(LE MARS)--Le Mars was the destination today (Friday) for vintage wheels.

Joe Lamb of the Central Iowa Model A Ford Club said the group makes four-day, 400 mile trips known as the "Great Annual Model A Ride Around Iowa." They've traveled for 15 years and this year's trip was to northwest Iowa with stops in Ida Grove, Le Mars and Sioux City.

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Lamb expected 40 Model A Fords to be driven on county roads at speeds of 45 miles an hour for the visit to Le Mars.

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 Unlike Model T Fords, Model A Fords are not all black in color.

 

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The Model A group made a noon-hour stop  at the Blue Bunny® Ice Cream Parlor and Museum and also looked at the motorcycle collection of Rich Schultz of Le Mars.

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