Duluth, MN area
2024 President: Brent Blaede
July-August 2024 Chapter News
Hello Minnesota Region Members from the Arrowhead Chapter. We hope this finds everyone well and enjoying your old cars!
Our chapter has a variety of events this year. Our 29th Annual “Crank-Up Tour” started by the late Frank Shusta, required driving from the Duluth/Superior area to Grand Rapids for an 8:30 AM meeting time, which was perfect for our members with 50s, 60s and 70s cars to put the pedal to the metal and get some cruising miles behind you.
My apologies that I wasn’t able to attend, however member Steve Young left inspired to get more involved and committed with our antique car club. The Itasca Vintage Car Club, who hosted us this year, did a fantastic job and mapped out a full day of interesting sites, including a Mansion Tour and a Dam Tour. Next year is our 30th Anniversary and the Arrowhead Chapter’s turn to host, so we will really have to put on our thinking caps and come up with something really interesting.
In June we had our meeting and were delighted to meet our newest member, Michele Haltli, who has cars running in her blood. She’s enthused and very active as an organizer of various collector car events in the Twin Ports area. Michele brings her 1923 Chevrolet sedan that has been in her family since new! Her latest find so she can drive faster than 30 is a VW “Baja-Bug” from 1974. Kent Oliver suggested we have a “Roaring 20s” party – in costume. So, I guess I will have to brush up on my Charleston! Kim Culp surprised us by trailering his latest find, a very rare, little known about, Mexican made replica of the famous Curved Dash Olds from 1903. It has a Kohler engine for power and it looks like the springs are the frame (?). I can’t wait to get a ride in that, Kim!
We have members that have wanted to drive their “older” old cars, so we have a Slow Tour intended for pre-war cars coming up. The route along the Ancient Voyageur’s Highway will definitely transport us back to traveling 90 years ago. With Kim Culp’s Model T being the oldest car registered, we’ll travel about 30 mph and stay in vintage lodging overnight.
Holy Cow, July is moving right along, and coming up in August, for our members who have been wanting an old fashioned car show, the Arrowhead Chapter will be holding a show in conjunction with member Gene Peterson’s 70th birthday and BBQ!
We’ll be holding our Annual Steak Fry in early September this year, picnic style, in a Wisconsin park.
My next reason to go see my lovely banker is because I found the perfect 30 ft. stainless steel ice-cooled Fruehauf trailer for my ‘51 Mack LFT, problem is, Frazer Shipyards owns it and it doesn’t look like they want to sell it, but wish me luck! With that, the Mack needs a little TLC with its throttle and starter solenoid, so I better get out to the shed.