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SARAH MANDEL, OWNER | | | | | |
| | I've
loved antique automobiles since I was a child taking road trips with my family.
I learned to identify makes and models by their tail fins, grills, headlight configuration,
etc. Oh, and of course the mascots on the hoods. When my husband picked me up
for our first date in a vintage Mercedes, I fell in love with the car first and
then found a soul mate to share my love of vintage cars.
My husband's
family was in the limousine business, and when we purchased our first Rolls Royce
in 1985, we hired it out through the family business. By the time my in-laws retired
from the business ten years later, we owned two Rolls Royce vehicles. I started
my own business, "Classic Chassis" and decided to focus on classic cars
for weddings and other special events. So essentially, I have been in the business
for over 20 years, but only 10 of them as "Classic Chassis". | |
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clients began to request limousines, trolleys, buses, SUVs and other vehicles
to transport their wedding parties, I began to diversify. The companies I work
with are hand-selected to meet the company standards of quality and service and
this is confirmed by the clients themselves through the customer satisfaction
survey we send following each event. The survey is a great tool, but the unsolicited
"Thank you" notes and wedding photos are further proof that we are "doing
something right." | | | | | |
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staff and I have provided multiple cars for large weddings and corporate charters
in the past; and just recently diversified (yet again) to provide cars for movies,
television and photographic opportunities. This expansion was precipitated by
an email from a representative of Clint Eastwood, who had found our website while
filming the movie, "Flags of Our Fathers" in Iceland. His request for
one or two cars from our website led me to volunteer to find him whatever cars
he needed. In the end, approximately 60 vehicles were provided for the five days
of filming "Flags" in Chicago. Since that break into "showbiz",
I have supplied cars for a Columbia School of Film short, "Small Assassin"
by Ray Bradbury, a Touchstone Studios pilot named, "Enemies" that was
recently picked up by ABC, an episode of "Cold Case" called "The
Black Dahlia", the movie "Quebec", and various short films and
photo shoots. Our most recent venture was to provide stunt cars for an Allstate
Insurance commercial in which they launched a car from the parking deck of Marina
Towers into the Chicago River.
As the business continues to evolve, I enjoy it more each day.
Sarah | |
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