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Sunniday Chev in Highland Park, IL??

http://cgi.ebay.com/VINTATE-1950-60S-CHE...1QQcmdZViewItem

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Already have one in my collection! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/grin.gif

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My mother would shop at the Jewel Food Store next to Suniday and would leave me by the fenced gate behind the service department so I could watch, hear and identify the Muscle cars, while she shopped. Lots of day two style cars.

The Old Location in now a US post Office. The Dealership was moved to Route 41 and became C-Frank Chevrolet, named for Chuck the Son of Zollie Frank, of Z-Frank Chevy in Chicago.

Chuck sold the dealership in 1992 to the Muller Auto Group. They moved the location and Muller Chevrolet is Still there today.

Suniday and Z-Frank were very high volume dealerships and sold many Corvettes and Muscle cars.

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Shoppers World !! So who has Chicago cars ??

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How about a '69 L-78 M-20 Pace Car from Mancuso.

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Wow....that is cool !! About 5 miles from my house !!

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Had a '73 Type LT from "Funniday", for a while. Remember scoring Hot Wheels at the Jewel, too - and Steinberg Baum (sp?) which was up the road a bit, as I recall.

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Tenney,

Don't remember that one? How about Nathan's Hot Dogs!

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Margie's Beefsville on Cicero.....Hastee Tastee on Milwaukee......Dave's on Manheim.......and Russell's Bar-B-Q

Ken
How about the first discount Super store.....CMA.....on Harlem near Irving by the Drive Inn

Ken

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Palatine's "Dairy King"...the week long school trips to "Deer Grove"..."W-L-S....Chicago weather...."

The grand opening of Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg (with the waterfalls and the slides for the kids that went from the second floor to the first)

Creature Features on TV... https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...iggthumpup.gif

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the week long school trips to "Deer Grove"..."

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You know I am looking out my office window and can see the grove from here. The toboggan slides are closed this year. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/wink.gif

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Tenney,

Don't remember that one? How about Nathan's Hot Dogs!

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Yep. Pasquesi's on Bank Ln. in LF could get the job done, too, dog-wise.

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I know Pasquesi's too, but there weren't many Hot Rods or Muscle cars running around there LF, in my day.Don't know about the 60s-70s. I was one of the few. As far as HP & HW goes that was another story.

My older Cousin Enzo, ruled the streets with his '65 Satellite which had a 426 race Hemi, purchased at Mr. Norms. It was Tuned by the Funny Car team Nanini and Fontanini. He passed early in his life,as did Al Fontanini, but was instrumental in getting me hooked into this hobby on many levels.

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Enzo Bimbi drove a car tuned by Nanini & Fontanini. http://www.laclasse.free.fr/carotte/Mafia.gif

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Found this in a stack of Newspapers I recently acquired.
It's especially interesting to me,because it is the ONLY time I have seen a dealership publically advertise the 1969 Chevrolet SuperSport Sweepstakes program,which offered Cars as well as CA$H prizes.
The first time Chevrolet ever stooped to do that,as they really didn't like to give out CA$H Money.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6.../48tks0001.jpg

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Satellite sounds the bidness. Ray B's GTX and Demon probably make up my biggest Mopar/HW recollections. Clearing a table or two at the Del Rio would be another HW memory.

I was a pee wee in the Nanini and Fontanini era (Charger body?), but remember the legend.

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Lots of Mopars in HW. Bernardi was one of the "older" fast guys. That Demon ran a healthy 440 when I had my '69 Camaro. Sounds like we are close to the same time frame, what was your ride?

The Bertucci Brothers and a few of my other associates all worked for Bill at Del Rio.

P.S. who are you and where did you live?

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Al Fontannini and Reno Nanini (Good Polish Boy's) ran a Injected Hemi Funny car.....as I remember they never went to a Blower set-up.....they ran the Midwest circuit.....I think Al was killed in a Highway incident same as Jungle Jim...

Ken

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Ken,
Reno is a relative. Al was rear ended at the toll both on 41 on his way to the grove. The fuel was stored on the transporter. They were one of the first Funny Cars to run in the 7.00s or 8.00s? I believe. Reno's son still races and builds chassis.

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That's the same thing that happened to Jungle Jim....rear ended at a Toll Booth on the East Coast...Too Bad!!!!

Ken

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Sad day when Hastee Tastee closed Ken..but Super Dog is still going !!

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'' YOU GUYS ARE MORE INTO ''EATING PLACES'', THAN ''CAR SITES'' ---- OF COURSE IT WAS ALOT CHEAPER FOR A BURGER & SHAKE THAN A /// HI - PO /// CAR OF THE DAY.....KASEY... https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/haha.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/haha.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/haha.gif

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How many other Fencl Tufo deuces are around besides Engler's, and Hornbeck's?

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I think a Chicago theme feature would be a great idea if Mopars are allowed maybe I could also bring along the Mr Norms six pack Challenger.

