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posted in: mnhotrods.com garage, news on April 22, 2010 at 10:21 PM
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tags: mnchallengers, dodge, challenger, minnesota
The MnChallengers held their first event last weekend and it was a huge success. We spent three hours driving up the Minnesota side and down the Wisconsin side of the…

posted in: mnhotrods.com garage, news on March 28, 2010 at 02:09 AM
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tags: mnchallengers, dodge, challenger, minnesota, mnhotrod
The MnChallengers held their second club meeting today at Turtles in Shakopee. Most everyone drove their cars on what turned out to be a pretty nice day for March. It…

posted in: mnhotrods.com garage, news on February 02, 2010 at 12:20 AM
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tags: optima ultimate streetcar invitational, ousci, speed channel
Caught this on Speed Channel this weekend. This is a MUST SEE show on Speed if it ever comes on again. Impressive cars, great event, great coverage, great show. EVENT…

posted in: mnhotrods.com garage, news on January 29, 2010 at 06:00 PM
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tags: gnrs, grand national roadster show, 2010, hot rods and custom stuff, 1965, chevelle, wagon
Some photos from GNRS during setup on Thursday. Have been looking forward to seeing Grocery Getter in completed form since first seeing it during build up here at the Hub.…

posted in: mnhotrods.com garage, news on January 24, 2010 at 02:56 AM
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tags: 1969, hemi, super bee, barrett jackson, scottsdale, midwest mopars, mnhotrod
Midwest Mopars member Greg Nelson gets the winning bid on a 1969 Hemi Superbee at Barrett Jackson.

posted in: mnhotrods.com garage, news on January 24, 2010 at 02:51 AM
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tags: 1957, ford, wagon, gasser, drag race, video, mnhotrod

posted in: mnhotrods.com garage, news on January 23, 2010 at 08:55 PM
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tags: russo, steele, 2010, auction, scottsdale, arizona
Russo and Steele Collector Automobile Auction Re-opens to the Public Sunday at 8 a.m. Consignors cleared to view collector cars on Saturday during breakfast briefing SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Jan. 23 /PRNewswire/…

posted in: mnhotrods.com garage, news on January 22, 2010 at 06:36 PM
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tags: russo, steele, 2010, auction, scottsdale, arizona
Russo and Steele car auction estimates $1.5M in damage by Peter Corbett – Jan. 22, 2010 01:12 PM The Arizona Republic Russo and Steele officials assessed damage Friday after an…

posted in: mnhotrods.com garage, news on January 22, 2010 at 02:14 PM
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tags: russo, steele, auction, scottsdale, arizona, january, 2010
RUSSO AND STEELE SCOTTSDALE 2010 Scottsdale update, Friday, January 22 11:30 a.m. The City of Scottdsale Fire Marshall will not declare the auction site safe today due to continued storm…

posted in: mnhotrods.com garage, news on January 22, 2010 at 12:22 PM
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tags: 1965, chevelle, wagon, rarewagon, newrarewagon, dennis smith, auction
Dennis Smith’s wagon was on the cover of Hot Rod in June 2001. Dennis took his car on a number of road trips including two Power Tours and a trip…

posted in: mnhotrods.com garage, news on January 17, 2010 at 10:32 AM
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tags: 1959, bel air, 2009, malibu, crash, test, mnhotrod
Saw this and couldn’t tear myself away from watching it. Check it out. “In the past 50 years car crashworthiness has improved. Demonstrating this was a crash test between a…

posted in: mnhotrods.com garage, news on January 15, 2010 at 10:46 AM
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tags: 1964, 1965, chevelle, wagon, 300, rarewagon, newrarewagon, mnhotrod
Not so RARE wagon from the newrarewagon blog How “rare” can the 64-65 Chevelle 2-Door Wagon be when there are so many on the market for sale? Five years ago…

posted in: mnhotrods.com garage, news on January 14, 2010 at 11:03 PM
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tags: mnchallengers, dodge, challenger, minnesota, mnhotrod
MnChallengers – Meet & Greet – Jan 23 Time for our first, official meet and greet. I’ll be reserving space for us at Turtles in Shakopee. We can talk Challengers,…

posted in: mnhotrods.com garage, news on January 02, 2010 at 01:19 AM
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tags: rarewagon, newrarewagon, 1964, 1965, chevelle, station, wagon, 2door, 300, mnhotrod
We produced these videos a few years ago and they were a big hit. We never went on the advertising campaign we had planned so I thought I would try…

