Larry Hunkele has always been a truck man — the bigger the better. Over the years, he’s owned such heavy haulers as a 1973 Dodge Power Wagon, a ’70 Ford F250 4×4 and a ’71 International Scout AWD. Family duties piled (more…)
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05/20/2013 | Categories: Ford, Trucks | Tags: 100, 1963 ford, 4x4, car, cars, cattle, chicago, classic, classic recollections, cruising, daily herald, dodge power wagon, duty, f, f100, ford f250 4x4, heavy duty, international scout, larry hunkele, matt avery, muscle, off road, pick, pickup, rancher, restored, suburbs, transportation, truck, trucks, up | Leave A Comment »
This 1968 Chevrolet Camaro SS is the long-waited answer to Bob Zogarfos’ childhood wish. It’s not the car itself he wanted for so long, but rather what’s underhood. “When (more…)
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05/13/2013 | Categories: Chevrolet | Tags: 1968, 1968 chevrolet camaro ss, 396, 68, camaro, camaro z 28, car, cars, chevrolet, chevrolet camaro, chevrolet camaro ss, chevy, chicagoc, classic, classic car, classic recollections, classics, cruise, matt averyc, muscle car, ss, transportation, v8 | Leave A Comment »
When you walk into Troy Trepanier’s shop, you don’t expect to see just ordinary custom cars. The master builder has a special knack for putting together vehicles that are unusual, but always over the top and visually stunning. This 1954 Buick isn’t a recent build for (more…)
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05/10/2013 | Categories: Buick, Shops, Special | Tags: 1954, 2013, amg, benz, buick, by troy, cars, chicago, Classic cars, classic recollections, cool, custom, daily herald, g54, g55, hot rod, illinois, jack trepanier, matt avery, mercedes, muscle, pictures, rad, rad rides, rade rides by troy, rides, sema, shop, suburbs, tan, trepanier, troy, troy trepanier, vegas | Leave A Comment »
It wasn’t that long that we were up at the Volo Auto Museum working on a special feature. While on the grounds, our eyes (more…)
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05/10/2013 | Categories: Oldsmobile, On the Road, Volo | Tags: 1971, 2013, 442, 71, antique, auto, car, cars, classic, Classic cars, classic recollections, classics, cruise, daily herald, il, illinois, musclecar, musclecars, musuem, red, volo | Leave A Comment »
For those looking to travel in pure class during the 1960s, few luxury offerings were as tantalizing as a Lincoln Continental limousine assembled by Chicago’s Lehmann-Peterson Coachbuilders. A quick rundown of (more…)
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05/06/2013 | Categories: Feature Story, Special | Tags: 1963, 1967, 2013, 63, 67, avenue, averyc, built, car, cars, chicago, classic car, classic limo, classic recollections, coach, coachbuilder, coachbuilders, coachbuilding, daily herald, elvis, harlem, henry ford, il, illinois, jackie gleason, jerry lewis, lehmann, limo, matt avery, nixon, northwest suburbs, peterson, president, presley, restored, robert kennedy, rolling stones, supremes | Leave A Comment »
If this well-weathered Camaro isn’t classified as a ‘barn find’, then we don’t know what is. We found the rusted Chevy (more…)
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05/03/2013 | Categories: Barn Find, Chevrolet | Tags: 1979, 1980, 2013, 79, ars, avery, barn, barn find, camaro, car, cars, chevrolet, chevy, classic, Classic cars, classic recollections, daily herald, indiana, matt, matthew, muscle, muscle car, rusted, white | Leave A Comment »
If you were in the market to go fast during the 1960s, help came in the form of Mr. Ed. Not to be confused with the popular equine, Ed Schoenthaler (more…)
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04/29/2013 | Categories: Dream Garages, Feature Story, Special | Tags: 2013, 60s, avery, Brigance Chevrolet, car, cars, chevy, chicago, classic, classic car, classic recollections, classics, collection, collections, concours, daily herald, dream, dream garage, ed, garage, garages, Judy, matt avery, Mr. Ed, muscle cars, northwest, Schoenthaler, suburbs, transportation | Leave A Comment »
Major motion pictures highlight vehicles in a special way. So much so that it isn’t uncommon for auto enthusiasts to forget dialogue, plots and even characters’ names (more…)
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04/26/2013 | Categories: Dodge, Feature Story, Special, Trucks | Tags: 13, 200, 2013, auto enthusiasts, auto museum, avery, brian, car, cars, chicago, classic, classic pickup, classic recollections, classic truck, classics, cruising, d200, daily herald, dodge, film, grams, illinois, man of steel, matt avery, movie, pickup, pickup truck, pickups, prop, recollections, suburbs, summer, superman, transportation, truck, trucks, volo | 1 Comment »
