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Article: Urbana native, car get 3 seconds of fame ; Jeff Kelch was one of 49 owners of 1930-34 era cars who was selected to be in 'Public Enemies.'
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- Dayton Daily News
- Article date:
- June 28, 2009
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Urbana native Jeff Kelch sat behind the wheel of his 1934
Chrysler waiting patiently as the driver of the car in front of him
learned to maneuver a clutch. The driver clearly didn't know how to
shift the manual transmission in the antique auto.
Kelch's location: the set of the movie "Public Enemies" being
filmed in Chicago in the spring of 2008; The other driver: Hollywood
heartthrob Johnny Depp playing the role of bank robber John
Dillinger.
"It was absolutely something I will never forget," Kelch said.
Kelch's film adventure sprang from a family heirloom, the royal
blue Chrysler with front-opening suicide doors, purchased new in
Urbana by his greatuncle William Gribble.
When Kelch ...
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