posted in: mnhotrods.com garage, news on December 31, 2009 at 01:13 AM
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tags: chevelle, 2door, wagon, pontiac, tempest, gto, 1964, 1965, newrarewagon, rarewagon, mnhotrod
The Hub is turning out to be a wonderful place for connecting with fellow Chevelle 2-Door Wagon enthusiasts. While reading comments on Chevelle Wagon photos I followed up on a…

posted in: mnhotrods.com garage, news on December 19, 2009 at 12:42 PM
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tags: speed channel, eric bana, love the beast, movie, falcon, mnhotrod
SPEED CHANNEL - SUNDAY 12/20/2009 – 2PM CST Watched some of this earlier today. Great flick for those that love the cars. Can’t wait to watch with my friends out…

posted in: mnhotrods.com garage, news on December 18, 2009 at 12:32 AM
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tags: hot rods custom stuff, hotrodscustomstuffcom, newrarewagon, 1965, chevelle, wagon, grocery, getter, 2door, mnhotrod
As a 64-65 Chevelle 2-Door Wagon FANATIC, any time I discover a new wagon being built it’s like an early Christmas for me. I love these cars and have familiarized…

posted in: mnhotrods.com garage, news on December 16, 2009 at 07:36 PM
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Hub heads are a creative bunch and I’m looking for ideas on a name for a Minnesota based Dodge Challenger Club. I thought about going with Challenger Club of Minnesota.…

posted in: mnhotrods.com garage, news on December 02, 2009 at 09:07 PM
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tags: northfield, minnesota, art of fuel, sinclair
NORTHFIELD’S 11th ANNUAL WINTER WALK DOWNTOWN NORTHFIELD, MINNESOTA THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2009 5:00 – 9:00 p.m. Experience downtown Northfield by candlelight! Stroll through unique shops, dine at fine restaurants, and…

posted in: mnhotrods.com garage, news on September 02, 2009 at 10:56 PM
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tags: hurst, challenger, jay leno, video, mnhotrod

posted in: mnhotrods.com garage, news on August 30, 2009 at 08:16 PM
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tags: southern cruzers, summer spectacular, car show, farmington, minnesota, mnhotrod
21st Annual Summer Spectacular (350+ Photos)

posted in: mnhotrods.com garage, news on August 28, 2009 at 10:53 PM
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tags: southern cruzers, summer spectacular, car show, craft fair, swap meet, farmington minnesota, mnhotrod
WHAT: 21st Annual Summer Spectacular Car Show WHERE: Dakota County Fairgrounds (Farmington) WHEN: Saturday August 29th TIME: 8am to 3pm CAR SHOW, MOTORCYCLE SHOW, CRAFT FAIR & SWAP MEET 100%…

posted in: mnhotrods.com garage, news on July 16, 2009 at 11:56 PM
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tags: car craft, summer nationals, mnhotrod, minnesota
THE CAR CRAFT REAL STREET ELIMINATOR XV Real Street Eliminator is back and so is your chance to show off your car’s braking, handling, and horsepower-generating abilities against the best…

posted in: mnhotrods.com garage, news on July 04, 2009 at 12:54 AM
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tags: car craft, summer nationals, minneapolis, minnesota, state fairgrounds, mnhotrod, car show, nationals, saint paul
EVENT: 2009 Car Craft Summer Nationals DATE: Friday, July 17th – Sunday, July 19th LOCATION: Minnesota State Fairgrounds, Saint Paul, MN DESCRIPTION: The 2009 Car Craft magazine Summer Nationals, is…

posted in: mnhotrods.com garage, news on June 30, 2009 at 11:44 PM
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tags: mnhotrod, motorfoot, aliens, drivein
Surfing through SinclairHotRods.COM I soon found myself on Motorfoot.COM. An entry in the blog made me laugh so hard I have to post it here. “It almost felt small town…

posted in: mnhotrods.com garage, news on June 21, 2009 at 09:17 PM
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tags: msra, back to the fifties, 2009, saint paul, minnesota, mnhotrod
The photos below are not mine. If you took photos at the show, post them up. More photos… jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=373085 jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=353531 jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=372981

posted in: mnhotrods.com garage, news on June 18, 2009 at 09:49 PM
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tags: bttf, back to the fifties, saint paul, minnesota, mnhotrod
Thought these would get things rolling for Back to the Fifties Weekend in Saint Paul Minnesota. The show starts tomorrow. Here are some photos from 2007. THURSDAY PRE-REGISTRATION: FRIDAY: SATURDAY:

