Roger Kinnunen of Hawley, showed off his 1972 Gran Torino Sport on Saturday at the “Ride the Dream” Car Show in Staples. Kinnunen ordered this vehicle 38 years ago from Wadena Ford and has kept it in its original, unrestored condition since. He likes to compare it to the Gran Torino in the Clint Eastwood movie, because, he says, they didn’t “get it quite right.” (Staples World photo by Kelley Kossan) A gorgeous day, last Saturday saw the 15th Annual Ride the Dream Car Show show results

at Staples Elementary. Approximately 2,600 people showed up to enjoy the wide variety of classic cars, trucks and motorcycles, along with music and food. Somewhere around 550 registered cars were on display. A Classic DJ was playing and there was a wide range of different food vendors. The Dyno Jet, a new feature this year, was available to any car show participant who wanted to test the horsepower of their vehicle.

Winner of the NAPA motor was Joshua Simek of Pine River, while Don Kingston won the transmission. Other prizes included floor jacks, a sander and Big Block. Ten winners received Grand Casino certificates and six went home with passes to the Lodge Water Park. New this year was the People’s Choice award, determined by popular vote from the spectators. This award went to Trevor Yoho with

his 1960 Plymouth Fury.

Class A- Custom 1949 -and up: 1950 Oldsmobile

Holiday 99-Coupe, owned by Brian and Deb Sjodin,

Class B – Street Rod 1900- 1935: 1933 Ford 5 window coupe, Richard and Martha Stokaluk,

Class C- Street Rod 1936- 1948: 1948 Ford Anglia, Mike Lucking,

Class D –Pickup 1954- 1979: 1950 Dodge pickup, Art Janssen,

Class E- Pickup 1954- 1979: 1968 Chevrolet pickup, Glenn Guldberg,

Class F –Stock Pickup 1979 and older: 1946 Studebaker M-5 pickup, Duane Ostrowski,

This 1960 Plymouth Fury owned by Trevor and Maria Yoho, Brainerd, won both the trophy from the Staples Motley Area Chamber of Commerce and the People’s Choice award at the Still Cruisin’ Car Club’s Ride the Dream Car Show Saturday. At right, Ulf Gustfasson, left, and Lee Jenkins, center, present the Chamber’s trophy to Yoho. Jenkins is the chamber president this year and he invited Gustfasson, a visitor from Sweden with a special interest in cars, to make the Chamber’s choice. Gustfasson was in Staples visiting Stan and Rose Edin during Railroad Days this past weekend. (Photos submitted by Lee Jenkins) Class G –Pro-Street and Drag cars: 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air, Dan Witt,

Class H – Tri-Five Chevys: 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air Nomad, Elmer Ehnes,

Class I- 4 Door and Station Wagon: 1960 Plymouth Fury, Trevor and Marla Yoho,

Class J – Collector 1936- 1957: 1957 Ford Fairlane 500, Bruce Anderson,

Class K – Collector 1958- 1965: 1962 Chevrolet Impala SS, Lyle Hines,

Class L –Collector 1966- 1972: 1970 Javelin SST Mark Donahue Edition, Gary Simek,

Class: M –Collector 1973-1984: 1973 Chevrolet Camaro, Joseph Spelios,

Class N-Pioneer thru 1935: 1931 Franklin Covertible Coupe, Kermit and Inez Line,

Class O- Corvettes: 1957 Chevrolet Corvette, John Solsten,

Class P- Stock appearing muscle cars: 1968 Ford GT350 Shelby, Vince Truax,

Class Q- Custom muscle cars 1964-1972: 1970 Chevrolet SS Chevelle, Ed Tiboni,

Class R- Pony and Retro cars: 1969 Ford Mustang, Paul Norberg,

Class S-Foreign /Tuner Cars: 1960 Triumph TR3A, Jim Vukelich,

Class T- Stock Motorcylces: 2005 Harley Davidson Road King Custom, Randy Kiphuth,

Class U-Custom Motorcycles: 1956 Chushman Trike, Wayne and Flor

LaBeau,

Class V-Convertible 1963 - older: 1959 Cadillac Convertible, Paul Kiel,

Class W- Convertivle 1964-1968: 1968 Mustang Shelby Convertible, Gene

and Beverly Bownik,

Class X-Convertible 1969 - newer: 1972 Oldsmobile 442, Ken and Jan Lewis.