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Victory Auto Wreckers was founded in the 1940s by a pair of World War II veterans. [3] The company was purchased by Kenneth Weisner in 1967 and is now owned by his son, Kyle. [ 4 ] Victory purchased wrecked or decommissioned vehicles and then allowed customers to browse through their lots in search of workable parts.
I-GO was a Chicago-based car sharing organization which is owned by Enterprise Holdings. It was established in 2002 by the Center for Neighborhood Technology as an independent 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization working in the fields of urban livability and sustainability.
The Chicago Motor Club, or CMC, is local chapter of the American Automobile Association in Chicago, Illinois. The CMC sponsored the first Elgin National Road Races in 1909. [ 1 ] Growing from concern for the well-being of students walking to school , the CMC pioneered the concept of School Safety Patrols in 1920.
The Motor Row District is a historic district in Chicago's Near South Side community area.Motor Row includes buildings on Michigan Avenue between 2200 and 2500 south, directly west of McCormick Place convention center, and 1444, 1454, 1737, 1925, 2000 S. Michigan Ave., as well as 2246-3453 S. Indiana Ave., and 2211-47 S. Wabash Ave. [2] The district was built between 1905 and 1936 by a number ...
The 1989 Chicago Auto Show featured the debut of the Acura NS-X sports car concept, which would lead to the production NSX in 1990. [58] The 1989 Chicago Auto Show featured the debut of the 1989 Syclone concept sports pickup, which would lead to the production of the GMC Syclone in 1991.
Other drivers include "Chicago Gang" midget car racing drivers Emil Andres and Jimmy Snyder (who won the pole position for the 1939 Indianapolis 500). Chicago-born Billy Arnold won the 1930 Indy 500. Another driver from Illinois was Shorty Cantlon, who was killed during the 1947 Indianapolis 500 in his 11th appearance in that race.
Chicago Harbor; Chicago Motor Coach Company; Chicago Parking Meters; Chicago Portage; Chicago Rapid Transit Company; Chicago Region Environmental and Transportation Efficiency Program; Chicago Surface Lines; Chicago Traction Wars; Chicago Transit Authority; Chicago Trolley & Double Decker Co. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Co. v. City of ...
It was sold by a historic dealership in McPherson and decades later restored by the McPherson College Auto Restoration Department. A 1908 model is on display at the Technical Museum of Vadim Zadorozhny in Arkhangelskoye, Moscow Oblast, Russia. A 1908 "Model 10" is on display at the National Truck and Auto Museum in Auburn, Indiana.