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So let’s look at what the subjects of our visit. He’s He paid $450 for the ’32 Ford pickup. Or, more
owned the ’33 Plymouth for about 20 years but built accurately, what was left of it. For his $450 he got “a
it about 5 years ago. It’s a rumble seat coupe that hunk of frame and a hunk of the cab, and the box.”
had sat in a barn from 1942 until the mid – ‘90’s. That He’s shortened box by 9 inches and added a dropped
alone is amazing in that it wasn’t scrapped during front axle. The fl athead V8 is exactly as it was when
WWII. It’s a wicked-sounding beast powered by a 331 it was pulled from an old dump truck, except for
Chrysler Hemi with a Racer Brown cam and topped the addition of a vintage Edmunds manifold. The
with a vintage Crower ‘U-Fab’ six-carb manifold. This beauty of this truck, as well as his ’35 Ford pickup,
particular combo was THE setup back in 1957, and is that both were pieced together, but they were
actually held the Ð mile record at the time. It’s backed constructed and fi nished to look like survivors. And
by a Chevy Powerglide tranny and the power is sent just like the Plymouth, it fi res instantly with the twist
back to a narrowed Ford 9-inch rear. of the key. No drama at all.

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