Berkeley, California
Wilbur Brown, center, poses in front of his 1961 Chevrolet Impala with his son, Lamont at left and his wife, Norma in 2008. The Berkeley man said the city's contention that his seven vintage cars contribute to blight and crime in the neighborhood is a way of driving poor people out of town. City leaders say they are just trying to make the city a better place to live.