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About Author: Jason Shafer
Posts by Jason Shafer
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Walk and Talk: The Missouri State Fair – Panthers, Bulldogs, and Rams
Posted on August 21, 2014 | 22 CommentsAh, there is nothing quite as much fun as the state fair. Not only can one find nearly any supposedly unhealthy food pickled and/or deep-fried, there are often a goodly […] -
Curbside Rental Service: 2014 Chevrolet Cruze LTZ – This Isn’t Quite So Easy
Posted on August 14, 2014 | 191 CommentsThis is proving to be one of the more difficult pieces I have written during my time at CC. The difficulty has not been describing the car itself but rather, […] -
Car Show Outtake: Say What?
Posted on August 8, 2014 | 36 CommentsOn the first Friday of every August, there is a gargantuan car show in the little town of Monmouth, Illinois. This year brought me to Monmouth and what a show […] -
Walk and Talk: A Stroll Around Downtown St. Louis
Posted on August 4, 2014 | 61 CommentsT.S. Eliot once stated the Mississippi River had made a greater impression upon him than any other part of the world. As one who has lived within a mile of […] -
QOTD: What Is the Oldest Car or Truck You Have Driven?
Posted on July 24, 2014 | 123 CommentsIt was 1992 and I was spending the weekend with a friend. While chatting with the friend’s grandfather, he suggested we visit a man named Otto if we were really […] -
CC Outtake: The Forecast Calls For Snow on the Sierra
Posted on July 23, 2014 | 40 CommentsWith the recent record low temperatures in parts of Australia and New Zealand, it seems only fitting to dig out pictures of an arctic white Merkur covered in snow on […] -
CC Clue
Posted on July 12, 2014 | 15 CommentsThree cheers for tiredoldmechanic for correctly identifying Saturday’s 1953 Ford. Despite some good guesses, nobody quite nabbed the Jaguar from Monday. Here is the inside scoop for tomorrow. Surprisingly, this […] -
QOTD: What Car And Powertrain Would You Marry?
Posted on July 7, 2014 | 120 CommentsOn a nice warm summer day when I should be working outside, I am typing away on the computer. Doing so does allow one to refocus their otherwise addled brain. […] -
Railroad And Museum Classics: The St. Louis Museum Of Transportation, Revisited
Posted on June 20, 2014 | 43 CommentsDuring one of my recent and seemingly frequent trips to the St. Louis area, my child and I stopped by the St. Louis Museum of Transportation to while away some […] -
Curbside Loaner Service: 2006 Volvo V50 Wagon – A Really Swede Ride
Posted on May 27, 2014 | 44 CommentsAfter my recent letter to Nissan about their craptastic 2014 Sentra, I received a telephone call from a gentleman named Gunther Luekenhoff. A public relations officer for an undisclosed automobile company, […] -
CC Outtake: Can I See the Disclosure?
