Rusting Relics of Minnesota: Avoiding the Crusher (America Through Time)

Showcases the forgotten beauty of old cars and vehicles left to decay across the state.

Discover the current condition of many of the old cars, trucks, and other motorized vehicles across the state of Minnesota. Through her photography, author Julie Bronson takes readers on a journey to some of the rusting relics stationed at various locations in the North Star State. Many only see beautiful old cars after they have been restored, and fail to realize that many weren’t as fortunate. It is rare for one of these relics to be refurbished and able to travel the highways once more. Most are left to “rust in peace.” In Rusting Relics of Minnesota: Evading the Crusher, discover the nuanced beauty hidden in back lots and other out-of-the-way locations.

JULIE BRONSON and her husband, Doug, share a passion for things with motors. Working around vehicles and equipment her whole life gave Julie a passion to seek out and reveal their uncommon and often overlooked attributes. Her parts job for over thirty-five years helped keep her connected to other people with a similar interest who were happy to point her in the direction of many interesting subjects to photograph. Julie has written several books on the vanishing history of pioneer farmsteads in her region. Solo exhibitions of her work have been shown in southern Minnesota and Iowa.