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Curbside Classics Archives
About Author: Jason Shafer
Posts by Jason Shafer
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![Recently we read about the involvement of various Austrians in regard to potential parentage of the Volkswagen. Inspired by an article sent to me by reader George Ferencz, let’s explore […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/zerk-fitting.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Biography: The Fitting Life and Times of Oscar Ulysses Zerk")
CC Biography: The Fitting Life and Times of Oscar Ulysses Zerk
Posted on November 6, 2020 | 37 CommentsRecently we read about the involvement of various Austrians in regard to potential parentage of the Volkswagen. Inspired by an article sent to me by reader George Ferencz, let’s explore […] -
![(first posted 10/03/2012) Once, while working on my ’63 Galaxie, I used a cheater bar to remove a bolt. It slipped, causing me to hit my forearm on the bumper […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/1980-Ford-Thunderbird-06-07.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1980 Ford Thunderbird – The Fabulous FUBAR Edition")
Curbside Classic: 1980 Ford Thunderbird – The Fabulous FUBAR Edition
Posted on October 25, 2020 | 199 Comments(first posted 10/03/2012) Once, while working on my ’63 Galaxie, I used a cheater bar to remove a bolt. It slipped, causing me to hit my forearm on the bumper […] -
![(first posted 10/24/2014) During the life of the Ford Thunderbird, it dived in many varied directions and often with staggeringly different results. Through it all, it did manage to present […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/a-mn.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1990 Ford Thunderbird Super Coupe and The MN-12 Platform – More Than You Might Think")
Curbside Classic: 1990 Ford Thunderbird Super Coupe and The MN-12 Platform – More Than You Might Think
Posted on October 24, 2020 | 98 Comments(first posted 10/24/2014) During the life of the Ford Thunderbird, it dived in many varied directions and often with staggeringly different results. Through it all, it did manage to present […] -
![Sometimes the algorithms on YouTube work in one’s favor. Among the site’s various suggestions recently was a clip from the delightful 1965 Walt Disney movie That Darn Cat. Curiosity prevailed, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Walt_Disney_1946-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Cinema: The Cars of Walt Disney and The Movie “That Darn Cat”")
CC Cinema: The Cars of Walt Disney and The Movie “That Darn Cat”
Posted on September 30, 2020 | 27 CommentsSometimes the algorithms on YouTube work in one’s favor. Among the site’s various suggestions recently was a clip from the delightful 1965 Walt Disney movie That Darn Cat. Curiosity prevailed, […] -
![Posted to the Cohort by Tim Finn As time goes on I keep finding old pickups to be more and more appealing. No, I don’t mean more appealing in comparison […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/50334787987_939cfe003a_c.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Classic: 1970 Ford F-100 – A Celebration Of Old Age Usefulness")
Cohort Classic: 1970 Ford F-100 – A Celebration Of Old Age Usefulness
Posted on September 18, 2020 | 30 CommentsPosted to the Cohort by Tim Finn As time goes on I keep finding old pickups to be more and more appealing. No, I don’t mean more appealing in comparison […] -
![(first posted 9/12/2014) At some point, everything reaches critical mass. When it comes to physical size, American car makers hit theirs in the 1970s. This event is either marked with […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/belair-wagon.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1975 Chevrolet Bel-Air Wagon – Not The Last Of The Mohicians, But Darn Close")
Curbside Classic: 1975 Chevrolet Bel-Air Wagon – Not The Last Of The Mohicians, But Darn Close
Posted on September 12, 2020 | 69 Comments(first posted 9/12/2014) At some point, everything reaches critical mass. When it comes to physical size, American car makers hit theirs in the 1970s. This event is either marked with […] -
![(first posted 9/5/2014) One of the truly fun aspects in writing for CC is finding a car and then being able to tie various experiences or observations to it. The […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/a-hold.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Holden HG Monaro GTS – Heavy Metal on the Grassy Plain")
Curbside Classic: Holden HG Monaro GTS – Heavy Metal on the Grassy Plain
Posted on September 5, 2020 | 120 Comments(first posted 9/5/2014) One of the truly fun aspects in writing for CC is finding a car and then being able to tie various experiences or observations to it. The […] -
