In this weekend’s edition of Vintage Country, RFD Radio’s Rita Frazer follows up on a Vintage segment that ran last September about a 1970 Dodge Challenger. Rita visited with Mark Stock co-owner of Big Iron Auctions about the classic car and the BIG price paid for the green beast at last fall’s sale.

We revisit a converation with COUNTRY Financial CEO Jim Jacobs about a family treasure, a 1947 Chevy Thriftmaster farm truck.

Champaign County farmer, Chris Karr, is featured in this weekend’s show. RFD Radio’s Rita Frazer caught up with Chris the Half Century of Progress show in Rantoul in August.

The Goble octagon barn is located near Paw Paw in DeKalb County. We hear from Jonathan Goble about this structure.

The story behind the 1947 Dodge pickup featured on the program last weekend. Today, the truck sits at the Kane County Farm Bureau as it is the prize in their annual foundation raffle. The two-tone black & dark blue truck had belonged to Ernest E. Witwer of Winchester, Illinois, and after his passing the truck went to auction. Eveyln Witwer Downs, says she her dad (EEW) took such great care of his vehicles, and she and her brother have special memories of learning to drive a stick in the half-ton dodge along Hillview Blacktop.

Kane County Farm Bureau President Joe White and Manager Steve Arnold tell us about their annual vintage truck raffle to benefit the Kane County Farm Bureau Foundation.

Bob Hunnicutt, Washington, IL in Tazewell County, is a member of the River Valley Antique Association. He has a few different antique tractors, and is adding to his collection, with a German tractor.

Charlotte Wohler, President of the Historic Marbold Farmstead Association.

Eldon Gould, Kane County Farmer, shares the story about a 1947 John Deere A.

Keeping the memories of 1,293 closed or defunct schools alive in Illinois. Meet Dave Nanninga, founder of the Illinois High School Glory Days website. Dave is a native of Mineral. Attached pictured is Mineral High School, which was open from 1922-1961.