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1962 Chevrolet Panel Truck

By GlenStapletonPosted on January 5, 2015Posted in Chevrolet, Chevrolet BrandsTagged 1962 Chevrolet Panel Truck, 2014, 2015, auto, classic recollections, classic truck, daily herald, matt avery, panel truck, work truck

Trucks, whether new or old, are meant for work. John Dougherty sure gets that when it comes to his 1962 Chevrolet panel truck. The vehicle’s age hasn’t deterred the Palatine resident one bit from putting it to hard use; he’s even got “WRK TRK” license plates to alert passing motorists this bow tie is no […]

FEATURE: 1963 Dodge D200 – ‘Superman: Man of Steel’

By GlenStapletonPosted on April 26, 2013Posted in Dodge, Feature Story, Special, TrucksTagged 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

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 and instead leave the theater wishing they were cruising home in something cool they just saw on the silver screen. Well, now some area moviegoer will do just […]

FEATURE: 1974 GMC Sierra 2500 Camper Special

By GlenStapletonPosted on April 22, 2013Posted in Brands, Feature Story, GMC, TrucksTagged 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.

Tom Bjorklund’s earliest memories of his 1974 GMC Sierra Grande are from when his Uncle Claus would motor into town behind the wheel of the vintage pickup. Claus Hornoff purchased the Camper Special version of this truck new from a Sacramento, Calif., dealer and often used it to visit his Midwest relatives. “I would only […]

CRCSE SHOW: 1938 Chevrolet Custom Pickup

By GlenStapletonPosted on January 25, 2013Posted in Chevrolet, Chevrolet Brands, Show, TrucksTagged 13, 1938, 38, blue, car show, chevrolet, chevy, classic truck, convention center, custom, customized, flanagan, illinois, Larry Massengill, matt avery, matthew averyc, pick, pickup, pictures, restore, restored, the custom shop, tinley park, truck, trucks, up., v8, white.

One show-stopping vehicle parked near the entrance to the show was this ultra high performance 1938 Chevrolet pickup, owned by Larry and Connie Massengill. The two-toned hauler was built by the Custom Shop, in Flanagan, Illinois and boasts a modified 486ci V8 packing a BDS 8-71 supercharger. Output was pegged just north of 1,000 horsepower, […]