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Ride the Dream Car Show is Aug. 27

STAPLES — Close to 4,000 spectators are expected this month at the 16th annual Ride the Dream Car Show in Staples on Aug. 27. The show is hosted by the Still Cruisin’ Car Club of Staples.

Doug Case, one of the organizers of the car show who also serves as Staples acting police chief, said the goal would be to have more than 700 hot rods, custom cars, muscle cars, trucks and motorcycles at the event. 

Among the cars expected at the show are a No. 16 Ford Fusion C.O.T. Car from NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, driven by Greg Biffle and sponsored by 3M. 

The show will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 27 at Staples Elementary School at 1025 Fourth Street  NE. Vendors and concessions will be on the grounds as well as disc jockey playing “cool classic tunes.”

More than $10,000 in prizes will be awarded plus 100 hand-crafted trophies and awards.

Show admission is $7 per person (Age 10 and under free with an adult). Show cars admission is $15 pre-registered or $20 on the day of the show (driver and one passenger). Registration is from 8 to 11 a.m. Early arrival is recommended. Interested persons may register online at www.stillcruisincarclub.com . Pre-registration deadline is Monday.

Foremost Insurance and Farmers Insurance Marty Johnson Agency of Staples, Brainerd and Pequot Lakes will host a 80-foot tractor-trailer with a canopy with a display that includes ATVs, snowmobiles and side-by-sides.

Pre-show activities on Aug. 26 include a mini-car show from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Nyhus Chevrolet and a party from 5 to 8 p.m. at Twisted Sister.

10 Most Memorable Movie Scenes That Took Place in a Car

American culture is car culture, so it makes sense that so many of our movies rely in some ways on cars to tell their stories. What's interesting, though, is that this isn't just about car chases. There have been so many other great car-related moments in movie history that have almost nothing to do with chases and everything to do with the daily lives of the characters as they drive from place to place. Some car scenes are just economical — people have to get where they're going, so the scene might as well be in the car — but the best are the ones that relate to what's happening in the story at that moment. It's those scenes that we're paying tribute to today.

Quentin Tarantino's second movie is always going to be his most influential, thanks in large part to the perfect balance of horrific violence and absurd comic moments. Those two extremes come together brilliantly in the film's vignette "The Bonnie Situation," aka "the one where Marvin gets shot in the face." Jules and Vincent are in the middle of another round of their endless banter when Jules, who should really pay more attention to the safety on his gun, accidentally blows poor Marvin's head clean off while they're driving down the freeway. This causes no small amount of hassle for the hitmen, who are forced to call in the services of Mr. Wolf to help them clean up the car and dispose of the evidence. It just goes to show you: if you're gonna kidnap someone, safety comes first.

The final moments of Thelma & Louise

Ridley Scott's 1991 road movie is famous for a number of reasons — if nothing else, it introduced a grateful nation to a shirtless Brad Pitt — but none more than the final scene. After a getaway weekend devolves into rape, murder, kidnapping, theft, and extortion, Thelma and Louise are at the end of their respective ropes. They've got nowhere to go, and their attempts to make it to Mexico have been thwarted by law enforcement, leaving them surrounded and trapped at the Grand Canyon. That's when they make a decision to end it all, gunning their 1966 T-bird over the edge of the cliff. The film freezes and fades out with them soaring away, saving us the gruesome sight of their sad end and leaving us instead with an image of the two women finally, however briefly, free.

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