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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.
![For a week this past August, I was back home in Flint, Michigan for the annual Back To The Bricks car festival. It’s a completely free, family-friendly celebration of all […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/1179-Two-Vegas-CC.jpg "Car Show Classics: 1971 & ’74 Chevrolet Vegas – Two Vegas For The Price Of One (Free Admission Ticket)")
![In a sea of luxury cars and imports during afternoon rush hour under the Loop tracks of the Chicago Transit Authority, which car stands out in this photograph? When I […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/003-1978-Chevrolet-Impala-Coupe-CC.jpg "CC Capsule: 1978 Chevrolet Impala Coupe – To Thine Own Self Be True")
![I will state right off the bat that I cannot say with certainty that this is car is an ’83, though the grille and taillamp lenses indicate it’s an ’83, or […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/181-1983-Pontiac-T1000-CC.jpg "Front-Lawn Classic: 1983 Pontiac T1000 – No Need To Shove It")
![At the end of last month, my other half and I took a trip to visit family in the Rust Belt area where northeast Ohio meets northwest Pennsylvania, near […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/166-1967-Buick-Special-Deluxe-CC.jpg "CC Capsule: 1967 Buick Special – Summer In The Shenango Valley")
![Edgewater, Chicago, Illinois. Sunday, October 16, 2011. Related reading: Curbside Outtake: 1992 Ford Festiva: Is It Classic Worthy? CC Outtake – Festiva Brougham? CC Capsule: Ford Festiva – Shortest Car […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/020-1989-93-Ford-Festiva-CC.jpg "Wordless CC Outtake: 1990-’93 Ford Festiva – Like A Fiesta!")
![Another day’s evening commute yielded these two finds, seen from the L on a residential side-street. Spotting either of these two vehicles by themselves would have been a treat. Seeing […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/006-Suddenly-Its-1979-CC.jpg "CC Capsule: 1978 Chevrolet El Camino & ’79 Monte Carlo – The Thrill Of Youthful Discovery")
![In less than two short weeks, I’ll be making my annual, summer pilgrimage back to my hometown of Flint, Michigan, for the yearly Back To The Bricks car festival which lasts […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/034-1969-Chevrolet-Chevelle-SS-CC.jpg "CC What If: 1969 Chevrolet Chevelle SS Convertible – Can I Rent One Of These, Instead?")
![I’ll get to the “QOTD” part of this post momentarily. Some people just seem naturally self-confident in any and all situations. I am not innately one of those embarrassment-resistant people. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/014-1980-Chevrolet-Citation-CC.jpg "On-The-Go Classic / QOTD: 1980 Chevrolet Citation – Roll With It, Baby")
![I saw this second-generation, 1978 – ’79 Ford Bronco on my way to the drug store after deboarding my CTA Red Line train back to my neighborhood after work a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/025-1979-Ford-Bronco-CC.jpg "CC Auto-Biography: 1979 Ford Bronco – A Disaster Averted, A Dream Deferred")
![I had snapped only a few frames of this classic Datsun 260Z during rush hour when the owner returned. After a minute or so of conversation, the owner jumped in with […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/008-1974-Datsun-260Z-2-2-CC.jpg "CC Outtake: 1974 Datsun 260Z 2+2 – Two Scoops In The Morning")
![I’m usually very focused on trying to get a good night’s sleep on Sunday night in preparation for the work week ahead. I’m pretty robotic in the way I like to have the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/013-1973-Buick-Riviera-CC.jpg "CC Capsule: 1973 Buick Riviera – Sunday Night Surprise")
![I had actually thought about naming this post “Another Clapped-Out Colonnade”, given this car’s less-than-showroom condition. However, when I gave this car a few more looks, I wanted to present a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/081-1974-Buick-Regal-CC.jpg "CC Capsule: 1974 Buick Century Regal – Grandma, What Big Eyes You Have")
![This car’s owner and I simply can’t be the only ones who like the downsized G-Body GP. It was a perfectly good-looking, capable entrant into the still somewhat popular midsize, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/004-1983-Pontiac-Grand-Prix-LJ-CC.jpg "On-The-Go Classic: 1983 Pontiac Grand Prix LJ – Middle Child Syndrome")
![With Father’s Day 2015 finally here, I think about my late father and my formative years growing up in Flint, Michigan in the 1970’s and 80’s. My dad passed away […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/050-1970-Plymouth-Valiant-Duster-CC.jpg "COAL Capsule: My Dad And His Plymouth Duster – Two Foreigners In GM-Land")
![Spotting this unrestored, ’63 Chevy Impala post sedan at an intersection on my block in July of 2010 got me thinking at the time: What were the years like between […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/004-1963-Chevrolet-Impala-post-CC.jpg "QOTD: Any Love For Your Best Friend’s Hooptie?")
