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<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 5" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=5"> EDITORIAL Q uite literally</a> as we go to press I have learned that Robert E. Petersen, founder of Hot Rod magazine and Petersen Publishing, has passed a
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 6" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=6"> A king needs his crown. Four to be exact. </a> The New 2007 Boyd Coddington Crown Jewel. www.boydcoddington.com | 888.254.3400A king needs his crown. Four to be exact m -w*p?? Th
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 7" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=7"> CONTENTS 2 Editorial 6 The RJ Times 12 </a>Novel Ts Von Franco’s Twin Tributes to Norm Grabowski 32 The Mystery Wagon The Seminal
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 8" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=8"> PHOTO COURTESY OF THE DAVID SIMON COLLECTION PRIN</a>TED IN HONG KONG NUMBER THIRTY SIX ? SUMMER 2007 Publisher & Editorial Director Steve Coonan Art Director Suzi Hutse
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 9" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=9"> THE RJ TIMES a a Hot Rod News from Her</a>e & There THE ROYAL TREATMENT The ninth-ever Brookville ’32 coupe body will be a chopped, channeled, and stretched Deuce with a twin-supercharged,
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 10" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=10"> We Wouldn’t Learn Anything From Letting Somebod</a>y Else DoAllThe DirtyWork. Thirty one years ago we invented the performance air conditioning concept and we’ve been working hard on improv
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 11" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=11"> ANOTHER ONE GONE?IBfriorisltehr,eaordnofFHireasrt</a>voeny’es Blvd. in Downey—just a mile or two from the original Bell Auto Parts—from Tom McMullen. He and Jim Clark used to troll there regularly in the
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<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 13" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=13"> MISSING WHIPPETS Tsizhe, wsvheilptpe,etmisusacuml</a>aerd—iuymou- could say streamlined—dog, looking much like a tan, downsized grey- hound. The Whippet automobile, produced by the Overland company (late
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 14" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=14"> • •our V r f t eJJunamat TREATMENT W</a>U6 111 0pA*! f Listen to oLad rfotjde, automotive legend: "You and your Hotrod deserve the Dynamat Treatment1. Dynamat is the car builders' choic
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 15" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=15"> Novel Ts By Ken Gross Photography By Steve C</a>oonan and Geoff Miles Historics Courtesy of Greg Sharp and Von Franco 12By Ken Gross Photography By Steve Coonan and Geoff Miles Histories Courtesy of
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 16" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=16"> 50 years ago, Norm Grabowski invented the T-bucke</a>t. He just didn’t know it at the time. 1350 years ago, Norm Grabowski invented
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 17" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=17"> H e didn’t kn</a>ow it at the time, but over five decades ago Norm Grabowski invented the T-bucket with his “Lightnin’ Bug.” A
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 18" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=18"> Though the “Kookie” car was the second iteration </a>of Norm Grabowski’s landmark T bucket, it was Von Franco’s first completed clone. The car was finished in late 1988 and instantly made an appearance o
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 19" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=19"> column and steering box, a lengthened pitman arm,</a> and an accessory steering arm. Norm used a Bell Auto Parts three- spoke wheel, and late Ford hydraulics. A shortened ’22 Ford Model T Tourin
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 20" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=20"> The real “Kookie” carried Norm’s father’s ’52 Cad</a>illac V8, bored 1/8-over, but Von Franco had Butch Latier assemble a ’55 331 for the clone. Internally, only the De Long Special camshaft is an upgrad
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 21" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=21"> 1922 Ford, “Kookie” car John LaBelle Sutter Creek</a>, California Body 1922 Ford Touring ? Original steel ? Body shortened by removing rear half ? Channeled 4 inches ? Model A pickup bed ? P
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 22" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=22"> For a few years Norm’s T was a relatively straigh</a>tforward hot rod, almost austere by today’s standards. It sat nearly level, wore simple black lacquer, and almost always drew power from a stock V8. V
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 23" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=23"> The “Kookie” car was upholstered by Kirby Kendall</a>, from San Jose, California, with a traditional tuck ’n’ roll pattern done in blood red vinyl. An original Bell 3-spoke wheel, a 100-mph Stewart-Warne
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 24" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=24"> “It’s ironic,” Von Franco says. “Norm’s known for</a> sculpting wild shift knobs, but this one’s from Disneyland. He didn’t start making shift knobs until he moved to Arkansas.” According to what Norm to
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 25" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=25"> The original Lightnin’ Bug, the first version of </a>Norm Grabowski’s T, ran a borrowed 3-71 GMC supercharger for just a few weeks. It never ran right with the blower, so Norm pulled it off and gave it
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 26" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=26"> Von Franco cloned the Lightnin’ Bug as it appeare</a>d at the 1955 Grand National Roadster Show in Oakland, a big year for Ts. Norm won his class while the AMBR trophy was shared between the T roadsters
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 27" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=27"> The Lightnin’ Bug might look restrained when comp</a>ared to the “Kookie” car it later became, but for 1955 it was simply groundbreaking. We know hot rodders had shortened Touring bodies before, and a fe
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 28" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=28"> is slated for early installation.”Turns out, Norm</a> would sell the T before that happened. But first, he and his car became stars. “Neil Emory was always being asked by the studios to provide
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 29" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=29"> When I talked to Jim Street, he confir</a>med that the “Kookie” car is in dead storage, shrink-wrapped and hermeti- cally sealed against damage. He plans to restore it, but in its final form.
