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This was the 2nd annual Twin Cities Spartans car club show at Elsie's Restaurant and Bar in NE, Mpls. The Spartans were a car club in Columbia Heights, MN in the 1960's & 70's, but like many car clubs of that time it fell apart. Young men got married and had families, and urban sprawl pulled members in all directions of the city.

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After years of visiting the MSRA Back to the 50's Show at the St Paul, MN Fairgrounds each year, I thought I should categorize some of the most unique and memorable vehicles I took photos of that weekend. You know, the 1100 photos I took. Well It has taken me nearly a week to look at them all and organize them, and here are some of the more memorable.

Most of these owners were not around their vehicles so I couldn't get much information. If anyone has information or contact info on any of these vehicles, please get a hold of me through my contact page.

I really am trying to figure out the autograph, we are all baffled at who it could be.

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Hood scoops became a necessity on muscle cars of the 1960's and 1970's as the monster V8 engines powering these vehicles needed cooler air. Pontiac found early on that making the hood scoops functional and funneling cooler air to the carburetor gave a dramatic boost in power. Things just kept getting bigger after that.

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Sometimes movie stars are not always human, although I don't believe any of these cars have a star on Hollywood Boulevard. I have compiled a list of MY top 10 favorite American movie cars. Believe me, I had many more I wanted to choose, but since it's titled top 10, I had to narrow it down, otherwise this list would be quite long. The only two criteria for a car to make this list is

A) it had to be in a movie, and not just a t.v. show, and
B) it had to be an American model car.

It of course also had to be a favorite of mine! So let's get the list started...

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