1/2015) Before I dive into the cavern of describing this van, one fundamental tidbit needs to be established: I have no fondness for vans. They inhabit a much […] -
![(first posted 8/28/2015) Even though Jefferson City is one of only a handful of state capitals in the United States not serviced by an interstate, there are still a whole […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Chevrolet-1960-Nomad.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1960 Chevrolet Nomad – Out on Parole")
Curbside Classic: 1960 Chevrolet Nomad – Out on Parole
Posted on August 28, 2021 | 36 Comments(first posted 8/28/2015) Even though Jefferson City is one of only a handful of state capitals in the United States not serviced by an interstate, there are still a whole […] -
![Earlier this spring, my daughter rekindled her relationship with Miss Carol, her dance teacher from when we lived in Hannibal. Miss Carol’s dance school seems to be as well known […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/IMG_2080.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1971-ish Ford Econoline 200 – Keep On Keeping On")
Curbside Classic: 1971-ish Ford Econoline 200 – Keep On Keeping On
Posted on August 26, 2021 | 27 CommentsEarlier this spring, my daughter rekindled her relationship with Miss Carol, her dance teacher from when we lived in Hannibal. Miss Carol’s dance school seems to be as well known […] -
![(first posted 7/30/2015) Normally I am not one to gawk, but this time I did. Even my non-car enthusiastic co-worker was curious as he turned us around to head back. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Nash-1957-Ambassador.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1957 Nash Ambassador – Getting Its Kicks on Route 66")
Curbside Classic: 1957 Nash Ambassador – Getting Its Kicks on Route 66
Posted on August 8, 2021 | 91 Comments(first posted 7/30/2015) Normally I am not one to gawk, but this time I did. Even my non-car enthusiastic co-worker was curious as he turned us around to head back. […] -
![Export or Die. That short but powerful post-war British expression blazed through my mind upon seeing this exported Ford Consul, a product of Ford of England. While the economic conditions […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/IMG_1847.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1953 Ford Consul – The English Immigrant")
Curbside Classic: 1953 Ford Consul – The English Immigrant
Posted on July 30, 2021 | 48 CommentsExport or Die. That short but powerful post-war British expression blazed through my mind upon seeing this exported Ford Consul, a product of Ford of England. While the economic conditions […] -
![(first posted 7/27/2015) Throughout the 1970s, financial thunder clouds were constantly dumping over the Chrysler Corporation. From the poorly timed introduction and sales disappointment of their new 1974 full-sized line […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/dodge-st-regis.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1979 to 1981 Dodge St. Regis – The Perfect Storm")
Curbside Classic: 1979 to 1981 Dodge St. Regis – The Perfect Storm
Posted on July 27, 2021 | 114 Comments(first posted 7/27/2015) Throughout the 1970s, financial thunder clouds were constantly dumping over the Chrysler Corporation. From the poorly timed introduction and sales disappointment of their new 1974 full-sized line […]
