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The Jump on Curry Street: A Warren, Michigan LegendStreet Stories

The Jump on Curry Street: A Warren, Michigan Legend

Six friends, one T.D.C. Cutlass and a railroad hump that was never fixed: how a bad joke became Detroit-area street racing folklore.

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