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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.
![When I think about things I consider to be stylish or “cool”, one factor has remained crucial and essential: the lack of apparent effort. Effortlessness, or the appearance of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/1962-Plymouth-Valiant-2-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1962 Plymouth Valiant – Doing Too Much")
![Recently, there have been a few things from my early childhood that have come back into my present consciousness, eliciting genuine affection. Having been born in the mid-1970s, in the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/1979-Pontiac-Bonneville-4-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1979 Pontiac Bonneville – Yacht Rock")
![A slope-backed Cutlass Salon much like this one was owned and driven by one of my fellow high school students in the early Nineties. It was blue and in amazingly […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/1979-Oldsmobile-Cutlass-Salon-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1979 Oldsmobile Cutlass Salon – Maaaan, That Ain’t No Citation!")
![I’m well into my forties and I still, occasionally, like to join friends for a night out dancing. No one will ever accuse me of being the best dancer these […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/009-1992-Buick-Roadmaster-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1992 Buick Roadmaster – Old Kid On The Block")
![I’ve been an AMC fan since my adolescence in the mid-/late-1980s. I don’t know if perhaps it was because something of that make’s “underdog” aura tugged at my heartstrings, or perhaps because of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/IMG_7156-1974-AMC-Hornet-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "In-Motion Classic: 1974 AMC Hornet – We All Have Our Gifts")
![Believe it or not, this is my second post at CC on a J-Body Buick Skyhawk spotted in my neighborhood within the past five years or so, and also my second […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/1982-86-Buick-Skyhawk-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: J-Body Buick Skyhawk Coupe At Sam’s")
![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 after work about five years […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/1989-Buick-LeSabre-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1989 Buick LeSabre – Drivers’ Education Flashback")
![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”, I suppose I mostly […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/IMG_5305-1990-91-Toyota-4Runner-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtakes: 1990 Toyota 4Runner – Duct Tape Fire!")
![I visited my older brother and his family over this past Thanksgiving holiday, and it brought back a lot of memories: great, not-so-great, funny, embarassing, etc. Not having any kids […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Chevy-Collage-CC-edit.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auto-Biography: Three Young Brothers, Three Small Chevys")
![I’m not going to lie. I like the nightlife. I like to boogie. (And so on.) I always thought that naming this youth-oriented car the “Neon” was a stroke of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/1998-Plymouth-Neon-coupe-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1998 Plymouth Neon Coupe – Neon Lights")
![I went on a major music-buying spree this past summer. I’m that rare individual who still buys actual, physical compact discs in 2018, and the discovery of various online vendors […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/1977-Pontiac-Phoenix-print-ad-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Jukebox: I’ve Got The Style Of A Phoenix!")
![This past May, I was sitting in my cubicle at work when I got a call on my personal cell phone from a number I didn’t recognize. Usually, I am […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/IMG_0437-1978-Ford-Bronco-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1978 Ford Bronco – Deflated")
![Many of us have at least one friend or acquaintance that has to do things, have things, or even simply be, just a little bit extra. There is nothing wrong with […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/IMG_1003-2007-Mazda-Pi-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtakes: 2007 Mazda Pi – When A Mazda3 Isn’t Quite Enough")
![I’m something of a vintage TV junkie. The truth is that I don’t watch a lot of television, usually being preoccupied with many projects and hobbies (including writing for CC), but […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/1994-Ford-Probe-GT-CC-2015-03-27.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: The Almost-Mustang-Replacement Ford Probe – Enter Cindy Snow")
![The bankruptcy and closure of the Toys “R” Us empire, after seventy years in business, has shaken me to the core with less hyperbole than some might think. I’ve written […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/1970-Chevrolet-Camaro-RS-SS-CC-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: Miniature 1970 1/2 Chevrolet Camaro RS/SS – Toys Were Us")
