• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to footer
Subscribe
Program Guide
Watch Live

CCX Media

Skip NavigationMenu
  • News
    • Close
        • CCX News
          • CCX News Home
          • News Stories
            • CCX Daily Newscast
          • CCX Media Schools
        • Feature Segments

          • Business Matters
          • School Spotlight
          • Standout Student
          • Weekend Showcase
          • Newsmakers
        • News Tip

          Send us a story idea or news tip!
          Facebook Instagram Twitter
          Watch Live
          CCX1 | CCX2 | CCX3
        • Apple News
    • Close
  • Sports
    • Close
        • CCX Sports
          • CCX Sports Home
          • Sports Tips
          • Hall of Fame
          • Upcoming Event Coverage
          • Play of the Week
        • Sports Coverage

          Adapted SportsAdditional SportsBaseballBasketballFootball
          GymnasticsHockeyLacrosseSoccerSoftball
          Swimming & DivingTennisTrack & FieldVolleyballWrestling
        • Social Media

          Facebook Twitter Instagram
          Watch Live
          CCX1 | CCX2 | CCX3
          Shop/Order
    • Close
  • Cities
    • Close
        • CCX Cities
          • CCX Cities Home
          • Cities Stories
          • In The Community
          • Our Town’s Story
          • Community Resources
          • CCX Media Schools
          • City Meetings
        • Your City

          Brooklyn Center Local News and Events
          Brooklyn Park MN Local News and Events
          Crystal
          Golden Valley
          Maple Grove
          New Hope
          Osseo
          Plymouth
          Robbinsdale
        • Social Media

          Facebook Twitter
          Watch Live
          CCX1 | CCX2 | CCX3
    • Close
  • Create
    • Close
        • CCX Create
          • CCX Create Home
          • Channels
          • Resources
          • Meet The Create Team
          • CCX Create Virtual Tour
        • Get Creative

          • Launch Your Creative Vision with CCX Create
          • Free Classes
          • Contact Us
          • Polka Spotlight
          • Diversity Minute
        • RueShare

          • Member Login
          • Member Guide
        • Social Media

          Facebook Twitter Instagram
          Watch Live
          CCX1 | CCX2 | CCX3
    • Close
  • Subscribe
  • Program guide
  • Watch Live

Brooklyn Park Car Club Pulls in to Back to the 50s

5:17 PM | Friday, June 22, 2018

All roads lead to Back to the 50s Car Show at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds. The Northwest Metro is well represented by members of a car club that meets every week at Wagner’s Drive –in.

Everywhere you look at Back to the 50s Weekend at the State Fair grounds, there are cars as far as the eye can see. Hundreds. Thousands. None newer than 1964, all something special. From drag-ready T-buckets, to showroom-condition ’40’s Mercurys, and even a few low-riders, there’s something for every car lover here.

And tucked away at the corner of Randall and Cooper Street, the Wag-Niter’s car club. They usually meet every Monday at Wagner’s Drive-In in Brooklyn Park, but this weekend they’re among the 12,000 classic car owners here to see and be seen.

Car Show blind date leads to couple tying the knot

Bob and Shelly Malarkey own a fully-restored baby blue ’64 Fairlane wagon – a car Bob bought in Canada fifteen years ago, never imagining how much the car would change his life. He started bringing the car to Back to the 50’s every year, and it wasn’t long before someone decided to play matchmaker.

“His brother asked me if he could give (him) my phone number,” says Shelly. “And I said no.”

But that didn’t stop Bob – he called Shelly the next day and arranged a blind date at the car show. That was ten years ago. Four years ago they tied the knot here, right next to the Wag-Niters’ encampment.

While Shelly liked cars before she met Bob, she was never car-crazy. But that’s all changed. Since meeting Bob she’s become the secretary for the Gopher State Timing Association, which puts on car shows and drag races.

And speaking of drag races, Shelly does that now, too, in Gopher State’s 160mph race car. Of course, there’s also the Monday nights at Wagner’s, and any other car meetup.

Bob and Shelly can get to – things Bob used to do alone, but now has an eager partner along for the ride.

“It’s been fun,” Bob says. “She’s my best friend, my car buddy, my everything I guess. It’s a good life.”

Sponsored

Related Stories

Footer

NAVIGATE

  • CCX Media
  • NEWS
  • SPORTS
  • CITIES
  • CREATE
  • Job Opportunities
  • Meet the CCX Media Team
  • ABOUT CCX MEDIA
  • Annual Programming Reports
  • CABLE COMMISSION

SUBSCRIBE

Get email updates for daily story previews. “Week in Review” video links, and programming previews.

Subscribe Today

CONNECT

HAVE A NEWS TIP? CALL OUR TIPLINE AT:  763-533-1710
Send us story ideas and comments!
Get in touch with us
  CCX MEDIA     SPORTS
 NEWS                SPORTS
SPORTS.           SHOP/ORDER

LOCATION

CCX Media
6900 Winnetka Avenue North
Brooklyn Park, MN 55428

Main Phone:  763-533-8196

CCX Media serves the northwest suburbs of Minneapolis, Minnesota, including Brooklyn Center, Brooklyn Park, Crystal, Golden Valley, Maple Grove, New Hope, Osseo, Plymouth and Robbinsdale.
Copyright © 2025 CCXMedia | All Rights Reserved. | Privacy Policy | Accessibility Statement
Web Design and Development by CEL Marketing PR Design and BizzyWeb | Log in