FLINT — Doc Watson says he has the remedy for a helping the nation get out of the economic doldrums.

With that, the Hurst Performance legend Doc Watson introduced the company’s latest creation, the Hurst Dodge Challenger. Officials with the Flint Visitors and Convention Bureau said they believe it is the first time a Dodge vehicle has been unveiled in Flint.

“I’m old enough that I’ve been through slumps before,” Watson said. He said some people have asked why Hurst would introduce a new car at a time when others are cutting back.

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FLINT — Karen Borton’s 1969 Buick Skylark is more than a just another classic car, it’s a rolling billboard for cancer prevention.

Borton is a three-time cancer survivor and she lost her mother to the disease.

“I don’t want … anybody to go through what I had to go through,” Borton said.

Borton accepts donations, with every penny going to Breast Cancer Awareness for Life, which is run by Borton and her friend, Norma Santerre. The group works with several cancer awareness agencies.

Borton said that one in eight women will get breast cancer and one in four families are touched by the disease.

“That’s unacceptable,” she said.

While those statistics are familiar to many, she told me one surprising statistic: 70 percent of all lumps are found by a woman’s mate, while just 5 percent are found by mammography. Sounds like a good reason to check.

Ron Miller of East Lansing is happy to share his 1961 Corvette with fans, even letting them sit inside if they want.

Ron Miller of East Lansing has a different take. He wants to share his 1961 Chevy Corvette with car show goers. Miller was at Back to the Bricks in Flint over the weekend, displaying his car, but also inviting show visitors to take a seat behind the wheel.

“I encourage people to get in,” Miller said. “I enjoy other people enjoying it.”

Miller said that he bought the car about 25 years ago when it was in boxes. He’s had professional help with the engine and paint, but he’s done a lot of the restoration work himself.

He has done a lot of the body work, chrome and stainless steel trim pieces himself.

“It’s not perfect and I’m not going to make it perfect,” Miller said.

Feel free to touch, if you want.

Visit Michigan wllz later this week for more stories from Bricks.

FLINT — When Bruno Vallecorsa of Columbiaville says his 1976 Lincoln Continental Mark IV is original, really means it. Even the tires are the ones that came with the car.

OK, it’s not completely original. The battery has been replaced. But the paint, the upholstery, even the Michelin tires are all original.

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Up and down the Woodward Dream Cruise, you’ll see pristine classics that look as though their owners rarely allow them to see the light of day. Cars so perfect that in many cases, they’re better than when the first rolled off the assembly line. We’re talking bolts that are polished to the point that they glisten. Engine bays that are lovingly waxed to a shine that is better than the exterior of some daily drivers (mine included).

But for every one of those pampered beauties there are also several classics that are a little less polished, but no less loved. Some cruisers tell you about their project car sitting in the garage, awaiting its owner’s time and money. Others have their pride and joy to the point that they are road worthy, even if they aren’t quite ready for prime time. Like the white Amphicar with the green door — still a little work needed. Read more »

So the Woodward Dream Cruise is on Saturday, huh? Tell that to the 10s of thousands of people lining the avenue from Pontiac to Eight Mile Road, not to mention the thousands of cruisers moving in the rolling parking lot that was northbound Woodward Friday evening.

Yeah, that’s right, northbound. While those heading south seemed to have endless stretches of open blacktop, those heading north did so at a pace barely above walking speed. Oh well, better to ogle the rolling sculpture that was everywhere.

Some random thoughts and fun stuff from this year’s cruise:

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2010 Chevrolet Camaro RS in downtown Milford. Photo by Bryan Laviolette

And so begins the best weekend for car lovers in Michigan.

First, we have the Woodward Dream Cruise, which officially is Saturday. But that’s only the official event; cruisers on the avenue have been slowly building in numbers all week. One day just isn’t enough time for lovers of classic cars to show off their rides.

The cruise is only one of the Big Three of car-related events this weekend.

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FLINT, Michigan – Back to the Bricks Cruise and Car Show celebrates its fifth anniversary with more cruises, more cars and more to do.

On Saturday, Hurst will unveil its new performance version of the Dodge Challenger.

“Best we know this is the first time a new Chrysler vehicle has ever been unveiled in Flint,” said Matt Bach, public relations manager for the Flint Area Convention and Visitors Bureau.

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by Scott Atkinson
The Flint Journal

FLINT, Michigan — Back to the Bricks Chairman Al Hatch said today that Hurst’s performance-enhanced edition of the 2010 Dodge Challenger will make its public debut Saturday during the car show in downtown Flint.

“It just came about today,” Hatch said. “So we got rolling with it.”

Hatch said the Dodge will be on display in its own tent. It will be painted black and gold.

Look for more details later this week.

Source: mlive

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