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FEATURE: Midwest Movie Cars

By GlenStapletonPosted on January 7, 2013Posted in Feature Story, SpecialTagged 12, 1960, 2012, 2013, 60, american, avery, blue, brad, Brad Buell, buell, car, car group, cars, cars photos, chicago, christian bale, classic, Classic cars, classic recollections, classics, daily, daily herald, Ed Hovorka, enemies, Halvorsen, herald, hollywood star, il, illinois, johnny depp, libertyville, man, mann, matt, matt avery, matthew, michael mann, midwest picture cars, model a, movie, movie cars, movies, mundelein, mwpc, newspaper, northwest suburbs, public, public enemies, rambler, recollection, recreation, road to perdition, roger, Roger Halvorsen, t, transportation

While very few of us are destined to become the next Hollywood star, it is quite possible that your four-wheeled creation may one day cruise across the silver screen. The transition from rolling to your favorite burger joint to parking on a major motion picture set may seem intimidating. Yet that’s where the Midwest Picture […]

FEATURE: 1969 AMC AMX

By GlenStapletonPosted on July 2, 2012Posted in Feature StoryTagged 4, 4th, amc, american, auto, avery, blue, car, chicago, classic, company, corporation, fourth, hurst, illinois, july, ken, matt, matthew, more, motorcar, motors, muscle, photography, prestige, race, red, restoration, restore, restored, ss, stock, super, v8, vintage, white.

It may come as no surprise that the Fourth of July inspired Ken More to apply a red, white and blue color scheme to his once all-white 1969 AMC AMX. But before we can jump to those eye-catching exterior hues, a little background on his classic ride is in order. Ken More This tri-color car […]