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But let’s go back a step to the actual condition is that I want to build it over here
build of the car. Until the purchase of the (Mike’s House) under your guidance and I
Hudson, Patrick had owned several hot rods, want you to be my mentor.” Patrick was the
but he had bought them and not built them. concept guy and Mike was the main builder
One day he spotted the Hudson in the yard but he got to do a lot of the little things.
of his good friend, Mike Kelly. Mike had “I didn’t want to do a lot of the structural
earlier sold Patrick a ’27 T. “Listen, Mike,” welding,” says Patrick. “He (Mike) knew the
said Patrick. “I’ve never built a car. I’d really way I drove. I’ve had stunt experience in the
like to buy this body from you. But the one movies and I’m hard on cars.”

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