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WHERE TO FIND IT: ISSUE #23
OWNER: DENNIS “CRAB”
LANDRY
PHOTOGRAPHY: NEECY MEYER

Not only is this a kick-ass car, but it was built in
Brazil. If you think it’s hard to fi nd cool antique
To say that anything built by our bayou buddy Crab is
parts here, try getting them in South America.
“traditional,” is almost sacrilegious. Almost. The fact of the
It took tons of hard work and ingenuity just
matter is that Crab builds all sorts of things even though he
to get the right pieces, let alone create this
is best known for his over-the-top horsepower monsters.
This boat-tail roadster is a combination of multiple donor
beautiful car. The Lincoln V-12 engine is the
WHERE TO FIND IT: ISSUE #18
cherry on the top of this delicious rat rod.
vehicles and pays homage to several pieces of automotive
OWNER: MICHAEL DIETER
history, all with Louisiana Swamp flair.
PHOTOGRAPHY: TRAVIS ROACH

Many of the parts came directly
from a stash of old cars sitting in the
middle of a fi eld. They couldn’t fi nd a
bed, so they made one from scratch.
This neat old truck is powered by
one of the coolest and most reliable
engines ever - the Chrysler slant 6.

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