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PHOTOS BY CHARLIE PACHECO, MIND SIGHT PHOTOGRAPHY
WRITTEN BY RICK LOXTON
MODELED BY
KRYSTAL HERRERA by

tom

smith

The story of Tom
Smith and his ’42 Ford

truck is similar to many heard before,
but every one of these stories is worth repeating.
Take a guy (or a gal) who has more motivation than cash to work with,
and they find a way to build a cool ride. Sometimes you are also lucky enough

to have friends like Charlie and Elmo Pacheco, otherwise known as ‘Team
Cutters’. Their gnarly rat rod creations were the inspiration for Tom’s truck.

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