This trail ride preceeded the Midwest Willys Fall Reunion. The goal was to get old trucks of all makes out on the trail for some fun. It was a success! We had about a dozen trucks from six states. We'll probably do it again next year.
Date(s): September 16, 2005. Album by Don Scott. Photos by D. Scott, R. Bandelier, et. al. 1 - 51 of 51 Total. 11303 Visits.
1 Jason is dared to cross a big puddle.
2 1928, 29, 30, 31 Model A Ford
3 Everyone piles up for directions.
4 Bob and Bob
5 Harold Wolfe and his '47 Willys from Arkansas
6 Ron Bandelier and Wes Scott
7 '64 CJ5 in a mine tailings area
8 '42 Dodge Carryall
9 Dale & Wendy Bruns from St. Clair, MO
10 1947 Willys
11 CJ grunts a little to get out of the creek bed.
12 CJ in the woods
13 Jason Polzin delivering pizzas all the way from Stillwater , MN through The Twister.
14 Backed into a tree.
15 1941 Dodge with only two wheels on the ground.
16 Butch Polzin from Stillwater, MN
17 Jon Martin enters The Twister trail.
18 Jon Martin from Pekin, IL.
19 Everyone works to get Jon past a tree.
20 Roger King negotiates the Twister.
21 Roger replaces a bolt in his full-hydraulic steering.
22 Butch pushes some water.
23 Jon idles through with lots of water on the floor.
24 Roger King's propane-powered Town Wagon from TN
25 Against better judgement, I follow everybody else.
26 Jason makes this hole look easy.
27 So does Butch
28 Roger follows.
29 Jason beats a really steep climb.
30 Roger bounces the front off the ground a few times pounding up this hill.
31 Mark Yocum leads us down a favorite trail in his M37.
32 Jon's M37 goes down the trail.
33 Jason tries to find challenges in the Cedar Wash.
34 Jon knows these trails well.
35 So does Mark.
36 Roger can do it.
37 Midwest Willys Fall Reunion Jefferson City, Missouri
38 Pilot, Wes Scott, negotiates some mud. Copilot, Ron Bandelier, runs video camera.
39 Ben poses with Craig Brockhaus' Colorado tour Jeep.
40 Robert Torry from DesMoines, IA gets his M38 in a mud hole
41 Looks deep, huh?
42 Delivering a M37 axle housing on the roof of the Wagoneer.
43 Ultra-custom, 10-wheel Dodge Diesel courtesy of Eric's Welding, Camdneton, MO
44 Eric's, Cummins-powered mud machine finds a new sport in rock climbing.
45 The Cummins throws mud and belches black smoke. It's too bad you can't hear that turbo whine, but look at that bow wave!
46 Jason pauses to comtemplate the likelihood of landing on his roof.
47 He eventually makes it over this rock.
48 A few trucks line up for the trail ride.
49 Dad takes the Model A up a tailings pile.
50 Dennis Schulze, '94 Grand Cherokee from St. Louis, MO "I Love it!!!" View Comments...
51 Wrangler Unlimited makes matching tow vehicle for '64 CJ5
