About
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This site
Minnesota Motorhead spotlights classic and high-performance automobiles and events in Minnesota.
Stock and modified domestic vehicles from the ’30s through the muscle car era are a focus here, but you’ll find earlier traditional rods and the occasional late-model or import story, too.
The site includes car features, videos, information about Minnesota auto events and a list of local services.
The author
I’m Jake Weyer, a car fanatic, journalist and the guy who runs Minnesota Motorhead.
I live in Minneapolis and work full time as a staff writer for FenderBender magazine, a business-to-business publication serving the collision repair industry.
I spend my free time working on and driving my ’84 Monte Carlo SS, going to car shows, talking to Minnesota auto enthusiasts and writing about their stuff for this site. I’ve also written for Corvette Fever magazine.
I started this site as a way to promote and serve Minnesota’s incredible car community. Winter might be the dominant season here, but that doesn’t hinder the state’s auto enthusiasts, it just gives us more time to work on our cars. And when the snow melts, Minnesotans hit the road, savoring every moment of nice weather in a way car folks from most other states just can’t understand.
Minnesota hosts some huge shows such as the Minnesota Street Rod Association’s Back to the ’50s and regularly turns out cars that gain national attention in big-name magazines such as Car Craft and Hot Rod. Car Craft’s annual street machine event, the Car Craft Summer Nationals, is also held right here in Minnesota.
A car community like Minnesota’s deserves some extra attention, and that’s what this site is all about. I hope you enjoy it. See you on the road!
Cruisin’ in the Monte.