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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.
![Back in January of 1981, the group Blondie released “Rapture”, which was a multi-format smash in the United States – placing at #1 on the Hot 100, #1 in Dance Club Play, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Blondie-Rapture-single-cover-CC.jpg "CC Jukebox: Blondie’s Car-Eating Man From Mars")
![The wedge-shaped, fourth-generation Chevrolet Corvette, in production from between model years 1984 and ’96, was the then-new Corvette that many in my generation grew up dreaming of owning one day. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/077-1988-Chevrolet-Corvette-CC.jpg "CC Capsule: 1988 Chevrolet Corvette – Let’s Get Physical")
![Convertibles, for many, have always been a symbol of the “Good Life”, especially in the United States. Before the widespread popularity, affordability and availability of air conditioning in mainstream cars, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/014-1982-Toyota-Corolla-SR5-Convertible-Matrix3-CC.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1982 Toyota Corolla SR-5 Convertible By Matrix3 – The Fanciest Corolla, Ever")
![The highly-acclaimed musical “Hamilton” is currently playing at the CIBC Theatre (previously known as the “Bank Of America Theatre” for about five minutes, and then as the “PrivateBank Theatre” as […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/003-2003-Chevrolet-SSR-CC.jpg "In-Motion (Future) Classic: 2004 Chevrolet SSR – Two For The Show")
![One of the many things I love about Chicago is that admission to the Lincoln Park Zoo costs absolutely nothing. Of course, donations are welcome, but it is one of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/002-1967-Mercury-Cougar-GT-CC.jpg "CC Capsule: 1967 Mercury Cougar GT – Wild & Beautiful")
![I was going to make this one a “CC Wordless Outtake”, but I couldn’t keep silent. Nope. I realize I write a lot about having grown up in Flint, Michigan, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/164-Frankenstang-CC.jpg "Car Show Outtake: 1982 Chevy Mustang – Identity Crisis")
![With today being Labor Day in the U.S., and also speaking of “labor”, many of us have driven what could be labeled as a “transportation car”, one of which you […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/001-1986-Pontiac-6000-LE-Safari-CC.jpg "CC Outtake: 1984 Pontiac 6000 LE Safari – What Wood You Do?")
![Labor Day weekend is upon us in the United States, which marks the unofficial end of summer. I’m that eternal optimist who doesn’t consider summer actually gone until the fall […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/198-1971-Ford-Mustang-Sportsroof-Fastback-CC.jpg "In-Motion Classic: 1971 Ford Mustang Sportsroof – Summer… Gone In Sixty Seconds")
![I found these Chrysler press photos of the new-for-1976 Plymouth Volaré Premier coupe at the Detroit Antique Mall, just a couple of weeks ago. This vintage shop, located just off […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Volare-Premier-1.jpg "CC Outtakes: 1976 Plymouth Volaré – Glamour Shots From The Volaré’s Premiere")
![I was recently back home in Flint for the annual Back To The Bricks car festival, which brought over 250,000 people downtown for Saturday’s big show. That event is the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/072-1986-Chevrolet-Chevette-CS-CC.jpg "Car Show Classic: 1986 Chevrolet Chevette CS Diesel")
![For at least the past five years, the arrival of late spring in my neighborhood has brought with it an abundance of wild rabbits. I’ve lived in the Edgewater neighborhood […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/033-1980-VW-Rabbit-Pickup-CC.jpg "CC Capsule: 1980 & 1981 Volkswagen Pickups – It’s Rabbit Season")
![A couple of years ago, this ’85 Toyota Celica Supra greeted me from the parking lot of a local, neighborhood coffee shop. The model year is identifiable by the smoother […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/019-1985-Toyota-Celica-Supra-CC.jpg "CC Outtake: 1985 Toyota Celica Supra – Simply Superb")
![As I write this, we are now in the first week of the last, full month of summer this year in the northern hemisphere. It has been a great, memorable […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/024-1966-Chevrolet-Corvette-Sting-Ray-Trophy-Blue-CC.jpg "CC Capsule: 1966 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray Roadster – Trophy")
