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he Mad Max comparisons with regard to rat
Trods get stale pretty quickly. But it really fi ts in
the case of “Big Nasty.” The cantilevered front and
rear suspensions give a decidedly industrial look to
this former dump truck. Another spectacular cover
vehicle.

WHERE TO FIND IT:
COVER,
ISSUE #39 S ix years ago, Luke couldn’t change his own
OWNER: STEVE Soil. Now he’s had two cars featured on these
LOURENCO pages, and he’s become a valuable contributor
PHOTOGRAPHY: to the magazine, teaching readers everything
JERRY he’s learned while building his vehicles. “Wild
RIPLEY Torquey” was built for cruising and towing. He
drove it from Minnesota to Las Vegas for SEMA
2017, where he was voted as both a Top 10
Young Gun AND a Top 40 Battle of the Builders.
We couldn’t be more proud! Another cover car.

WHERE TO FIND IT:
ISSUE #44
OWNER: JARROD
BLUEL
PHOTOGRAPHY:
ROBIN
HETCHLER

There aren’t a lot of guys out
there with the balls to attempt
a mid-engined build, but this guy did, and
he nailed it. The wheelbase on this ‘31
Willys is a staggering 167 inches in length,
and according to the owner, it rides like a

Cadillac. It should, being that
it’s powered by a 472-inch
Caddy enginE.

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