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SHOPS: Rad Rides by Troy – 1954 Buick ‘G54′

By GlenStapletonPosted on May 10, 2013Posted in Buick, ShopsTagged 1954, 2013, amg, benz, buick, by troy, cars, chicago, Classic cars, classic recollections, cool, custom, daily herald, g54, g55, hot rod, illinois, jack trepanier, matt avery, mercedes, muscle, pictures, rad, rad rides, rade rides by troy, rides, sema, shop, suburbs, tan, trepanier, troy, troy trepanier, vegas

When you walk into Troy Trepanier’s shop, you don’t expect to see just ordinary custom cars. The master builder has a special knack for putting together vehicles that are unusual, but always over the top and visually stunning. This 1954 Buick isn’t a recent build for Troy, but when we heard about the crazy concoction […]

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 […]

VIDEO: 1964 Toyota FJ-45

By GlenStapletonPosted on April 11, 2012Posted 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 […]