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FEATURE: Lehmann-Peterson Coachbuilders 1967 Lincoln Continental Limousine

By GlenStapletonPosted on May 6, 2013Posted in Feature Story, Ford Brands, SpecialTagged 1963, 1967, 2013, 63, 67, avenue, averyc, built, car, cars, chicago, classic car, classic limo, classic recollections, coach, coachbuilder, coachbuilders, coachbuilding, daily herald, elvis, harlem, henry ford, il, illinois, jackie gleason, jerry lewis, lehmann, limo, matt avery, nixon, northwest suburbs, peterson, president, presley, restored, robert kennedy, rolling stones, supremes

For those looking to travel in pure class during the 1960s, few luxury offerings were as tantalizing as a Lincoln Continental limousine assembled by Chicago’s Lehmann-Peterson Coachbuilders. A quick rundown of some of their many prominent clients include Elvis Presley, Henry Ford, Jackie Gleason, the Rolling Stones, Jerry Lewis, the Supremes, Sen. Robert Kennedy and […]

FEATURE: 1974 GMC Sierra 2500 Camper Special

By GlenStapletonPosted on April 22, 2013Posted in Brands, Feature Story, GMC, TrucksTagged 13, 1974 gmc sierra, 2013, 2500, 454, avery, camper, camper special, car, cars, chicago, classic recollections, classic truck, cruising, daily herald, gmc, green, illinois, matt avery, newspaper, northwest suburbs, original, restore, restored, special, transportation, truck, trucks, vehicle, white.

Tom Bjorklund’s earliest memories of his 1974 GMC Sierra Grande are from when his Uncle Claus would motor into town behind the wheel of the vintage pickup. Claus Hornoff purchased the Camper Special version of this truck new from a Sacramento, Calif., dealer and often used it to visit his Midwest relatives. “I would only […]

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 […]