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Join us in Mapleton ND at Icewind Brewing from 11:00 to 3:00 for our annual holiday party!

A change of venue from past years: Icewind Brewing is located at 349 Knutson St Unit B, Mapleton, ND 58059. This is a family-friendly event so bring the whole family! Potluck: Please bring a dish to share. More info on this coming in January to our Facebook group. Local beer and other beverages will also be available to purchase at the restaurant.

White Elephant/Gift Exchange – bring a wrapped gift for each member of your family that would like to participate in the gift swap.

This is not an event to miss! We always have such a wonderful time enjoying delightful friends and delicious food and chatting about VWs! See you there.

Here are some of the events we have coming up.

Moorhead Cruise Night
Thursday, May 5, 2022
5:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Moorhead Center Mall (north parking lot)
This is always the First Thursday of every month. Great Show, always fun!

Spring Meet-Up/Cruise to Icewind Brewing
Saturday, May 21, 2022
4:30 pm to 8:00 pm
Icewind Brewing in Mapleton ND
Our first official cruise of the year will be to Icewind Brewing in Mapleton on Saturday, May 21. If you want to cruise with a group from Fargo, meet up with Brian Bohanna at Bonanzaville in West Fargo. We’ll be departing by 4:45. Or just meet us at Icewind around 5/when you can. Icewind Brewing is kid and dog friendly according to their page. Can’t bring your dub? That’s okay, come anyway!

Dubs and Donuts
Sunday, June 5, 2022
9:00 am till 11:00 am
Sandy’s Donuts, West Fargo
Just come hang with other donut-loving club members every 1st Sunday of the month. No need to bring your dub but they are always fun to see!

And don’t forget to join us for our big event:

The 17th Annual Volkwagens in the Valley Car Show
Saturday, July 30, 2022
10:00 am to 3:00 pm
Fargo Moorhead Visitors Center
Get ready to join us for the 17th annual VWs in the Valley car show – one of the largest gatherings of Volkswagens in the region! Any Volkswagen vehicles are welcome regardless of age, model, and condition. Drive it, push it, drag it into the parking lot! This year’s “featured class” is the Karmann Ghia, but ALL VWs are welcome! 

For up-to-the-minute event information and regular dub discussions, join our Facebook club. A more complete listing of car events is on our Events page. If you know of an event we don’t have listed (VW or any automotive), please message us on Facebook and we will get it added.

Hello all! We are squaring everything away for the 17th annual Volkswagens in the Valley VW show to be held on 7/30/2022 at the visitors center in Fargo. A page is now available with some attendee info and a poster you can download/print. We will be updating this page and our Facebook events/group with information as it comes available. Thinking about going? Here are some key details.

Date: 7/30/2022
Time: 10:00-3:00
Address: Fargo Moorhead Visitors Center, 2001 44th St. S. in Fargo, ND
Facebook public event: Click here: 17th Annual VWs in the Valley Car Show
Facebook group (must request to join): Click here: Red River VW Club
Poster to download, print, and share: Click here, PDF
Much more information (will be updated as we get it): Our Website
Registration: Coming soon, will be posted to all of the links above. As always, you can also register the day-of.

Join us in Fargo for our annual holiday party! For more information and to sign up for a potluck item, please see the RRVWC Facebook group.

Thank you SO MUCH for coming out in 2021! The 16th annual VWs in the Valley was an amazing event.

Pics will be posted soon! Our next show is on July 30, 2022 in Fargo. More details to come, but put it on your calendar! We have other events between now and then, too. the best way to know about these is to follow our Facebook page.

A club meeting will be held Saturday, April 3, 2021 at 4 PM central. You can either join us at Hooligans in West Fargo or join on Zoom. The Zoom link is posted to the Facebook RRVWC page. Please join us either virtually or in person if you are able. There is much to discuss regarding the show and other club activities!

https://www.hooliganswfargo.com/
509 32nd Ave W
West Fargo, ND 58078

Save the date for our 16th annual car show in Fargo on Saturday, July 31, 2021. All of the details will be posted on the 16th Annual VWs in the Valley page. Print a poster to hang up around your town.

