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OF ALL TIME




                 WHERE TO FIND IT: ISSUE #31
                 OWNER: MATT PETROVIC
                 PHOTOGRAPHY: CHAD TRUSS

                                                                This Chrysler 440-powered ’30 Model A is one
                                                               of our all-time-favorites for a myriad of reasons, but
                                                               most importantly because it embodies the spirit of
                                                               the American rat rod as a whole. One guy building an
                                                               inspired machine in his garage piece by piece over the
                                                               course of three years - in the hours AFTER working his
                                                               tail off at his regular job. An  AWESOME blue-collar build
                                                                   that is full of nostalgia not only in the car itself,

                                                                             but in how it was built.
















                 WHERE TO FIND IT: COVER,
                 ISSUE #29
                 OWNER: KEVIN SMITH
                 PHOTOGRAPHY: COREY RINGO











                                                          As the original feature reads, Kevin Smith built this 30 Ford fi  ve-
                                                         window to be a representation of what a college kid in 1957 might
                                                           have driven. The former owner actually did drive this car while
                                                         attending college in New Mexico, until it was eventually stored and
                                                         forgotten. As fate would have it, this is one of those true barn-fi  nd
                                                       stories and Kevin was able to purchase and rebuild the car into what it
                                                                is today, taking inspiration from its original use.
                                                                         How cool is that?

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