Bob Mueller’s 1931 Ford 5 Window Coupe |GSTA’s 1st Car Show Tom Erickson Ed Belkengren’s 1932 Ford 5 Window HiBoy Coupe |GSTA’s 49th Car Show 1951 CHEV............................................................JOHN ORR 1956 1st Annual Entries (partial) 1958 FORD ..............................................MIKE FEESL BOB MCGINLEY ..................................................1935 FORD 1957 FORD..........................................................DAVE LITFIN ERLYN CARLSON ..........................................1952 MERCURY 1957 CHEV ..................................................RICHARD DAME BOYD HARLAN ....................................................1940 OLDS 1954 CHEV ....................................................JAMES WATTS NORM WESP ........................................................1955 OLDS 1955 BUICK................................................BOB TRUCHINSKI GLEN ANDERSON ..................................................ANTIQUE 1946 MERCURY ............................................MAURICEROSSI BOB MUELLER......................................................1931 FORD 1954 FORD ........................................................DAVE BLOW DENNIS DEYO ......................................................1953 FORD GSTA History Queen Contests 1951 DESOTO ................................................JOHN THIELEN DICK COLEMAN ..................................................1956 FORD 1956 CHEV ......................................................DAVID TUFTE AL FEHN ......................................................1950 MERCURY Reprinted from The Timer August 10, 1957 by Connie Englert 1939 PLYMOUTH ................................................TOM RYAN JOHN FOSTER ..............................................1949 MERCURY Lamona, was present at one the meetings, and it 1952 CHEV ......................................................NORM RISKA BILL LUND ........................................................1948 TUCKER 1956 FORD ..................................................PETE MATHISON ROGER SATHER....................................................1950 CHEV was decided that the association should join this Lee Younkin GSTA’s 1st Queen 1950 CHEV....................................................ROGER SATHER GENE BLANKENSHIP ............................................1946 FORD n 1954, spurred by Captain Bailey of the Northside he first Miss GSTA Queen Contest was started in 1958 CHEV ..................................................WELLS DOPKINS AL OLSON............................................................1950 CHEV The following article appeared in The Timer 1957 FORD ....................................................ROGER HUBER Police precinct, the Road Knights, Throttle Jammers, organization. The membership was completely enrolled 1957. Each club was to have a representative for the 1936 FORD ............................................RAYMOND PIRKOLA 1957 2nd Annual Entries I T Vol.1 No. 7 October 1957 1956 FORD ........................................................DENIS HINES NORM PETERSON ................................................1956 CHEV 1957 PLYMOUTH..........................................GERRY CARROL AL OLSON............................................................1950 CHEV Piston Slappers, Dualeers, Accelerators, in February of 1956, and the association is contest. The girls were judged in semi-casual outfits on 1955 CHEV ....................................................JERRY DANNER RON BOYUM ......................................................1950 CHEV 1932 FORD ..............................................RAYMOND HEINEN BOB ELBRECHTER ......................................1957 PLYMOUTH completely satisfied with ATAA. 1932 FORD ........................................................BILL VETSCH JERRY ANDERSON................................................1954 FORD Lakesters, Bumper Buddies, Rod Nuts, Friday and swimsuits on Saturday evening. The 1939 FORD ......................................................FRED VETSCH CHUCK RICE........................................................1950 CHEV 1932 FORD ..................................................BOB MCGINLEY DOUGLAS SHELSTAD..........................................1954 MERC Cogs, Pied Pipers, Road Ghosts, crowning of the queen and two princesses was on 1932 FORD ......................................................JERRY QUAM ROGER SATHER....................................................1950 CHEV On September 16, 1956, the Gopher 1940 FORD ....................................................CYRIL KUBISTA JIM MUENCHOW ................................................1953 NASH 1934 FORD ..........................................JOHN RADEMACHER WAYNE FINWALL ................................................1932 FORD Potters, Road Ramblers, Road Sunday evening before car show trophies were given 1932 FORD ..........................................HAROLD CORNWELL RICHARD ARCHER ..............................................1956 CHEV State Timing Association held its 1932 FORD......................................................JIM MCELROY FLOYD SABLE ......................................................1955 CHEV out. The girls wore evening gowns for this. A queen’s tea 1934 FORD ............................................GLENN CUMMINGS TOM MILESTAN ..................................................1951 MERC Runners, Cam Snappers, first Car Show. The location was 1932 FORD ....................................................TED JOHNSON DALE OLSON........................................................1952 CHEV 1932 FORD ....................................................DON SHANTOS TED SHALLBETTER................................................1946 PLYM Strokers, Road Angels, was held the weekend before the contest to introduce 1929 FORD....................................................GARY HANSON JIM CAVANAUGH................................................1948 CHEV the Red Owl parking lot on 1934 FORD...................................... RUMBLERS AUTO CLUB BRUCE JOHNSON................................................1946 MERC 1948 CROSLEY..............................................TOM ECKDAHL BOYD HARLAN ....................................................1940 OLDS Universals, Road Busters, Gear the girls and answer questions. 1931 FORD ....................................................GEORGE LANG PAT NELSON ........................................................1929 FORD Lake Street and 21st Avenue DRAGSTER ..................................BIG WHEEL AUTO STORES LEN SABLE........................................................1956 CAMEO Grinders, Drag-N-Wheels, DRAGSTER ..................................................DOUGLAS HELM DENNIS DEYO ......................................................1956 FORD South. There were cars present Miss GS.A and DRAGSTER..........................................AUTO REPAIR SERVICE WENDY REINERTSON ..........................................1952 CHEV DRAGSTER................................................JOE WEIKLEENGET BILL ANDERSON ..................................................1950 CHEV Kustom Kings, Black Jacks, DRAGSTER ..................................CARLSON & SUTHERLAND BILL BOSSART ......................................................1955 FORD from as far away as Chicago, her princesses 1956 FORD ......................................................HARRY DEYO TED READY ..........................................................DRAGSTER 1956 FORD ................................................GARY ERICKSON ED PIERCE ............................................................DRAGSTER King Pins, and Dragons. Got and they drew a terrific crowd. represented the 1959 FORD ..............................................CURTIS SWANSON BOB BROWN........................................................1932 FORD 1958 FORD ....................................................DARYL EMERY BILL LUND ............................................................1940 FORD together and tried to form a 1959 HARLEY ..........................................ROG NEWMASTER BOB HALL ............................................................1927 FORD That particular Sunday, the Association in many 1953 TRIUMPH ......................................GORDON HUGHES GARY HANSON................................................1957 CAMEO 1959 INDIAN ..............................................GARY GUMINGO GARY HANSON....................................................1929 FORD lasting organization for the 1959 TRIUMPH ..............................................BRUCE FELBER BILL MOFFAT ........................................................1940 FORD weatherman was just as parades and at race 1955 TRIUMPH ....................................................DON HASE BOB MCGINLEY ..................................................1932 FORD betterment of Minnesota Hot 1958 TRIUMPH ..................................................BILL CROSS BUD SCHOENER ..................................................1940 FORD cooperatively as he could be, and the tracks, even 1959 TRIUMPH ..................................................MIKE BAIRD JOHN HALL ..........................................................1932 FORD 1941 FORD ..............................................SONNY JOHNSON WILLIE EIBNER ......................................................1932 FORD Rodders. The first meetings were held at 1958 RAMBLER ........................................JIM