posted in: mnhotrods.com garage, news on June 13, 2009 at 06:20 PM
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tags: car craft, summer nationals, minneapolis, minnesota, state fairgrounds, mnhotrod, car show, nationals, saint paul
EVENT: 2009 Car Craft Summer Nationals DATE: Friday, July 17th – Sunday, July 19th LOCATION: Minnesota State Fairgrounds, Saint Paul, MN DESCRIPTION: The 2009 Car Craft magazine Summer Nationals, is…

posted in: mnhotrods.com garage, news on May 28, 2009 at 10:13 PM
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tags: mnhotrod, top 21, car show, hooters, girls, car craft, burnsville, minnesota
Writing this to say thanks to everyone that came out and made this one of the best shows of 2009. We started the day with early morning shows that gave…

posted in: mnhotrods.com garage, news on May 14, 2009 at 12:54 AM
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tags: sponsor, sponsorship, art, artwork, logo, print, poster, car show, minnesota,
We are looking for a sponsor to support the creation of t-shirts for our Top 21 car show on May 23rd. We would like to propose three levels of sponsorship.…

posted in: mnhotrods.com garage, news on May 09, 2009 at 09:03 AM
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tags: car show, boomington car show, bloomington, minnesota, kennedy high school, mnhotrod
Kennedy High School Car Show Date: Saturday, May 9th Time: 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM Location: Bloomington, MN Map: Google Maps All vehicles welcome. 10am-2pm Located at Old Shakopee and…

posted in: mnhotrods.com garage, news on May 09, 2009 at 12:37 AM
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tags: car craft, summer nationals, minneapolis, minnesota, state fairgrounds, mnhotrod, car show, nationals, saint paul
EVENT: 2009 Car Craft Summer Nationals DATE: Friday, July 17th – Sunday, July 19th LOCATION: Minnesota State Fairgrounds, Saint Paul, MN DESCRIPTION: The 2009 Car Craft magazine Summer Nationals, is…

posted in: mnhotrods.com garage, news on May 06, 2009 at 12:13 AM
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tags: mnhotrod, top 21 car show, car show, burnsville, minnesota, oreilly, car craft, miss car craft, sinclair, sinclairhotrods
WHAT: Top 21 Car Show WHERE: O’Reilly Auto Parts (Burnsville) WHEN: Saturday May 23rd TIME: 10am to 3pm ADMISSION: FREE Some of you have attended our shows in the past.…

posted in: mnhotrods.com garage, news on April 19, 2009 at 03:25 AM
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tags: mnhotrod, car show, oreilly auto parts, burnsville, minnesota, southern cruzers
WHAT: Top 21 Car Show WHERE: O’Reilly Auto Parts – Burnsville WHEN: Saturday May 23, 2009 TIME: 10am to 3pm ADMISSION: FREE New O’Reilly Auto Parts Store Just past the…

posted in: mnhotrods.com garage, news on April 15, 2009 at 11:50 PM
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tags: mnhotrod, cruise, car show, minnesota, frozennorthlx, mngmp, magnum, challenger, viper, camaro, american motorsports
The weather was spectacular in Minneapolis today. Pulled together a last minute cruise to a local event with less than 24 hours notice. We had six cars participate in the…

posted in: mnhotrods.com garage, news on April 13, 2009 at 11:49 PM
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tags: mnhotrod, minnetonka, drivein, minnesota, cruise, vintage mustang, race car, richard tyzack
Photos below from our cruise to the Minnetonka Drive-In on Saturday. Highlights of the day: Checking out a baja race winning 68 Mustang, enjoying one the best hot fudge malts…

posted in: mnhotrods.com garage, news on April 05, 2009 at 01:35 PM
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tags: geek tech, flickr slideshow, slideshow, guide, tutorial,
Most of us figure out how to do something by watching someone else do it first. Whether it’s a carburator, engine or html code, we could all use some help.…

posted in: mnhotrods.com garage, news on April 05, 2009 at 02:02 AM
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tags: cars and coffee, chanhassen, minnesota, minneapolis, auto motorplex, car show, viper, ferrari, audi, maserati
Started the day with a great breakfast at a dive diner in Shakopee. This place was one of those old school, family owned joints that perspires personality. Or was that…

posted in: mnhotrods.com garage, news on April 03, 2009 at 10:38 AM
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tags: cars, coffee, cars and coffee, chanhassen, minnesota, porsche, bmw, audi, ferrari,
WHAT: Cars & Coffee WHEN: Saturday April 4th WHERE: Minneapolis Auto Motorplex in Chanhassen DETAILS We went with the Viper club to this event in August last year and it…

