It’s Tuesday. On Saturday, a friend texted to let us know there was a small car show happening at Aces Garage in Minooka, Illinois. We’d been there a few times before for their pizza, and since we didn’t have any plans, we figured, why not?
As it turned out, the Windy City Corvette Club had made Aces Garage one of the lunch stops during one of their weekend cruises. Naturally, the parking lot was filled with Corvettes, but there were a few other eye-catching rides mixed in as well, including a Camaro, a Ferrari, and even a McLaren. We spent some time wandering around checking out the cars before grabbing a pizza and hanging out for a while. Not a bad way to spend a Saturday afternoon.
I put together a small gallery of some of the automotive goodness on display. Go ahead and check it out below.
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It’s Monday. As with much of the U.S. and Europe, we’re now under a Heat Advisory here in Illinois. The heat and humidity will roll in today and it’s expected to stick around for the next several days. It’s our first real blast of summer weather this year, so I suppose it’s time to kick the air conditioner into overdrive.
Barn Find
It’s Wednesday. What started as a routine garage exploration quickly turned into an incredible barn find. In today’s video, a group of enthusiasts pays $17,000 for a Chevrolet Corvette that’s been sitting inside a neglected garage for nearly two decades. The building is so overgrown and buried beneath years of dirt and debris that they have to dig their way in with shovels just to get the doors open.
Inside, they discover a Corvette blanketed in dust, caked in grime, and showing every sign of 19 years of neglect. It looks like it has been forgotten by time, but beneath the layers of dirt is a classic American sports car with plenty of potential. The big question is whether this long-abandoned Corvette can be brought back to life after nearly 20 years of silence.
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