photos by: the author
Midwest Mopars presented their annual “Mopars in the Park” show at the Dakota County Fairgrounds, near the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul
The Midwest Mopars in the Park is huge annual show draws in cars from all over the Midwest and even down from Canada. In addition to the wide range of show cars, there is also a monster swap meet, car corral of Mopars for sale, and huge display of new cars right from Mother Mopar.
The fair-like atmosphere saw a lively vendors midway with plenty of food, new parts vendors, clothing, posters, and just about anything you could slap a Scat Pack decal on. The weather was perfect this year, so the show was packed all three days.
Chrysler products were well-represented from the ’30s to the just-released new Demon, and everything in-between. Naturally, we were drawn to the muscle machines of the ’60s and ’70s, but we saw the big fins of the ’50s and the sad reality of the ’80s there too.
There were hundreds of cars to peruse, and we loved seeing the wide range of restored, modified, and survivor cars spread across the ample acreage of the fairgrounds. We are already looking forward to next years event!
After spending almost a decade in the aerospace industry, Scott Parkhurst chose to learn about racing engines by working in some of Southern California’s most respected engine shops. He took on the role of Tech Editor at Popular Hot Rodding magazine back in 1998, and was instrumental in the development of both the Engine Masters Challenge competition and Engine Masters Quarterly magazine. He was also the founding Editor of Street Thunder magazine and Author of the V8 Horsepower Performance Handbook before he arrived at Timeless Muscle.