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ON THE ROAD: 1971 Dodge Challenger R/T

By GlenStapletonPosted on November 2, 2012Posted in MOPARTagged illinois, magnum, matt, matthew, mopar, on the road, photos, picture, pictures, plymouth, recolleciton, recollection, rt, transportation, v8, wi, wisconsin, yellow.

Seeing a classic muscle car parked on the side of the road is always a cool sight. In our book, when that V8 bruiser happens to be a sinister-looking Mopar product, that makes it all the more special and well-worth a stop for closer inspection. We came across this 1971 Dodge Challenger R/T while rolling […]

FEATURE: 1978 VW Bus

By GlenStapletonPosted on July 16, 2012Posted in Feature StoryTagged recolleciton, recollections, restoration, restore, restored, tan, transportation, travel, vacation, van, vans, village, vintage, volkswagen, volkswagen camper, vw, white.

The first question most people are dying to ask when they spy Jack Connelly pull up in his 1978 VW Bus is, “Do you go camping in it?” Jack Connolly has imparted his love of VWs to his kids: Anna and Jack Jr. Who can blame them? For decades, these uber-functional hauling machines were the […]

CRUISE NIGHT: Arboretum at South Barrington

By GlenStapletonPosted on May 31, 2012Posted in Cruise Night, CruisingTagged 2012, arboretum, arboretum shopping center, auto, automotive, barrington, car, cars, chicago, chrome, classic, cool, cruise, daily, herald, illinois, lot, matt, matt matthew avery classic classics recollection island lake kevin fielder 56 1956 chevrolet shoebox restore v8 custom disc brakes silver peach muscle car cars auto automotive nostalgic body shop cust, matthew, my, night, nite, old, parking, recolleciton, recollection, south, south barrington illinois, transportation, travel, v8, vintage, weds.

This past Wednesday, May 30th, marked the kick-off for the classic car cruise night held at the Arboretum shopping center in South Barrington, Illinois. Now in its second season, once 6pm rolled around the vintage machines drove in and quickly jammed the lot around the tree-lined plaza. Musical group, Owen Two, was on-site performing live. […]