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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 12/16/2016) Traditional. It’s one word that comes to mind when thinking about both Oldsmobile and the holiday season. After what seemed like fifteen minutes of fall in Chicago, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/045-1977-Oldsmobile-Cutlass-Salon-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1977 Oldsmobile Cutlass Salon – Evergreen")
![I had the pleasure of spending the week of this past Thanksgiving with my older brother and his family in the greater Washington, D.C. area. It’s not a guarantee that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/001-1979-Cadillac-Eldorado-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1979 Cadillac Eldorado – Life Keeps Moving")
![(first posted 12/9/2016) I spotted this Econonline in the transitional, mixed-income neighborhood of Chicago known as Uptown, several years back. I had seen it street-parked in different locations over the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/006-1965-Ford-Econoline-Heavy-Duty-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1965 Ford Econoline Heavy Duty SuperVan – True Colors")
![I looked at this Taurus in my neighborhood on the day of this writing and thought immediately of myself from about twenty years ago. Right off the bat, I’d like […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/003-2004-Ford-Taurus-SE-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 2004 Ford Taurus SE – Creative Hair Solutions")
![(posted 12/1/2016) Just a few weeks ago, this site featured a QOTD asking for opinions as to the best and worst examples of fake wood paneling. There was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/029-1974-Mercury-Colony-Park-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1974 Mercury Colony Park – It’s The Big One, Charlie Brown")
![One of the things I learned during quarantine a couple of years ago was that cooler weather does not necessarily have to put an end to the long walks on […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/015-1950-DeSoto-DeLuxe-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1950 DeSoto Deluxe Sedan – For My Grandma")
![Spotting these two New Yorkers next to each other on a Sunday morning outside the former Western Hotel & Casino was like Curbside manna descended from heaven. I almost couldn’t […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/983-1984-1992-Chrysler-New-Yorkers-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classics: 1984 & 1992 Chrysler New Yorkers – Diet Iacocca Cola")
![A few weekends ago, I attended a high school reunion back in my hometown of Flint, Michigan. I had mentioned these plans in an essay that ran just over a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/164-1969-Chevrolet-Chevelle-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1969 Chevrolet Chevelle – The Importance Of Boundaries")
![I had the unique privilege to spend one night in one of the ten oldest hotel rooms in all of Las Vegas during last month’s vacation. I was already excited […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/968-2006-Chrysler-PT-Cruiser-Touring-convertible-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 2006 Chrysler PT Cruiser Touring Convertible – Why I Think It Was A Good Idea")
![The brilliance of Ford naming this car after a wild pony can’t be overstated, especially at a time when the United States was in a full-blown fascination with the old […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/138-1966-Ford-Mustang-Convertible-for-CC-dusk-edit.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "In-Motion Classic: 1966 Ford Mustang Convertible – New Horizons")
![When I was in elementary school, the original Transformers cartoon series that originally began airing in the fall of ’84 was must-watch television. It helped that my brothers and I all […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/190-2007-Pontiac-G6-GT-hardtop-convertible-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Future Classic: 2007 Pontiac G6 GT Convertible – More Than Meets The Eye?")
![(first posted 10/24/2016) I photographed these two, fine specimens of 80’s American luxury at the same intersection (Jackson & Franklin) adjacent to the Willis (née Sears) Tower within the span […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/1985-Cadillac-1989-Lincoln-collage-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Classics-In-Traffic: 1985 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham & 1989 Lincoln Town Car – Buses & Broughams")
![(first posted 10/18/2016) A famous, now-nonagenarian jazz elocutionist lives a block away from me. I won’t drop his name here, but suffice it to say that many of you […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/007-1964-Ford-Thunderbird-Landau-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1964 Ford Thunderbird Landau – Jazz Riffing")
![A few weeks ago, I had mentioned in an essay about a crimson-colored ’83 Chrysler New Yorker Fifth Avenue that many luxury (near-luxury, luxury-leaning, whatever) cars of the ’80s featured […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/1988-1994-Cadillac-Eldorado-collage.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1994 Cadillac Eldorado – A “Faster” Roofline")
![I recently signed on to attend a gathering this fall with some of my former high school classmates, which will take place back in Flint, Michigan. This will mark my […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/20220710_180143-1972-Buick-Skylark-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1972 Buick Skylark Custom Coupe – Was It Cool?")
