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- I was born and raised in Flint, Michigan, the Vehicle City. I grew up in an environment chock-full of working-class joie de vivre. Flint was a magical place to grow up, with its myriad factories, vibrant Cultural Center, and being steeped in car-culture. Growing up in Flint undoubtedly shaped my tendency to gravitate toward urban scenes.
![(Updated 9/29/2026) It was wonderful to take my first days off from work this year the week of Labor Day Monday. Before this happened, that little break […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/014-c.-1967-FIAT-500L-CC.jpg "Curbside Classic: c. 1967 FIAT 500L – <i>Senape Piccante</i>")
![(Updated 9/15/2026) When I think back on all the years, makes and models of cars that I have found interesting over the course of my life, there’s […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/057-1994-Chevrolet-Cavalier-Wagon-CC.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1994 Chevrolet Cavalier Wagon – The Last One")
![(Updated 9/1/2026) It’s a funny thing to look at how much differently my leisure funds have been allocated since the beginning of general quarantine this […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/015-1972-Chevrolet-Monte-Carlo-CC.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1972 Chevrolet Monte Carlo – All Dressed Up With Nowhere To Go")
![(Updated 8/25/2026) I grew up having an irrational fear of dogs. I love them now, but for much of my early childhood, I had avoided coming […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/20843407726_271219d76a_o-1969-Chevrolet-Chevelle-SS396-CC.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1969 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 396 – Watchdog")
![(Updated 8/18/2026) I have been watching quite a few reruns of game shows from the 1970s and ’80s this year. I have always enjoyed watching vintage […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/20200621_173600-1981-Mercedes-Benz-380SL-CC.jpg "Curbside Classic: c. 1981 Mercedes-Benz 380SL – The Art Of Aging Gracefully")
![(Updated 8/11/2026) Growing up in Michigan, I was one of those kids who would wear shorts to school on the first day it was predicted to reach […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/1967-Chevrolet-Camaro-RS-convertible-CC-1.jpg "Curbside Find: 1967 Chevrolet Camaro RS Convertible – Seizing The Sun")
![(Updated 8/3/2026) My older brother’s friends in high school in the ’80s had a variety of vehicles that set my internal bar pretty high in terms of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/033-1973-VW-Thing-CC.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1973 (or ’74) Volkswagen 181: Here’s The Thing…")
![(Updated 7/27/2026) One of my long-time favorite shows from the 1970s is American television producer Aaron Spelling’s “Charlie’s Angels”, which ran from the fall […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Sabrina-Duncan-Ford-Pinto-AMC-Gremlin-CC.jpg "Car Show Classic: 1977 AMC Gremlin X – In Charles Townsend’s Alternate World")
![(Updated 7/16/2026) Some of my favorite things about returning to Flint, and to Michigan, in the summer for vacation are getting to experience many tastes that are […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IMG_2417-1968-Pontiac-GTO-side-profile-CC.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1968 Pontiac GTO – Redpop!")
![(Updated 6/9/2026) The Chevrolet “Tri-Fives”, the 1955 – ’57 models, seem to have been, for as long as I can remember, widely recognizable as classic Chevys by […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/IMG_1618-1957-Pontiac-Chieftain-CC.jpg "Car Show Classic: 1957 Pontiac Chieftain – At The Fair")
![I first spotted this 1973 Ford LTD Brougham sitting in the parking garage of a north side college as the train rolled past, its creamy white paint and massive proportions […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/2014-09-25-Thursday-1973-Ford-LTD-Brougham-2-CC.jpg "1973 Ford LTD Brougham – Slathered In Brougham Icing")
![A couple of things about this 1977 Lincoln Town Coupe made themselves known before I took a closer look. Striding toward the train with my focus straight ahead, its sheer […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/014-1977-Lincoln-Continental-Town-Coupe-CC.jpg "1977 Lincoln Continental Town Coupé — 233 Inches Of 2-Door Full-Size Luxury")
![It’s disorienting when institutions and familiar touchstones disappear or become but a trace of their former selves. I’m very happy to have discovered recent news stories that promise new products […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/075-1996-Chrysler-LHS-for-CC-115x115.jpg "1996 Chrysler LHS – Deconstructing Monuments")
![Positive reappraisals and renewed appreciation for the beauty of Chicago have been some of the benefits of hosting friends in my long-time home city. Last month, a close friend and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/52896316027_305ffc6358_o-1956-Chevrolet-Bel-Air-for-CC-115x115.jpg "1956 Chevrolet Bel Air – Classic Architecture")
