The Minnesota Street Rod Association �Back To The Fifties� 2005 is now just a memory�.. and what a great one it is !   This year the weather was about the best we�ve seen it in 5 years�. There had been 2 � months of rainy weekends in the St. Paul area but apparently the great weather was just waiting for this weekend.  It was in the 80�s most of the time and not a cloud in the sky.  This year the car count was 10,850 last time we heard�. And all those cars were together in a beautiful setting at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds with crowds of Rodders all enjoying a great time. This is a show we always look forward to, and if you�ve never been to this show it�s one that you should make plans for next year�..   

We really had a great time�. We saw a lot of old friends who we hadn�t seen since last summer and, of course, we met a lot of new people too.   We hope you enjoy the pictures�.. they�re just a very small peek at a really great show��..

When we arrived at the show on Friday morning, one of the first cars we saw was this great looking �41 Graham�.. now this had a special meaning to us because our good friend and HotRod HotLine Roving Reporter, Sam Flowers has a �41 Graham and has been looking for a few parts�.. we tried to get this rodder to give up her Upper Grill to a good cause but it was a lost cause�.. sorry Sam !   She did say that she knows of someone in the area with some parts so maybe there�s still hope for Sam in his quest for an upper grill for his Graham. She also had a book of matches made for Graham as a promotion�.. what a find.

 We were especially happy to see our good friends from the Michigan Hot Rod Association Hot Rod Repair Shop.  Not only are they all really great guys and good friends�..  but they are also selfless angels to their fellow rodders in need of help. The MHRA HotRod Repair Shop sets up at 17 shows during the summer season with a trailer full of supplies and tools and a group of crack mechanics to help rodders in distress get their cars back on the road.  Every year they fix everything from small adjustments to entire engine swaps ( we watched them do this in Louisville two years ago)�..   Most of these broken down  rodders would really be up a creek without a paddle without their help�. Imagine breaking down in a strange town without any tools !   We take our hats off to the great guys of the MHRA HotRod Repair Shop�. THANKS GUYS !