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A peek inside the interior reveals a bit of   an old Impala. The fl oor was designed to allow
                       a departure from the old-school hotrod vibe.   everybody to see the transmission and all the
                       The dash is from a ’61 Chrysler, but to the   mechanical linkages that control it.
                       uninitiated, one might think it’s from a fi ghter   Kevin pronounces his last name “like lease – as
                       jet. There are no bulbs for illumination – it’s all   in leasing a car,” says Kevin. But now it’s more
                       electroluminescent, which is the non-thermal   like “lease – as in a new lease on life.” Kevin was
                       conversion of electrical energy into light energy.   diagnosed with leukemia this past August and
                       At night, it looks like a cross between a neon   as of this writing he was completing his second
                       sign and on old-school jukebox. The chrome   to last round of treatments and everything
                       steering column is not a custom piece. Rather,   was looking great. Kevin’s been a friend of the
                       it’s the stock unit from a Hudson Jet. The wheel   magazine since RRM #1 and guys like him are the
                       itself is a mashup of the Jet wheel and one from   reason we’re here.







































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