Posted on May 23, 2014 | 20 CommentsIf one is shopping for a house, most locales require a disclosure of history and defects from the seller so prospective buyers have a better idea about the history of […] -
Car Show Photo Album: Cars From Two Continents, Three States, Four Towns, and Seven Decades – More Mopars, Some Independents, and A Few Surprises
Posted on May 9, 2014 | 50 CommentsWe’ve finally made it out of winter and it’s time for some spring cleaning. These pictures are all at least a year old and I simply haven’t tapped into them. […] -
Curbside Rental Service: 2014 Nissan Sentra – Praising Our Sentra; Or POS, For Short
Posted on May 7, 2014 | 77 CommentsDear Nissan, Recently I had the most heinous memorable experience of driving a new Sentra. Having heard copious amounts of praise about the Sentra line over the years, I was curious […] -
Car Show Photo Album: The April 2014 Jefferson City Car Show – Mopars and Manual Transmissions
Posted on May 1, 2014 | 141 CommentsThis isn’t a website that focuses very much on car shows. All the good stuff is still on the road. However, every once in a while I do enjoy attending […] -
Curbside Rental Service: 2013 Toyota Corolla LE – You Asked For It, You Got It
Posted on April 30, 2014 | 83 CommentsSometimes you need to upset your applecart. Change can be good as well as highly enlightening. This article started out in the vein similar to my highly sarcastic piece on […]
![Walk and Talk: The Missouri State Fair – Panthers, Bulldogs, and Rams Ah, there is nothing quite as much fun as the state fair. Not only can one find nearly any supposedly unhealthy food pickled and/or deep-fried, there are often a goodly […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/IMG_0493.jpg)
![Curbside Rental Service: 2014 Chevrolet Cruze LTZ – This Isn’t Quite So Easy This is proving to be one of the more difficult pieces I have written during my time at CC. The difficulty has not been describing the car itself but rather, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/IMG_2985.jpg)
![Car Show Outtake: Say What? On the first Friday of every August, there is a gargantuan car show in the little town of Monmouth, Illinois. This year brought me to Monmouth and what a show […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/IMG_2828.jpg)
![Walk and Talk: A Stroll Around Downtown St. Louis T.S. Eliot once stated the Mississippi River had made a greater impression upon him than any other part of the world. As one who has lived within a mile of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/IMG_2619.jpg)
![QOTD: What Is the Oldest Car or Truck You Have Driven? It was 1992 and I was spending the weekend with a friend. While chatting with the friend’s grandfather, he suggested we visit a man named Otto if we were really […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/1930-Ford-Beauty-04.jpg)
![CC Outtake: The Forecast Calls For Snow on the Sierra With the recent record low temperatures in parts of Australia and New Zealand, it seems only fitting to dig out pictures of an arctic white Merkur covered in snow on […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/IMG_1436.jpg)
![CC Clue Three cheers for tiredoldmechanic for correctly identifying Saturday’s 1953 Ford. Despite some good guesses, nobody quite nabbed the Jaguar from Monday. Here is the inside scoop for tomorrow. Surprisingly, this […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/IMG_2002-Version-2.jpg)
![QOTD: What Car And Powertrain Would You Marry? On a nice warm summer day when I should be working outside, I am typing away on the computer. Doing so does allow one to refocus their otherwise addled brain. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/IMG_2214.jpg)
![Railroad And Museum Classics: The St. Louis Museum Of Transportation, Revisited During one of my recent and seemingly frequent trips to the St. Louis area, my child and I stopped by the St. Louis Museum of Transportation to while away some […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/IMG_2476.jpg)
![Curbside Loaner Service: 2006 Volvo V50 Wagon – A Really Swede Ride After my recent letter to Nissan about their craptastic 2014 Sentra, I received a telephone call from a gentleman named Gunther Luekenhoff. A public relations officer for an undisclosed automobile company, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/ABBA.jpg)
![CC Outtake: Can I See the Disclosure? If one is shopping for a house, most locales require a disclosure of history and defects from the seller so prospective buyers have a better idea about the history of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/IMG_1995.jpg)
![Car Show Photo Album: Cars From Two Continents, Three States, Four Towns, and Seven Decades – More Mopars, Some Independents, and A Few Surprises We’ve finally made it out of winter and it’s time for some spring cleaning. These pictures are all at least a year old and I simply haven’t tapped into them. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/IMG_0191.jpg)
![Curbside Rental Service: 2014 Nissan Sentra – Praising Our Sentra; Or POS, For Short Dear Nissan, Recently I had the most heinous memorable experience of driving a new Sentra. Having heard copious amounts of praise about the Sentra line over the years, I was curious […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/1975-Cadillac-08.jpg)
![Car Show Photo Album: The April 2014 Jefferson City Car Show – Mopars and Manual Transmissions This isn’t a website that focuses very much on car shows. All the good stuff is still on the road. However, every once in a while I do enjoy attending […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/IMG_2047.jpg)
![Curbside Rental Service: 2013 Toyota Corolla LE – You Asked For It, You Got It Sometimes you need to upset your applecart. Change can be good as well as highly enlightening. This article started out in the vein similar to my highly sarcastic piece on […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/lovers-leap-car42a1.jpg)