We’re working closley with the Volo Auto Museum on an upcoming feature about a special vintage vehicle from a major motion picture. Details aren’t ready to released (more…)
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04/22/2013 | Categories: Chevrolet, Special, Volo | Tags: 13, 1966, 2013, 327, 66, auto, car, cars, chevrolet, classic recollections, cruising, daily, daily herald, herald, illinois, matt avery, muscle, muscle car, musclecar, museum, northwest, nova, recollections, red, ss, suburbs, super sport, v8, volo, volo auto, volo auto museum | 1 Comment »
Tom Bjorklund’s earliest memories of his 1974 GMC Sierra Grande are from when his Uncle Claus would motor into town behind the wheel (more…)
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04/22/2013 | Categories: Brands, Feature Story, GMC, Trucks | Tags: 13, 1974 gmc sierra, 2013, 2500, 454, avery, camper, camper special, car, cars, chicago, classic recollections, classic truck, cruising, daily herald, gmc, green, illinois, matt avery, newspaper, northwest suburbs, original, restore, restored, special, transportation, truck, trucks, vehicle, white | 2 Comments »
After a wild Midwest week filled with chilly temps and flood-like deluges of rain, this Shelby Cobra replica was more than eager to stretch its V8 legs at the first warm day the area (more…)
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04/21/2013 | Categories: Brands, Ford, On the Road, Shelby | Tags: 13, 2013, 427, black, car, carbon fiber, cars, chicago, classic recollections, cruise night, cruising, ford, green, illinois, kit, kit car, lime green, muscle, northwest, race, replica, shelby, shelby cobra, sports, sports car, suburbs, v8 | Leave A Comment »
Building and fabricating play important roles in the custom-car hobby, but it’s hard to beat the smiles that arise when owners use their machines to travel somewhere (more…)
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04/20/2013 | Categories: Ford, Street Rod | Tags: 13, 1932, 2013, 32, blue, car, cars, chicago, chrome, classic, classic recollections, custom, daily herald, ford, gary, heidt, heidts, illinois, matt avery, roadster, rod, street rod, street rods, suburbs, suspension | Leave A Comment »
Every time we come across a spacious hauler like this 1960s Chevrolet panel truck, our imaginations always wander (more…)
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04/19/2013 | Categories: Chevrolet, Cruise Night, On the Road | Tags: 1960s, 2013, avery, Buona Beef, car, cars, chevrolet, chevy, classic, classic truck, classic trucks, classics, cruise night, daily herald, il, illinois, itasca, matt averya, orange, original, panel, truck, trucks, vehicles | 3 Comments »
From all appearances, Jerry and Felicia Mulick’s 1967 Chevrolet Corvette looks just like your typical, albeit very pristine, example of Chevy’s classic performance star. While its Marina Blue exterior (more…)
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04/15/2013 | Categories: Chevrolet, Feature Story | Tags: 1967, 2013, 67, avery, carc, cars, chevrolet, chevrolet corvette, chevy, chicago, classic car, classic performance, convertible, corvette, corvettes, daily herald, Felicia, il, illinois, jerry, LS-2, marina blue, matt, Mulick, musce car, muscle, newspaper, northern, original, pictures, restored, suburbs, transportation, v8, vette | Leave A Comment »
John Hernandez began his search for a full-size wagon not looking to haul a large family, but rather to stand out from the crowd. The Illinois resident already (more…)
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04/08/2013 | Categories: Ford, Station Wagons | Tags: 13, 2013, carc, cars, chicago, classic, Classic cars, classics, cool, cruise, cruising, daily herald, fordw, illinois, matt avery, night, original, recollections, show, station wagon, suburbs, wagons | 1 Comment »
It wasn’t that long ago that we were lamenting how it seems this year that cruise season will never arrive. But we were (more…)
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04/07/2013 | Categories: Chevrolet, Cruising | Tags: 1958, 1958 Chevrolet Biscayne, 2013, 58, Biscayne, bronze, car, cars, chevrolet, chevy, chicago, classic, classic car, classic recollections, daily herald, il, illinois, matt avery, recollections, restored, suburbs, white | Leave A Comment »
It’s no secret that there’s more than a few Midwest classic car enthusiasts who are more than ready for spring to finally arrive. It’s beginning (more…)
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04/05/2013 | Categories: Cruise Night, Cruising | Tags: 13, 1970, 2013, Buona Beef, car, cars, chevelle, chicago, Classic cars, cruise night, cruise nights, daily herald, il, illinois, itasca, matt avery, muscle, muscle car, nw, original, restored, show, suburbs, white | 2 Comments »
