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Ron was recognized for his on was recognized for his
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            creativity and ingenuity,
            creativity and ingenuity,
            and had this car made the
            and had this car made the
            drive portion of the event
            drive portion of the event
            it defi nitely would have
            it defi nitely would have
            been a contender.
            been a contender.





















                         e’ve seen lots of rat rods in            a little bigger than that. Starting with
                         which the builder uses bits and          a 1953 M35A2 cargo truck (otherwise
                         pieces of Army surplus like              known as a ‘deuce-and-a-half’ for its
              Wammo cans and the like. Ron                        2Ð ton off-road carrying capacity),
              Lahr and his team, “The Smartest Dumb               they whittled that 15,000-pound beast
              Guys” from Slaughters, Kentucky went                down into a lean and lithe machine.


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         38x41_BuildOff_RLahr_RR1601.indd   38                                                                10/27/15   2:22 PM
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