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CRUISE NIGHT: Rolling Meadows, Illinois

By GlenStapletonPosted on June 9, 2012September 16, 2020Posted in Cruise Night, CruisingTagged 2010, 2011, 2012, antique, auto, automotive, avery, car, cars, challenger, chevrolet, chevy, church, classic, club, cruise, cruise night, daily, do, event, events, fellowship, ford, herald, hot, il, illinois, matt, matthew, meadows, motorcycle, mustang, night, nights, nite, recollection, recollections, restoration, restore, rods, rolling, sat, saturday, saturdays, suburbs, summer, things, to, truck, vintage

It doesn’t seem like that long ago when droves of classic car enthusiasts were flocking to Rolling Meadows for the Friday night classic car cruise, held in the empty parking lot at the intersection of Meadow Drive and Kirchoff Road. The weekly event quickly grew in size and popularity only to be shut down and […]

FEATURE: Gary Heidt, 1932 Ford Roadster

By GlenStapletonPosted on June 3, 2012September 3, 2020Posted in Builds, Feature StoryTagged 12, 1932, 2012, 32, 33 ford, antique, auto, autos, avery, axle, blue, cars, chevrolet, chicago, chrome, classic, club, convertible, cool, cruise, cruising, custom, custom creation, daily, dropped, ford roadster, gary, gary heidt, heidt, heidts, herald, hot, il, illinois, matt, matthew, motorcar, muscle, mustang, mustang ii, picture, pictures, pmcpictures, prestige, recollection, recollections, restoration, restore, roadster, rod, rods, suspension, transportation, vintage

In the world of hot rod suspension components, one name that should instantly come to mind is Heidts. For over 25 years, the Chicago suburbs-based company has been cranking out suspension parts that have a solid reputation for being easy to install right out of the box and more importantly, working right. Gary Heidt The […]

CRUISE NIGHTS: Downtown Palatine

By GlenStapletonPosted on May 12, 2012September 16, 2020Posted in Cruise Night, Cruising, PhotosTagged 2012, antique, association, auto, automotive, autos, avery, blue, car, cars, chevy, chicago, chrome, classic, classic car events, classic gmc, classics, club, convertible, cool, cruising, custom, daily, downtown, ford, friday, herald, hot, il, illinois, llc, matt, matthew, metra train station, motorcar, muscle, musclecar, mustang, nights, palatine, photography, pmcpictures, prestige, recollections, restoration, restore, rod, rods, transportation, travel, v8, vacation, vintage

Classic car cruises and events are sprouting up all the time here in the Midwest and the newest destination for four-wheeled enthusiasts is in downtown Palatine. Taking place just south of the Metra train station between Palatine Road and Smith Street, the Friday night happening is now in its second week and growing fast. It’s […]

CRUISE NIGHT: Mundelein, IL – ‘Park on Park’

By GlenStapletonPosted on May 9, 2012September 16, 2020Posted in Cruise Night, PhotosTagged 12, 2012, antique, automotive, autos, avery, car, cars, chevrolet, chevy, chicago, chrome, classic, classics, club, cobra, cool, corvette, cruise, cruising, custom, daily, herald, hot, il, illinois, matt, matthew, motorcar, mundelein, muscle, mustang, old, on, park, photography, pmcpictures, recollections, restoration, restore, rod, rods, rolling, shelby, show, v8, vintage

Whereas most area cruise nights plan for a weekly event even during the summer months, the downtown Mundelein, Illinois ‘Park on Park’ show occurs just once a month. Now in its 12th season, this past Wednesday night was the first of five for the 2012 season and the vintage, rolling steel was parked rows and […]

CRUISE NIGHT: Palatine Culver’s

By GlenStapletonPosted on May 5, 2012September 16, 2020Posted in Cruising, PhotosTagged 2012, 442, air, antique, auto, automotive, autos, avery, bel, blue, camaro, car, cars, chevelle, chevrolet, chevy, chicago, chrome, classic, classic car enthusiasts, classics, club, cobra, convertible, cool, corvette, cruise, cruises, cruising, culver, culver's, custom, daily, ford, fri, friday, friday nights, herald, hot, il, illinois, matt, matthew, menard, menards, motorcar, muscle, musclecar, mustang, night, nights, nite, olds, palatine, photography, pmcpictures, pontiac, prestige, recollections, restoration, restore, rods, sale, season, shelby, ss, stang, steven, transportation, v8, vintage, yesteryear music, z/28, zach.

