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About Author: Jason Shafer
Posts by Jason Shafer
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Curbside Drama: Will Power
Posted on November 21, 2013 | 19 CommentsThree days after his funeral, the family of Isaac Stafford all met at the law offices of Bollinger, Schwab, and Spencer for the reading of the will. Isaac Stafford had […] -
QOTD: What Was Your First Ride?
Posted on November 20, 2013 | 141 CommentsAfter seeing yesterday’s blue AMC hearse, I got to thinking about that other important ride we have all taken. My first ride was home from the hospital in a 1969 […] -
CC Global: Vans In Iceland
Posted on November 14, 2013 | 10 CommentsAs some retirees are prone to do, my parents have been trying to see how quickly they can fill the pages of their passports. This is terrific, as I am […] -
Autobiography: 2000 Ford E-150 – Old Soldiers Never Complain
Posted on November 14, 2013 | 35 CommentsAuthor’s Note: Yes, I did write about this van once before, but the story to tell keeps growing. Sitting in the surgical waiting room, time was creeping. The anticipated timeframe […] -
Roadside Classic: 1990 Chevrolet 454 SS – Overkill Is a Relative Term
Posted on November 7, 2013 | 72 CommentsThe time is about 1988. The place is somewhere deep in the bowels of Chevrolet’s pickup division north of Detroit. The event is a meeting of various people working within […] -
Even a Dozen Roses Will Have a Thorn (or Two): An Unvarnished Retrospective on a Pride of Panthers
Posted on November 5, 2013 | 46 CommentsConfession: I have owned three Panther bodied cars, but this is not one of them. There have been an even dozen in the family between my wife and I, my […] -
CC Clue
Posted on November 1, 2013 | 7 CommentsA round of applause to Mark Apland for correctly identifying the Landcrab in the CC this morning. Very good work, sir! For tomorrow there is what appears to be a […] -
The Tupelo Automobile Museum
Posted on October 23, 2013 | 37 CommentsTupelo, Mississippi, is known for more than being the birthplace of Elvis Presley; bisected by the Natchez Trace Parkway, the city that was once the site of a Civil War battle is […] -
CC Clue
Posted on October 22, 2013 | 9 CommentsAll the guesses for today’s clue were quite scattered, alas, despite the effort, nobody guessed a ’51 Packard. Back in the summer, I went to a car show. After […] -
A Final Farewell to 1963 Days
Posted on October 16, 2013 | 13 CommentsWith 1963 Days winding down, here is one last hooray. In the post yesterday about my ’63 Galaxie, several of you expressed an affinity about a four-door with the largest […] -
My 1963 Ford Galaxie, Part 2 – Waiting, Water Pumps, and Rewards
Posted on October 15, 2013 | 59 CommentsAnswering the phone, a familiar voice greeted me. “Jason, this is Bill; I’m so sorry. We are nearly ready to go, but the shaft on the new water pump is […] -
Welcome to 1963 Day(s)!
Posted on October 15, 2013 | 41 CommentsWe are taking a look back exactly one-half century to 1963. We haven’t singled out any one make – being made in 1963 is all that counts! For those who […] -
CC Clue
Posted on October 10, 2013 | 8 CommentsNobody was able to correctly identify the Chrysler New Yorker from this morning. So let’s aim for tomorrow. The CC for tomorrow has a few similarities with many of […] -
CC Clue
Posted on October 8, 2013 | 28 CommentsTomorrow’s CC is red, And here is the clue, Somebody knows what it is, Is that person you? -
QOTD: What Did You Really Want?
Posted on October 8, 2013 | 44 CommentsEleven or twelve years ago, Mrs. Jason and I went car shopping. At the time, she had a ’96 Ford Escort and I had my ’96 Thunderbird. They were what […]
![Curbside Drama: Will Power Three days after his funeral, the family of Isaac Stafford all met at the law offices of Bollinger, Schwab, and Spencer for the reading of the will. Isaac Stafford had […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/teasel.jpg)
![QOTD: What Was Your First Ride? After seeing yesterday’s blue AMC hearse, I got to thinking about that other important ride we have all taken. My first ride was home from the hospital in a 1969 […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/1957-Chrysler-Plymouth-05.jpg)
![CC Global: Vans In Iceland As some retirees are prone to do, my parents have been trying to see how quickly they can fill the pages of their passports. This is terrific, as I am […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/DSCN0541.jpg)
![Autobiography: 2000 Ford E-150 – Old Soldiers Never Complain Author’s Note: Yes, I did write about this van once before, but the story to tell keeps growing. Sitting in the surgical waiting room, time was creeping. The anticipated timeframe […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/IMG_12061.jpg)
![Roadside Classic: 1990 Chevrolet 454 SS – Overkill Is a Relative Term The time is about 1988. The place is somewhere deep in the bowels of Chevrolet’s pickup division north of Detroit. The event is a meeting of various people working within […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/IMG_0553.jpg)
![Even a Dozen Roses Will Have a Thorn (or Two): An Unvarnished Retrospective on a Pride of Panthers Confession: I have owned three Panther bodied cars, but this is not one of them. There have been an even dozen in the family between my wife and I, my […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/P5200192.jpg)
![CC Clue A round of applause to Mark Apland for correctly identifying the Landcrab in the CC this morning. Very good work, sir! For tomorrow there is what appears to be a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/IMG_0555-Version-2.jpg)
![The Tupelo Automobile Museum Tupelo, Mississippi, is known for more than being the birthplace of Elvis Presley; bisected by the Natchez Trace Parkway, the city that was once the site of a Civil War battle is […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/IMG_0888.jpg)
![CC Clue All the guesses for today’s clue were quite scattered, alas, despite the effort, nobody guessed a ’51 Packard. Back in the summer, I went to a car show. After […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/IMG_0137.jpg)
![My 1963 Ford Galaxie, Part 2 – Waiting, Water Pumps, and Rewards Answering the phone, a familiar voice greeted me. “Jason, this is Bill; I’m so sorry. We are nearly ready to go, but the shaft on the new water pump is […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/IMG_0047.jpg)
![Welcome to 1963 Day(s)! We are taking a look back exactly one-half century to 1963. We haven’t singled out any one make – being made in 1963 is all that counts! For those who […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Fidel_Castro_Life_magazine.jpg)

![QOTD: What Did You Really Want? Eleven or twelve years ago, Mrs. Jason and I went car shopping. At the time, she had a ’96 Ford Escort and I had my ’96 Thunderbird. They were what […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/IMG_1093.jpg)


