Over 250 vehicles could be seen along the main drag of the fairgrounds and in the Civic Center. The Civic Center also had the Pink Ladies Garage with craft, wellness, and clothing vendors offering a variety of homemade products. A swap meet took place next to the derby track for folks looking to barter.

Standouts included a 1907 Cadillac Model B, a vintage school bus with yellow and orange colors to illustrate they were orange in Minnesota until 1970, and a 1930 Ford Model AA converted into a tow car.

Many of the vehicles entered were the unchanged original or featured preservation, refurbishment, or improvement. Some had changed engines, interiors, or a new color scheme. But one person entered a vehicle completely his own creation.

Garry Pascher entered a trike, a motorcycle with three wheels instead of two. Pascher’s trike is a completely custom built machine. Made from a 2002 Camaro, the trike contains a 340 V8 engine and a 5 speed transmission. The seats are harvested from tractors.

Garry Pascher drives his unusual vehicle as he seeks to get it registered for Autofest. The trike is Pascher's creation, using a 2002 Camaro as a base and featuring a 340 V8 engine and 5 speed transmission.

The trike took Pascher seven years to put together. He had no instruction manuals or previous designs to reference when creating his passion project. “The instruction manual was all up here,” he said as he pointed to his head.

A full version of this article will appear in Tuesday’s paper.