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SEP 26, 2019 | FROM FORD PERFORMANCE STAFF

MUSTANGS SHINE AT NORTHERN STAR MCA NATIONAL SHOW IN MINNEAPOLIS

A lineup of Mustangs on display at the National Show

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – Of the hundreds of regional Mustang car shows held all across the country each year, the Mustang Club of America selects only a handful as "MCA National" shows. These are the big, memorable, officially judged shows that Mustang lovers will gladly travel long distances to attend – and even plan their family vacations around! This year, the first-ever MCA National event to be held in the Minneapolis area – dubbed the Northern Star National Mustang Show – took place over a sweltering weekend in late June.

A blue Mustang on display with the hood and trunk open

It took no less than two Minnesota Mustang clubs to team-up and host the big show in the Land of 10,000 Lakes: the Southwest Metro Mustang Club, and the Upper Midwest Regional Shelby American Automobile Club. With the host hotel located in Bloomington, Minnesota, there were a wide variety of activities scheduled over the entire June 28-29-30 show weekend, so there was lots to see and do for every member of the family.

A classic maroon Mustang on display with the hood up

In addition to all of the great Mustangs we saw at the show, well over 100 restaurants are located in Bloomington, and the show site was only six miles from world-class shopping at the Mall Of America. What’s more, Downtown Minneapolis and St. Paul, Target Field, Mystic Lake Casino, Canterbury Park Horse Track, numerous theatres and museums, Water Park of America, Valleyfair Amusement Park as well as Paisley Park were within 20 miles of the show.

A front side view of a Ford vehicle on displayFor us, it was all about seeing the cars, (as well as hearing from retired Ford Mustang Chief Engineer Art Hyde, who held talks and was featured as the banquet’s keynote speaker.) We took camera in hand and toured the show filed, and have compiled the photo gallery below to show you some of our favorite rides spotted at the Northern Star Nats:

A red Mustang on display with the hood up

A maroon Mustang convertible on display

A red Mustang on display with a bald eagle illustration on the bottom of the hood

A black and yellow Mustang on display with the hood and trunk open

A rear side view of a green Mustang on display

A classic Mustang Cobra on display

People admiring a yellow and white Mustang on display with the hood up

A front side view of a highway patrol vehicle on display

A blue and white Mustang on display

A red Shelby Mustang on display

A 1995 blue GT350 on display

A red and black classic Mustang

A classic black Mustang on display

A red Ford vehicle with the hood and trunk open

A front side view of a silver Mustang on display

A classic white Mustang on display

A front side view of a maroon Mustang on display with the hood and trunk open

A front side view of a classic red Mustang on display

A blue and white Mustang on display

A classic blue Mustang Boss on display

A front side view of a blue Mustang on display with the hood up

Someone sitting inside a light blue Mustang on display

A front side view of a classic blue Mustang on display with the hood and trunk open

A front side view of a red Ford vehicle on display

A black and red Mustang on display

A classic blue GT500 on displayFORD PERFORMANCE PHOTOS / COURTESY ERIC PASTEINER