Best of Show awards were presented in the custom class and in the stock class during the twenty-sixth annual Willmar Car Club Show and Swap Meet held recently at Kennedy Elementary School in Willmar.

Troy Boettcher of Andover won the Best of Show award in the custom class with a 1971 Chevrolet Chevelle. Dick Dold of Spicer won the Best of Show award in the stock class with a 1968 Chevrolet Camaro coupe.

People’s Choice award in custom class went to Greg Theis of Spicer for his 1927 Ford Model T roadster.  People’s Choice award in stock class went to Scott Plowman of Hutchinson for his 1970 Ford Mustang Boss 302.

The Club Participation award went to the St. Cloud Antique Auto Club (Pantowners) from St. Cloud which had 17 vehicles entered.

The Oldest Vehicle award went to Lou Hanson of Belgrade with a 1930 Ford Model A coupe.

The Show Chairman’s Choice went to Winston Peterson of Golden Valley with a 1942 Packard town car.

Other trophy winners are:

1931 and Older (stock)

First place — Roy Bernick of Waite Park, 1930 Franklin Deauville Series 14 sedan

Second place — Floyd Rambow of Willmar, 1930 Ford Model A 5 window coupe

Third place — Lou Hanson of Belgrade, 1930 Ford Model A coupe.

1932-1948 (stock)

First place — Jack Hennessy of St. Cloud, 1936 Ford standard 4 door

Second place — Winston Peterson of Golden Valley, 1942 Packard town car

Third place — Bill Becker of Alexandria, 1946 Mercury coupe.

1949-1959 (stock)

First place — James L. Svihel of Cold Spring, 1958 Chevrolet Impala coupe

Second place — Bradley Dirks of Redwood Falls, 1955 Ford Crown Victoria

Third place — Ron & Dorothy Paulson of Sauk Rapids, 1957 Chevrolet BelAir 2 door hardtop.

1960-1966 (stock)

First place — Larry & Rosie Winter of Sauk Centre, 1965 Ford Falcon Sprint

Second place — Tom & Terry Locher of Hanley Falls, 1966 Pontiac 2+2 hardtop

Third place — Dustin Rosenau of Brownton, 1966 Ford Mustang 2+2 fastback.

1967-1969 (stock)

First place — Dick Dold of Spicer, 1968 Chevrolet Camaro coupe

Second place — Roger Tweeter of Montevideo, 1967 Dodge Coronet R/T

Third place — Les Mellies of Stewart, 1969 Chevrolet Camaro RS.

1970-1979 (stock)

First place — Scott Plowman of Hutchinson, 1970 Ford Mustang Boss 302

Second place — Nancy Hastings of Clontarf, 1976 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am

Third place — Pete & Karen Voight of Avon, 1972 Plymouth Fury III (unrestored).

1980-1996 (stock)

First place — Bruce Triebenbach of Kandiyohi, 1981 Dodge Mirada

Second place — Billy Dannewitz of Bird Island, 1987 Buick Grand National 2 door

Third place — Mike Knutson of Bird Island, 1988 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS.

Convertibles 1939-1959 (stock)

First place — Larry E. Anderson of Alexandria, 1956 Chevrolet BelAir convertible

Second place — Norman Gehrke of Brownton, 1954 Plymouth Belvedere convertible

Third place — Gale Swart of Marshall, 1941 Ford Super Deluxe convertible.

Convertibles 1960-1969 (stock)

First place — Don & Lois Blonigen of Waite Park, 1962 Ford Galaxie Sunliner convertible

Second place — Phil & Barb Neske of Sauk Rapids, 1969 Pontiac GTO convertible

Third place — Dennis & Gloria Boraas of Dawson, 1966 Ford Mustang convertible.

Convertibles 1970-1996 (stock)

First place — Dee Dee Neumann of Osakis, 1971 Dodge Challenger convertible

Second place — Wayne & Karen Hansmann of Little Falls, 1970 Ford XL convertible

Third place — Victor Spears of Clearwater, 1982 Chrysler LeBaron convertible.

