{"id":723,"date":"2011-05-15T16:37:00","date_gmt":"2011-05-15T16:37:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-02-25T18:14:04","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T00:14:04","slug":"world-of-wheels-in-chicago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/benlevy.com\/blog\/world-of-wheels-in-chicago\/","title":{"rendered":"World of Wheels in Chicago 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>World of Wheels was huge this year. There were so many cars that they had to use upstairs too. The show was back in the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont because it needs so much space. The size wasn&#8217;t all good. You noticed a lack of some cars (like British or German) while there were many cars that were low-quality. Special sections for things like low-riders, Corvettes, and rat-rods were nice, but they just left you wanting more. It&#8217;s still a nice show, but I keep wishing they would raise the bar and keep out the unfinished and poorly done cars. 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