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ix years ago, Luke couldn’t change his own ears ago, Luke couldn’t change his own ears ago, Luke couldn’t change his own
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Soil. Now he’s had two cars featured on these
pages, and he’s become a valuable contributor WHERE TO FIND IT:
COVER,
to the magazine, teaching readers everything ISSUE #42
he’s learned while building his vehicles. “Wild
Torquey” was built for cruising and towing. He OWNER: LUKE
MERRILL
drove it from Minnesota to Las Vegas for SEMA
2017, where he was voted as both a Top 10 PHOTOGRAPHY:
2017, where he was voted as both a Top 10
ROBIN
Young Gun AND a Top 40 Battle of the Builders.
Young Gun AND a Top 40 Battle of the Builders. HETCHLER
HETCHLER
We couldn’t be more proud! Another cover car.
We couldn’t be more proud! Another cover car.

alk about an inspiring story. Justin had just
Tstarted to build his car when an accident almost
took his life. He had to learn to walk, talk, and
relearn who his family members were while on
the road to recovery. Part of his rehabilitation was
getting back out to the shop and learning how to
work with tools again. The result was a rat rod with
an aggressive style that’s a hit
at every show, and Justin’s not WHERE TO FIND IT:
afraid to drive it anywhere. COVER,
ISSUE #44
OWNER: JUSTIN
TAYLOR
PHOTOGRAPHY:
JERRY RIPLEY

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