Hot Rods Looking for Minnesota car club history

Good morning HAMBers. I am looking dor any history anyone may be able to provide on there Brainerd,Mn car clubs.
The only thing that I have heard so far was drom my uncle who said the Street Angels was "The club to be in"
Not sure if the Rod Benders were in Brainerd
Only a guess as they were collected only about 10 miles apart.
Would guess 3 clubs from a town of about 7000 people would be quite a few back then.

 

Both my wife and I grew up in the Brainerd Lakes area, I have heard of the Street Senators, but don't know any other details, the other club I am not aware of. That said, there has been a long running Rod Benders Hot Rod Club out of Grand Forks, ND. and the plaque style matches what I have seen from those guys. They last put a rod run on in 2004, but the club dates back to the late 60's, I believe.

 

Another Brainerd plaque I came across....

 

Check with member @***us I’ll bet he knows.

 

The Rod Benders plaque could be ordered from magazine ads in the 50's. This page on my website tells a little about those ads and has a photo of that plaque ...

https://carclubplaques.pairsite.com/Cities/Stock.htm

 

unfortunately i dont know the history of the clubs, but i do own a Road Gents Brainerd plaque. i do know a guy i can ask.


JEFF

 

I can check with Merle Gallant. He would know.

 

I did have someone respond to me about the Road Gents and this is what he wrote ...

My dad, E.R. "****" Scruggs, belonged to this club in the 30’s and 40’s. He moved from Kansas City to Brainerd, MN in the early 30's. He ran St. Cloud Tent & Awning Co in Brainerd and farmed on weekends.