Cars from Alaska, Canada, Midwest on display at car show

Published by admin on Wed, 03/01/2017 - 9:07am

This 1939 Ford pickup was on display at the O’Reilly Auto Parts car show in Monticello. The owner is Duane Gregory of Albert Lea, Minn. Gregory won first place in the Pickup Category and Motorcycle Category. (Photos by Kim Brooks)

This 1968 Pontiac is owned by Victoria Daoud of Marion.

This 1973 Ford is a replica of the original racecar owned by Jerry Naylor of Scotch Grove. This car is owned by Naylor and his son David.

The chamber ambassadors welcomed the celebrity guests to town on Feb. 25 at the O’Reilly Car Show. From left are ambassadors Sue Ballou; Audrey Savage; “Barney Fife” impersonator David Browning; Rick Hurst, “Cletus” from the “Dukes of Hazzard;” McKenna Haase, the first woman to win a feature Sprint Car race at the Knoxville Raceway; Sonny Shroyer, “Enos” from the “Dukes of Hazzard;” and ambassadors Angie McDonough; and Jill Cheney. (Photo by Kim Brooks)

     KCRG-TV9 presented the 48th Annual O’Reilly Auto Parts Rod & Custom Car Show last weekend, Feb. 25 and 26, at the Monticello Berndes Center in Monticello, Iowa.

     Owners of winning entries received Casey’s General Store Trophies and Citizens State Bank cash awards, plus Hupy and Abraham travel money.

     Results are as follows:

Rod Category – first place, Art Pavlish, Rochester, Minn., 1993 Plymouth Coupe; second place, Steve Samuelson, Prior Lake, Minn., 1932 Ford Phaeton; third place, Mike Kraft, Manchester, Iowa, 1946 Plymouth Coupe; fourth place, Dave Lupella, White Lake, Wis., 1938 Ford Coupe.

Custom Category – first place, Byron Bode, Corcoran, Minn., 1959 Chevy Impala hardtop; second place, Shawn Wallace, Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada, 1955 Chevy 210 Sedan; third place, Pat Curran, Moline, Ill., 1963 Plymouth Sport Fury; fourth place, Ralph Livingston, Garnavillo, Iowa, 1956 Chevy Bel Air Sedan.

Machine Category – first place, Jerry Rave, Manchester, Iowa, 1967 Chevy Nova SS hardtop; second place, Jake McAllister, Cascade, Iowa, 1969 Chevy Chevelle SS hardtop; third place, Ron Barker, Dubuque, Iowa, 1979 Chevy Nova SS Sedan; fourth place, Dan Howe, Lawler, Iowa, 1986 Chevy El Camino.

Pickup Category – first place, Duane Gregory, Albert Lea, Minn., 1939 Ford COE pickup; second place, Robert Provin, Newton, Iowa, 1951 Chevy pickup; third place, Randy Thor, Cuba City, Wis., 1951 GMC pickup; fourth place, Larry Simmons, Eleva, Wis., 1960 Volkswagen pickup.

Competition Category – first place, Don Crownhart, Sterling, Ill., 1979 Dodge Charger “General Jet;” second place, Jerry Bolton, Jesup, Iowa, 1965 Chevy Chevelle Sedan; third place, Blain Petersen, Essex, Iowa, 2016 EMI Sprint Car; fourth place, Mike Weidemann, Dubuque, Iowa, 1976 Chevy Camaro.

Motorcycle Category – first place, Duane Gregory, Albert Lea, Minn., 2006 Legendary Low-rider Chopper; second place, Scott Stevens, Byron, Ill., 2007 Harley Davidson Road Glide Bagger; third place, Chuck Austin, Amboy, Ill., 2008 Austin Custom Chopper; fourth place, Michael Prete, Harvard, Ill., 1998 Suzuki Intruder Chopper.

Best Paint – Byron Bode, Corcoran, Minn., 1959 Chevy Impala Hardtop.

Best Interior – Shawn Wallace, Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada, 1955 Chevy 210 Sedan.

Best Engine – Jerry Rave, Manchester, Iowa, 1967 Chevy Nova SS hardtop.

Best Display – Anthony Roberts, Ottawa, Ill., 2007 Hard Knock Mini Chopper.

People’s Choice – Larry Simmons, Eleva, Wis., 1960 Volkswagen pickup.

People’s Choice Motorcycle – Anthony Roberts, Ottawa, Ill., 2007 Hard Knock Mini Chopper.

Pick of the Show (presented by the Iowa Street Rod Association) – Jim Benter, Monticello, Iowa, 1940 Dodge Coupe.

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