This Yenko Chevelle showed great in the parking lot. As we saw with the Sweet Baby Ray’s cruise night, it takes a lot to scare off the area classic car enthusiasts. That repeated itself at the Palatine Culver’s cruise night as rain clouds billowed fast and drops began to fall. Now in its second year, […]

BUILDS: 1948 GMC 1-Ton Truck

By GlenStapletonPosted on May 1, 2012September 3, 2020Posted in Builds, VideoTagged 1, 1948, 2012, 48, 6, 8, adam, andrew, antique, auto, automotive, autos, avery, car, cars, chevy, chicago, classic, classics, club, column, cool, cruise, cruising, custom, daily, engine, garage, general, gmc, green, herald, hot, il, illinois, keppel, kool, matt, matthew, motorcar, motors, muscle, newspaper, night, old, one, photography, pick, pickup, pmcpictures, prestige, recollections, red, restoration, restore, rod, rods, six, straight, ton, transmission, truck, up., v8, vintage

One of the great things about the Chicagoland classic car and truck community, is you can never be quite sure what area enthusiasts will have in their garages. The Midwest may mean bitterly long winters but that just gives more time for the wrenching guys and gals to fine-tune the cool and unique project vehicles […]

FEATURE: 1947 Chevrolet Sedan Delivery

By GlenStapletonPosted on April 24, 2012September 16, 2020Posted in Feature StoryTagged 1947, 2012, 47, antique, auto, automotive, autos, avery, black, car, cars, chevrolet, chevy, chicago, chrome, classic, classics, club, cool, cruise, cruising, custom, daily, delivery, herald, hot, il, illinois, matt, matthew, motorcar, muscle, nationals, newspaper, photography, pmcpictures, prestige, recollections, restoration, restore, rod, rods, sedan, street, suburbs, summer, transportation, truck, v8, vintage, waukegan.

Last week we headed over to Frame-Up Wheel Works, in Waukegan, Illinois, to chat with owner, Bob Janda. During our time at the custom hot rod shop, we spied this street-ready 1947 Chevrolet Sedan Delivery sitting out front and were told it does, in fact, belong to Bob, and serves as his regular driver. Our […]

VIDEO: 1964 Toyota FJ-45

By GlenStapletonPosted on April 11, 2012September 16, 2020Posted 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 […]

FEATURE: 1966 Ford F100

By GlenStapletonPosted on April 2, 2012September 16, 2020Posted in Feature StoryTagged 10 years, 100, 1966 ford f100, antique, auto, avery, cab, car, cars, chevrolet, chevy, chicago, chrome, classic, classics, club, column, convertible, cool, cruise, cruising, custom, daily, daily herald, engine, f, f100, ford, herald, hot, hot rod, illinois, matt, matthew, motorcar, newspaper, photography, pickup, pmcpictures, prestige, recollection, recollections, red, restoration, restore, restored, roadents, rod, rods, series, smoothie, start, transportation, truck, up., v8, video review, vintage

It can be tough getting motivated to start a new project, but that drive kicks into high gear once you see a buddy’s completed ride. That’s how Dean Gagliardotto got started on his 1966 Ford F100, taking 10 years to perfect his hot-rod hauler. Catch our full feature on the Daily Herald and our in-depth […]

CRUISING: South Barrington Cruise Night

By GlenStapletonPosted on March 26, 2012September 16, 2020Posted in Behind the Scenes, Cruise Night, CruisingTagged 2012, antique, arboretum, auto, avery, barrington, car, cars, chevrolet, chevy, chicago, chrome, classic, classics, club, convertible, cruise, cruising, custom, daily, herald, hot, il, illinois, mall, matt, matthew, motorcar, motorcycle, muscle, mustang, night, photography, pmcpictures, prestige, recollections, rod, rods, shopping, south, v8, vintage

If you own a classic car and live in the Chicago suburbs, there’s a good chance you found yourself parked at the Arboretum of South Barrington on Wednesday nights last summer. It was just the first season for the shopping center’s cruise night but it quickly found favor with owners and enthusiasts who enjoyed the […]