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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.
![An ’87 Lincoln Continental bustleback was a completely unexpected find, street-parked just one block away from the Lake Shore Campus of Loyola University. This northern section of what’s commonly known […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/065-1987-Lincoln-Continental-for-CC.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1987 Lincoln Continental – The Collegiate Continental")
![(first posted 9/2/2016) This weekend brings an unofficial end to the 2016 summer season in the U.S. that has brought much fun, sun and adventure. The stretch of time […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/006-1977-Pontiac-Firebird-Formula-CC.jpg "In Motion Classic: 1977 Pontiac Firebird Formula – Summer Has Come And Gone")
![(first posted 9/1/2016) I think that for many car enthusiasts, there’s at least one specific make and model that he or she identifies with personally – a car that […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/006-1965-Chevrolet-Corvair-Monza-CC.jpg "In Motion Classic: 1965 Chevrolet Corvair Monza Convertible – Shades Of Self-Recognition")
![Good planning does not always ensure good results. The second full week of August is when I’ve often been back home in Flint, Michigan for the annual Back To The […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/015-c.-2002-Ford-Thunderbird-CC.jpg "CC Travelogue: c. 2002 Ford Thunderbird At Indiana Dunes State Park – Plans Vs. Reality")
![I was a college student when the third-generation Acura Integra was introduced in the fall of 1993 as a ’94 model. I was more interested in domestic offerings, especially the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/058-Third-generation-Acura-Integra-CC.jpg "Curbside Musings & Jukebox: c. 1994 Acura Integra – Breakdown")
![(first posted 8/21/2016) Spring was in full swing when I came across this second-year Chevy Camaro convertible while taking a Saturday afternoon walk through the adjacent neighborhood community of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/079-1968-Chevrolet-Camaro-Convertible-CC-.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1968 Chevrolet Camaro Six Convertible – Have It Your Way")
![“Low miles, runs good.” These four words were in almost every car advertisement I had circled in the classifieds of the Flint Journal newspaper when I was a teenager. Don’t […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/286-1977-Chevrolet-Caprice-Classic-Landau-Coupe-CC.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1977 Chevrolet Caprice Classic Landau – Memoirs Of A Former Paperboy")
![The summer weather in Chicago has been doing this thing where it has been sunny and hot during the work week for what would be perfect beach weather. Then, right […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/003-1987-Cadillac-Fleetwood-Brougham-for-CC.jpg "In-Motion Classic: 1987 Cadillac Brougham – Summer Suit")
![I read an article recently about how musician Pat Benatar, a 2022 inductee of the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame (very belatedly and deservedly), has recently declined to perform […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/010-2005-Chrysler-Crossfire-Roadster-Limited-for-CC.jpg "In-Motion Classic: 2005 Chrysler Crossfire Roadster Limited – What Did You Say Your Name Was?")
![(first posted 7/27/2016) As a teenager in the summer of 1993, I had purchased a five-year-old Ford Mustang LX 2.3L hatchback. The restyled, “aero” Fox-body Mustangs appeared around the same […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/1969-and-1988-Ford-Mustangs-CC.jpg "Barnside Classics: 1969 & 1988 Ford Mustangs – Once Removed")
![I have an elevated appreciation for autonomy and self-containment, especially following lots of time spent alone during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. Basically overnight, what was previously only […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/20211110-1984-Volkswagen-Vanagon-Camper-CC.jpg "Curbside Musings: 1984 Volkswagen Vanagon Camper – Land Turtle")
![(first posted 7/22/2016) I imagine that the driver of this C3 is doing exactly what I wish I could be doing on many summer days during the workweek – tooling […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/015-1976-Chevrolet-Corvette-Stingray-CC.jpg "In Motion Classic: 1976 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray – Carpe Diem")
![(UPDATE: This is actually not a GT-R, so oops, and title fixed. Please play along with me. – jd) Waiting at bus stops has afforded me some of my richest […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/062-c.-1995-Nissan-Skyline-R33-GT-R-CC.jpg "In-Motion Classic: c. 1995 Nissan Skyline R33 – Into The Skyline")
![(first posted 7/14/2016) At the very beginning of this summer, I found myself taking inexpensive public transportation to the western Chicago neighborhood of Humboldt Park. One of my oldest friends […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/005-1964-Mercury-Comet-CC.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1964 Mercury Comet 404 Sedan – A Celestial Body At Dusk")
![I attended high school from the late ’80s through the early ’90s and have recently been thinking about many of those fashions. School’s out for the summer season, and many […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/20220626_170235-c.-1990-Dodge-Shadow-rotated-2.00-crop-FINAL-license-plate.jpg "Curbside Classic: c. 1990 Dodge Shadow – The Faux-Notchback")
