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Classic Car Show Sunday
Published 12:49 p.m., July 31, 2009
Fergus Falls Classic Car Club member Jerry Peterson has worked on and off during the past eight years on his 1968 Pontiac Tempest.
The Tempest is one of Peterson’s five cars that he’s busy restoring. He had a 1968 GTO, which is similar, before he began restoring the Tempest, he said. It’s one of the cars that, for a reasonable price, a person can find a junked one to restore, he said. He added that the parts are hard to find sometimes.
Although it’s not completely done, he is thinking about showing the Tempest at the 33rd Annual Car Show Sunday.
The Fergus Falls Classic Car Club is inviting everyone in the area to its car show at the Otter Tail County Fairgrounds Sunday. Gates open at 8 a.m. General admission is $4 and children under 12 are free. Show cars are $10, which includes two adults. The car corral is $6 and swap spots are $6. There is no entrance fee for “orphan cars.” Parking is free.
An all-faith interdenominational Sunday service is planned for 10:30 a.m. Those attending should bring a lawn chair.
Attendees will be able to enjoy sloppy Joe’s and brats for lunch, served by the Dalton 4-H Club.
An awards show is scheduled for 3 p.m. In past years there were awards for different classes of cars, but now awards are given out to the top 10 cars. They also have special awards including Mayor’s Choice Award, Chairman’s Award, People’s Choice Award and Oldest Original Car Award. A total of 18 awards are given out during the award show. All entrants will receive a dash plaque and every entrant will have a photo taken of their car.
The car show brings about 200 cars together. Some years there’s more and some years there’s less depending on weather and gas prices, said Fergus Falls Classic Car Club member Don Linn.
The variety of cars expected at the show will mean there’ll be something of interest to everyone, Linn said. There’ll be everything from a Model T, to the classic cars such as Chevys and Fords from the mid-1950s, and hot rods. Orphan cars will also be featured. Orphan cars are ones such as the Studebakers and Packards that were manufactured by a company that no longer is in business.
Those looking for parts can attend the swap meet where about a dozen venders will be participating, as well as those who have parts to swap.
Begun in 1967, the Fergus Falls Classic Car Club has 65 members. Peterson said there’s a misconception that a person has to have a car to belong to the club. The club is open to people who are interested in classic cars. They meet twice a month, on the first and third Mondays, from April until October. The third Monday’s meeting is a garage meeting, Peterson said. The club meets once a month during the winter.
Peterson’s advice to anyone who is considering restoring or buying a classic car is to find someone who collects them. A person just starting out in collecting could buy something that looks great on the outside but is trash underneath the hood, he said.
Linn suggested that when restoring a car, do a little work on it every day. He pointed out that some people can go years before they complete a car restoration if they don’t keep at it.
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A full list of what brands they consider an orphan car would be great, so there won't be any confusion like last year over the "suvivor cars"
Posted by watermelon (anonymous) on August 3, 2009 at 5:33 p.m. (Suggest removal)
an orphan car is a brand that _isn't_ a souped up ford, chevrolet or mopar...or in other words-everyday boring crap that everyone has. A discontinued marque or entire brand.
And I wish they would ban those souped up cars with the brand new crate engines and billet aluminum all over. They're not even classic. It's just an old shell with a brand new car underneath.
Orhpan brands include studebaker, packard, hudson, nash, amc, kaiser, crosley, willys etc etc....
And redcloud....did you even read the article? 10 bucks to enter your car. General admission is 4 dollars. So it'll cost you 10 dollars to enter your 1984 Dodge Omni. A bargain to say the least.
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