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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.
![As I look back through my previous essays at Curbside Classic, I realize there have been a few, specific models to which I’ve often returned. I’ve tried to vary my […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/882-1971-Cadillac-Fleetwood-Eldorado-convertible-for-CC.jpg "Curbside Musings: 1971 Cadillac Fleetwood Eldorado Convertible – Deuces")
![(first posted 12/14/2018) A quick trip back to my hometown of Flint, Michigan last weekend reminded me of this sighting of a mid-run, sixth-generation Buick LeSabre I had seen […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/1989-Buick-LeSabre-CC.jpg "Curbside Find: 1989 Buick LeSabre – Drivers’ Education Flashback")
![To “exit stage left” is an expression adapted from theater that colloquially means to leave in an uneventful and inconspicuous manner. That’s exactly what the Chevrolet Corvair did after […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/018-1965-Chevrolet-Corvair-500-for-CC-2.jpg "Curbside Musings: 1965 Chevrolet Corvair 500 – Exit Stage Left")
![(first posted 12/6/2018) For the past couple of years or so, I have been making an effort to explore new-to-me parts of the greater Chicago area. By “greater Chicago”, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/IMG_5305-1990-91-Toyota-4Runner-CC.jpg "Curbside Find: 1990 Toyota 4Runner – Duct Tape Fire!")
![I realize that I’ve made reference to my sweet tooth countless times as interwoven into my essays here at Curbside Classic, but you’ll have to indulge me (pun intended) once […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/080-1979-Chevrolet-G20-Ambulance-For-CC.jpg "Curbside Musings: 1979 Chevrolet G20 Ambulance – Sugar Me")
![The quality vs. quantity debate still continues in some areas of my life, but for the most part, it often comes down to bang for the buck when it’s time […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/049-1986-BMW-325e-for-CC.jpg "Curbside Musings: 1986 BMW 325e – Preppy & Peppy")
![Last month, my essay featuring a Jaguar XJ6 from the mid-’80s prompted memories of one of the cats in my childhood household, a tiger-striped tom named Chester. In that piece, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/029-1995-Mercury-Cougar-XR7-for-CC.jpg "Curbside Musings: 1995 Mercury Cougar XR7 – The Kitty Grew")
![I’ll state from the jump that this week’s essay is mostly a means by which to share pictures I had taken of the featured Thunderbird last fall, but I do […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/167-1964-Ford-Thunderbird-for-CC.jpg "Curbside Musings: 1964 Ford Thunderbird – How Things Make Us Feel")
![(first posted 11/7/2018) I had just returned from my annual Las Vegas trip with friends when I happened upon this sad-looking 450SL parked on the curb. The first […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/199-Mercedes-Benz-450SL-R107-CC.jpg "CC Capsule: 1980 Mercedes-Benz 450SL – Sometimes, Life Just Happens")
![English was one of my favorite subjects in school, especially when it came to assignments involving colorful use of vocabulary and creative expression. I wasn’t a big reader (I’m still […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/002-1985-Pontiac-Firebird-Trans-Am-for-CC-crop-2.jpg "Curbside Musings: 1985 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am – Nevermore")
![(first posted 10/31/2018) Some things will always seem timeless to me, including any of the original Peanuts holiday specials and the Volkswagen Type 1 (Beetle) in any configuration. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/IMG_7724-1974-Volkswagen-Beetle-CC.jpg "CC Capsule: 1974 Volkswagen Super Beetle – It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown!")
![I wrote the first draft for this essay from a window seat on an airplane while returning to Chicago after a Las Vegas vacation. This is an annual trip for […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/IMG_20240721_163926733-1995-97-Ford-Probe-GT-for-CC.jpg "Curbside Musings: c. 1996 Ford Probe GT – The Correct Connotation")
![Chicago is known for its deep-dish pizza. It is one of our city-defining foods, and for good reason. My first slice… Wait a second. Can something that thick and rich […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/260-1975-Chevrolet-Caprice-Classic-convertible-for-CC.jpg "Curbside Musings: 1975 Chevrolet Caprice Classic Convertible – Bigger Than Your Appetite")
![Halloween will be here in just over two weeks from now, and many already seem to be in the spirit. I started seeing Halloween-themed candy and t-shirts for sale in […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/026-Jaguar-XJ6-for-CC.jpg "Curbside Musings: c. 1984 Jaguar XJ6 – Black Cat")
![(first posted 10/12/2018) Early evening has long been one of my favorite times of the day, when there’s still enough light outside to see things plainly and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/IMG_1143-1968-Lincoln-Continental-CC.jpg "In-Motion Outtakes: 1968 Lincoln Continental Coupe – Cruising At Dusk")
