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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.
![Blue, the colour suits you. Cool blue… It’s not a stretch to say I became an instant Eurythmics fan the first time I heard the electrifying, metronomic “Sweet Dreams (Are […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/021-2004-Ford-Thunderbird-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 2004 Ford Thunderbird Premium – Cool Blue")
![I thought I was really rebellious when I had gotten my left ear pierced as a college freshman. Nobody in my family, immediate or extended, did that sort of thing, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/IMG_20190729_064729-1981-FIAT-2000-Sport-Spider-for-CC-2019-07-29-Monday.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1981 FIAT 2000 Spider – Express Yourself")
![(first posted 6/13/2017) Quantity vs. quality: the eternal dilemma. I spotted both of these cars in nearly the same spot on the same April weekend, last year. For 20% […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Toro-CDV-collage-REDO-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Conundrum: 1977 Oldsmobile Toronado Brougham & ’77 Cadillac Coupe DeVille – Quantity Vs. Quality?")
![I hadn’t originally set out to write two, consecutive weekly essays about B-body Chevrolet Impalas, examples from polar opposite ends of this platform’s twenty-year production run. Last Tuesday’s piece was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/1978-Chevrolet-Impala-for-CC-4-REDO.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1978 Chevrolet Impala – Very Wrigley")
![In a lengthening list of things I’ve never done until recently, I had gone to Chicago City Hall a few weeks ago to obtain some documents. That stunning structure faces […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/011-1996-Chevrolet-Impala-SS-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "In-Motion Classic: 1996 Chevrolet Impala SS – Chicago On Wheels")
![At the beginning of every school semester, I’d make a memory game out of listening to the teacher call roll for the first time, during which I’d form mental associations […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/023-1990-Acura-Legend-L-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1990 Acura Legend L – No Pressure")
![On a trip back home to Flint last June with my friend, Cate, I had stopped into a dollar store near downtown and scored a discounted DVD featuring episodes of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/019-1977-80-Rolls-Royce-Silver-Shadow-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: c. 1977 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow II – Affluence")
![I enjoyed algebra class. I also feel like I’m reasonably intelligent. When I had first seen the “2+2” designation on the Chevrolet Monza hatchback as a kid, it irritated me. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_20160528_195338575-1979-Datsun-280-XZ-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: c. 1979 Datsun 280ZX 2+2 – Two Plus Two Equals…")
![In last Tuesday’s essay, I had made reference to an ’85 or so Plymouth Turismo hatchback I had looked at purchasing in the early ’90s, which had originally been presented […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/3-1990-Honda-CRX-for-CC-2015-12-08-Tuesday.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1990 Honda CRX – Precious Cargo")
![You’ve seen this scenario before, maybe in front of you in the grocery store line. Perhaps it was the young you who was the would-be recipient of a parent’s generosity […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/017-1964-Rambler-American-330-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1964 Rambler American 330 – This Or Nothing")
![(first posted 5/2/2017) Many vintage cars and trucks have resurfaced with the warmer, spring weather in Chicago, lately, as if in a swarm. This early Scout II (a 1971 or […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/004-1971-International-Harvester-Scout-II-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "In-Motion Classic: 1971 International Harvester Scout II – Sunkist")
![I was back in Michigan a couple of weekends ago for participation in a friend’s surprise birthday party. Lisa and I had first met in the summer of 1980 when […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/025-1962-Ford-Galaxie-500-Club-Victoria-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1962 Ford Galaxie 500 Club Victoria – Second Chances")
![(first posted 4/25/2017) One of the things I enjoy most about April in Chicago is how rapidly spring seems to manifest itself once the snow melts for the last time. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/021-1987-Buick-Skyhawk-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1987 Buick Skyhawk Coupe – Once Like Sparrows")
![My recent repurchase of the 1979 compilation “A Night At Studio 54” has reminded me of how I had also been into all things ’70s as a young twenty-something in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/015-1970-Oldsmobile-Cutlass-Town-Sedan-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1970 Oldsmobile Cutlass Town Sedan – Platform Shoes")
![I have read in automotive news lately that the 2024 model year will be the Camaro’s last, at least for a while. This has given me strong déjà vu from […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/021-1995-Chevrolet-Camaro-base-convertible-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1995 Chevrolet Camaro Convertible – The Halfway Point")
