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The frame is stock ’31 Chevy and has not
                                                                    been boxed as of yet – that’s the next project.
                                                                    An S-10 rear puts down the power in the rear on
                                                                    stock leaf springs while a mid-‘50’s Chevy truck
                                                                    straight axle with a 4-inch drop keeps things
                                                                    pointed forward. Disc brakes all around keep
                                                                    things in check when it’s time to slow down.
                                                                       But oh, that body… so clean and so virgin that
                                                                    it still has the original rosewood frames top and
                                                                    bottom. There is zero chop, zero channel, and
                                                                    zero ‘Z’ anywhere. And it still has the button-
                                                                    down cloth top which is easily removed to let the
                                                                    sun and wind wreak havoc with your ‘do.
                                                                       They used to say, ‘Bo knows.’ But when it
                                                                    comes to cars, it’s more like, ‘Joe knows’… or is it
                                                                    ‘Joes know’…? Hmmm…











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         8x13_JoeMorris.indd   13                                                                             2/25/16   3:37 PM
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