Autos
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Barrington's next Cruise Night July 14Jul 10, 2016 1:00 am - The village of Barrington continues to host Cruise Night every Thursday through Sept. 2 beginning at 6:30 p.m. in the Barrington Village Center at Cook and Station stree...
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Car club calendarJul 06, 2016 11:00 pm - Monthly meetings Chicago Alfa Romeo Owners Club meets at 7 p.m. the third Thursday of the month (except December) at Spuntino's Pizza, 515 Higgins Road, Park Ridge....
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Car show calendarJul 05, 2016 11:00 pm - Car shows July 8: Performance Driving Experience track day organized by the Sports Car Club of America Chicago Region. To be held at Autobahn Country Club in Joliet...
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Classic cars: Second rebuild was a homecoming of sortsJul 02, 2016 11:00 pm - The south Florida sun beat down, rippling off the asphalt in a misty haze. It was a hot one but the two teens barreling down the highway in 1981 didn't care. They were o...
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I didn't take my own adviceJul 02, 2016 6:01 am - By Doug McAllister Several weeks back I answered a question about old trailer tires and taking a trip on them. My advice to the reader was not to travel long distance wi...
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West Chicago company boosts performanceJul 02, 2016 6:00 am - The Audi R8 is no slouch when it comes to performance. After being introduced with a 420-horsepower V-8, the brand later offered 525- and 560-horsepower V-10s. But for b...
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Next Barrington Cruise Night July 7Jul 01, 2016 1:00 am - The village of Barrington's next Cruise Night on Thursday, July 7, will have a "Red, White and Blue Cars" theme in honor of the Fourth of July. Barrington will continue ...
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Don't overlook these classic workhorsesJun 26, 2016 11:00 pm - You know what's a lot of classic cars? 12,000. And a car celebration where you can see that many vehicles is the Minnesota Street Rod Association's Back to the '50s week...
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Back-up cameras haven't stopped drivers from backing into stuff
Jun 26, 2016 7:20 am - With or without eyes in the back of their heads, drivers keep hitting things. Despite the growing prevalence of back-up cameras, federal data shows that this technology ...
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Peck Ford dealership grows with regionJun 26, 2016 5:00 am - Tom Peck never thought he would own a car dealership, even though he was the son of a man who was a car dealer. Peck thought the Chicago market was too far out of his re...