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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.
![(first posted 3/13/2018) Often times, my experience of cars is tied to music from the same era in which they were manufactured, especially if I was alive at […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/1979-Buick-Electra-225-2-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic / CC Playlist: 1979 Buick Electra 225 – Under Your Spell")
![Sometimes an essay topic drops right into my lap, and this was one of those days. This marks the third appearance of this black ’93 Mustang GT at CC, after […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_20240211_094114723-2006-1993-Ford-Mustangs-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 2006 Ford Mustang V6 & 1993 Ford Mustang GT – Generation Gap")
![(first posted 3/6/2018) I was in college in the mid-1990s when something improbable happened. At many of the coffee houses, clothing stores and eating spots that I would frequent, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/1963-Rambler-Classic-660-Cross-Country-1-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1963 Rambler Classic 660 Cross Country Wagon – So Uncool, It’s Utterly Cool")
![I attended one of Flint, Michigan’s elementary schools for the academically gifted, starting in the second grade. Lest anyone take that as a humble-brag, I want to be clear that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/044-1997-Oldsmobile-Achieva-SL-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1997 Oldsmobile Achieva SL – Gifted?")
![(first posted 2/27/2018) The Continental Mark V seems to be a perennial favorite here at CC, with at least seven articles having been written about it, by […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/1979-Lincoln-Continental-Mark-V-4-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1977 Lincoln Continental Mark V – Navigating Big City Streets")
![I sat down to write this on Groundhog Day, February 2nd, which fell on a Friday this year. I wouldn’t have noticed or paid attention to the occasion were it […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/IMG_20180211_151400-1994-Dodge-Shadow-crop-2-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1994 Dodge Shadow – Groundhog Day")
![I was involved in several acting programs in my formative years, with those opportunities available to me by living in a city with a vibrant cultural center. In addition to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/006-2015-Ferrari-California-T-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 2015 Ferrari California T – The Drama")
![Ice cream shops and classic vehicles go together like chocolate chips and cookies. The most recent instance of my spotting such a combo was this past August while in Lexington, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/330-1956-Pontiac-Chieftain-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1956 Pontiac Chieftain Catalina Hardtop – Sweet Treat")
![(first posted 2/12/2018) It has been brutal lately to start my morning commute in single-digit (Fahrenheit) temperatures. It is February in Chicago, though, and despite last year’s really […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/1977-Malibu-2-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1976 & ’77 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu Classics – Bringing The Heat")
![(first posted 2/7/2018) Many strive for exclusivity, whether in terms of housing, personal belongings, memberships, or otherwise. Possessing something that not everyone else has can provide the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/IMG_5695-1984-Oldsmobile-Ninety-Eight-Regency-Brougham-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1984 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight Regency Brougham – Exclusivity")
![The day I sat down to write this, it was literally one degree Fahrenheit (-17 Celsius) outside at that very moment, with a predicted high of 5F (-15C). Maybe it […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/IMG_1430-1966-Chevrolet-Impala-SS-convertible-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1966 Chevrolet Impala Super Sport Convertible – Fire")
![(first posted 2/1/2018) Every once in a while, a custom license plate will grab my eye. I don’t remember seeing that many of them on the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/1975-Buick-LeSabre-Custom-convertible-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1975 Buick LeSabre Custom Convertible – SHE LUV U")
![One piece of advice I wish I could give my younger self is that having “cool” friends is overrated. By “cool”, I mean in the image-conscious sense of the word […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/031-1983-Honda-Accord-hatchback-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1983 Honda Accord Hatchback – Stealthy & Studious")
![(first posted 1/28/2018) I have often attributed human-like qualities to cars ever since I first began to identify them by their correct makes and models by sight, starting […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/1986-Chevrolet-Nova-2-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1986 Chevrolet Nova Hatchback – Bad Acne")
![(first posted 1/23/2018) Very thankfully, there are more than a few cable channels these days that specialize in reruns of shows I loved watching when I was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/IMG_8002-1954-Ford-F-100-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1955 Ford F-100 – Paging Fred Sanford")
