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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.
![I was riding a southbound bus from my neighborhood when this first- (or second-) year Chrysler LeBaron convertible caught my eye out of the eastern windows of the bus. I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/2013-09-28-Saturday-1982-Chrysler-LeBaron-3-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1982 Chrysler LeBaron Convertible – One Had To Be There")
![Merriam-Webster defines “forced perspective (n.)” as “the use of any of various techniques (as in photography or architecture) to create the optical illusion that objects or people are smaller, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/016-Two-Black-Ponies-Challenger-Mustang-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 2015 Dodge Challenger & 1991 Ford Mustang GT – Forced Perspective")
![It has been such a pleasure to both leave for, and arrive home from, work in this month of February bookended by there being light outside. I believe that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/018-1965-Ford-Econoline-Heavy-Duty-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1965 Ford Econoline Heavy Duty – Longevity")
![I have recently been revisiting my last trip abroad to the beautiful country of Italy, from just over two years ago. Even though this trip occurred three calendar years […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/IMG_8591-Chrysler-PT-Cruiser-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtakes: Homegrown Chryslers In Rome")
![The official paint color of this 1977 Cadillac Coupe DeVille was “Seamist Green”. This shade reminds me of a candy my grandparents used to keep around their house in one […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/2011-04-28-1977-Cadillac-Coupe-DeVille-2-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "In-Motion Outtakes: 1977 Cadillac Coupe DeVille – Like A Butter Mint In The Rain")
![I’ve been known to mispronounce my share of words over the years, especially when it comes to cars. I much prefer proper nouns as automotive model names – whether real, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/2013-02-25-1982-Volkswagen-Scirocco-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: c. 1982 Volkswagen Scirocco – Is It Sir Rocco, Sher-ROC-ko, Sir-ROH-co?")
![Buying things as a working adult has caused me to more carefully assess the idea that quality is often more important than a greater quantity of lesser goods or services […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/016-1968-Chevrolet-Chevelle-convertible-CC-Vintage-Garage.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1968 Chevrolet Chevelle Convertible – One Treasure")
![The Buick brand is one that I hold close to my heart, as I grew up in the city in which this make had once called its world headquarters home […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/011-1981-Buick-Regal-Pace-Car-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Airport Classic: 1981 Buick Regal Indy 500 Pace Car – The Real McCoy")
![I live in an area of Chicago called Edgewater, which is the second-northernmost neighborhood bordering Lake Michigan within city limits. Evanston, the city just north of Chicago, is technically not […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/IMG_0081-1967-Pontiac-Tempest-GTO.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1967 Pontiac GTO – No Supplements Needed")
![I reference my parents’ 1977 Plymouth Volaré coupe a lot because that was the first car with which I had developed a love/hate relationship. My years as a toddler starting […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/004-1973-Buick-Electra-225-coupe-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1973 Buick Electra 225 – Living Room")
![There was a meme that circulated recently on social media that encouraged the reader and potential participant to leave a one-word comment that started with the same letter of one’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/2013-04-13-Saturday-1967-Triumph-TR250-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1967 Triumph TR250 – May Your New Year Be Triumphant")
![I’ve become increasingly convinced over time that class is a state of mind over anything else. Amid the dense, hurried foot and vehicular traffic of holiday shoppers along Chicago’s upper-end […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/004-1940-Cadillac-Fleetwood-Series-75.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "In-Motion Classic: 1940 Cadillac Fleetwood Series 75 – Dignity")
![I am that person who will smile at dogs I pass while walking somewhere. Unless they’re barking or foaming at the mouth, dogs inherently look, to me, like they’re smiling, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/2013-08-16-1977-Chrysler-Cordoba-Friday-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Outtakes: 1977 Chrysler Cordoba & 1974 Chevrolet Monte Carlo – Smile!")
![I was in college when the second-generation Mitsubishi Eclipse made its debut for model year ’95. Having been a fan of the previous, first-generation of Diamond-Star coupes (which also included […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/045-1995-Mitsubishi-Eclipse-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "In-Motion Classic: 1995 Mitsubishi Eclipse – Red With Envy")
![A realtor friend of mine back in my hometown of Flint, Michigan recently posted a listing there for a most beautiful house in the mid-century modern architectural tradition. This house […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/2011-02-20-Sunday-1968-Chevrolet-Corvair-1-CC-BW.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1968 Chevrolet Corvair Monza Coupe – Mid-Century Marvelous")