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Lots of Mopars in HW. Bernardi was one of the "older" fast guys. That Demon ran a healthy 440 when I had my '69 Camaro. Sounds like we are close to the same time frame, what was your ride?

The Bertucci Brothers and a few of my other associates all worked for Bill at Del Rio.

P.S. who are you and where did you live?

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Lived on Old Elm Rd. a couple houses up from the Mobil Station (worked there, too) and the base. When Ray had the Demon, I had a '67 Vette Roadster w/an LS-7 crate (from Shepard), 4:11's (courtesy 'o Karz by Mark) and a set of Americans off an old L-88 Vette from same. Was dark blue, small flares, L-88 hood, no front bumper. Ray was a caravan regular to the CC Nats.

Don't recall Bertucci bros during my Del Rio stint. Waddy was still around at the time ('76).

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Yes John...your Norms 6 pak is invited along with your JD Yenko...

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Hmmm. John can't drive both cars at the same time.... https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/hmmm.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/grin.gif

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Ken there are four Fencl Tufo Deuces surviving. The two you mentioned and one that has yet to be seen by one of us. John D of IL has owned a Gobi Beige Fencl Tufo Deuce since 1976. The car retains it's original paint but has been stripeless since it's early days. The other surviving Deuce is a Hugger Orange car that is currently under resto by it's owner Johnny M in OH. I talked to him a month ago and he is making progress. Pics to follow.

The two remaining of the six Fencl Tufo Deuces are a Sunflower Yellow car that was totaled in the 70's and the Fencl Tufo race car The Draggin Deuce which is still MIA. I have the original paperwork on this car but have not been able to make any good of the leads that I have received as of yet.

Sorenson Chevrolet in Waukeegan, IL and Mancuso Chevrolet in Skokie, IL both sold three Deuces new, NONE of which have been found so far.

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I'd love to see that gobi beige deuce, been talking to the owner for years - but nary a pic https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/frown.gif I understand that when the stripes were removed, so was the hood tach and the hole was patched!

The orange deuce was in the same Hemmings issue as my car back in '96, was owned at the time by the art dealer/benz dealer that all you chi-town guys seem to know. That car has it's POP, and was sold new to a guy in Carpentersville, IL - is that close to F-Tufo?

The S-Yellow car was actually a repo, then involved in several accidents, with the final one a major T-bone where it was totalled - bummer.

One of the Mancuso Deuces is indeed found, still with it's original owner. It was a race car early on, and would carry the front wheels! Now, it's been semi-restored back to stock, cool car.

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The orange deuce was in the same Hemmings issue as my car back in '96, was owned at the time by the art dealer/benz dealer that all you chi-town guys seem to know. That car has it's POP, and was sold new to a guy in Carpentersville, IL - is that close to F-Tufo?

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Yep it was an AMG dealer at the time. I was looking at a low mile Hugger Orange 69 Z that they had in the showroom. When I pulled up I saw the Deuce sitting in back of the building. I asked about it and was told it was already spoken for.

C'ville is probably about 40 minutes from Tufo...

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That's right about the Schmidt car. Says "little DEUCE coupe" on the hood. Robert's a very nice guy. Has some interesting stories.

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Marlin, wow I did not know that the Little Deuce Coupe was a Mancuso car! VERY cool! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/cool.gif Does the guy still live in IL?

As far as the Gobi car I should mention that the car has not seen the light of day in a long time, possibly decades. I met one of the guys friends from high school and he remembered that in the 70's the car had some wild engine mods like maybe a blower. He remembered that it was the fastest car at school! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/cool.gif

I have pics of the HO F-T Deuce that were taken while at the AMG dealer. I will scan a couple of them and have them posted.

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Pretty sure original owner of Shors Y Chevelle was from Carpentersville

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Here are some of the pics I have of the Hugger Orange Fencl Tufo Deuce.

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Last one. Marlin, Johnny has A LOT more than just the POP for this car. He has a lot of hard to get original paperwork on it as well! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/cool.gif

Also note the fat grip wheel in this pic. Every Fencl Tufo Deuce that has paper or was found in an original state like has extra Yenko options. This car retains it's original motor which was in the trunk when these pics were taken and it's original rear. The original trans was blown up long ago.

I might be goofy but if I owned this Deuce I would drive it around just like it is. Have my own supercar beater! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/grin.gif Imagine pulling up at the grocery store or the high school parking lot with the car in this condition and just leaving it parked! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/crazy.gif

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Nice pics! Agreed Frankie, the owner has a lot of paperwork on this car, some of it specific to the second order of 50 deuces. I have more pics of it around here somewhere, one of which is in the vintage section of this site. Love the remnants of the Fencl-Tufo decal https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/grin.gif

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The original owner of Shos Y Chevelle originally lived in Arlington Hieghts then moved to Genoa if I remember the story right.