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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.
![Twenty twenty-two is here, and I’m still thinking about the holidays with memories of what they used to be like with my extended family. I have only two first cousins, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/227-1999-Subaru-Impreza-L-CC.jpg "Curbside Capsule: 1999 Subaru Impreza L – For My Cousin")
![(first posted 1/3/2016) Over twenty years ago and when I was a teenager, my parents pulled up stakes, moving our family from Flint, Michigan, where I was born and raised, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/435-1980-Chevrolet-Camaro-Z28-CC.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1980 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 – Compromised Expectations")
![There’s really already so much content available about the ’55 Chevrolet, and for the “Tri-Fives” in general, that it can be a task to come up with something new to […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/051-1955-Chevrolet-210-CC-crop.jpg "In-Motion Classic: 1955 Chevrolet 210 – Evergreen")
![Christmas, which I celebrate, is coming up in just a few short days, and I’ve been thinking about gifts and celebrations from years past. Growing up in a household in […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/1989-Ford-Thunderbird-vs.-BMW-635-CSi-collage-CC.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1989 BMW 635 CSi – Hand-Me-Downs")
![(first posted 12/15/2015) Elderly socialite Bonnie glided through Chicago’s city streets to the Magnificent Mile to do some shopping. Looking resplendent in her original Bahia Green finish, she noted just […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/1977-Pontiac-Bonneville-Brougham-BW.jpg "CC Outtake: 1977 Pontiac Bonneville Brougham Coupe – Bonnie Goes Shopping")
![These two vehicles, a new, fifth-generation Cadillac Escalade and a later, first-generation Chevy S-10, are representative of the contrasts I observed and experienced while in Las Vegas this past October. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Escalade-S-10-collage-CC.jpg "Curbside Capsule: 2021 Cadillac Escalade & c. 1991 Chevrolet S-10 – Fantasy Vs. Reality")
![(first posted 12/10/2015) Some friends and I were on our way to the Chicago Auto Show at McCormick Place a few years ago when I spotted this classic Chrysler […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/005-1972-Chrysler-Newport-Royal-CC.jpg "CC Capsule: 1972 Chrysler Newport Royal – Cool As Spearmint Certs")
![(first posted 12/9/2015) Certain things will always bring a smile to my face, no matter what. When two or more of those things combine in a serendipitous way, my camera […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/049-1984-Cadillac-Coupe-DeVille-CC.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1984 Cadillac Coupe DeVille – Santa’s Brougham Sleigh Makes A Pit Stop In Wrigleyville")
![The new year will here in less than four weeks, which means I’ve started to take inventory of what my 2021 has looked like. I go through this process around […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/4959497311_393a1bca33_o-c.-1977-IH-Scout-II-CC.jpg "Curbside Capsule: c. 1978 International Scout II – A Year Of Exploring")
![I have recently rediscovered my love of the Food Network on cable TV. It was during a hotel stay in Las Vegas last month that I found it again while […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/20211108_152944-1988-Cadillac-Coupe-DeVille-CC.jpg "In-Motion Classic: 1988 Cadillac Coupe DeVille – Yellow Cake")
![(first posted 11/26/2015) The second-generation Ford Probe seemed to have the unfortunate stigma of being an underdog, with tough competition and lower resale values than other cars in its segment. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/020-1995-97-Ford-Probe-GT-CC.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1995 – ’97 Ford Probe GT – It Didn’t Name Itself")
![Four years ago, I had taken a tour of the S. C. Johnson Wax Headquarters complex in Racine, Wisconsin. Designed by famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright and built in 1936, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/IMG_8174-1976-Chevrolet-El-Camino-Classic-Wingspread-CC.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1976 Chevrolet El Camino Classic – Frank Lloyd Wrong")
![(first posted 11/18/2015) The parking lot of the neighborhood grocery store has yielded some pretty incredible finds. Still, I was flabbergasted to find there what appeared to be a daily-driver, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/007-Matador-Brougham-Wagon.jpg "CC Capsule: 1977 – ’78 AMC Matador Wagon – Still Getting Groceries")
![You have no idea how old it makes me feel to be waxing nostalgic about a ’96 Mustang. I was a young adult in the fall of 1993 when seemingly […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/013-1996-Ford-Mustang-base-convertible-CC.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1996 Ford Mustang Convertible – It Still Is What It Was, To Me")
![(first posted 11/15/2015) Never mind that our featured car isn’t a “black sedan”. In my mind, it completely fits the vibe of the 1970 #2 Billboard hit, “Vehicle” from Chicago-based […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1970-Chevrolet-Bel-Air-CC-1.jpg "In-Motion Outtake / CC Jukebox: 1970 Chevrolet Bel Air – I’m Your Vehicle, Baby")
