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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 6/10/2016) Four summers ago, I was back in my good, old hometown of Flint, Michigan for my twenty-year high school reunion. I realize I name-check the Vehicle City […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/336-1969-Buick-Skylark-Custom-convertible-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1969 Buick Skylark Custom Convertible – Let Her Cry, For She’s A Lady")
![I was an adolescent when I had first seen the North American teenage cinematic classic known as The Karate Kid. This screening wasn’t in a theater, but rather in one […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/071-1969-Chevrolet-Chevelle-Nomad-wagon-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1969 Chevrolet Chevelle Nomad – Mrs. LaRusso’s Hooptie")
![(first posted 6/3/2016) I spotted this Suzuki Samurai in traffic just a few weeks ago. With “WASH ME” etched presumably by finger into the mud caked onto the passenger side […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/1988-Suzuki-Samurai-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "In Motion Classic: 1988 Suzuki Samurai – If I Just Save All My Money…")
![I went recently to a Secretary Of State office in downtown Chicago to get my Real ID. Part of my thought process was that since I had all of the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/011-2004-Kia-Sedona-LX-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 2004 Kia Sedona LX – Vacation Attire")
![(first posted 5/27/2016) For me, summer is very much about exaggerated flavors and colors. Of course, every season brings its own set of sensory experiences. Of the four three-month spans, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/1975-Buick-LeSabre-Custom-convertible-1-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1975 Buick LeSabre Custom Convertible – Candy Apple Cooler")
![The animal kingdom is alive and well in the northeastern Chicago neighborhood where I live. While maybe not as densely populated as other areas of the city that are closer […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/034-1990-Volkswagen-Fox-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1990 Volkswagen Fox – International Wildlife")
![Being gifted as an adolescent with my very first copy of the Encyclopedia Of American Cars 1930 – 1980 from the Auto Editors of Consumer Guide, written by Richard M. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/1975-AMC-Matador-coupe-CC-4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1975 AMC Matador Coupe – The Matador & Me")
![Convertibles were hot again in the 1980s after having been sworn off by domestic manufacturers less than a decade earlier. For ’82, Chrysler fielded a K-platform LeBaron convertible in two […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/7732342864_15c65f88e0_o-1984-Oldsmobile-Cutlass-Ciera-Convertible-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1984 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera Brougham Convertible – A-Body Beauty")
![(first posted 5/6/2016) Earlier this week, Paul Niedermeyer had written about a same-year E-Body Chrysler New Yorker – a model with which I used to confuse our featured LeBaron. The […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/1986-Chrysler-LeBaron-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "In Motion Outtake: 1986 Chrysler LeBaron – I’ll Have The Burgundy")
![I have recently rewatched episodes of the “I Love The ’80s” specials that first ran on the VH1 cable channel starting back in 2002. It wasn’t wasted on me that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/1979-Volkswagen-Rabbit-CC-6.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1979 Volkswagen Rabbit – Lucky")
![(first posted 4/27/2013) I was on my way home after work this past Friday evening with an arm full of groceries, when I spotted a classic, early 1980’s American luxury […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/003-1981-Chrysler-Cordoba-LS-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "In Motion Classic: 1981 Chrysler Cordoba LS – All Dressed Up With Nowhere To Go")
![I had purchased a used 1988 Ford Mustang LX 2.3L hatchback from the lot of the local Ford dealer when I was a young adult. It was five years old […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/20211119-1993-Ford-Mustang-LX-notchback-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1993 Ford Mustang LX Sedan – Beating The Odds")
![(first posted 4/21/2016) I found this Park Avenue in my Chicago neighborhood, Edgewater, several years ago, parked in front of this old, yellow-brick mansion. This area used to be full […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/013-1991-Buick-Park-Avenue-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1991 Buick Park Avenue – A Heritage Of Class")
![Few treats seem to bring back the ’80s summertime nostalgia for me like a frozen Coke. Once I had started earning my own money with my newspaper route and daily […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/037-1986-Pontiac-Grand-Prix-LE-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1986 Pontiac Grand Prix LE – Frozen Coke")
![(first posted 4/12/2016) On the Friday night before my most recent, February trip to Las Vegas, this hatchback greeted me in front of my favorite, neighborhood pizzeria on my walk […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/011-1981-83-AMC-Eagle-SX4-Series-50-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1981 AMC Eagle SX/4 Series 50 – This Bird Has Earned Its Wings")
