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FEATURE: 1947 Chevrolet Sedan Delivery

By GlenStapletonPosted on April 24, 2012September 16, 2020Posted in 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 […]

VIDEO: 1964 Toyota FJ-45

By GlenStapletonPosted on April 11, 2012September 16, 2020Posted in VideoTagged 2012, 45, antique, arlington, auto, automotive, autos, avery, back, beach, beige, car, cars, chicago, chrome, classic, classics, club, cool, cruise, cruiser, custom, daily, driven, driving, engine, fj, fj45, garry, herald, hot, il, illinois, in, land, matt, matthew, newspaper, newspapers, off, palatine, prestige, ready, restoration, restore, restored, road, rod, rods, sand, scion, show, shows, tan, to, toyota, trail, vintage, white.

When we attended the ‘Back to the Beach’ car show, we didn’t quite know what to expect. Held in the middle of winter and indoors at a local Toyota dealership, we ended up more than pleased with the collection of vintage iron parked at the event. Not only did we find ultra-cool cruisers and classics […]

FEATURE: 1966 Ford F100

By GlenStapletonPosted on April 2, 2012September 16, 2020Posted in Feature StoryTagged 10 years, 100, 1966 ford f100, antique, auto, avery, cab, car, cars, chevrolet, chevy, chicago, chrome, classic, classics, club, column, convertible, cool, cruise, cruising, custom, daily, daily herald, engine, f, f100, ford, herald, hot, hot rod, illinois, matt, matthew, motorcar, newspaper, photography, pickup, pmcpictures, prestige, recollection, recollections, red, restoration, restore, restored, roadents, rod, rods, series, smoothie, start, transportation, truck, up., v8, video review, vintage

It can be tough getting motivated to start a new project, but that drive kicks into high gear once you see a buddy’s completed ride. That’s how Dean Gagliardotto got started on his 1966 Ford F100, taking 10 years to perfect his hot-rod hauler. Catch our full feature on the Daily Herald and our in-depth […]

CRUISING: South Barrington Cruise Night

By GlenStapletonPosted on March 26, 2012September 16, 2020Posted in Behind the Scenes, Cruise Night, CruisingTagged 2012, antique, arboretum, auto, avery, barrington, car, cars, chevrolet, chevy, chicago, chrome, classic, classics, club, convertible, cruise, cruising, custom, daily, herald, hot, il, illinois, mall, matt, matthew, motorcar, motorcycle, muscle, mustang, night, photography, pmcpictures, prestige, recollections, rod, rods, shopping, south, v8, vintage

If you own a classic car and live in the Chicago suburbs, there’s a good chance you found yourself parked at the Arboretum of South Barrington on Wednesday nights last summer. It was just the first season for the shopping center’s cruise night but it quickly found favor with owners and enthusiasts who enjoyed the […]

VIDEO: 1975 Volkswagen Beetle

By GlenStapletonPosted on March 20, 2012September 16, 2020Posted in VideoTagged 2012, antique, auto, avery, beetle, blue, bug, car, cars, cary, chicago, classic, classics, club, cool, cruise, cruising, crystal, custom, daily, darby, edition, fernando, final, herald, hot, illinois, island, lake, martinez, matt, matthew, mexican, mexico, midwest, motorcar, photography, pmcpictures, prestige, recollection, recollections, restoration, restore, rod, rods, savers, vintage, volkswagen, vw

Unlike alot of classics, one vintage cruiser that never changed much during its production run was VW’s Beetle. For nearly 65 years it remained mostly unchanged but yet continued year after year to win over the masses with its too-cute styling and nimble driving experience. One enthusiast, Fernando Martinez, fell in love with the bug […]

DREAM GARAGES

By GlenStapletonPosted on January 20, 2012September 16, 2020Posted in Classic RecollectionsTagged 2012, 98, apple, avery, candy, chevrolet, chevy, classic, convertible, covertible, crocus, eight, ford, garage, garages, hot, illinois, matt, matthew, ninety, oldsmobile, recollections, red, rod, rods, tbird, thunderbird, v8, vintage, yellow.

With the Mid West preparing for another round of heavy snow, it seemed like the perfect time to be thinking, and dreaming, about all those special places where our favorite classic cruisers get parked to wait out the arctic winter months. One such garage-mahal belongs to classic-car enthusiast John Petras. This is where he keeps […]