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FEATURE: 1962 Chevrolet Bel Air 409

By GlenStapletonPosted on June 19, 2012Posted in Chevrolet Brands, Feature StoryTagged 12, 1950s, 1960s, 1962, 2012, 409, 60s, 62, auto, automotive, avery, beach, bill, boys, car, cars, cheater, chevrolet, chevy, classic, classics, collopy, gallery, mat, matthew, muscle, musclecar, photos, pics, recollections, red, restoration, slicks, song, v8

One of the hottest tunes on the radio in 1962 was a little ditty by a group of surf-loving teens who extolled excitement over something called a “4-0-9.” The Beach Boys weren’t the only ones focused on that Chevy engine. Bill Collopy “My brother-in-law had a new ’62 409 when I was in high school,” […]

VIDEO: 1964 Toyota FJ-45

By GlenStapletonPosted on April 11, 2012Posted in VideoTagged 2012, 45, antique, arlington, auto, automotive, autos, avery, back, beach, beige, car, cars, chicago, chrome, classic, classics, club, cool, cruise, cruiser, custom, daily, driven, driving, engine, fj, fj45, garry, herald, hot, il, illinois, in, land, matt, matthew, newspaper, newspapers, off, palatine, prestige, ready, restoration, restore, restored, road, rod, rods, sand, scion, show, shows, tan, to, toyota, trail, vintage, white.

When we attended the ‘Back to the Beach’ car show, we didn’t quite know what to expect. Held in the middle of winter and indoors at a local Toyota dealership, we ended up more than pleased with the collection of vintage iron parked at the event. Not only did we find ultra-cool cruisers and classics […]