The open road, motoring experience is best when shared with friends. Mark Korczyk knows this quite well. The Algonquin resident has quite an unusual seatmate keeping him company when cruising (more…)
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04/01/2013 | Categories: Chevrolet, Trucks | Tags: 1954, 2013, 235, 3100, 54, 6, algonquin, blue, blue and gold macaw, car, cars, chicago, classic, classic car, classics, cruise nights, cruisec, cruising, cylinder, engine, il, illinois, inline, matt avery, original, pick, restore, restored, thriftmaster, transportation, truck, trucks, up | Leave A Comment »
If memory serves us right, the back of the bus was where the too-cool-for-school kids would always be found. On top of the bus was never an option but somehow that’s where this pair of worn-out classic 1960s Ford Mustangs (more…)
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03/30/2013 | Categories: Ford, Project Car | Tags: 13, 1960s, 2013, 65, 66, 67, barn find, car, cars, chicago, classic, classic recollections, cruising, daily herald, matt, matt avery, mustang, mustangs, original, project car, rust, stangs | Leave A Comment »
Stu Miller’s Spanish Red 1967 Oldsmobile 442 wasn’t purchased on a whim or haphazardly; it’s a reminder of a previous GM muscle car the Buffalo Grove resident let go more than four decades ago. “I had a 442 as a 21-year-old kid (more…)
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03/25/2013 | Categories: Feature Story, Oldsmobile | Tags: 13, 1967, 1967 oldsmobile 442, 2013, 442, 67, antique, auto, avery, car, carc, cars, chicago, classic, classic recollections, classics, convertible, cruise night, cruising, daily herald, general motors, GM, matt avery, more than four decades, muscle, musclecar, olds, olds 442, oldsmobile, original, pictures, recollections, red, restored, Spanish Red, stu miller, suburbs, vintage | Leave A Comment »
You don’t have to go very far to find folks who love Ford’s Mustang Boss 429. Even the Chevy and Mopar loving crew have to admit, it’s one rare muscle car that stirs the (more…)
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03/23/2013 | Categories: Feature Story, Ford | Tags: 13, 1970, 2013, 70, antique, auto, avery, barn find, boss 429, calypso, car, cars, chicago, classic, classic car, classics, cool, cruise, cruise night, cruising, daily, daily herald, dave otto, ford, herald, hot, il, illinois, mach 1, matt, matthew, musclecar, mustang, orange, original, restoration, restore, rolling meadows cruise night, stang, v8, wisconsin | Leave A Comment »
Piloting muscle cars isn’t for the faint of heart. In the 1960s and early ’70s, many new owners quickly realized after leaving the dealership that their new V-8 bruiser was a bit (more…)
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03/18/2013 | Categories: Dodge, MOPAR | Tags: 19, 1971, 2013, 71, avery, carc, cars, chicago, classic, Classic cars, classic recollections, classics, convertible, cruise night, cruising, daily herald, glen hane, grey, il, illinois, matt, matt avery, matthew, mopar, muscle car, muscle cars, northern, northwest, recollection, recollections, rt, silver, suburbs, v8 | Leave A Comment »
One of the most highly sought-after vintage vehicles today is Dodge’s iconic ‘B-body’ Charger. It’s svelte coke-bottle shape and high horsepower (more…)
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03/13/2013 | Categories: MOPAR, Project Car | Tags: 1968, 2013, 68, avery, barn find, bottle shape, car, cars, charger, chicago, classic, classic recollections, classics, coke bottle, cruising, daily herald, dodge, green, matt avery, mopar, mopar muscle, moyak muscle, nc, rusted, suburbs, transportation, vintage vehicles, wrecked | 1 Comment »
Passion for heritage is a chief component of any successful modern automaker. Few have gone to the lengths to honor their history quite like British automaker Morgan Motor (more…)
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03/11/2013 | Categories: Feature Story, Morgan | Tags: 13, 2013, 3, avery, car, cars, chicago, clasisc, classics, column, cruising, daily, daily herald, herald, matt, matthew, morgan, northshore, recollection, recollections, sportscars, trike, wheeler | Leave A Comment »
It wasn’t that long that we were up at the Volo Auto Museum working on a special feature. While on the grounds, our eyes (more…)
If memory serves us right, the back of the bus was where the too-cool-for-school kids would always be found. On top of the bus was never an option but somehow that’s where this pair of worn-out classic 1960s Ford Mustangs (more…)
Passion for heritage is a chief component of any successful modern automaker. Few have gone to the lengths to honor their history quite like British automaker Morgan Motor (more…)
