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About Author: Jason Shafer
Posts by Jason Shafer
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A Curbside Christmas Carol: Over The River and Through The Woods To Grandmother’s House We Go In Our 1979 Buick LeSabre
Posted on December 24, 2012 | 43 CommentsMy name is Buck. I’m a 1979 Buick LeSabre. Yes, I know, you are thinking this is stupid as cars cannot talk. Well, we can – didn’t you ever watch […] -
CC Clue
Posted on December 20, 2012 | 5 CommentsChristmas is over and it’s time to return to regular daily activities. So, with that in mind, here’s a snippet of tomorrow’s Curbside Classic. It’s baby blue with a dash […] -
CCOTY Nomination: 1966 Oldsmobile Toronado–Coincidence or Clairvoyance?
Posted on December 18, 2012 | 50 CommentsThese days, the introduction of an automobile usually includes the timeworn phrase “all-new” in its advertising. However, there was a whole lot of truth to those words when Oldsmobile introduced the […] -
Outtake Follow-up: 1980 Chevrolet “Yenko” Malibu – Oh, The Plot Thickens
Posted on December 13, 2012 | 42 CommentsRecently, reader Jake contacted Paul. Jake is the new owner of the “Yenko” Malibu featured back in April of this year (here). The story hardly stops there. -
It’s 1956: Which Would You Pick?
Posted on December 13, 2012 | 24 CommentsDid you really think your work was over? We’ve still got a lot to do here in 1956. A while back, you might have enjoyed a CC piece about a […] -
CCOTY Nomination: 1964 Plymouth Barracuda
Posted on December 11, 2012 | 37 CommentsQuick: What was introduced in the spring of 1964, based on an existing chassis, and was totally unlike anything else at the time? -
CC Clue
Posted on December 1, 2012 | 20 CommentsDespite some really good guesses in the near neighborhood, nobody identified today’s 1962 Buick Skylark. So let’s try this again. Tomorrow’s CC is a story about a road trip. Who […] -
CC Clue
Posted on November 22, 2012 | 8 CommentsThis morning’s Curbside Classic was a tough one – primarily because it could cover such a wide range of years. So, in the interest of fairness, I’m doing something out […] -
CC Clue
Posted on November 9, 2012 | 9 CommentsToday’s CC did prompt a wide variety of guesses, as two-thirds thought it was a GM product of some variety. Richard Bennett started on the Ford angle and today’s Honor […] -
Law Enforcement Classics: A Trip To The Retirement Home
Posted on November 1, 2012 | 76 CommentsSometimes it’s easy to overlook the good stuff that’s right in your backyard; one must stop, look around and smell the roses in order to see it. In the spirit […] -
CC Outtake: Ford F-150 And Lincoln Mark LT: The Prince And The Pauper
Posted on October 29, 2012 | 34 CommentsGoing to Walgreens, and what do I see? A Lincoln Mark LT – and it looks a lot like me! But does it really? It isn’t red – But it […] -
Curbside Journal: The Diary of “Blister” Callahan, Age 16
Posted on October 9, 2012 | 11 CommentsJune 22, 1988 Dear Diary, My first entry is that I have been advised to start a diary. Someday, it will help me remember what’s going on now; after all, […] -
CC Clue
Posted on October 1, 2012 | 7 CommentsThe ’80 Ford Thunderbird from this morning was correctly identified by Airman193SOS. The clue had been posted eleven minutes when he nailed it! Perhaps that clue was quite generous, so […] -
CC Clue
Posted on September 30, 2012 | 24 CommentsDespite some really good guesses, the awesome Marmon from this morning was not correctly identified. Similar to what is done with the lottery, today’s jackpot will be added to the […] -
CC Outtake: Walter P. Would Be Proud
Posted on September 29, 2012 | 7 CommentsA Chrysler New Yorker and a Plymouth were slumbering in the yard. Without current plates, they wouldn’t get far. They knew being hidden was not a factor, especially with the […]
![A Curbside Christmas Carol: Over The River and Through The Woods To Grandmother’s House We Go In Our 1979 Buick LeSabre My name is Buck. I’m a 1979 Buick LeSabre. Yes, I know, you are thinking this is stupid as cars cannot talk. Well, we can – didn’t you ever watch […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/P9250065.jpg)
![CC Clue Christmas is over and it’s time to return to regular daily activities. So, with that in mind, here’s a snippet of tomorrow’s Curbside Classic. It’s baby blue with a dash […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/PB180205.jpg)
![CCOTY Nomination: 1966 Oldsmobile Toronado–Coincidence or Clairvoyance? These days, the introduction of an automobile usually includes the timeworn phrase “all-new” in its advertising. However, there was a whole lot of truth to those words when Oldsmobile introduced the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/1966-Oldsmobile-Toronado-Foldout-03.jpg)

![It’s 1956: Which Would You Pick? Did you really think your work was over? We’ve still got a lot to do here in 1956. A while back, you might have enjoyed a CC piece about a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Dwight_D._Eisenhower_official_photo_portrait_May_29_1959.jpg)

![CC Clue Despite some really good guesses in the near neighborhood, nobody identified today’s 1962 Buick Skylark. So let’s try this again. Tomorrow’s CC is a story about a road trip. Who […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/P7090030-Version-2.jpg)
![CC Clue This morning’s Curbside Classic was a tough one – primarily because it could cover such a wide range of years. So, in the interest of fairness, I’m doing something out […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/P9210055.jpg)
![CC Clue Today’s CC did prompt a wide variety of guesses, as two-thirds thought it was a GM product of some variety. Richard Bennett started on the Ford angle and today’s Honor […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/IMG-20120928-00461.jpg)
![Law Enforcement Classics: A Trip To The Retirement Home Sometimes it’s easy to overlook the good stuff that’s right in your backyard; one must stop, look around and smell the roses in order to see it. In the spirit […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/PA220074.jpg)
![CC Outtake: Ford F-150 And Lincoln Mark LT: The Prince And The Pauper Going to Walgreens, and what do I see? A Lincoln Mark LT – and it looks a lot like me! But does it really? It isn’t red – But it […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/prince-and-pauper-1.jpg)
![Curbside Journal: The Diary of “Blister” Callahan, Age 16 June 22, 1988 Dear Diary, My first entry is that I have been advised to start a diary. Someday, it will help me remember what’s going on now; after all, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/malibu-sedan-2.jpg)
![CC Clue The ’80 Ford Thunderbird from this morning was correctly identified by Airman193SOS. The clue had been posted eleven minutes when he nailed it! Perhaps that clue was quite generous, so […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/P9180074.jpg)
![CC Clue Despite some really good guesses, the awesome Marmon from this morning was not correctly identified. Similar to what is done with the lottery, today’s jackpot will be added to the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/P72000451.jpg)
![CC Outtake: Walter P. Would Be Proud A Chrysler New Yorker and a Plymouth were slumbering in the yard. Without current plates, they wouldn’t get far. They knew being hidden was not a factor, especially with the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/P9240049.jpg)


