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‘Charger Tribute’

For 15 years, Frank Riccardi Jr.'s 1970 Dodge Charger RT remained covered in dust after his murder. In July, the cast and crew of the TV show "Garage Squad" fixed the car as a tribute to the Riccardi family. Pictured (from left) are Joey Riccardi, Bill Rogers, Frank Riccardi Sr. and Suzi Riccardi. (Katrina J)

For 15 years, Frank Riccardi Jr.'s 1970 Dodge Charger RT remained covered in dust after his murder. In July, the cast and crew of the TV show "Garage Squad" fixed the car as a tribute to the Riccardi family. Pictured (from left) are Joey Riccardi, Bill Rogers, Frank Riccardi Sr. and Suzi Riccardi. (Katrina J)

Suzi Riccardi (left) and her son Joey Riccardi take off the cover of their family's 1970 Dodge Charger RT. For 15 years, the car was covered in dust after Frank Riccardi Jr.'s murder. In July, the cast and crew of the TV show "Garage Squad" fixed the car as a tribute to the Riccardi family. The car is kept at Kishwaukee College and is worked on by automotive technology students with the Kishwaukee Education Consortium. (Katrina J)

For 15 years, Frank Riccardi Jr.'s 1970 Dodge Charger RT remained covered in dust after his murder. In July, the cast and crew of the TV show "Garage Squad" fixed the car as a tribute to the Riccardi family. (Photo provided)

For 15 years, Frank Riccardi Jr.'s 1970 Dodge Charger RT remained covered in dust after his murder. In July, the cast and crew of the TV show "Garage Squad" fixed the car as a tribute to the Riccardi family. (Photo provided)

Cast and crew of the TV show "Garage Squad" were in Sycamore in July to film an episode about the Riccardi family's 1970 Dodge Charger RT. The "Garage Squad" fixed the car as a tribute to the entire family. (Photo provided)

Frank Riccardi Jr. (pictured) was murdered in a rural Kirkland field on Oct. 7, 2005, leaving behind the 1970 Dodge Charger RT that he had dreamed of fixing. In July, the cast and crew of the TV show "Garage Squad" fixed the car as a tribute to the Riccardi family. (Photo provided)

Members of the Riccardi family pose next to the newly rehabbed 1970 Dodge Charger RT, which belonged to Frank Riccardi Jr., who was murdered Oct. 7, 2005. The car was featured on the TV show "Garage Squad" in October. Pictured (from left) are Joey Riccardi, 1-year-old Milo Riccardi, Frank Riccardi Sr. and Tony Riccardi. (Photo provided)

Mike Tritle, president of the Turning Back Time Car Club and director of the show, tells the crowd about the rebuilding process of the Riccardi family's 1970 Dodge Charger RT during the 19th annual Fizz Ehrler Memorial Turning Back Time Car Show in Sycamore. The classic car was featured on the TV show "Garage Squad" in October. (Katrina J)