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About Author: Jason Shafer
Posts by Jason Shafer
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In Motion Classic: 1960 Chrysler New Yorker – Thank You, Sergeant Floyd
Posted on May 27, 2025 | 15 CommentsSubsequent to the acquisition of land from France known as the Louisiana Purchase, President Thomas Jefferson commissioned an exploration of this new territory. The group, known as the Corps of […] -
Curbside Classic: 1969 Chevrolet Impala – All Hail The King!
Posted on May 24, 2025 | 26 CommentsAll hail the King! What you now see sitting triumphantly in front of you is the king of American cars from 1969. This Impala sprang forth during that historic year […] -
A Graphic Observation About Lee Iacocca
Posted on May 9, 2025 | 57 CommentsIn my recent CC about a 1977 Ford Granada, I made an assertion about the cars Lee Iacocca was involved with at Ford not having enduring appeal in the showroom. […] -
Curbside Classic: 1978 Ford Granada – Self Respect Cannot Be Recycled
Posted on May 8, 2025 | 76 CommentsSeeing an operable Granada in the wild should have been a cause for celebration. It’s not a frequent event. Instead, my opinions about things associated with the Granada overruled all […] -
1974 Dodge Coronet In Baby Blue And Frosty Green – A Tall Glass Of Water
Posted on April 29, 2025 | 25 CommentsBack in 2019 I posed a Question Of The Day about what car(s) everyone would like to see in the wild. The top of my list was a fuselage Dodge […] -
Curbside Classic: 1977 to 1979 Lincoln Continental – A Bit Of Sunshine Defies The Gloomy Days
Posted on April 23, 2025 | 15 CommentsWe’ve seen a number of examples of this vintage Lincoln over time, a car that was the end of an era for big bodies, delightfully large displacement engines, and bold […] -
Curbside Classic: 1978 Dodge Aspen Wagon – Defying Expectations Since the Carter Administration
Posted on April 9, 2025 | 24 CommentsIf one reads (and believes) the various articles and reviews relating to the Dodge Aspen, it would be easy to conclude it was the biggest chunk of junk to roll […] -
Curbside Classic: 1973 Pontiac Grand Ville Convertible – The Lady in Waiting
Posted on March 30, 2025 | 21 CommentsShe sat staring at the lightly traveled highway, looking rather lonely on a warm, overcast summer day. It was an experience she had not endured previously, although she knew the […] -
Curbside Classic: Mercedes 190D – Heck, Flossie, I Haven’t Seen You In Years!
Posted on March 28, 2025 | 14 CommentsThe older I get the less is my inclination to believe in coincidence. Maybe that is due to devout skepticism about such things or simply how everything in life seems […] -
Curbside Classic: 1968 Ford Ranch Wagon – Did Anybody Care?
Posted on March 21, 2025 | 18 CommentsLouis Gendron! That’s all I could think of when I spied this ’68 Ford Ranch Wagon at a four-way stop down the street. I’m uncertain whether I ever met the […] -
Curbside Classic: 1982 DeLorean – Avoiding The Distractions
Posted on March 5, 2025 | 37 Comments(first posted 3/1/2019) An admission: At first I was really pumped to have found a DeLorean parked at the curb – and on a cold December night, no less. […] -
Automotive History: The Ford FE Series V8 Engine
Posted on February 28, 2025 | 187 Comments(first posted 7/3/2014) As the 1950s unfolded, it quickly became apparent that “longer, lower, and wider” was the prevailing design methodology. To power the automobiles that were steadily becoming heavier […] -
Adventures In Car Shopping – Blank Stares, Flirting, and Loose Change
Posted on February 7, 2025 | 93 Comments“A brand new 1978 Dodge Monaco, ideally with a 360.” That was my honest, if unrealistic, answer to Mrs. Jason when she asked what I really wanted. That’s how our […] -
CC Cinema: The Cars of “Smokey & The Bandit” – What We Have Here Is a Total Lack of Respect for the Law
Posted on January 25, 2025 | 106 Comments(first posted 2/28/2014) The fourth highest grossing film in the United States in 1977 was the Academy Award nominated Smokey & The Bandit. Some people have ripped this film as being […] -
Curbside Classic: 1984 Lincoln Town Car – What A Luxury Car Should Be?
