Motorsports

1915 FORD MODEL T TOURING CAR

1949 CASE SC TRACTOR

1938 JOHN DEERE MODEL A TRACTOR

1946 JOHN DEERE LI TRACTOR

THE COLTRAINS ENJOY A WIDE VARIETY OF MOTORSPORT ACTIVITIES RANGING FROM ANTIQUE CARS AND TRACTORS TO ATV, DIRT-BIKE AND GO-KART RACING. THIS SECTION IS DESIGNED TO LET YOU KNOW A LITTLE ABOUT SOME OF THE FUN MOTOR ACTIVITIES WE ARE INVOLVED IN.

THE PAST YEAR FRED HAS BEEN WORKING ON A FRAME-OFF RESTORATION OF A 1915 FORD MODEL T TOURING CAR. WE NOW HAVE IT COMPLETE AND READY TO CRUISE.

PREVIOUS PROJECTS INCLUDE A 1938 MODEL A JOHN DEERE TRACTOR AND A 1949 SC CASE TRACTOR.

FRED'S INVOLVEMENT IN MOTORSPORTS BEGAN WITH RACING, HARE SCRAMBLES AND TRAIL RIDING ON ATV'S AND DIRTBIKES. HIS LOVE OF THE SPORT LED HIM TO SERVING AS AN OFFICER WITH THE IOWA OFF HIGHWAY VEHICLE ASSOCIATION, AN ACCESSORY DEALERSHIP, AND BECOMING A CERTIFIED ATV SAFETY INSTRUCTOR FOR THE ATV SAFETY INSTITUTE BASED IN CALIFORNIA. BESIDES MANUFACTURER-SPONSORED CLASSES, HE HAS PRESENTED SEMINARS TO YOUTH AT SCHOOLS AND FARM SAFETY DAY CAMPS.

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1915 MODEL T TOURING CAR

IN OCTOBER OF 2003 WE WERE VERY FORTUNATE TO PURCHASE A 1915 MODEL T TOURING CAR THAT WAS SOLD NEW HERE AT KIRON, IOWA. WE ARE THE 3RD OWNERS OF THE CAR. THE PREVIOUS OWNER WAS MR. LLOYD ANDERSON. HE HAD STORED THE CAR UP ON BLOCKS FOR QUITE A FEW YEARS. WHEN WE BROUGHT IT HOME, WE WERE ABLE TO PULL-START IT AND DRIVE IT AROUND THE PLACE. IT IS NOW READY TO CRUISE DOWN THE ROAD. WE ARE HAPPY TO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PRESERVE THIS PART OF OUR LOCAL HISTORY. ONE OF THE GREATEST REWARDS IS TO BE ABLE TO VISIT WITH OLDER PEOPLE WHO REMEMBER HAVING A CAR LIKE THIS THEMSELVES. THE "T" IS ONE OF FRED'S FAVORITE CONVERSATION TOPICS. HE WOULD LOVE TO SHOW IT TO YOU AND TELL YOU MORE.

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1949 CASE SC TRACTOR

WE PURCHASED THIS TRACTOR FROM WILBUR & WILMA ANDERSON OF KIRON. WILMA'S FATHER PURCHASED IT NEW IN KIRON IN 1949. FRED RESTORED IT IN 2003. WILMA IS SHOWN ON THE TRACTOR AFTER IT WAS COMPLETED.

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1938 JOHN DEERE MODEL A TRACTOR

THIS TRACTOR WAS PURCHASED IN 1939 BY MARILYN'S DAD, VERNAL GUSTAFSON. HE WAS STILL DOING SOME FARMING WITH IT INTO THE MID 1980'S. FRED RESTORED THE TRACTOR IN 1999 FOR THE KIRON CENTENNIAL. WE PULLED A WOODEN-WHEEL WAGON, ALSO OWNED BY THE GUSTAFSON FAMILY, IN THE PARADE.

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1946 JOHN DEERE LI TRACTOR

OUR PROJECT FOR 2005 WAS A 1946 JOHN DEERE TRACTOR MODEL LI, SERIAL NUMBER 51998, WHICH WAS 20 FROM THE LAST ONE BUILT. THIS TRACTOR WAS PURCHASED FROM OUR NEIGHBORS, WILBUR AND WILMA ANDERSON. WHEN WE BOUGHT IT, IT WAS PAINTED GREEN. THERE WERE ONLY 2018 OF THESE TRACTORS MANUFACTURED. THEIR MAIN USE WAS MOWING AND MANY WERE OWNED BY STATES TO MAINTAIN ROADSIDES. FRED AND SON, JESSE COMPLETED THE RESTORATION TOGETHER.


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ATV SAFETY

FRED IS A CERTIFIED ATV INSTRUCTOR FOR THE ATV SAFETY INSTITUTE BASED IN CALIFORNIA. OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS HE HAS CONDUCTED CLASSES AT SEVERAL LOCATIONS IN WESTERN IOWA. MOST ATV MANUFACTURERS PAY NEW ATV PURCHASERS AN INCENTIVE TO ATTEND A SAFETY CLASS.

OUR WHOLE FAMILY PARTICIPATES IN SETTING UP THE CLASS COURSE AND MARILYN HELPS FRED DEMONSTRATE. WE ARE ALL AVID ATV SAFETY PROMOTERS AND DO NOT HESITATE TO REMIND EVERYONE TO WEAR PROPER GEAR AND RIDE RESPONSIBLY. THIS INCLUDES RIDING IN DESIGNATED AREAS ONLY AND TAKING CARE OF THE ENVIRONMENT WHERE YOU RIDE.

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