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1931 WILLYS OWNED BY JARROD BLUEL         OE’s are quickly becoming a vehicle of choice in the rat
                 1955 FORD COE OWNED BY BILLY DAWSON          rod scene. Since they’ve been overlooked for so long,
                             WRITTEN BY RICK LOXTON           they’re fairly easy to fi nd. They’re also pretty cheap, at
                           PHOTOS BY ROBIN HETCHLER           least for now. Billy Dawson found this 1955 Ford C600
                                                        C3-ton behemoth in Arkansas and hauled it all the way
                                                        back to Kingwood, Texas. It started out life as a grain truck, but
                                                        now it looks like Frankenstein’s pickup.
                                                           During the fi rst iteration of its newfound life as a rat rod, a
                                                        Cummins 6BT provided the scoot. But the clatter and howl of
                                                             that oil burner proved too much for those riding above it
                                                                in the cab so it had to go. In its place went the king of
                                                                    the LS family, at least size-wise. 8.1 liters (or 496




























































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