If you’re in our club, join us on the club’s Facebook group for up-to-the-minute information. Everybody else is invited to like and share our public Facebook event!

We’ve also updated our events list with some regional 2021 events. If you know of more to share in the upper midwest region, please go let us know either by using Facebook or our contact info on this site.

!!! Cruise Canceled Due to Weather !!!

Let’s end the Cruising season right! Join us for a Cruise to Maplewood State Park in MN, during the annual Leaf Days Festival. We will start in Detroit Lakes @ Peoples Park and make our way through 30 miles of gorgeous terrain where we will gather at Grace and Brian’s Campsite for refreshments and fun!

What to Bring:
Your VW (or whatever car you have running)
$5/cash for the MN State Park fee (or a valid window tag)
A favorite Dish to share – Pot Luck. (Grace and Brian will have some grilled / hot dish delights)
Your favorite Adult Beverage. Pop and Water will be provided by the club.

We will gather at Peoples Park starting at Noon, and departing at 1PM sharp on Saturday 9/28. We anticipate the cruise at a mere 45mph to take about 1 hour (or less). 

Proposed route: https://goo.gl/maps/qC7FrPdJBJXzVALK9

LETS SEE HOW MANY VWs WE CAN GET THIS YEAR!

You should consider these steps before you do….  

1. Put a can of fuel stabilizer in the tank. Fill the tank, run engine for 10 to 15 minutes to make sure the fuel stabilizer makes it all the way to the carburetor. Top off the fuel. Or totally remove all fuel from tank, run engine until it dies.
2. Change the engine oil
3. Change the gear oil
4. Replace the brake fluid starting at the furthest wheel and finishing with the front left.
5. Grease the front beam
6. Change the oil in the air filter if you have the stock one
7. Adjust the valves
8. Do a full tune up. New plugs, point, fuel filter, rotor, cap, etc.
9. This is a good time to consider replacement of the rubber fuel lines.
10. Clean the engine compartment
11. Clean the underside of the car
12. Inflate all tires to the maximum recommended on the sidewalls.
13. Fully detail the car, including a top quality wax job and dressing of all plastic and rubber parts. Park car inside of a garage.
14. Jack the car 1 to 2 inches so the tires do not hold all the weight.
15. Remove each plug and pour in about 1 to 2 ounces of regular engine oil or marvel mystery oil. Using a wrench or the starter (remove coil cable to distributor since you do not want the engine to start) rotate the engine a few revs to get the oil on all upper portions of the cylinder head.
16. Put steel wool on the exhaust tip. Put a piece of plastic also at the end held in place with a rubber band. This is intended to stop critters from nesting inside your exhaust.
15. Using a large plastic bag put it over the fan assembly and air filter inlet to prevent critters making it in that route.
16. Make sure all the hoses in the heating system are in good shape and connected at the ends. Metal ones are better to prevent animals from coming in.
17. Remove the battery. Clean area; if you find rust treat it with POR 15 or equivalent. Top of the battery cells and store battery in a cool dry place (above freezing).
18. Get three plastic containers. Fill with cedar shavings, and then put in trunk, cab, and engine compartment.
19. Get 2 damp rid. Put one in the trunk and another in the cab.
20. Open the glove door and the ashtray.
21. Do not engage the emergency brake. It most likely will freeze on you during the long months of not being used.
22. Close the doors, trunk, and lid. But do not fully compress the rubber. This is specially important with the doors and pop out windows. Note: Dress all rubber gaskets.
23. Get a sheet of plastic and lay below your car. This prevents moisture that comes up thru the slab from causing any rust in your car.
24. Get a breathable cover and cover your car.
25. Check the damp rid and cedar shavings at least every two weeks and replace/drain as needed

Whew… That’s alot of work to store a car.. But you’ll be Happy you did when you start it up next season!