Posted on January 11, 2025 | 89 Comments(first posted 1/11/2019) Long ago I wrote a CC for a 1982 Lincoln Town Car. It was written specifically for a theme week and, perhaps due to […]
![In Motion Classic: 1960 Chrysler New Yorker – Thank You, Sergeant Floyd Subsequent to the acquisition of land from France known as the Louisiana Purchase, President Thomas Jefferson commissioned an exploration of this new territory. The group, known as the Corps of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/DSC_0200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1969 Chevrolet Impala – All Hail The King! All hail the King! What you now see sitting triumphantly in front of you is the king of American cars from 1969. This Impala sprang forth during that historic year […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/IMG_0129.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![A Graphic Observation About Lee Iacocca In my recent CC about a 1977 Ford Granada, I made an assertion about the cars Lee Iacocca was involved with at Ford not having enduring appeal in the showroom. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/iacocca-with-granada.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1978 Ford Granada – Self Respect Cannot Be Recycled Seeing an operable Granada in the wild should have been a cause for celebration. It’s not a frequent event. Instead, my opinions about things associated with the Granada overruled all […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/20250324_122117.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![1974 Dodge Coronet In Baby Blue And Frosty Green – A Tall Glass Of Water Back in 2019 I posed a Question Of The Day about what car(s) everyone would like to see in the wild. The top of my list was a fuselage Dodge […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/74-Coronet-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1977 to 1979 Lincoln Continental – A Bit Of Sunshine Defies The Gloomy Days We’ve seen a number of examples of this vintage Lincoln over time, a car that was the end of an era for big bodies, delightfully large displacement engines, and bold […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/IMG_0107.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1978 Dodge Aspen Wagon – Defying Expectations Since the Carter Administration If one reads (and believes) the various articles and reviews relating to the Dodge Aspen, it would be easy to conclude it was the biggest chunk of junk to roll […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/IMG-20120928-00459.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1973 Pontiac Grand Ville Convertible – The Lady in Waiting She sat staring at the lightly traveled highway, looking rather lonely on a warm, overcast summer day. It was an experience she had not endured previously, although she knew the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/IMG_0653.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: Mercedes 190D – Heck, Flossie, I Haven’t Seen You In Years! The older I get the less is my inclination to believe in coincidence. Maybe that is due to devout skepticism about such things or simply how everything in life seems […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/20240715_100856_HDR.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1968 Ford Ranch Wagon – Did Anybody Care? Louis Gendron! That’s all I could think of when I spied this ’68 Ford Ranch Wagon at a four-way stop down the street. I’m uncertain whether I ever met the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/IMG_0680.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1982 DeLorean – Avoiding The Distractions (first posted 3/1/2019) An admission: At first I was really pumped to have found a DeLorean parked at the curb – and on a cold December night, no less. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/IMG_4240.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Automotive History: The Ford FE Series V8 Engine (first posted 7/3/2014) As the 1950s unfolded, it quickly became apparent that “longer, lower, and wider” was the prevailing design methodology. To power the automobiles that were steadily becoming heavier […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Ford-Y-block-.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Adventures In Car Shopping – Blank Stares, Flirting, and Loose Change “A brand new 1978 Dodge Monaco, ideally with a 360.” That was my honest, if unrealistic, answer to Mrs. Jason when she asked what I really wanted. That’s how our […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/1978-monaco.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Cinema: The Cars of “Smokey & The Bandit” – What We Have Here Is a Total Lack of Respect for the Law (first posted 2/28/2014) The fourth highest grossing film in the United States in 1977 was the Academy Award nominated Smokey & The Bandit. Some people have ripped this film as being […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/big-and-little-enos.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1984 Lincoln Town Car – What A Luxury Car Should Be? (first posted 1/11/2019) Long ago I wrote a CC for a 1982 Lincoln Town Car. It was written specifically for a theme week and, perhaps due to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/IMG_4246.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)


