Automotive Restoration Students! SHOP HOP Chicago 2016 Drive 245 miles with RPM and start shaping your summer plans! Visit four automotive restoration shops and three classic and exotic car collections over two weekends. Meet shop owners and learn about potential internship opportunities and the job market, not to mention see some incredible cars! This job-fair-on-wheels is a fantastic opportunity to share your passions, interests and skills with master craftsmen. Possible end game: some serious under-the-hood time as a paid intern in Summer 2017! Meet as a group and caravan together to seven exceptional Chicagoland shops! Parents and automotive teachers are welcome, too! SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10th — S TOP ON E — 9-9:30am Welcome & Orientation 9:30-11am Klairmont Kollections with Dwayne Cartwright & Robert Olson Holds over 300 stunning and “clever” vehicles ranging from an original 1930’s Duesenberg to a large group of microcars to a silver and gold 1918 Pierce Arrow. Address: 3111 North Knox Avenue, Chicago, IL 60641 (773-685-1904) www.klairmontkollections.com
— S TOP T WO — 11:30-1pm Collectors’ Car Garage with Lance Butler CCG is a state-of-the-art storage facility built for the preservation and celebration of their members’ prized vehicles. Lance Butler, curator of Mouse Motors, stores his owner’s collection there! Address: 2500 W Bradley Place, Chicago, IL 60618 (773-902-1200) www.collectorscargarage.com LUNCH – 1 :15-2 :15pm at CCG, compliments of R PM
— S TOP T H R E E — 2:30-4pm Chicago Vintage Motor Carriage with Stephen Murphy and Mark Hooper This private shop is a full-service vintage car specialist. It hosts the Richard H. Driehaus Collection, which showcases the best of American automotive design and engineering from the Classic and Post-War eras. Address: 700 S. Desplaines Street, Chicago, IL 60607 (312-697-1103) www.chicagovintage.com
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 11th — S TOP FOU R — 10-10:30am Welcome & Orientation 10:30-12pm Hot Rod Chassis & Cycle with Kevin Tully & Chad Hill A shop with its focus on 1964 and earlier hot-rods and customs on race cars from any year. If you are interested in Traditional Hot Rods, Bobbers, real Drag Racing or Road Racing, Pro-touring or Autocross, this is the right garage for you! Address: 59 Factory Road, Addison, IL 60101 (603-458-0808) www.hotrodchassisandcycle.com LUNCH – 12:3 0 -1:3 0 pm at res ta u ra nt (TBD)
— S TOP FI V E — 2-3:30pm Sport & Specialty Restoration & Vintage Racing with John Saccameno This shop is dedicated to preserving the art and fun of vintage sports cars – especially ones that are used for racing! They specialize in British marques, including Austin Healey and Jaguars. Address: 9169 Forest Preserve Road, Durand, IL 61024 (815-629-2717) www.sportandspecialty.com