4 door sedans and station wagons (stock)

First place — Jim & Judy Chlian of Alexandria, 1955 Chevrolet 210 4 door sedan

Second place — Jim Stodolka of Avon, 1956 Nash Ambassador Super 4 door

Third place — Jan & Mike Rassat of Montrose, 1957 Studebaker President 4 door.

Corvettes (stock)

First place — Larry Husfeldt of Brownton, 1960 Chevrolet Corvette convertible

Second place — Bill Brown of Buffalo, 1961 Chevrolet Corvette convertible

Third place — Rick Turnbull of Maple Grove, 2000 Chevrolet Corvette roadster.

Imports (stock)

First place — Jason A. Werner of Willmar, 1972 Opel GT

Second place — Mike Kenney of Hector, 1972 Volkswagen Beetle.

1960-1973 factory muscle cars (stock)

First place — Charlie Ledbetter of Little Falls, 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 2 door

Second place — Joel & Amy Theis of Cold Spring, 1969 Plymouth Roadrunner

Third place — Wayne Teicher of Eden Valley, 1972 Buick Gran Sport 455 2 door hardtop.

1934 and older (modified)

First place — Keith Christensen of Coon Rapids, 1931 Ford Tudor sedan

Second place — David Shook of Elk River, 1934 Ford 5 window coupe

Third place — Roger D. Pabst of Redwood Falls, 1929 Ford Model A 2 door sedan street rod.

1935-1938 (modified)

First place — John & Carol Holland of Otsego, 1937 Chrysler Imperial coupe

Second place — Kris & Lisa Lanus of Alexandria, 1938 Plymouth business coupe

Third place — Gerald Kramber of Murdock, 1938 Ford coupe.

1939-1948 (modified)

First place — Jerry & Joni Schreyer of Arden Hills, 1939 Chevrolet 2 door sedan

Second place — Skip Johnson of Park Rapids, 1948 Ford Deluxe coupe

Third place — Doug Woltjer of Willmar, 1941 Willys sedan.

1949-1959 (modified)

First place — Jerry & Doris Johnson of St. Joseph, 1954 Oldsmobile Rocket 88 2 door sedan

Second place — Dave & Kris Kiehn of Park Rapids, 1957 Oldsmobile Super 88

Third place — Dan & Shirley Hildebrant of Little Falls, 1958 Plymouth Savoy 2 door hardtop.

1960-1966 (modified)

First place — Tim & Kim Erickson of Isanti, 1966 Chevrolet Malibu Pro Street

Second place — Jerome Rothstein of Richmond, 1965 Chevrolet Malibu SS hardtop

Third place — Roger Boettcher of Andover, 1964 Chevrolet Corvette roadster.

1967-1969 (modified)

First place — Bill Benboom of Buffalo, 1967 Chevrolet Chevelle SS396

Second place — Kelly Boettcher of Andover, 1967 Chevrolet Camaro convertible

Third place — Steve Erickson of Kandiyohi, 1969 Chevrolet Camaro.

1970-1973 (modified)

First place — Troy Boettcher of Andover, 1971 Chevrolet Chevelle

Second place — Neal Hanson of Sauk Rapids, 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS

Third place — Clint & Carla Leuthardt of St. Cloud, 1971 Chevrolet Chevelle.

1974-1981 (modified)

First place — Duane Mertens of Danube, 1974 Chevrolet Nova custom

Second place — Jim & Darla Brink of Carlos, 1979 Chevrolet Camaro 2 door

Third place — Dennis & Debbie Erickson of Blaine, 1974 AMC Javelin.

1982-2001 (modified)

First place — Aaron Otto of Annandale, 1984 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS

Second place — Jim Thoren of Maple Grove, 1953 (2001) Chevrolet Corvette convertible

Third place — Steve Sherman of Brooklyn Center, 1987 Chevrolet Corvette convertible.

Tuner Cars (modified)

First place — Jacob Svobodny of Granite Falls, 1997 Pontiac Grand Prix GT

Second place — Drew Baker of Willmar, 1999 Toyota Cavalier coupe.

