Lots of competition at O’Reilly Custom Car show

Published by admin on Wed, 02/26/2025 - 8:38am

The Monticello Ambassadors visited the Rod and Custom Car Show and celebrity guest Matt Stutzman, the “Armless Archer,” Feb. 22 at the Berndes Center. From left are Rick Meyer, Tom Muller, Russ Farnum, Stutzman, Tom Osborne, Audrey Savage and Galen Muller.

Patrons fill the aisles between vehicles shortly after the show’s opening on Saturday. (Photos by Pete Temple)

Spencer Bertling points out a feature of one of the cars at the Rod and Custom Car Show to children Gabi (left) and Braelynn Bertling.

Matt Stutzman, the “Armless Archer” who won a gold medal at the Paralympics in Paris, speaks with an attendee at the Rod and Custom Car Show Feb. 22.

     KCRG-TV9 presented the 56th Annual O’Reilly Auto Parts Rod & Custom Car Show last weekend, Feb. 22 and 23 at the Monticello Berndes Center in Monticello, Iowa.

   Owners of winning entries received McAllister Electrical Services trophies and Citizen State Bank cash awards.

   Entries represented five states: Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, and Wisconsin

Rod Category

   First place: 1940 Ford Coupe, Tom Somers, Monticello, Ill. Second place: 1932 Ford Coupe, Ken Miller, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Third place: 1937 Chevy Coupe, Bruce Luebbe, Milford, Neb. Fourth place: 1934 Ford Coupe, Dave Morgan, Darien, Ill.

Custom Category

   First place: 1957 Chevy Bel Air, Mike Slycord, Oskaloosa, Iowa. Second place: 1965 Shelby Cobra Roadster, Steven Gill, Denver, Iowa. Third place: 1936 Ford Roadster, Grant Ferguson, New Sharon, Iowa. Fourth place: 1939 Chevy Coupe, Dan Schnauber, Davenport, Iowa.

Machine Category

   First place: 1971 Dodge Challenger, Jenna Morris, Le Mars, Iowa. Second place: 1966 Chevy Chevelle Hardtop, David Melton, Murray, Iowa. Third place: 1969 Ford Mustang GT, Loren Moes, Anamosa, Iowa. Fourth place: 1968 Chevy Camaro, Pat Vanderlind, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Pickup Category

   First place: 1952 Chevy Pickup, Dennis Quin, Washington, Ill. Second place: 1937 Chevy Pickup, Dave Kattner, Sobieski, Wis. Third place: 1931 Ford Pickup, Carson Cox and Blaine Brighton, Monticello, Iowa. Fourth place: 1967 Anglia Panel, Rayzor Harvey, Evansdale, Iowa.

Competition Category

   First place: 1927 Ford Coupe, Tim Dempsey, Des Plaines, Ill. Second place: 2025 Rocket late model, Fred Remley, Anamosa, Iowa. Third place: 1946 Ford Midget Racer, Cliff Lund, Annawan, Ill. Fourth place: 1974 Chevy Camaro, Dave River, Maquoketa, Iowa.

Motorcycle Category

   First place: 1974 Harley-Davidson Sportster Chopper, Bill Glass, Mount Pleasant, Iowa. Second place: 2013 Harley-Davidson Road Glide Bagger, Joe Fries, Earlville, Iowa. Third place: 2011 Harley-Davidson Street Glide Bagger, Jeff Donahoe, Rochester, Minn. Fourth place: 1948 Harley-Davidson Easy Rider Chopper, Charlie Andring, Winona, Minn. Fifth place: 2006 Olson Custom Chopper, Ron Olson, Cambridge, Minn. Sixth place: 2016 Harley-Davidson Street Glide Bagger, Chuck Bowers, Dubuque, Iowa. Seventh place: 2004 Harley-Davidson Fatboy, Chris Cushing, Witt, Ill.

Best Paint

   1971 Dodge Challenger, Jenna Morris, Le Mars, Iowa

Best Interior

   1957 Chevy Bel Air, Mike Slycord, Oskaloosa, Iowa.

Best Engine

   1966 Chevy Chevelle, David Melton, Murray, Iowa.

Best Engineered

   1967 Harley-Davidson Sprint Electric, Tom Fisher, East Galesburg, Ill.

Best Display

   1926 Ford Coupe, Steven Lipine, Midlothian, Ill.

People’s Choice

   1937 Chevy Coupe, Bruce Luebbe, Milford, Neb.

People’s Choice Motorcycle

   2009 Harley-Davidson Fatboy, Clarence Cushing, Witt, Ill.

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