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'A pretty sweet car:' IPR visits Manistee's Laborfest Car Show

Car show at Manistee's Laborfest on Saturday, August 31st. (Claire Keenan-Kurgan/IPR News)
Claire Keenan-Kurgan
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IPR News
Car show at Manistee's Laborfest on Saturday, August 31st. (Claire Keenan-Kurgan/IPR News)

It takes a lot of dedication to keep a car running for over 50 years.

Chito Garcia and his 1970 Buick Riviera at Laborfest in Manistee, on Saturday August 31st, 2024. (Claire Keenan-Kurgan / IPR News)
Claire Keenan-Kurgan
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IPR News
Chito Garcia and his 1970 Buick Riviera at Laborfest in Manistee, on Saturday August 31st, 2024. (Claire Keenan-Kurgan / IPR News)

At the Laborfest Car Show in Manistee this weekend, IPR’s Claire Keenan-Kurgan spoke with someone who did just that.

Chito Garcia was there all morning with the shiny, green Buick Riviera he bought 54 years ago near Detroit.

Listen to an audio postcard from the car show in the player above.