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I recently went to a toy drive for Toys For Tots in the West Town neighborhood of Chicago. The toy drive was organized by Checkeditout Chicago<\/a> and took place at two different locations. Checkeditout is focused on Porsche enthusiasts, but this event was open to all. This toy drive started in Burdi Clothing in Hinsdale, and ended at Midwest Performance Cars (MPC) in Chicago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"1986
1986 Porsche 911 Targa at Midwest Performance Cars<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

I couldn’t make it to the stop in Hinsdale, but the group in Chicago was pretty nice. This area in West Town is mostly quiet industrial buildings. I used to see vintage Porsches parked outside MPC when driving down Lake Street. When I started to see Porsches while driving to the new location on Fulton, I knew I was headed in the right direction. There were some really nice 991s that I saw early on. An all-black GT3 and gold Turbo S drew a lot of attention. MPC is known for work on classic Porsches, so many of those were also in attendance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Black on Black 997 Porsche 911 GT3<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The new location of MPC was impressive. The shop looked immaculate, but maybe that wasn’t because it hasn’t had a bunch of old European cars leaking fluid on the floors. The toy drive was a success though. There were so many toys collected that they started to crowd the entrance of MPC. I’m hoping our gifts help out some kids that have had to deal with this rough year. If you’re interested in seeing the other pics from that day follow this link: Toy Drive – December 5, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Lowend
Lowend Garage Chicago Porsche 911<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Green
Green Porsche 911 outside of Federal Moto Chicago<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Silver
Silver Porsche Boxtser S<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Rear
Rear of a Grey Porsche 911 Targa 4S<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"991
991 Porsche 911 Turbo S in Lime Gold Metallic<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Roads
Roads United sticker on Porsche 911<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Green
Green Porsche 911T<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Multispoke
Multispoke Wheel on Porsche 911<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Restored
Restored BMW Motorcycle at Midwest Performance Cars<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Toys
Toys for Tots collection at Midwest Performance Cars<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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