Friends in Good Places

Friends in Good Places
When I got settled in at WIU, I went around to the local junkyards to see if they had anything good. Oh boy I was not prepared for what I found. At the local …
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The 72 Charger

The 72 Charger
With yet another free weekend at WIU, I decided to go hunting again. I had heard tales of a car sitting east of the school in a small town. Well there are many…
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Abandoned Goat

Abandoned Goat
While doing my weekly activity of driving around the countryside looking for old cars, I would normally not find anything. Then one week in September I was out…
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Yard with a View

Yard with a View
I returned to the yard where the 70 Charger sat later in the week to pull the steering wheel for a friend of mine. The owner was in the office and I entered th…
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One Charger, Two Charger, too many chargers....

One Charger, Two Charger, too many chargers....
While attending class at Western Illinois University, my general enjoyment of muscle cars became apparent. The fact that all I read was Mopar Muscle or Hot Rod…
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A New World

A New World
As of 2002, the State of Illinois let me graduate from high school. How, I don't know, but that lead me to Western Illinois University. Where many of my …
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A Goat and a Cobra in a yard....

A Goat and a Cobra in a yard....
This was my first magazine coverage of cars I had found. They were in a short run magazine called "Muscle Car Motion". I had 4 of my finds in that ma…
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The First Find

The First Find
Many years ago, in a time I like to forget, I was in high school. I was interested in cars, but not to the extent I am now, and what do I find... a 1971 Cuda. …
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