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                            PHOTOS BY NEECY COBB  •  MODELED BY TASHIA FAIRLEY  • WRITTEN BY RICK LOXTON



                 That’s kind of what he did with this ’63 Ford   390 four barrel and a C6 automatic that came from
              Galaxie 500. Except it will never see an actual road.   another vehicle of unknown origin. Rooster welded
              It’s strictly a toy for burnout contests and donuts. But   the spider gears in the rear to kind of make a spool
              that doesn’t mean you still can’t have fun with it. He’s   for better-looking burnouts. He brought his new toy
              chopped the roof several inches and added a custom   down to the Atomic Blast in Gulfport, Mississippi this
              grille made out of an old table to the front end. But   past March to join his buddy and RRM favorite Crab
              that’s just his style. If you see the awesome ’59 Edsel   Landry in some tire-poppin’ shenanigans. The car’s
              Villager station wagon he brought on tour last year   name, “Atomic Rooster” is a tribute to both the event
              you’ll understand. Powering the Galaxie is a stock   and the wonderful folks that participated in and ran it.



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