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About Author: Jason Shafer
Posts by Jason Shafer
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Future Backyard Classic: 2014 Cub Cadet LTX1042 KW – In Every Life A Little Grass Must Be Mowed
Posted on February 2, 2020 | 41 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 […] -
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. -
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 […] -
Cohort Alternate History: 1969 Dodge Charger – Setting The Bar For Fifty-One Years
Posted on January 13, 2020 | 34 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 […] -
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 […] -
Vintage Snapshots: The Auto Carriers
Posted on January 12, 2020 | 14 CommentsThis is my next to last post of pictures from the Facebook group “Missouri’s Historic Highways”. The Standard station touting the Big Bonus is true, but not in the way […] -
Vintage Snapshots: The 1957 Ford Wagon
Posted on January 11, 2020 | 24 CommentsIn all my traipsing through pictures at “Missouri’s Historic Highways” I found this really delicious yet plain 1957 Ford wagon. It does rather pale next to the Mercury wagon and […] -
Vintage Snapshots: The Cars Of The Missouri State Highway Patrol
Posted on January 10, 2020 | 42 CommentsThe good stuff to be found on the Facebook page “Missouri’s Historic Highways” just keeps coming. One theme I saw in exploring there are various cars used by the Missouri […] -
Vintage Snapshots: Springfield, Missouri, Then And Now
Posted on January 9, 2020 | 33 CommentsLet’s continue our dive into Missouri’s Historic Highways, this time going to Springfield, Missouri, approximately 1956. This picture was taken at the corner of Glenstone and St. Louis Avenues. At […] -
Vintage Snapshots: Columbia, Missouri, Then And Now
Posted on January 8, 2020 | 35 CommentsIf a person finds a stocked pond, they are often wise to fish it for a while. Such is the case with the Facebook group Missouri’s Historic Highways. The photographs […] -
Vintage Photograph Outtake: December 29, 1961
Posted on January 3, 2020 | 26 CommentsPerhaps Facebook isn’t a complete waste of time. It was there I stumbled onto these fabulous old pictures from late 1961. They were posted by the group “Missouri’s Historic Highways” […] -
Future CC Drive Report: 2020 Ford Escape SE – Upon Which My Parents Continued Their Downsizing
Posted on December 26, 2019 | 72 CommentsPart of the seeming approach with Ford’s new 2020 Escape has been how its more car-like appearance might better entice traditional passenger car buyers into a CUV. Ford had better […] -
Automotive History: The Brougham – An Indictment and A Defense
Posted on December 23, 2019 | 145 Comments(First published Jan 9, 2014) Brougham. Such a seemingly simple word certainly incites strong feelings around here. After a recent piece on a ’72 Mercury Marquis Brougham (CC here), […] -
Cohort Classic: 1973 Plymouth Satellite – A Torch Song On How To B-Sharp
Posted on November 15, 2019 | 97 Comments(William Rubano has made the Cohort even better by posting this Satellite.) One of the perks of writing for an automotive website is the ability to carry a torch for […] -
QOTD: The Used Car Lot in 2013; What Is Your Pick?
Posted on November 7, 2019 | 48 CommentsHowdy, partner, welcome to the As-Is Used Car Corral. Mosey on up and take a gander. You know you need transportation and we have it. There’s more variety than you […]
![Future Backyard Classic: 2014 Cub Cadet LTX1042 KW – In Every Life A Little Grass Must Be Mowed 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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/IMG_8430.jpg)

![Curbside Newsstand: 2019 Fleet Vehicles Of The Year 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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/fleet.jpg)
![Cohort Alternate History: 1969 Dodge Charger – Setting The Bar For Fifty-One Years 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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/49103044576_c8537afa75_c.jpg)
![Vintage Snapshots: Flooding 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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/flood-howard-county-2.jpg)
![Vintage Snapshots: The Auto Carriers This is my next to last post of pictures from the Facebook group “Missouri’s Historic Highways”. The Standard station touting the Big Bonus is true, but not in the way […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/auto-carrier-2-edsels.jpg)
![Vintage Snapshots: The 1957 Ford Wagon In all my traipsing through pictures at “Missouri’s Historic Highways” I found this really delicious yet plain 1957 Ford wagon. It does rather pale next to the Mercury wagon and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/mshd-ford.jpg)
![Vintage Snapshots: The Cars Of The Missouri State Highway Patrol The good stuff to be found on the Facebook page “Missouri’s Historic Highways” just keeps coming. One theme I saw in exploring there are various cars used by the Missouri […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/mshp-5.jpg)
![Vintage Snapshots: Springfield, Missouri, Then And Now Let’s continue our dive into Missouri’s Historic Highways, this time going to Springfield, Missouri, approximately 1956. This picture was taken at the corner of Glenstone and St. Louis Avenues. At […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/glenstone-at-st-louis.jpg)
![Vintage Snapshots: Columbia, Missouri, Then And Now If a person finds a stocked pond, they are often wise to fish it for a while. Such is the case with the Facebook group Missouri’s Historic Highways. The photographs […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/old-columbia-4.jpg)
![Vintage Photograph Outtake: December 29, 1961 Perhaps Facebook isn’t a complete waste of time. It was there I stumbled onto these fabulous old pictures from late 1961. They were posted by the group “Missouri’s Historic Highways” […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/snow-blower-with-buick-gentry-county.jpg)
![Future CC Drive Report: 2020 Ford Escape SE – Upon Which My Parents Continued Their Downsizing Part of the seeming approach with Ford’s new 2020 Escape has been how its more car-like appearance might better entice traditional passenger car buyers into a CUV. Ford had better […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/IMG_0702.jpg)
![Automotive History: The Brougham – An Indictment and A Defense (First published Jan 9, 2014) Brougham. Such a seemingly simple word certainly incites strong feelings around here. After a recent piece on a ’72 Mercury Marquis Brougham (CC here), […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/brougham-badge.jpg)
![Cohort Classic: 1973 Plymouth Satellite – A Torch Song On How To B-Sharp (William Rubano has made the Cohort even better by posting this Satellite.) One of the perks of writing for an automotive website is the ability to carry a torch for […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/48938925468_3f34b9a2da_c.jpg)
![QOTD: The Used Car Lot in 2013; What Is Your Pick? Howdy, partner, welcome to the As-Is Used Car Corral. Mosey on up and take a gander. You know you need transportation and we have it. There’s more variety than you […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/P4240186.jpg)


