RESULTS FROM THE 29TH ANNUAL WILLMAR CAR CLUB CAR SHOW & SWAP MEET — MAY 17, 2009    Click here to see pictures from the show!

Best of Show awards were presented in the custom class and in the stock class during the twenty-ninth annual Willmar Car Club Car Show and Swap Meet held on May 17 at Kennedy Elementary School in Willmar.

Dan Hildebrant of Little Falls won the Best of Show award in the custom class with a 1958 Plymouth Savoy 2 door hardtop. Eugene Bownick of St. Cloud won the Best of Show award in the stock class with a 1968 Ford Mustang Shelby GT 500 KR.

People’s Choice award in custom class went to Eric Rolland of Baldwin, WI for his 1969 Chevrolet Caprice 2 door. People’s Choice award in stock class went to Dave Helfinstine of Willmar for his 1970 American Motors AMX coupe.

The Club Participation award went to the St. Cloud Antique Auto Club (Pantowners) from St. Cloud which had 16 vehicles entered.

The Oldest Vehicle award went to Bill Lunser of St. Augusta with a 1928 Willys Knight 56 4 door sedan.

The Show Chairman’s Choice went to two excellent Dodge pickups that were quite similar. Chosen were Jim Stodolka of Avon with a 1957 Dodge Sweptside pickup and Peter & Karen Voigt with a 1959 Dodge Sweptside pickup.

The Traveling Trophy provided by Charlie & Jan Nelson for the Visiting Car Club Choice from the Willmar Car Club Show Display was presented to Lawren & Carole Mead for their 1931 Ford Model A 2 door sedan.

The Kandi Mall Display Traveling Trophy provided by Charlie & Jan Nelson for the Kandi Mall Manager’s Choice Vehicle was presented to Dave & Sheila Kathner for their 1972 Chevrolet pickup.

Other trophy winners are:

1931 and Older (Stock)

First Place -  Bob Baas of Alexandria, 1931 Ford Model A Deluxe roadster

Second Place -  Bill Lunser of St. Augusta, 1928 Willys Knight 56 4 door sedan

Third Place -  Roy Bernick of Waite Park, 1929 Franklin 135 sedan

1932-1948 (Stock)

First Place -  John Cramble of Fridley, 1936 Ford 4 door convertible

Second Place -  Jack Hennessy of St. Cloud, 1936 Ford standard 4 door sedan

Third Place -  Jim Dvorak of Cosmos, 1941 Chevrolet Fleetline 4 door

1949-1959 (Stock)

First Place -  David L. Vogt of Cold Spring, 1957 Plymouth Fury 2 door hardtop

Second Place -  Larry Husfeldt of Brownton, 1957 Pontiac Super Chief 2 door hardtop

Third Place -  Ardell W. Johnson of Lake Lillian, 1955 Oldsmobile Super 88 2 door hardtop

1960-1966 (Stock)

First Place -  Duane Berndt of Sauk Rapids, 1960 Pontiac Ventura 2 door hardtop

Second Place -  Ray Schmit of St. Cloud, 1960 Edsel Ranger 2 door hardtop

Third Place -  Don & Lois Blonigen of Waite Park, 1962 Ford Galaxie 500 XL 2 door hardtop

1967-1969 (Stock)

First Place -  Joel & Amy Theis of Cold Spring, 1969 Plymouth Roadrunner

Second Place -  Leanna Kaiser of Montrose, 1969 Chevrolet Camaro RS-SS 350

Third Place -  Dick Dold of Spicer, 1968 Chevrolet Camaro coupe

1970-1979 (Stock)

First Place -  Dave Helfinstine of Willmar, 1970 American Motors AMX coupe

Second Place -  LeRoy Kowalczyk of Little Falls, 1972 Dodge Challenger 2 door

Third Place -  Troy Puchalski of Pennock, 1972 Chevrolet Chevelle

1980-1997 (Stock)

First Place -  Bruce Triebenbach of Osakis, 1981 Dodge Mirada 2 door coupe

Second Place -  Mike Knutson of New London, 1988 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS 2 door

Third Place -  Rod Beliveau of Willmar, 1995 Pontiac Formula W56

Convertibles 1939-1959 (Stock)

First Place -  Deloyd Dreier of Stewart, 1959 Ford Skyliner

Second Place -  Norman Gehrke of Brownton, 1954 Plymouth Belvedere convertible

Third Place -  Kent & Laurie Brothen of Breezy Point, 1955 Mercury Montclair convertible

Convertibles 1960-1969 (Stock)