posted in: mnhotrods.com garage, news on March 29, 2009 at 11:39 AM
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tags: minnesota, hot rod hardware, open house
Grand Opening – Minnesota Hot Rod Hardware – Open House Join Minnesota Hot Rod Hardware to help celebrate their new location on April 4th, 8am – 3pm have a look…

posted in: mnhotrods.com garage, news on March 28, 2009 at 04:13 PM
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tags: gsta, gopher state timing association, car show, rod custom, saint paul, minnesota, mnhotrod
The 53rd Annual GSTA Rod & Custom Show was packed today with participants, spectators and vendors. HubGarage Artists Nick Sinclair and Jeff Tuck Tuckner were there. HubGarage members Midwest Mopars…

posted in: mnhotrods.com garage, news on March 27, 2009 at 01:54 AM
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tags: car show, minneapolis, minnesota, gsta, street rod,
WHAT: GSTA Rod & Custom Spectacular WHEN: March 28th and 29th WHERE: Minnesota State Fair Coliseum See over 100 of the area’s finest Hot Rods, Customs, Street Machines & Motorcycles…

posted in: mnhotrods.com garage, news on March 20, 2009 at 01:57 AM
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tags: restaurant, minnesota, motorsports, nhra, memorabilia, mnhotrod
We have lunch at a cool car theme restaurant every week in Cottage Grove Minnesota called American Motorsports. The owners, Shorty and Cheri have done a wonderful job decorating the…

posted in: mnhotrods.com garage, news on March 10, 2009 at 09:59 PM
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tags: mnhotrod, dodge, dart, sport, minnesota, mike truesdell, mopar, midwest mopars
My neighbors garage is the local hangout for Mopar fanatics. Mike gets a new car every couple years and this year it’s a 1973 Dart Sport he picked up on…

posted in: mnhotrods.com garage on February 27, 2009 at 11:48 AM
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This is a place holder for a blog post on Mark Gjavenis… Mark participated in the Dynomax Power to the Wheels dyno tour in 2007, placing in the Top 5…

posted in: mnhotrods.com garage, news on February 27, 2009 at 11:38 AM
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tags: midwest mopars, mopars in the park, lori lien, mark gjavenis, car craft
Cheers to Lori Lien for making the pages of the April 2009 edition of Car Craft magazine! Lori Lien and Mark Gjavenis have been very active in the Minnesota car…

posted in: mnhotrods.com garage, news on February 24, 2009 at 07:15 PM
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tags: performance girls, video, mopar, girls, bikini

posted in: mnhotrods.com garage, news on February 22, 2009 at 10:00 PM
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tags: mnhotrod, video
What if you were a Hollywood movie star with an obsession for cars and racing? “After years of precious restoration, Eric and his 3 closest friends, decided to enter the…

posted in: mnhotrods.com garage, news on February 09, 2009 at 10:56 PM
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tags: minnesota, blog, mopar, gtx, hemi, sixpac, monkmn
While searching for info on a Nite Show for Mopars in White Bear Lake, I stumbled onto a website owned by one of my favorite local Mopars. My next find…

posted in: mnhotrods.com garage, news on February 08, 2009 at 04:34 PM
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tags: world of wheels, autorama, saint paul, minnesota, midwest mopars, northstar camaro
The Midwest Mopars club was out in force this year at the World of Wheels “Autorama” show in Saint Paul. They brought twelve cars to the show, of which four…

posted in: mnhotrods.com garage on February 06, 2009 at 06:56 PM
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Diane Sox, the widow of Ronnie Sox, will be making a guest appearance at World of Wheels at the River Centre in St. Paul, MN on February 6-8, 2009. Stop…

posted in: mnhotrods.com garage, news on February 06, 2009 at 06:03 PM
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tags: mnhotrod, midwest mopars, hemi, ronie sox, world of wheels
A CHANCE TO WIN A 426 HEMI ENGINE!MIDWEST MOPARS DISPLAY - WORLD OF WHEELS FEBRUARY 6-8 – SAINT PAUL MINNESOTA You will have the opportunity to not only see the…

posted in: mnhotrods.com garage, news on February 02, 2009 at 11:15 PM
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tags: mnhotrod, mopars in the park, mopar, national, midwest mopars, farmington, minnesota, dodge, plymouth, car show
25th Annual MOPARS IN THE PARK Date: Saturday, May 30th – Sunday, May 31st Location: Dakota County Fairgrounds 4008 220th Street, Farmington, MN Event Details: Jump-start your summer family-fun events…

