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Bob’s choice of vehicle was already made Once he purchased the Corvair his original
before he was even selected for the build- intent was to mate the two and produce
off. He was at a car show and saw a kid that a sleeper hot rod. All that changed when
had a 350 in a Corvair. “I thought it was a Bob’s name was drawn.
good idea and it really fi t. So I was looking Bob and his team continued to wrestle
around and seeing what was out there. All with overheating issues and vacuum leaks
the Corvairs I saw were $300-$400.” And a in the 4WD system, but that didn’t stop
year before he bought the Corvair, he had them from making the drive from Grafton
purchased the Blazer at an auction and to St. Louis. Bob says many people tried to
drove it for a year.
drove it for a year. convince him to take the easy route and not
incorporate the 4x4 system, but he forged
ahead, sticking with his original plan.
As for the unique bronze paint job:
“I’ve always been inspired by the patina
of copper. When you rub it, it fades. I
of copper. When you rub it, it fades. I
sprayed the whole car with a
sprayed the whole car with a

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