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LOOKING TOWARDS NEW CHEVROLET LOOKING TOWARDS 1 THE FUTURE 19 CAMARO ZL1 Club President can hit 60 MPH THE FUTURE "Skovy" in 1st Gear! 2 ACTIVE MEMBERS RUMBLER HUMOR BLACK TOP TOUR 1956 Chevy 20 3 REPORT Convertible Pictures from the run 6th Annual Car Show RUMBLER MINISTRY 21 at Don Wilhelm Inc 7 Pastor Scott Block Pictures & Results AROUND MILL HILL from 9 MOVIE the Show RUMBLER HUMOR DeepWater Horizon AROUND MILL HILL 24 Homeless Man 10 DINNER 25 SWAP SHOP Spiritwood Resort 27 Upcoming Events Answers from the Test Story & Photos by Skovy FORD BRONCO making 27 your knowledge test 10 slow-speed chase 28 CLUB APPLICATION Well darn it... Winter is just back into lineup around the corner and everybody RING BROTHERS is putting their rides in the 11 announce Impressive warehouses until spring. lineup for SEMA show RUMBLER HUMOR Sorry everybody about the 2 13 Trust month hiatus on the “RUMBLER” FOR OLD CAR magazine and 2 summer 14 and Hollywood Star cookouts this year. enthusiast TEST YOUR Miscommunication on 16 KNOWLEDGE “RUMBLER” advertising and of the most Iconic cars weather issues kept us from made in the USA summer cookouts this year. I PIONEER AUTO promise to be more organized SHOW next year. 18 New items on display P a g e | 2 Well that’s the end of the Don’t be bashful. We are a very Eslick, Larry negative news... now for what’s active organization and want Frueh, Darin positive and fun moving forward. members. It’s only $25.00 for a Gaier, Craig & Johnston, Ruth regular membership & $50.00 if Gehring, Duane & Kathleen For those of you that went on the you want the “RUMBLER” mailed Geisler, David “Blacktop Tour” this year, I have to you. See the application on the to agree with all your feedback back page, or email Gibson, Teddy & Diane that this was a fabulous year. [email protected]. Gilbertson, Mike & Murray, Kim The camaraderie was great and Gilge, Larry & Cindy we received some great ideas Gray, JeriLynn & Andy given for the 2017 Blacktop Tour. Greenlund, Ron & Darlene Gumke, Matt Rick and his crew from “THE Gums, Robert & Candace SHED” automotive museum invited us to Warroad, Minnesota Guthmiller, Neil & Linda next year. I think that’s one heck Hallwachs, Loren & Renee of an idea! There were also Hansen, Michael & Angie suggestions that some shop Heiman, Tyler tours happen during the next Heinle, Larry & Audrey Blacktop Tour. I’m in! I’m sending Holzkamm, Al & Cindy out letters to all the car clubs Houge, Jason & Ann Marie from here to Warroad and see if Huber, Al & Sue they can help us with shop tours ACTIVE MEMBERS Jangula, Duane for our next Blacktop Tour. Again, we’ll wait to see what weekend Jaskoviak, Steven (Skovy) the Jamestown Drag Racers are Allmer, Michael Jensen, Paul & Sue having their event seeing many Andersen, Jeff(Andy) & Shelly Johnson, Brandon & Sonia of the Drag Racers are involved Anderson, Bruce & Kathy Johnson, Irving & Marilyn with events with the James Anderson, Roger & Meleia Johnson, Rod W. Valley Street Machines. Anderson, Scott & Kim Kamlitz, Brian Arth, Jesse & Kelly Kapp, Dan & Jennifer This year’s car show that we held Bachmeier, Donovan & Karla Karn, Dale & Sue at Don Wilhelm Inc. on Baker, Neil & Judi September 24th was threatened Keim, Lyman & Darlene with rain showers but the never Balvitsch, Wayne Kessler, Michael & Mary came about. We had in excess of Behm, Earl & Connie Kleinknecht, Delno & Phyllis 100 cars and the day’s events Bensch, Paul & Janis Kolb, Dale & Nidia were a blast. Berg, Wayne & Tami Krein, Larry & Kelly Beyer, James Kummer, Jeffrey & Erin I have posted pictures of both the Block, Scott & Pat Lade, Joshua Blacktop Tour & Car show in this Bowen, Jason & Renee Lang, John (JR) issue. Enjoy! By the way, this Brandenburger, Max & Williams, Larson, Don & Bonnie year’s car show, we were able to Laura Layton, Viril & Mary raise almost $13,000.00 for the Briese, Lee & Penny Loose, Larry & Bonita Huntington’s disease Society. Calheim, Clifford & Marla Hats off to all of you and... Yes... Lulay, Bob & Alma Carow, Billy & Candace we will do it again next year! Lynn, Randy Carpenter, Kent & Colleen Lynn, Tyler & Pauline Corell, John Thank you everybody for reading Martin, Randy & Patti and enjoying the “RUMBLER” Demarcy, Jared Masters, George & Eileen magazine. Our e-mail Dewald, Joel & Della Mathias, Roger & Bonnie subscriptions have passed Elhard, Dale & Cynthia McCreedy, Terrance 20,000 issues. Engquist, Merrill (Sparky) & Marcia McCullough, Gary & Billie Erdahl, Shawn (Shady) & Dawn McIlonie, Bernie & Darlene Page | 3 Meidinger, Jamie (Pictures by Merrill (Sparky) & Marcia Engquist ) Meikle, Jack & Gloria Meyer, Ken & Annie Pictures are worth a million Miller, Randy words. We had a blast and will go Mischka, Kenneth & Judy again next year. Mittleider, Cody & Elaine Mitzel, LeRoy 2016 found 47 hot Rodders Moser, LeRoy & Gloria connecting with us during the tour! Nelson, Troy & Lois Nenow, Roger & Lois NOBODY had to use the trailer, Nogosek, Aaron & Amy although SPARKY got close with Noot, Jay & Bryant wheel bearing problems. Quick Olson, David & Adele thinking and a close NAPA store Olson, Taylor bailed him out! Olson, Ryan Orness, Stan & Sharon Next year will be the 2017 Black Patzner, Elroy Top Tour with multiple shop tours on our way to Warroad Ravely, Thomas & Rhonda Minnesota “THE SHED” auto Readel, Larry & Nadine museum. Redinger, Dale Rixen, Dennis DAY 1 Sabir, Nam Schauer, Ronald & Cindy Seckerson, Kelly & Tricia Seher, Jeff Specht, Gary & Margaret Speckman, Dale & Pamela Thoele, Kevin & Kim Thomas, Troy & Tricia Timm, Curt Titman, Nick Tracy, Dean & Martha VanFleet, Jake Vining, Taylor Wegenast, Colin & Toni Wegner, Donald & Marla Westerhausen, Leon & Mary Jane Wiest, J.P. & Judy Wilhelm, Jeff Wilhelm, Jordan Wilhelm, Rod & Sandy Willman, Casey & Jessica Wolf, Cameron Wolff, Clayton & Beverly Wonnenberg, Douglas & Robyn 2016 BLACK TOP TOUR REPORT P a g e | 4 Page | 5 DAY 2 P a g e | 6 Page | 7 DAY 3 RUMBLER MINISTRY Story & Photos by Scott W. Block Darn, darn, darn! Summer is winding down. And you know what that means!? Yep, it’s almost winter! But in reality, and unfortunately, what this means is the street rod will be tucked away in “cold” storage (Ha-ha, get it?) all covered up with an electric blanket and a trickle charge. It might be nestled up against another car you own, or perhaps it will slide in next to a perfect stranger. Either way, it’s gone for the season. Yes, a sad day indeed. The change in season also means a slowing down. The leaves on the trees are slowly turning color and fading away, like a burnout in slow motion. The green grass is waning and turning to brown, like oxidation slowly disclosing itself on a quarter panel. The lakes and rivers are flowing with less volume of water, like a plugged fuel filter hampers petrol flow. P a g e | 8 People are slowing down too. complain. My little dog never said that wise comment, “Don’t love They seem to move a little he didn’t like his food and never anything that can’t love you slower. Maybe because they put questioned why I didn’t spend back.” on extra clothing (you thought I more time with him. Pets don’t was going to say pounds didn’t complain. Cars don’t complain. May God never slow down filling you!?) which increases wind Should we as people take notice you with peace and joy and resistance. Long pants, and try to imitate that? warmth. God knows there are especially the denim type, days when we could use more of certainly are harder to walk in Maybe then I should start with that! Keep cruisin’ even if it’s only than Bermuda shorts. But some myself. I will try and not complain in your dreams. Keep reading the people are like old Chevy’s, they about the winter. I grew up in a Rumbler. Blessings to all of you! never die, they just go faster. I state where it was winter for could go on and on with all the eleven months, ahhhh, just things that seem to slow down as kidding. See how hard it is to summer comes to a close and fall change! But now, as I have aged, turns into winter. I’m starting to enjoy winter much, much less and starting to enjoy Sometimes I think cars are like places where it’s hot much, much people, and they slow down too. more. Probably at some point, I Or perhaps they become some would complain about the heat. sort of a pet. I wonder, do cars get tired? I know for sure my dog So I guess here is where I shift was tired when he turned 17. gears to God talk. You see, God Some of our rods, bikes, and never winds down. God is always classics are 50 years old and making new and bringing life older. I’m wondering, is there where there is death. God never such a thing as “car years”? “My slows down even though from Camaro is 47 years old, but in our perspective God ages. It ‘car years’ it’s only 8”, we might seems that God never tires. God say. Do you think a car knows if never takes a nap or “rests his it’s tired? Perhaps there is a eyes.” That is good news for us spark of something in it (is that when we are feeling anything but why cars have spark plugs?) that excited or revved up. It is good to it really wants to be put into cold know that someone is watching storage for the winter.
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