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Paulson's Great Pumpkin Car Show 2010
Thanks to the support of some great sponsors, several vendors, and lots of awesome car owners, the third annual Great Pumpkin Classic Car Show was a huge success! The show, held on Saturday, October 9 at the Tanger Outlet Center in Howell, was attended by over 140 vehicles - almost double the attendance of last year’s show. The beautiful summer like weather brought cars, trucks and bikes out from all over! Vehicles were judged by their peers in 17 classes, and 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners were awarded trophies. Also, official judges selected award winners for 5 other special trophies including best of show and a veteran’s award. The first 100 entrants received goody bags and dash plaques, and all entrants were eligible for the wonderful door prizes donated by our sponsors. Many people participated in the 50/50 and prize raffles held throughout the day. Children enjoyed playing in the red bucket bounce house provided by the Salvation Army, while great music provided by Mr. Music DJ Service was enjoyed by all. Paulson's Great Pumpkin Car Show 2009
The 2009 show was a great success! It was held October 10, 2009 at the Tanger Outlet Center and there was over 75 cars/trucks that participated. We were able to raise almost $6000 for the Livingston County Salvation Army. Thank you to everyone who was involved. Mark your 2010 calendars for the second Saturday in October for next year’s Great Pumpkin Car Show. We plan to make our third annual show an even bigger and better event! Paulson's Great Pumpkin Car Show 2008
The 2008 show was a great success. It was held Saturday, October 25, 2008 from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. 100% of all proceeds were donated to the Livingston County Salvation Army S.S. City of Milwaukee
The S.S. City of Milwaukee is the last remaining traditional Great Lakes passenger/train ferry. The ship was
the final of six sister ships built to plans developed by the Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company in 1923. The
vessel was launched on November 25, 1930. It was built to replace the S.S. Milwaukee, which foundered during
a severe storm in 1929. The twin screw vessel measures 348 feet in length, 56 beam, 16 draft. It is powered
by four scotch fire tube boilers developing 185 working psi. The triple expansion engines are 1,400
horsepower each. This power combined with the 12 foot diameter iron propellers can drive the ship 14 knots or
drive it through three feet of solid ice. The freight deck can accommodate an entire freight train (30
boxcars on four tracks). The vessel sailed under the Grand Trunk Railroad the majority of its career but was
leased and operated by other railroads around Lake Michigan over the decades. It was purchased by the State
of Michigan to operate as an Ann Arbor vessel in 1979. The ship was retired in operable condition in 1981
when the State of Michigan shut down its cross-lake ferry system.
Paulsons Construction has been active in volunteering in the restoration and maintenance of this historic landmark. Our crew has spent many hours applying the experience they have gained in restoring old homes to restoring this old ship, allowing it to remain open to the public. The crow's nest on the ship was entirely rebuilt by our crew.
For more information, please visit the S.S. City of Milwaukee Web Site.
H.A.J.B.A. Baseball Team
Each year, Paulson's Construction, Inc. is proud to sponsor a team for the
Howell Area Junior Baseball Association.
The photo at right is the 2007 Major team. This year, the
Paulson's team took 4th place in the tournament.
SCCA Racing
Paul McClorey is actively involved in the racing of Formula Vee cars in the SCCA (Sports Car Club of America)
organization. Paul races in the Great Lakes Division, Western Michigan Region, which emcompasses such
tracks as Grattan, Gingerman, Indianapolis Raceway Park, Nelsons Ledges,
and Mid-Ohio.
On the national level, we are all over the midwest and even south and east. This gives us the opportunity to race at such tracks as Sebring, Moroso, Daytona, VIR, Watkins Glen, Lime Rock, and many others.
The Formula Vee is one of the classes of cars raced by SCCA drivers. Formula Vee is a design formula for single-seat, open-wheeled racing cars based on a standard Volkswagen 1200 series Type 1. The formula is quite restrictive in specifications so as to emphasize driver ability in races rather than the design and preparation of the car.
For more information about Paul's racing program or if your company is interested in becoming a sponsor,
please feel free to contact Paul at (517)545-8651.
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