1955-1957 Chevrolet (modified)

First place — Jim Otto of Annandale, 1956 Chevrolet BelAir 2 door

Second place — Warner Noble of St. Cloud, 1955 Chevrolet BelAir Nomad

Third place — Gaylin Anderson of Willmar, 1955 Chevrolet BelAir 2 door.

Special Interest (Includes Kit Cars)

First place — Larry Lindquist of Spicer, 1993 La Exotic Cobra

Second place — Wes Eisenschenk of St. Cloud, 2001 Ford Roush Mustang

Third place — Andy Anderson of Clearwater, 1979 Ford Fiesta 2 door hatchback .

Trucks and Vans (stock) – 1996 (restored or original)

First place — Bob & Marie Baas of Alexandria, 1930 Ford Model A pickup

Second place — Inez Roberts of Long Prairie, 1969 Chevrolet El Camino pickup

Third place — Dave Young of St. Michael, 1966 Chevrolet C10 Fleetside pickup.

Through 1966 4x2 Trucks (modified)

First place — Doug Boettcher of Spring Lake Park, 1939 Chevrolet pickup

Second place — Vince Wogan of Alexandria, 1930 Ford Model A pickup

Third place — Doreen Carlson of Sartell, 1954 Chevrolet 3100 pickup.

1967-2001 4x2 trucks (modified)

First place — Doug Wick of St. Cloud, 1969 Chevrolet El Camino SS pickup

Second place — Jeff Olson of Spicer, 1969 Chevrolet C10 ½-ton pickup

Third place — Michele Michels of Morris, 1988 Chevrolet Silverado.

4x4 trucks – 2001 (modified)

First place — Austin Blad of Bird Island, 1976 Chevrolet Silverado K10 pickup

Second place — Steve Teicher of Eden Valley, 1994 Ford XLT 4x4 short box pickup.

American Motorcycle – 2001 (stock)

First place — Todd Hoffing of Granite Falls, Handbuilt Farmall C; second place — Isaac Christenson of Sauk Centre, Harley-Davidson Sportster; third place — Todd Hofteig of Granite Falls, Doodle Bug scooter.

Import Motorcycle – 2001 (stock)

First place — Josh D. Smith of Pennock, 1997 Suzuki Intruder Motorcycle.

Custom Motorcycle

First place — Jesse Hyatt of Willmar, 2004 Custom Motorcycle.

Pedal Cars

First place — John Sebring of Svea, 1935 SteelCraft Chevrolet sport roadster

Second place — Bryce Prouty of Alexandria, 1955 Chevrolet pedal car

Third place — Norman Roering of Belgrade, 1950’s MM shuttle shift.

Bicycles (stock)

First place — David Fillbrandt of Glencoe, 1968 Schwinn Orange Krate Sting Ray

Second place — Brad Lundahl of Chaska, 1920 Schwinn Excelsior

Third place — Brad Lundahl of Chaska, 1949 Hawthorne Deluxe.

Bicycles (custom)

First place — Brad Lundahl of Chaska, Prewar Hiawatha

Second place — Quinten Nelson of Alexandria, Custom Bicycle

Third place — Spencer Nelson of Alexandria, Custom Bicycle.

Bicycles (motorized)

First place — Evan Hatcher of Rockford, 1950 Whizzer

Second place — Russell N. Johnson of Atwater, 1951 Whizzer

Third place — Jon Horkey of Golden Valley, 1947 Schwinn Motorbike.

Model car, 10 years old & under

First place — Jordan Whipple of Redwood Falls, pair of models

Second place — Emily Bellecourt of Marshall, group of models.

Model car, 11-16 years old

First place – Nick Nehring of Boyd, 1941 Willys model

Second place — Joseph Bellecourt of Marshall, group of hot rod models.

Model car, 17 years & older

First place — Greg Bunke of Hutchinson, group of models - exact details

Second place — Al Bellecourt of Marshall, pair of Chevrolets