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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.
![The holidays are swiftly approaching, and I remembered this recently while on a walk to the local, neighborhood Target department store on the evening I spotted our featured van. It’s […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/003-1975-78-Ford-Econoline-150-CC.jpg "Curbside Musings: c. 1975 Ford Econoline 150 – Magnetized!")
![(first posted 11/3/2015) I’d like to state right off that I’m a huge fan of Chicago-born, legendary car customizer and soon-to-be nonagenarian George Barris. He is responsible for some of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/035-Calling-George-Barris-CC.jpg "CC Capsule: Customized 1994 Dodge Stealth – Calling George Barris")
![Why am I often asked if I’m feeling okay, or what my “problem” is? This often happens seemingly apropos of nothing. I’m not going to pretend like I don’t know […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/2017-08-27-1960-Buick-Invicta-convertible-CC.jpg "Curbside Capsule: 1960 Buick Invicta Convertible – I Feel Just Fine, Thank You")
![(first posted 10/31/2015) Halloween is upon us, and soon the neighbor kids in my building will be knocking on doors for treats – wearing all sorts of costumes […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/005-1974-Chevrolet-Caprice-Classic-Convertible-CC.jpg "CC Horror: 1974 Chevrolet Caprice Classic Convertible – Something Sinister This Way Lurks")
![(first posted 10/29/2015) I’ve been on business travel this week, visiting with clients in Cedar Rapids and Des Moines, Iowa, and also in Omaha, Nebraska. It was incredible fun after […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/213-1978-80-Ford-Granada-CC.jpg "On-The-Go Classic: 1978-’80 Ford Granada – Granola For Breakfast")
![I’ve never been what anyone could consider a connoisseur of fine wines, even before I gave up alcohol toward the beginning of last year. I still have extremely limited knowledge […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/IMG_7985-1990-Cadillac-Fleetwood-coupe-CC.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1990 Cadillac Fleetwood Coupe – Sparkling Rosé")
![(first posted 10/24/2015) I love Detroit. This scrappy, determined and historic U.S. Rust Belt city has accomplished some amazing feats over the past five years, not limited to emerging from […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/1977-Cadillac-Eldorado-CC.jpg "CC Capsule: 1977 Cadillac Eldorado & Detroit, Michigan – Downsize Or Die")
![It’s still convertible season in the Northern Hemisphere for a little while longer this year. Summer can sometimes feel too hot to have the top down, where closed windows and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/2013-10-13-Sunday-Lakeview-1966-Silver-Frost-10259558436_0f2b860127_o-CC.jpg "Curbside Classics: 1965-1966 Ford Mustang Convertibles In Motion")
![I was on my way home from a night out early on a Sunday morning over eight years ago when I came across this ’78 Continental Town Car. It was […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/8351770579_bec58d49a5_o-1978-Lincoln-Continental-Town-Car-CC.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1978 Lincoln Continental Town Car – The Grand, Old Architecture")
![(first posted 10/7/2015) A couple of years ago, the historic Capitol Theatre located in the heart of downtown Flint, Michigan was offering free tours of this grand, old dame that […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/143-1964-Chevrolet-Corvair-Monza-Spyder-CC.jpg "On-Stage Classic: 1964 Chevrolet Corvair Monza Spyder Club Coupe – The Seductress")
![The first full month of autumn in the northern hemisphere is here, and it’s a little hard to believe it’s already October. I have some friends who aren’t “summer people” […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/016-1993-Plymouth-Acclaim-CC.jpg "Curbside Classic: c. 1993 Plymouth Acclaim – Plymouth Rock")
![(first posted 9/30/2015) I don’t care what anyone else says. Toy cars in 1:64 scale (Matchbox, Johnny Lightning, etc.), or any other scale, for that matter, are not exclusively for […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/AMC-Javelin-Bridge-CC.jpg "Miniature CCs: Matchbox Cars – The Gateway Drug")
![I’m something of a popular culture junkie. Perhaps not to the extent that I subscribe to any websites, blogs, or the like, but when I’m surfing the internet in my […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/015-Customized-1990-Chevrolet-CK-1500-CC.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1990 Chevrolet C/K 1500 – A Little Sheetmetal Surgery")
![(first posted 9/25/2015) I had first spotted this penultimate-year ’74 Grand Ville from the train during my weekday commute when it was parked in a lot near the famous Aragon […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/031-1974-Pontiac-Grand-Ville-CC.jpg "Curbside Classic / CC Fiction: 1974 Pontiac Grand Ville – A Love Gone Horribly Wrong")
![(first posted 9/23/2015) What you’re looking at behind that Ford Excursion SUV is a Cadillac Coupe DeVille from its second-most-plentiful year, 1979. With just under 122,000 coupes sold (out of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/023-1979-Cadillac-Coupe-DeVille-CC.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1979 Cadillac Coupe DeVille – Many A Pensioner’s Reward")
