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FEATURE: 1969 Dodge Charger – Dukes of Hazzard ‘General Lee’

By GlenStapletonPosted on August 5, 2013September 4, 2020Posted in Feature Story, MOPAR, VoloTagged 13, 2013, auto, bo, car, cars, charger, chicago, chrysler, classic, daily herald, dodge, dukes, general, general lee, hazzard, illinois, john, john schneider, luke, matt avery, mopar, muscle, orange, schneider, volo, volo auto museum

In the world of celebrity cars, few are as iconic as the eye-searing orange 1969 Dodge Charger from the 1980s “Dukes of Hazard” television series. Easily recognizable by the Confederate naval jack painted on the roof, the blocky “01″ script on the doors and its Dixie-trumpeting horn, this four-wheeled star rivaled the fame and popularity […]

FEATURE: 1969 Dodge Daytona Charger & ‘OE Gold’ Level Collection

By GlenStapletonPosted on December 16, 2012September 4, 2020Posted in Dodge, Feature Story, ShowTagged 12, 1969, 2012, 440, 69, avery, beth, black, blue, borzych, car, cars, charger, charger daytona, classic, classics, cool, corvette, daytona, dodge, gene, gold, john, lewis, matt, matthew, muscle, musclecar, nationals, oe, original, pictures, rebuilt, recollection, recollections, red, restoration, restore, restored, restoring, v8, vette, wing.

It wouldn’t surprise you to learn that John Borzych’s 1969 Dodge Daytona Charger spent time locked up in an impound lot before the Northwest Indiana resident found the classic. With it’s near 200mph top speed it’s more than plausible that some wild lead foot owner decided to have a go at it and unleash all […]

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 […]