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

Interlochen Public Radio | By Claire Keenan-Kurgan

Published September 3, 2024 at 4:38 PM EDT

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

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Claire Keenan-Kurgan

Claire joined Interlochen Public Radio in summer 2024. She covers general assignment news with a focus on labor, growth, and the economy of northern Michigan. Before arriving at IPR, she interned for WBEZ’s data journalism team in Chicago and for the investigative unit of American Public Media.

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