![Lest one think all American branded four door sedans of the 1970s were so ornamented as to have a tackiness quotient comparable to a high quality rubber cement, let us […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/IMG_1267.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Recycling: 1974 Ford Torino – Life Ain’t Always Gran")
Curbside Recycling: 1974 Ford Torino – Life Ain’t Always Gran
Posted on September 3, 2020 | 37 CommentsLest one think all American branded four door sedans of the 1970s were so ornamented as to have a tackiness quotient comparable to a high quality rubber cement, let us […] -
![It’s amazing what one can forget about having on their hard drive. Perhaps better organization of my pictures would cure that, but the thrill of (re)discovery would be gone. Besides, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/photos-2-Version-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Photo Album: An Assorted Selection From My Picture Album")
CC Photo Album: An Assorted Selection From My Picture Album
Posted on August 14, 2020 | 29 CommentsIt’s amazing what one can forget about having on their hard drive. Perhaps better organization of my pictures would cure that, but the thrill of (re)discovery would be gone. Besides, […] -
![Posted to the Cohort by Chris Irber We all have our unique proclivities in life, those things we enjoy that make little to no sense to others. Anyone reading this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/comet-5.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Classic: 1961 Comet – Dark Shadows")
Cohort Classic: 1961 Comet – Dark Shadows
Posted on August 13, 2020 | 25 CommentsPosted to the Cohort by Chris Irber We all have our unique proclivities in life, those things we enjoy that make little to no sense to others. Anyone reading this […] -
![What is there to say about seeing a pride of Panthers? Well, they are diminishing in numbers. And they tend to congregate; we all know these Crown Vics tended to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/IMG_1220.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Those Happy Golden Years")
CC Outtake: Those Happy Golden Years
Posted on August 6, 2020 | 29 CommentsWhat is there to say about seeing a pride of Panthers? Well, they are diminishing in numbers. And they tend to congregate; we all know these Crown Vics tended to […] -
![It was July 2018. Sitting in my parents’ house, my mother handed me a stack of papers and asked what my guess was about the appraisal. I was within $5000. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/DSCN7914a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "House Of A Lifetime: An Incomparable 1910-era Midwestern Stick Built House – In The Family For 57 Years")
House Of A Lifetime: An Incomparable 1910-era Midwestern Stick Built House – In The Family For 57 Years
Posted on August 2, 2020 | 105 CommentsIt was July 2018. Sitting in my parents’ house, my mother handed me a stack of papers and asked what my guess was about the appraisal. I was within $5000. […] -
![(first posted 7/23/2014) The voice on the commercial was a mixture of auctioneer and late night car salesman. Running as often as political commercials prior to an election, the promise […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/IMG_1996.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1986 Buick Regal Limited – Rhapsody in Black")
Curbside Classic: 1986 Buick Regal Limited – Rhapsody in Black
Posted on July 23, 2020 | 81 Comments(first posted 7/23/2014) The voice on the commercial was a mixture of auctioneer and late night car salesman. Running as often as political commercials prior to an election, the promise […] -
![Periodically there is discussion in the comments about the price of gasoline versus diesel, the differences in costs between various locales, and mention of fuel prices in the United States […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/pump-prices.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "A Most Taxing Situation – Exploring Fuel Taxes Around The World")
A Most Taxing Situation – Exploring Fuel Taxes Around The World
Posted on July 22, 2020 | 74 CommentsPeriodically there is discussion in the comments about the price of gasoline versus diesel, the differences in costs between various locales, and mention of fuel prices in the United States […] -
![There is a certain novelty in seeing twins. I work with a set of twins, I went to elementary school with several sets of twins, and two great-aunts had twins. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IMG_1142.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Two Sets of Twins")
CC Outtake: Two Sets of Twins
Posted on July 20, 2020 | 36 CommentsThere is a certain novelty in seeing twins. I work with a set of twins, I went to elementary school with several sets of twins, and two great-aunts had twins. […]
