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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.
![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")
![In my mind, clouds are analogous to dreams. I mean this not in the sense of what we see in our minds when we’re deep into slumber, but that to […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/095-1978-Cadillac-Eldorado-Biarritz-for-CC-115x115.jpg "1978 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz – Both Sides Now")
![(Updated 4/1/2026) I was riding a southbound bus from my neighborhood when this first- (or second-) year Chrysler LeBaron convertible caught my eye out of the eastern […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/2013-09-28-Saturday-1982-Chrysler-LeBaron-3-CC.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1982 Chrysler LeBaron Convertible – One Had To Be There")
![The early fifth-generation Ford Mustang is toward the top of my list of favorites in this long-running nameplate’s entire existence. I can find something to appreciate about each and every […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/011-2007-Ford-Mustang-GT-for-CC-115x115.jpg "2007 Ford Mustang GT – Trojan Horse")
![The Porsche 944, introduced for the ’82 model year, was widely seen as a legitimate Porsche, which was something questioned of the 924 on which it was based. Those flared […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/033-1987-Porsche-944-S-for-CC-115x115.jpg "1987 Porsche 944 S – Calling The Eighties")
![Ooooo! A red Camaro… how original! These words weren’t spoken to me by anyone else but my own brain. There’s no shortage of information about Camaros in any of its […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/003-1967-Chevrolet-Camaro-RS-SS-for-CC-2026-115x115.jpg "1967 Chevrolet Camaro RS/SS – Identification Issues")
![There simply isn’t a convenient time for some unfortunate things to happen. There are certainly instances when timing could be worse with the concurrence of several unpleasant unrelated events, but […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/005-1989-Cadillac-Hearse-for-CC-115x115.jpg "1989 Cadillac Fleetwood S&S Victoria Hearse – Never A Good Time")
![Sometimes we’re thrown a bone when we really need it. I had found today’s subject car parked at the curb in front of a local, family-owned convenience store while walking […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/IMG_20260206_122335681_MP-1985-Oldsmobile-Custom-Cruiser-for-CC-115x115.jpg "1985 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser – Preserving Old Things")
![The week I had photographed this week’s subject car, the temperatures were topping out in the mid-teens Fahrenheit in Chicago. The week before, my employer had granted a reprieve from […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/059-2007-Chevrolet-Monte-Carlo-for-CC-115x115.jpg "2007 Chevrolet Monte Carlo LT – Luxury Touring")
![Exactly one year ago today, I was in Las Vegas, Nevada having fun and playing the tourist after having seen friends off to the airport. One beautiful thing about January […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/175-2025_09_12-11_34_33-UTC-1975-Buick-Electra-225-for-CC-115x115.jpg "1975 Buick Electra 225 Custom Coupe – Roll The Dice")
![(Updated 2/14/2026) The official paint color of this 1977 Cadillac Coupe DeVille was “Seamist Green”. This shade reminds me of a candy my grandparents used to […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/2011-04-28-1977-Cadillac-Coupe-DeVille-2-CC.jpg "In-Motion Classic: 1977 Cadillac Coupe DeVille – Like A Butter Mint In The Rain")
![It’s a frustrating experience to have to “waste” a three-day weekend being stuck indoors. The weekend of this writing, it was the Sunday before Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/28725350370_a21f43d5cd_o-1964-Ford-Galaxie-500-for-CC-115x115.jpg "Curbside Musings: 1964 Ford Galaxie 500 Hardtop Coupe – In Another Galaxie")
![(Updated 2/6/2026) I’ve been known to mispronounce my share of words over the years, especially when it comes to cars. I much prefer proper nouns as […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/2013-02-25-1982-Volkswagen-Scirocco-CC.jpg "Curbside Find: c. 1982 Volkswagen Scirocco – Is It Sir Rocco, Sher-ROC-ko, Sir-ROH-co?")
