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Fast & Furious: 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS & 1984 Buick Grand National

By GlenStapletonPosted on April 28, 2014September 4, 2020Posted in Feature StoryTagged 2014, cars, chicago, Chris Ingrassia, classic, classic recollections, daily herald, fast, Furious, matt avery, movie, muscle car, Vin Diesel

It would sure take a lot to be like Vin Diesel. Chris Ingrassia may not have the rippling biceps of this Hollywood hunk, but he does emulate one aspect of Diesel’s action-packed life: his driving. Ingrassia owns two vehicles as tough as Diesel, both driven in the filming of “Fast & Furious,” the fourth installment […]

FEATURE: 1987 Buick Grand National

By GlenStapletonPosted on December 10, 2012September 4, 2020Posted in Feature Story, VideoTagged 1987, 2012, 231, 6, 87, air, avery, black, buick, chicago, classic, classics, cool, daily, fast, general, GM, grand, herald, intercooler, john, matt, matthew, motors, national, northwest, oconnell, picture, pictures, recollection, recollections, suburbs, t, tagged with 12, turbo, turbocharger, type, v6, video.

During the heyday of the American muscle-car craze, the Detroit mantra for horsepower was “Bigger is always better.” Then big changes started occurring in the 1970s as a reaction to rising gas prices, higher inflation and steeper insurance premiums. Performance fell out of favor with the car-buying public during this time of uncertainty. However, a […]