Sitting in the Berghoff Cafe in O'Hare's Terminal C, sipping one of their excellent root beers, I am enjoying the time before my flight home to reflect on what I saw at the Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals here in the Windy City this past weekend. The event was the single best assembly of muscle cars in one place I have ever seen. From the spiritual home of Nickey Chevrolet and Grand Spaulding Dodge, the show presented the definitive assembly of American supercars from the Sixties and Seventies.

This included what might be the most comprehensive assembly of cars from Yenko Chevrolet in Pennsylvania--including three Corvair Stingers, among them the very first example--and Baldwin Chevrolet on Long Island, where dealer specials were the order of the day. More than 30 cars spanned the entire 50 year history of Hurst, with "Miss Golden Shifter" Linda Vaughn and Hurst legend Jack "Doc" Watson signing memorabilia both days. There was muscle car eye