Matt Avery
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Rolling Meadows company puts the stretch in limosApr 13, 2015 6:00 am - Earle Moloney has been crafting coach-built creations for nearly 50 years. His love for limos hasn't run out yet; he's still in the business of producing stretched vehic...
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Austin Mini van hauls huge amounts of characterApr 06, 2015 6:00 am - At most auto shops, making deliveries and parts runs aren't a glamorous chore. But when Charley Rush, who owned International Auto Repair in Evanston, would head out to ...
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Big and brutish, yet Raminator is surprisingly swiftMar 30, 2015 12:00 am - Mark Hall saw firsthand at an early age the thrill of coming in first place. He grew up and lives in downstate Champaign, where his dad was a motorcycle race announcer. ...
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Cheese shop's 1940 Plymouth is a rolling business cardMar 23, 2015 6:00 am - The 20th annual World of Wheels earlier this month was a treasure trove of gleaming show machines. Participating vehicles came to Rosemont from all over the country and ...
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Arena crowd celebrates Bigfoot's birthdayMar 22, 2015 11:00 pm - A birthday bash was held this past weekend and the delighted 10,000-pound guest of honor celebrated by revving up and crushing some cars. The legendary "Bigfoot" monster...
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Would you like to print out a new part?Mar 21, 2015 12:00 am - Carroll Shelby's Cobra roared onto the scene in 1962 and immediately shook up the motoring world. The formula of pairing a lightweight British body with a powerful Ameri...
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Original Mustangs to be reproducedMar 20, 2015 12:00 am - The Ford Mustang celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2014 and one company is turning back the hands of time. Revology Cars is returning to the iconic model's roots with p...
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Couple's 1972 LeMans still a date-worthy vehicleMar 16, 2015 12:00 am - Tom Rowan had a well-defined set of prerequisites when he went car shopping in 1972. “It had to be a factory convertible with A/C and power windows,” the Palatine reside...
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Dazzling displays seen at 53rd annual World of WheelsMar 15, 2015 11:00 pm - The 53rd annual World of Wheels car show, held this past weekend at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, didn't disappoint as a visual delight for four-...
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Whizzer engines put the metal to the pedalMar 08, 2015 11:00 pm - As a fifth-grade student, Ray Spangler's interest in Whizzers was sparked. The Whizzer-built engines, most notably during the 1940s and 1950s, that could be bolted onto ...