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EIGHT PINTOS!! we had only two no shows.It was a GREAT night! 95 when I left home, but a nice breeze, grass and large shade trees, and good friends made for a very enjoyable evening .A special thanks to Jim Madison ,Doreen , Steve and Beth, who came from Rockford with three , and John who drove 140 miles each way from Chicago to come to the cruise night.Also attending were Tom and Lisa,Mark Goodnam and Mark from Fort.
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I picked up a newspaper that had an article. Here is the text:
" CRUISE ON IT- Despite the 95-degree heat,more that 250 classic cars,tractors,trucks,motorcycles,and firetrucks made it out to Fort Atkinson's Cruise Night on Tuesday at Jones Park in Fort Atkinson. The firetrucks were a mojor hit,as there were six to view,including four from Fort Atkinson Fire Department and two vintage rigs from the Janesville area.A good crowd came out to check outthe firetrucks,as well as a line of 10 tractors , organized by the Klement family, and man other classic vehicles.Sever al of the classic cars came from as far away asPennsylvania and the Twin Cities and Delaware to take in the locar cruisenight on their way to this weekends "Back to the 50's" car show in the Twin Cities this weekend. Also a rare sight was a row of eight FORD PINTOS from as faw away as Chicago....... .............. ........
Shown below left Tuesday are the Ford Pinto club cars parked in a row.In the background are cars from the "Losers",a club from Milwaukee that routinely caravans with 12 to 25 classic cars.