First Place -  Jim Rugg of St. Cloud, 1962 Pontiac Bonneville convertible

Second Place -  Brad & Carole Yoho of Stillwater, 1965 Ford Mustang convertible

Third Place -  Jerry & Millie Prettyman of Alexandria, 1967 Ford Mustang convertible

Convertibles 1970-1997 (Stock)

First Place -  Wayne & Karen Hansmann of Little Falls, 1970 Ford XL convertible

Second Place -  Ernie & Julie Fiala of Redwood Falls, 1975 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale convertible

Third Place -  Tad Peterson of Dawson, 1993 Ford Mustang convertible

4 Door Sedans & Station Wagons through 1957 (Stock)

First Place -  Rich & Linda Sullivan of Belview, 1957 Ford Fairlane 500 4 door sedan

Second Place -  Dennis & Shirley Zieske of Danube, 1956 Chevrolet BelAir 4 door

Third Place -  DeNeil Thompson of Silver Lake, 1951 Buick Super 4 door sedan

4 Door Sedans & Station Wagons 1958-1997 (Stock)

First Place -  Carrie Yungerberg of Willmar, 1966 Chevrolet Impala 4 door sedan

Second Place -  Don Grafft of Olivia, 1977 Dodge Monaco 4 door sedan

Third Place -  Ben & Helen Lass of St. Cloud, 1960 Edsel Ranger 4 door sedan

Corvettes (Stock)

First Place -  Bill Brown of Buffalo, 1961 Chevrolet Corvette convertible

Second Place -  Lee Carver of Montrose, 1963 Chevrolet Corvette split window coupe

Third Place -  Wayne Johnstone of Minnetonka, 1970 Chevrolet Corvette roadster

Imports (Stock)

First Place -  Peter Weber of St. Paul, 1951 MG TD

Second Place -  Debra Van Hyfte of Maple Grove, 1971 Volkswagen Super Beetle

Third Place -  Joshua Blowers of Brownton, 1964 Volkswagen Beetle “Herbie the Love Bug”

1960-1973 factory muscle cars (Stock)

First Place -  Charlie Ledbetter of Little Falls, 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 2 door

Second Place -  Juanita Gominsky of Waite Park, 1969 Ford Fairlane Cobra fastback

Third Place -  Eugene Bownik of St. Cloud, 1968 Ford Mustang Shelby GT 500 KR convertible

1934 and older (Modified)

First Place -  Kim Larsen of Willmar, 1926 Ford Model T roadster

Second Place -  Tom Sawvel of Wayzata, 1934 Ford 4 door

Third Place -  James Krenik of Shoreview, 1933 Ford Victoria

1935-1938 (Modified)

First Place -  Brad Ruchti of New London, 1935 Ford 5 window coupe

Second Place -  Ben Neu of Cold Spring, 1938 Chevrolet 2 door sedan

Third Place -  Scott Anderson of Forest Lake, 1937 Chevrolet Master Deluxe 4 door

1939-1948 (Modified)

First Place -  Leo & Rosie Whitman of Brainerd, 1941 Plymouth coupe

Second Place -  Ray Nelson of Princeton, 1948 Lincoln Continental coupe

Third Place -  David Minners of Morris, 1939 Chevrolet business coupe

1949-1959 (Modified)

First Place -  Dan Hildebrant of Little Falls, 1958 Plymouth Savoy 2 door hardtop

Second Place -  Dallas Triebenbach of Osakis, 1954 Plymouth Belvedere convertible

Third Place -  Dave Brownlee of Blaine, 1955 Chevrolet BelAir

1960-1966 (Modified)

First Place -  Howard Jensen of Willmar, 1966 Pontiac GTO 2 door hardtop

Second Place -  Jerome Rothstein of Richmond, 1965 Chevrolet Malibu SS hardtop

Third Place -  Duaine Van Der Pol of Montevideo, 1962 Chevrolet Impala SS 2 door hardtop

1967-1969 (Modified)

First Place -  Ron Swenson of Hutchinson, 1967 Chevrolet Chevelle 2 door

Second Place -  Kim Kluver of Danube, 1969 Dodge Super Bee

Third Place -  Eric Rolland of Baldwin, WI, 1969 Chevrolet Caprice 2 door

1970-1973 (Modified)

First Place -  Dave Rathje of Annandale, 1972 Chevrolet Nova

Second Place -  Roger Hoff of Milbank, SD, 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS454 2 door

Third Place -  Don & Jean Eich of Hutchinson, 1970 Plymouth Barracuda

1974-1981 (Modified)

