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St. Johns Michigan Mint Festival car show

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#1 ·
St. Johns Michigan a population of just short of 8,000 county seat of Clinton County. Located in the mist of some of the finest farm land in Michigan. the normal corn, soybeans and peppermint. Hence the Mint festival. Since it is just north of Lansing many worked in the Auto industry building Old's mobiles for many years, Till the demise of Oldsmobile. St. Johns is located about 50 miles west of Flint Michigan the home of Buick and Chevy production.

The cars were allowed into the down town area just after the main parade finished. The street runs north and south so I chose the west side of the street to set up so we would be in the shade as the sun settled in the west. The store we parked in front of was closed so we were able to duck into the entry way when it rained 3 different times during the 4 hour long show.

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#5 ·
I told Kare we would see a lot more Oldsmobile's and we did, a lot less muscle cars too.

Old's





57 T Bird won best in show, I some what agree as it was nice.



63 Studebaker Avanti, A very nice rare car.





1930 best in class, solid agreement on this one.



Ford Bronco. Not the 289 that may have came in it.





Beautiful IH Carry all. Not truck category or it could have easy got best in class.





Chevy





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#6 · (Edited)
Well finally got all the St. Johns pictures up loaded. Since my Lap top puked I have to use the desk top and would wake Kare up if did it like normnal when she is sleeping.

Chevy pick up.



Chevy rug rat hauler grocery getter.



Pictures doesn't do this Desota /]https://s25.postimg.org/5yz1dsb3z/Justice.



This fast back cuda was for sale, rough and wanting $4000 for it. Wouldn't show the engine with out asking.





Nice 1969 Ford torino fast back.




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#7 ·
GMC El Camano



Cuda fast back.



They drew our number for a door prize, a 5 gallon bucket, with a gallon of car wash soap, a sponge, interior amour all wipes and a pair of polish cloths.





Lady still driving this one to shows 5 years after hubbys death.



Lowered Mercury.



IH pick up.



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#11 ·
People who put on the Back to the Bricks show claim 6000 cars and trucks were at the show. Had a separate area for Buicks at the Durant building. My friend Bill had to take his 55 Chevy hot rod to the flat lot with the other drag race cars.
the old era Model T's and A's and related years cars were in the F lot where ever that was.

There was also a good turn out of old Semi trucks. go to ABC TV 12 Flint to watch a video of that with interviews.

By the way was OK to drink the water also as all ther resturants and bars installed reverse osmosis systems at the very beginning of the Flint river water change over.


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