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Chicago Cycle Show, 2014: Nichols Paint & Fab

By GlenStapletonPosted on January 19, 2014Posted in Ford Brands, Motorcycle, ShowTagged 2014, bike, bikes, bobber, Chicago Cycle Show, custom, custom motorcycles, ford, il, illinois, january, model a, motorcycle, Nichols Paint & Fab, pheasant run, show, Sons of Anarchy, Sporty, Watseka

While attending the 30th annual 2014 Chicago Cycle Show, we couldn’t help but be drawn to the only 4-wheeled machine parked in the convention center. The vehicle that caught our eye was a custom 1929 Model A sedan, brought out by Nichols Paint & Fab, located in Watseka, IL. The ultra-clean Ford was built from […]

FEATURE: Midwest Movie Cars

By GlenStapletonPosted on January 7, 2013Posted in Feature Story, SpecialTagged 12, 1960, 2012, 2013, 60, american, avery, blue, brad, Brad Buell, buell, car, car group, cars, cars photos, chicago, christian bale, classic, Classic cars, classic recollections, classics, daily, daily herald, Ed Hovorka, enemies, Halvorsen, herald, hollywood star, il, illinois, johnny depp, libertyville, man, mann, matt, matt avery, matthew, michael mann, midwest picture cars, model a, movie, movie cars, movies, mundelein, mwpc, newspaper, northwest suburbs, public, public enemies, rambler, recollection, recreation, road to perdition, roger, Roger Halvorsen, t, transportation

While very few of us are destined to become the next Hollywood star, it is quite possible that your four-wheeled creation may one day cruise across the silver screen. The transition from rolling to your favorite burger joint to parking on a major motion picture set may seem intimidating. Yet that’s where the Midwest Picture […]