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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.
![If you’re fortunate, you have, at some point in your life, had friends-of-friends-of-friends morph into those you consider part of your inner circle. It’s a life-affirming thing when you realize […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/024-1980-Chevrolet-El-Camino-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1980 Chevrolet El Camino – Party In The Back")
![If I was the gentleman behind the wheel of this final-year C1, I might be tempted to take my sweet time in getting to the office. Granted, he looks […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/023-1962-Chevrolet-Corvette-Roadster-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "In-Motion Outtake: 1962 Chevrolet Corvette – Morning Rush Hour, But Why Rush?")
![After what is usually a long, drawn-out winter season here in Chicago (though not this year), the first several, consecutive days of nice weather seem to bring a sense of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/015-1967-Pontiac-Firebird-convertible-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "In-Motion Classic: 1967 Pontiac Firebird 400 Convertible – In Season")
![I was tooling around downtown Detroit during President’s Day weekend last month when this mildly customized, first-year Chevy Monte Carlo approached the intersection of Grand River Avenue and Bagley Street next to the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/146-1970-Chevy-Monte-Carlo-SS.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "In-Motion Classic: 1970 Chevrolet Monte Carlo – Motor City Monte")
![A car sized like the current FIAT 500, introduced to the U.S. market for model year 2011, makes so much sense for city-dwelling residents of a somewhat densely populated neighborhood […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/009-FIAT-500-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtakes: Three FIAT 500s, Three Compelling Reasons")
![On a balmy, May night about four years ago, I found myself back in my old Tampa neighborhood of Hyde Park. I had lived maybe four blocks from the Tiny Tap […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/193-1974-MG-Midget-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1974 MG Midget Mark IV – A Tiny Car At The Tiny Tap")
![This past Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and just over a month ago, I ventured to Chicago’s Hyde Park neighborhood to watch a movie at the historic Harper Theater […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/001-1983-Renault-Alliance-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1983 Renault Alliance – You Deserve An Encore")
![On the Friday that I wrote this piece, one of my favorite business associates whom I’ve know for a good while was being laid to rest. Let’s call him “Carl”. Carl and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/005-1971-Oldsmobile-Cutlass-Supreme-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1971 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme – Something To Talk About")
![About four years ago, I had taken a walk through my old neighborhood from childhood and came across this first-generation Oldsmobile Silhouette over by my first grade elementary school. I’ll […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/406-1996-Oldsmobile-Silhouette-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1996 Oldsmobile Silhouette – Theft Deterrent Measures")
![How old were you when you finally stopped referring to the Chevy Camaro as a “sports car”? What’s funny is that game show hosts and announcers still continue this practice […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/021-1987-Chevrolet-Camaro-IROC-Z-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "In-Motion Classic: 1988 Chevrolet Camaro IROC-Z Convertible – Sports")
![I love Las Vegas. It was a place I had serious reservations about visiting before my friends had successfully convinced me to join their annual trek back in 2012. I’m […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/075-1984-Pontiac-Fiero-Indy-Pace-Car-replica-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1984 Pontiac Indy Fiero – Do You Feel Lucky?")
![Buh-bye, Twenty-Sixteen, and don’t let the screen door hit you. Git. SHOO. Out! You were like the drunk party guest who refused to leave quietly, breaking many, many things in our […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/1982-Chevrolet-El-Camino-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1982 Chevrolet El Camino – The Road Ahead")
![Only three short weeks ago, my other half and I were in the Motor City for a mini-vacation over an extended weekend. Our main reason for going was to see the S.O.S. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/197-1965-Ford-Mustang-Fox-Theatre-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Travelogue: 1965 Ford Mustang 2+2 Fastback – Detroit’s Finest")
