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2009 Iola Old Car Show News:

VanDerBrink to host Iola ’09 Auction Saturday
VanDerBrink Auctions will be hosting this year’s classic car auction this Saturday at the Iola Old Car Show in Iola, Wisconsin. The auction will begin at 10 a.m. north of the car corral, directly across the road from the Toy Barn.

Several changes have been made to this year’s auction format. First of all, there will be no buyer’s premium charged. As well, bid numbers will be free with proper registration, and the auction will be streamed online.

CLICK HERE to learn more.

Iola '09 Salutes Independents & Imports
"Independents and Imports — Alternatives to the Detroit Three" is the theme of the 37th annual Iola Old Car Show and Swap Meet. Vehicles from America's rich heritage of independent manufacturers and those from other lands make up the feature tent and display area during the July 9-12 event in Iola, Wis.

When the Wisconsin Chapter of the Society of Automotive Historians came up with the 2009 theme in 2007, the current plight of the "Detroit Three" (General Motors Corp., Ford Motor Co. and Chrysler LLC) was not apparent. By no means is the show theme this year intended to show disrespect for the "Detroit Three."

Independents haven't been the central theme of the Iola Old Car Show since 1995. With their number dwindling in the past 14 years, adding collectible imports to the theme area was done to boost the number of feature vehicles on display.

CLICK HERE to learn more about the 2009 Iola Old Car Show theme.

Bestul's backyard custom car beauty set to debut
Locals have seen this car rolling through town off and on for the past 50-plus years. Finally, the rest of the car world will see it, too.
And what is his car, exactly? Well, that takes some explaining. Suffice it to say it's your basic 1946-57 hand-built, backyard special; a one-of-a-kind, jaw-dropping, head-scratching, low-slung, removable-top roadster that hardly anybody seems to know about, outside of a few Iola, Wis., locals that have seen the car rolling around town and the surrounding rural roads off and on for the past 50-plus years.
But the rest of the car world will know soon.
CLICK HERE to learn more about this unique car.

The Real Story Behind This Year's Iola Poster Cars
Outstanding examples of the 2009 Iola Old Car Show and Swap Meet theme "Independents and Imports" are featured on this year's poster.
In a country setting are a 1953 Kaiser Dragon four-door sedan and 1954 Jaguar XK120M Roadster.

The Kaiser is owned by Lowell Johnson of Sheboygan, Wis., and his son Lance of Combined Locks, Wis., while the Jaguar belongs to Ron and Carol Green of Lecanto, Fla.  Both the cars and the owners have interesting stories.

CLICK HERE for the inside scoop on both of these magnificant cars.

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