posted in: mnhotrods.com garage, news on January 31, 2009 at 07:45 PM
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tags: mnhotrod, hooters, charity, bikini car wash, bikini, burnsville, minnesota, fund raiser
MnHotRods will be on location again this summer for Hooters Bikini Car Wash Fund Raiser. A charity event for Breast cancer. “Save the Boobies” as it was affectionately called by…

posted in: mnhotrods.com garage, news on January 31, 2009 at 04:17 PM
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tags: ed roth, rat fink, orbitron, mysterion, sinclair, art, artist, gnrs, mnhotrod
While watching the Hub-TV videos from GNRS 2009, I saw the piece on Ed Roth’s Orbitron. One of our local HubGarage artists, Nick Sinclair, has some great color prints of…

posted in: mnhotrods.com garage, news on January 30, 2009 at 04:44 PM
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tags: summer spectacular, southern cruzers, event, car show, 2009, august, minnesota, farmington, swap, charity, trophy, band, craft, fair
21st Annual Summer Spectacular Car Show Dakota County Fairgrounds in Farmington Minnesota TheSummerSpectacular.COM Saturday August 29, 2009 Craft Fair – Swap Meet – Car Corral Registration 8 – Noon Craft…

posted in: mnhotrods.com garage, news on January 29, 2009 at 08:43 PM
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tags: 2009, hot rod power tour, power tour, power,
We would like to rally a group together from the HubGarage for the tour. You going? Post a comment in this blog with your start and stop points so we…

posted in: mnhotrods.com garage on January 25, 2009 at 10:36 AM
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tags: 1970, ford, mustang, boss, 302, minnesota
Check out my buddy Jason’s 70 Boss 302 on HubGarage….

posted in: mnhotrods.com garage on January 25, 2009 at 01:01 AM
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Some photos from our visit to Grezzo Gallery in 2007 to see Nick Sinclair… Nick Sinclair at Grezzo Gallery – May 2007

posted in: mnhotrods.com garage, news on January 23, 2009 at 01:05 AM
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tags: art, artist, print, poster, gig, illustration, cartoon, kustom, kulture, sinclair, hot rod, graphic, design, flyer
Nick Sinclair has been doing t-shirt design and event flyers for our club for four years now. We look forward to working with him each year and everyone love’s work.…

posted in: mnhotrods.com garage, news on January 22, 2009 at 06:50 PM
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tags: world of wheels, autorama, minnesota, minneapolis, st paul, saint paul, traditional, street rod, custom, kustom, motorcycles
We’re doing it again… Minnesota’s own Mini-detroit™ Traditional Rods, Kustoms and Motorcycles! $300 this year for best Club Display. We pay MILEAGE if you drive more than 150 miles…

posted in: mnhotrods.com garage, news on January 18, 2009 at 11:21 AM
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tags: art, minion, art minion, minneapolis, transportation, artists, authors, guild, kustom, kulture, gig, posters, original, display, coop, deuce 7, stainboy, jeral tidwell, frank kozik, emek, jermaine rogers, von franco, enginehouse 13, maulles, justin hampton, brian ewing, tara mcpherson, nick sinclair
Art Minion is proud to host the 1st Members Show of the Transportation Artists & Authors Guild. Jan. 15th thru Feb. 14th – Gallery open Thursdays through Saturdays 1:PM to…

posted in: mnhotrods.com garage, news on January 17, 2009 at 04:06 PM
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tags: hooters girls mnhotrod hot rod car show event cruise bursvile minnesota waitress
Hooters has asked MnHotRods to host some of their weekly Hot Rod Saturday events during the summer months in Burnsville Minnesota. We held four shows in 2007 and all were…

posted in: mnhotrods.com garage, news on January 10, 2009 at 11:34 AM
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tags: car craft summer nationals minneapolis minnesota state fairgrounds
EVENT: 2009 Car Craft Summer Nationals DATE: Friday, July 17th – Sunday, July 19th LOCATION: Minnesota State Fairgrounds, Saint Paul, MN DESCRIPTION: The 2009 Car Craft magazine Summer Nationals, is…

posted in: mnhotrods.com garage, news on January 10, 2009 at 10:56 AM
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tags: huntington, beach, cruise, beachcruiser, chevelle, 2door, twodoor, station, wagon, rare, rarewagon
Added some video’s from the 2006 Huntington Beach Cruiser today. The 6th Annual Beach Cruiser Meet is open to all “Beachcruising” vehicles manufactured through 1967. If you hauled your board…