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Myron discovered it and instantly fell in love with the his inner Bo or Luke Duke in addition to removing the
truck, as it still wore the original Case livery on its well- roof. ‘34 Ford roadster steps do offer some help when
weathered body. climbing in.
Unfortunately, the original lettering did not survive The frame is all custom built from 4 Ð inch well
the conversion from pickup to roadster, but sometimes, tubing, sourced from oil fi eld scrap. The hairpin
that’s just how it goes. While it may have lost some of suspension front and rear is unlike anything you’ll
its original character, Myron made amends and then encounter on a regular basis – it’s huge, mostly due to
some with the awesome rusty roof, designed to look the fact that the wheels and tires are so gigantic. There’s
like the Carson tops that were all the rage in the early a 16-inch spread in the rear and 8 inches up front. You’ll
days of the Kustom scene. He even rolled the metal notice how the rears have a slight angle that adds to the
to account for the droop of the canvas that naturally lines of the vehicle. A 1982 Chevy motorhome donated
occurs between the top bows. Beneath the roof are a its Dana 70 rear with 4.11 gears out back, and special
couple of seats pilfered from a BMW for the ultimate in adapters were purchased to mate the big rig wheels to
driving comfort. Due to the huge hairpins on either side the 1-ton rear. Up front is a ‘52 Chevy 1-ton truck front
of the body, getting in and out requires one to channel end with rebuilt drum brakes on all four corners. A pair

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