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

By GlenStapletonPosted on December 16, 2012Posted in Dodge, Feature Story, Ford Brands, 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 […]

MCACN: 1971 Plymouth Hemi ‘Cuda

By GlenStapletonPosted on November 19, 2012Posted in MOPAR, ShowTagged 12, 1971, 2012, 2012 muscle car and corvette nationals, 426, 71, avery, barracuda, blue, car, cars, classic, classics, corvette, covertible, cuda, custom, custom shop, customs, hemi, matt, matthew, mopar, nationals, pictures, plymouth, recollection, recollections, shop, supercar, the custom shop, v8

There’s always certain vehicles at a massive show like the 2012 Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals that when you pass by, they just stop you in your tracks. This 1971 Plymouth Hemi ‘Cuda was one that did just that. Maybe it was the glossy Blue Pearl paint or the Gen III 426ci V8 HEMI V8 […]

MCACN: 1969 Hurst/Olds Convertible, ‘Miss Golden Shifter’ Linda Vaughn

By GlenStapletonPosted on November 19, 2012Posted in Oldsmobile, ShowTagged 12, 1969, 2012, 455, 69, avery, car, cars, chicago, classic, classics, corvette, corvettes, daily, drag, golden, herald, hurst, illinois, linda, matt, matthew, miss, nationals, olds, oldsmobile, racing, recollection, recollections, shifters, vaughn.

The 2012 Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals boasted lots of special four-wheeled displays as well as numerous celebrity appearances. One example that greeted visitors as soon as they entered the event was the unveiling of this freshly restored 1969 Hurst/Olds convertible and ‘Miss Hurst Golden Shifter’ herself, Linda Vaughn. Signing autographs both days, Miss Vaughn […]

FEATURE: 1970 Plymouth Superbird

By GlenStapletonPosted on November 19, 2012Posted in Feature Story, MOPARTagged 12, 19, 2012, 440, 70, avery, bird, car, cars, chicago, classic, classics, corvette, daily, doug, green, herald, illinois, light, lime, matt, matthew, muscle, musclecar, nationals, newspaper, original, pictures, plymouth, plymouth superbird, recollection, restoration, restore, restoring, rosemont illinois, schillenger, stock car races, super, superbird, supercar, transportation, united states auto club, v8, warrior, wing.

It’s only fitting that Doug Schellinger and his dad, Monroe, would come to love and appreciate the Plymouth Superbird by watching it in its natural environment — in action on the racetrack. Four decades ago, the father and son would watch United States Auto Club stock car races at the Milwaukee Mile. “I can remember […]

MCACN: 1961 Ford Country Squire Station Wagon

By GlenStapletonPosted on November 18, 2012Posted in Ford, Ford Brands, ShowTagged matthew, muscle car, nationals, on, park, raven, recollection, richard, roof

We hadn’t made it too far into the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center while attending the 2012 Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals before we recognized a familiar four-wheeled classic. Readers of Classic Recollections may recognize the Raven Black 1961 Ford Country Squire station wagon parked in the middle of the event hall’s lobby as that […]

FEATURE: 1947 Chevrolet Sedan Delivery

By GlenStapletonPosted on April 24, 2012Posted in Chevrolet Brands, 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 […]