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M
BY GREG SALZILLO any of the names and faces on these
pages are known for their work within
the rat rod community – both as
builders and as ambassadors for the scene.
JUSTIN TAYLOR “LIVE” We thought it would be fun to take a deeper
look into their lives and share a little about
WHAT GOT what else they do for a living, and how they
HIM INTO
were fi rst introduced to rat rod culture.
THE RAT ROD
SCENE?
Attending car
shows with
his uncle and
dreaming DENNIS ‘CRAB’ LANDRY
of owning
something WHAT GOT HIM INTO
of his own THE RAT ROD SCENE?
one day. The
“Death Rat” was the answer being
something he could afford and show off Dennis was rat rodding
his creative talents. before it was a ‘thing’.
Back in the day, he took
his bride on their honeymoon in a ‘69 Chevy truck. It had very
little paint left, a cop car motor that he installed and a three-on-
the-tree. The cab corners were so rusty, that the whole cab would
Trementina
move when he shifted gears is a small town
located deep in the
rural northeastern desert of
Beyond the Builder New Mexico. Yucca, sandstone, and
The name ‘Crab’ stems not rattle snakes make up the
landscape of this tiny town.
from his personality, as he is T eam Cutters and Charlie
Pacheco have called this
place home all of their lives and
one of the nicest guys around. have now placed Trementina on
Rather, he manages 18,000 the map by building some of the
acres of prime crab and oyster the hottest rat rods in NM.
property. His ‘offi ce’ has Written By Josef JaureguiBerry
an outboard motor and an oWned By Charlie PaCheCo, team Cutters
modeled By tessa daWson
Beyond the Builder unobstructed view of the sky. and mind sight PhotograPhy
Photos By Charlie PaCheCo
Unfortunately, after a serious accident ratrodmagazine.com RaT Rod MagaziNe 7
he hasn’t really been able to work. When Future Plans:
possible he tries to build rats for himself He’s currently building a 6 RaT Rod MagaziNe issue twenty-four
or friends, rat rod for an upcoming
though. Prior event that will be even
to the accident JEFF EATLEY bigger and badder
Justin was a than previous builds,
welder and as he plans to use
fabricator for a this rat to go head-
local sawmill. to-head with 15
Australian cars that
are coming to Texas
Future Plans: Motor Speedway
Rat Rodding for in 2019 for a giant
life! burnout event. We’d
say ‘good luck’, but I
don’t think he’s gonna need it!
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