First Place -  Chad Schuette of Glencoe, 1978 Chevrolet Camaro coupe

Second Place -  Dylan Appel of Wabasso, 1979 Chrysler Cordoba

Third Place -  Louis Kowalczyk of Little Falls, 1978 Chevrolet Camaro

1982-2002 (Modified)

First Place -  George La Fave of River Falls, WI, 1982 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 T-top

Second Place -  Travis Roach of Foley, 1993 Ford Probe GT 2 door coupe

Third Place -  Chris Kolden of Hancock, 1991 Chevrolet Camaro SS

Open Rat Rod Class through 1959 (Modified)

First Place -  Terry Flodstrom of Benson, 1947 Chevrolet truck

Second Place -  Al Kill of Benson, 1960 Volkswagen Bug

Third Place -  Shane Wee of Cottonwood, 1952 Studebaker pickup

1955-1957 Chevrolet (Modified)

First Place -  Pat Dero of Marshall, 1956 Chevrolet 210 sedan

Second Place -  Larry Otter of Pipestone, 1955 Chevrolet 210 2 door

Third Place -  Liesl Kluver of Danube, 1956 Chevrolet 210 2 door post

Special Interest (Includes Kit Cars)

First Place -  David Sherwood of St. Cloud, 1966 AC Cobra

Second Place -  Larry Lindquist of Spicer, 1992 La Exotic Cobra

Third Place -  Darwin Koecher of Rockford, 2000 Chevrolet Corvette roadster [2600 ]

Trucks and Vans (Stock) - 1997 (Restored or Original)

First Place -  Peter & Karen Voigt of Avon, 1959 Dodge Sweptside pickup

Second Place -  Jim Stodolka of Avon, 1957 Dodge Sweptside 100 pickup

Third Place -  Adam Schow and Alissa Stai of Willmar, 1934 International SE 3 man cab flatbed truck

Through 1966 4x2 Trucks (Modified)

First Place -  Doug Lezer of Sauk Rapids, 1951 Chevrolet pickup

Second Place -  Porky Buske of Hutchinson, 1949 Chevrolet pickup

Third Place -  Lee Shirley of Faribault, 1950 Chevrolet pickup

1967-2002 4x2 Trucks (Modified)

First Place -  Jeff Olson of Spicer, 1969 Chevrolet C10 ½-ton pickup

Second Place -  Pat Kellner of Benson, 1967 Chevrolet C10 pickup

Third Place -  Mike Arens of Watkins, 1995 Dodge Dakota pickup

4x4 trucks - 2002 (Modified)

First Place -  Joshua Boles of Prescott, WI, 1969 Chevrolet C10 4x4 pickup

Second Place -  Liane Yungerberg of Willmar, 1965 International Scout pickup

Third Place -  Mike Knutson of New London, 1978 Chevrolet Scottsdale pickup

American Motorcycle (Stock)

First Place -  Roger Christiansen of New London, 1912 Excelsior motorcycle

Second Place -  Roger Regnier of Montevideo, 1992 Harley-Davidson FXRP

Third Place -  Todd Lund of Glenwood, 1987 Harley-Davidson Road King

Import Motorcycle (Stock)

First Place -  Craig Roepke of Willmar, 1964 Honda CA95 Benly Touring

Second Place -  Paul E. Magnuson of Willmar, 1981 Honda Gold Wing

Third Place -  Dave Clark of New London, 1979 Honda CBX 1000

Custom Motorcycle

First Place -  Greg Theis of Spicer, 1946 Indian Chief

Second Place -  Chris Moen of Dawson, 1973 Harley-Davidson 1000 Ironhead

Third Place -  Ray Evenson of Willmar, Paugho Hardtail Sportster

Motor Scooters

First Place -  Todd Hofteig of Granite Falls, 1957 Cushman Eagle

Second Place -  Jeff Bartheld of Princeton, 1963 Cushman Silver Eagle

Third Place -  Todd Hofteig of Granite Falls, 1950 Cushman

Pedal Cars

First Place -  John Sebring of Svea, 1930’s Steelcraft sport roadster

Second Place -  Todd Hofteig of Granite Falls, 1953 Kidillac convertible

Third Place -  Bradley Lundahl of Chaska, 1936 Sky Skipper

Bicycles (Stock)

First Place -  Roger Christiansen of New London, Schwinn

Second Place -  Bradley Lundahl of Chaska, 1936 Mercury

Third Place -  Bradley Lundahl of Chaska, 1910’s Peerless

Bicycles (Custom)

First Place -  Abel Mendoza of Willmar, custom bicycle

Bicycles (Motorized)

First Place -  Arden Christianson of New London, 1954 Simplex Automatic Motorbike

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