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JUNE 2013: A 1929 ESSEX TWO DOOR COUPE IS A DEVOUT RAT-RODDER'S PRIDE AND JOY

june 13-29ess september 2011- july 5 2012 jim pix 134-001Tom Dionne had this to say about himself; "I was rat-rodding when rat-rodding wasn't cool".

By the looks of his 1929 Essex , Tom has mastered the art of the rat rod.

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JUNE 2013:'64 AFX PLYMOUTH A BLAST FROM DRAG RACING'S PAST SHOWS UP AT A CAR SHOW

june13-64plymimgp3489-001The sight of a nostalgia track car on the street at a small town car show will get our attention every time because we do not have many of these encounters outside of the quarter mile world.

That's where they are typically found in car guy world.

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JUNE 2013 1958 OLDSMOBILE EIGHTY EIGHT: IT WAS GOOD ENOUGH FOR A LEGEND NAMED JOHN WAYNE

june13-58oldsimgp4505-001Very few people in North America have never seen a John Wayne movie. The odds are astronomical because the Duke was a movie legend who rode the big screen with a flair and a presence that will never be seen again.

Ryan Rexin is one of those rare people because he's never seen a John Wayne movie.

But he owns John Wayne's 1958 Oldsmobile Eighty Eight.

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JUNE 2013: '67 DODGE CORONET 4 DOOR SEDAN-THE ULTIMATE STEALTH BOMBER

june13-67coro-3photo-001The B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber began development in the late 1970s during the Carter Administration. The idea was simple-build a jet that could literally fly under the radar.

Car guys call stealth bombers sleepers because they're designed to look like a mild-mannered librarian's car with a monster's heart under the hood.

This 1967 Dodge Coronet 4 door sedan is a classic example of a sleeper.

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MY FAVORITE RIDE: A WILD FULL SIZE BIG BLOCK 1969 CHEVY IMPALA SS 427

may13-69chevimgp1644-001We all have a favorite car or truck in our past. Some of these favorites are vehicles that we owned in our own pasts while others are vehicles that were- or are still owned by other people.

Rod Plato from OK Tire built his income around the automotive repair and tire business, but he built his favorite car interest around a buddy's 1969 Chevy Impala.

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