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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.
![(first posted 1/21/2019) Recently, there have been a few things from my early childhood that have come back into my present consciousness, eliciting genuine affection. Having been […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/1979-Pontiac-Bonneville-4-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1979 Pontiac Bonneville – Yacht Rock")
![Mere weeks before we entered 2025, I was blessed with a visit from my college-aged niece and her best friend, with their friendship going back to young childhood. It had […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/012-1967-Ford-Thunderbird-Landau-Sedan-for-CC-2024.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1967 Ford Thunderbird Landau Sedan – Dressed Like A Grownup")
![(first posted 1/14/2019) I’m well into my forties and I still, occasionally, like to join friends for a night out dancing. No one will ever accuse me of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/009-1992-Buick-Roadmaster-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1992 Buick Roadmaster – Old Kid On The Block")
![The December holidays may be over, but I still have a taste for all of those seasonal goodies that surface around that time of the year. Just because the month […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/344-1968-Chevrolet-C-10-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1968 Chevrolet C-10 Fleetside – Big Red")
![(first posted 1/7/2019) I’ve been an AMC fan since my adolescence in the mid-/late-1980s. I don’t know if perhaps it was because something of that make’s “underdog” aura […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/IMG_7156-1974-AMC-Hornet-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "In-Motion Classic: 1974 AMC Hornet – We All Have Our Gifts")
![It’s the first Tuesday of the new year, and I’d hope everyone in Curbsideland is having a great start to 2025, or at least is giving themselves the grace to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/117-1964-Chevrolet-Corvair-Monza-convertible-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1964 Chevrolet Corvair Monza Convertible – It’s Tuesday")
![(first posted 12/20/2018) Believe it or not, this is my second post at CC on a J-Body Buick Skyhawk spotted in my neighborhood within the past […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/1982-86-Buick-Skyhawk-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: J-Body Buick Skyhawk Coupe At Sam’s")
![As I look back through my previous essays at Curbside Classic, I realize there have been a few, specific models to which I’ve often returned. I’ve tried to vary my […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/882-1971-Cadillac-Fleetwood-Eldorado-convertible-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1971 Cadillac Fleetwood Eldorado Convertible – Deuces")
![(first posted 12/14/2018) A quick trip back to my hometown of Flint, Michigan last weekend reminded me of this sighting of a mid-run, sixth-generation Buick LeSabre I had seen […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/1989-Buick-LeSabre-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1989 Buick LeSabre – Drivers’ Education Flashback")
![To “exit stage left” is an expression adapted from theater that colloquially means to leave in an uneventful and inconspicuous manner. That’s exactly what the Chevrolet Corvair did after […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/018-1965-Chevrolet-Corvair-500-for-CC-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1965 Chevrolet Corvair 500 – Exit Stage Left")
![(first posted 12/6/2018) For the past couple of years or so, I have been making an effort to explore new-to-me parts of the greater Chicago area. By “greater Chicago”, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/IMG_5305-1990-91-Toyota-4Runner-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1990 Toyota 4Runner – Duct Tape Fire!")
![I realize that I’ve made reference to my sweet tooth countless times as interwoven into my essays here at Curbside Classic, but you’ll have to indulge me (pun intended) once […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/080-1979-Chevrolet-G20-Ambulance-For-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1979 Chevrolet G20 Ambulance – Sugar Me")
![The quality vs. quantity debate still continues in some areas of my life, but for the most part, it often comes down to bang for the buck when it’s time […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/049-1986-BMW-325e-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1986 BMW 325e – Preppy & Peppy")
![Last month, my essay featuring a Jaguar XJ6 from the mid-’80s prompted memories of one of the cats in my childhood household, a tiger-striped tom named Chester. In that piece, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/029-1995-Mercury-Cougar-XR7-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1995 Mercury Cougar XR7 – The Kitty Grew")
![I’ll state from the jump that this week’s essay is mostly a means by which to share pictures I had taken of the featured Thunderbird last fall, but I do […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/167-1964-Ford-Thunderbird-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1964 Ford Thunderbird – How Things Make Us Feel")
