Matt Avery
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How to improve on an icon like '57 Chevy Bel AirMar 21, 2016 6:00 am - If there was ever a “sweet, smooth and sassy” symbol of American motoring, as Chevrolet claimed in its advertisements back in 1957, it was the Bel Air. So improving upon...
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Old pickup deserves its modern modificationsMar 14, 2016 6:00 am - Spectacles like the 54th annual World of Wheels car show are all about going big. The event was held last weekend at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont...
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Paintless pickup grabs attentionMar 14, 2016 5:00 am - Having an all-steel 1932 Ford three-window coupe is cool. Having one that is rust-free - very cool. Having one that was built in California during the 1950s as a hot rod...
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Quirky cool crafts comfy on road or waterMar 07, 2016 4:58 am - You know that feeling when you can't help smiling? That kind of goofy ear-to-ear grin that isn't coming off, even with a 10-foot crowbar? Yep, that was me last Christmas...
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Rough-and-ready racer has high-class pedigreeFeb 28, 2016 10:00 pm - There was a lot of big news buzzing around this year's 2016 Race and Performance Expo. The local festival of fast has become quite the place to find parts and the resour...
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In motorcycles, retro is all the rageFeb 21, 2016 10:00 pm - It's been said that if you wait long enough everything old will be new once again. That sage idiom was readily seen at last week's Progressive International Motorcycle S...
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Super Bee is an upgrade over CoronetFeb 15, 2016 5:00 am - Ray Dwyer has always had a soft spot for Mopars. In the 1970s he could be seen cruising around the Chicago area in a dark green 1970 Dodge Coronet. It had come from a de...
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The birthplace of the American autoFeb 08, 2016 5:00 am - The crowd buzzed with excitement and wonder. Many pushed to get to the front while others stood on their tiptoes to catch a glimpse of the four-wheeled contraption. It w...
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Trans Am will 'always be a blast to drive'Feb 01, 2016 5:00 am - “Whoa! Check out that teacher's car!” High school senior Ken Brown shifted his books and turned to see what his friend had spotted in their school parking lot. His eyes...
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Youthful Corvette fantasy becomes longtime realityJan 25, 2016 5:00 am - John Conway wasn't going to let something like being out of money stop him from getting his dream car. Here he was at 19, with the whole world ahead of him, and Conway h...