36th Annual Car Show & Swap Meet – May 16, 2016
The thirty-sixth annual Willmar Car Club Car Show and Swap Meet held on May 15 at Kennedy Elementary School in Willmar was changed to a Top 40 feature show this year.
- Dennis Butkowski of St. Joseph won the Participants’ Choice Best of Show trophy with a 1949 Chevrolet 3100 ½-ton pickup.
- Craig Lovold won the Spectators’ Choice Best of Show trophy with a 1958 BMW Isetta 300.
- The Pedal Powered class award went to Cayden Hutchinson from Wabasso for his 1970’s Volkswagen Bug pedal car.
- The Motorcycle class award went to Al Thompson from Spicer for his 1968 Harley-Davidson Sprint motorcycle.
- The Don Thompson Memorial award in memory of Don Thompson was presented to Mike Erickson of Stanchfield for his 1937 Ford 78 standard tudor slantback sedan.
- The Oldest Vehicle award went to Darrell E. Kriese of Alexandria for a 1923 Ford phantom roadster.
- The Show Chairmen’s Choice went to Mike Zwilling of Rockville for his 1938 Pontiac coupe.
- The Club Participation awards went to the Cold Spring Street Machines club from Cold Spring which had 13 vehicles entered.
- The Willmar Car Club Show Display award was presented to Gary Nielsen of Willmar for his 1950 Ford custom deluxe converti-ble. Members of the Cold Spring Street Machines club from Cold Spring made the choice.
- The Top 40 award winners were:
- Mike Zwilling of Rockville, 1938 Pontiac coupe
- Bob & Lecia Baas of Alexandria, 1930 Ford Model A pickup
- John Palmer of Barnun , 1953 Ford F-100 ½-ton pickup
- Larry & Twylah Suhsen of Delano, 1951 Ford Crestliner 2 door sedan
- Ken Styrbicky of Danvers, 1934 Ford coupe
- Greg Walters of Maple Lake, 1957 Chevrolet BelAir 2 door sedan
- Michele Suter of Willmar, 1954 Nash Metropolitan convertible
- Jacob Reich of Spicer, 1970 Plymouth Barracuda 2 door hardtop
- Charlie Ruckheim of Parkers Prairie, 1958 Pontiac Chieftain 2 door sedan
- Gene Wagner of Hutchinson, 1959 Chevrolet Impala 2 door hard-top
- Lenny Illies of Richmond, 1956 Chevrolet 210 2 door
- Joel & Amy Theis of Cold Spring, 1969 Plymouth Roadrunner 2 door hardtop
- David & Donna Vogt of Cold Spring, 1933 Ford tudor sedan
- Wayne Mack of Cottonwood, 1966 Ford Fairlane
- Doug Woltjer of Willmar, 1941 Willys sedan
- Ed Ekdahl of New Germany, 1960 Chevrolet Impala
- Roger & Gwen Barber of Marshall, 1958 Ford Fairlane 2 door hardtop
- Nic & Chrissy Stang of Cold Spring, 1951 Plymouth Belvedere 2 door hardtop
- Darrell E. Kriese of Alexandria, 1923 Ford phantom roadster
- Dan Ehleringer of Morris, 1969 Chevrolet CST396 ½-ton pickup
- Daris Nelson of Mar-shall, 1927 Ford Model T
- Jerry & Carol Maasch of Vesta, 1959 Chevrolet Impala 4 door hardtop
- Dan Weber of Alexandria, 1932 Ford roadster
- Gregg A. Chapin of South Haven, 1956 Ford F-100 ½-ton pickup
- Bill Lunser of St. Augusta, 1931 Essex coach
- Jim Stodolka of Avon, 1970 Dodge Challenger 2 door hardtop
- Kyle & Brittany Olson of Nowthen, 1964 Buick Skylark
- Bruce Landmark of Benson, 1929 Ford Model A 2 door sedan
- Roger Tweeter of Montevideo, 1967 Dodge Coronet R/T
- Gary & Teresa Stuart of Big Lake, 1958 Chevrolet Brookwood station wagon
- Rich & Linda Sullivan of Belview, 1957 Ford Fairlane 500 4 door
- Jim Christensen of Hutchinson, 1931 Ford Model A 4 door sedan
- Ben & Deb Mammen, 1969 Dodge Coronet RT440
- Craig Lovold of Shakopee, 1958 BMW Isetta 300
- Jeff Paulson of Miltona, 1934 Ford 3 window coupe
- Jared & Angela Klein of Willmar, 1955 Chevrolet 210 2 door station wagon
- Floyd Dorn of New Ulm, 1957 Ford Fairlane convertible
- Dennis Bye of Hancock, 1967 Chevrolet Camaro RS/SS convertible
- Terry Manselle of Kandiyohi, 1949 Ford F-47 ½-ton pickup
- Don Cheslock of Monticello, 1964 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 2 door hardtop
- Dan Brady of Richmond, 1972 Plymouth Duster 2 door hardtop.