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 30" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=30"> Gordon and Kevin “Crash” Debolt from Gordini’s Ga</a>rage in Newark, California lent immeasurable time and effort to the clone. Gordon assembled the ’55 Caddy 331 V8, stock except for a .060-inch overbor
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 31" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=31"> 1922 Ford, “Lightnin’ Bug” Von Franco Riverside, </a>California Body 1922 Ford Touring ? Original steel ? Body shortened by removing rear half ? Channeled 4 inches ? Model A pickup bed ? Polished alumin
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 32" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=32"> The headers in place on the cloned Lightnin’ Bug </a>are Grabowski’s originals. Von Franco’s friend John “Papa” Bade saw them on a roadster in the L.A. area years ago, liked them, and when that roadster’
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 33" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=33"> Von Franco is quick to mention the friends that p</a>ut a lot into this project. Near the top of that list is Dave Martinez, a young upholsterer from Indianapolis, Indiana. They met at the Cow Palace sho
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 34" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=34"> Bruce Yokam and his son Brett are known for craft</a>ing custom Tiki heads, and they also created this exact replica of the T’s custom dice shift knob. The original is in the col- lection of John LaBelle
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 35" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=35"> By Pat Ganahl TheMysteryWagon The Fascinating, Fa</a>ntastic, Frustrating Kurtis-Du Vall-So. Cal. Plating Phaeton Photos courtesy of The Pat Ganahl, D
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 36" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=36"> This photo has been printed several times. We ass</a>ume it was taken in 1936, shortly after the Du Vall/So. Cal. Plating car/truck was finished. Little is known about the midget, though it’s pre-Kurtis
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 37" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=37"> I can’t remember when I first saw a pi</a>cture of this fabu- lous custom vehicle, but it floored me. I’ve been utterly intrigued with it—and its mystery—ever since
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 38" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=38"> parked in an old gas station in the ’40s. It appe</a>ared in a small story by Spence titled “Ration Rods,” in the June ’92 R&C, about rods and customs on the streets of L.A. during WWII. It’s not the bes
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 39" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=39"> extremely and stu</a>nningly hand-modified by two (or more) young men to improve its looks.They also had a mandate
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 40" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=40"> Straight from Bill Larzelere’s bathroom, this rec</a>ently found photo is a classic. The Randall Motor Club was an insurance company, and its Streamline Moderne building is a perfect backdrop to the simi
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 41" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=41"> Thomas Top Shop in Hollywood,” not a Carson as I,</a> and others, have stated. Batchelor concludes: “It took Du Vall, Kurtis, Schultz,Thomas, and others three months to com- plete the Phaeton/delivery be
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 42" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=42"> Here’s a new photo, obviously taken at the same p</a>lace and on the same day as the opening photo (note sedan in background). We have no idea why the antique car is there—possibly to further emphasize t
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 43" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=43"> Talk about mystery…this just-found photo shows wh</a>at might be a ’38 Ford convertible sedan, or a humpback 2-door with the top cut off (it appears to have only two doors—or handles; is it lengthened?).
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 44" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=44"> Here’s the mystery photo that started this hunt. </a>Spence Murray took it from his ’41 Chevy (with the Carson top off) in 1944. I had this print blown up from the original negative (excuse thumb prints)
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 45" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=45"> The Big GNRS It was Big. It was Fantastic. It wa</a>s Historic. What Should We Call It? The big 75th Anniversary of the ’32 Ford exhibit was not really a part of the Gran
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 46" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=46"> By Pat Ganahl Photography by Steve Coonan and Don</a> Dillard 43
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 47" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=47"> I ’ve said in print that there will never</a> be another Oakland Roadster Show. I’ll stick to that.The only caveat I might add right now is, “Unless they brought it back to Oakl
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 48" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=48"> Now, I’m not saying that Oakland is th</a>e only legendary custom car show by any means.The Detroit Autorama, which I attended for the first time last year for the big Ed Roth exhibit, is cert
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 49" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=49"> The America’s Most Beautiful Roadster winner for </a>2007 was the 1935 Ford “Iowa Roadster” of Kevin and Karen Alstot from Fort Dodge, Iowa. It was built by the crew at Lakeside Rods & Rides in Rockwell
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 50" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=50"> Aaron Von Minden daily-drove his Model A coupe fo</a>r about 5 years and 25,000 miles before making it a home for his rare parts collection. Changes included bolting a 4-71 blower with a 3-belt Cragar dr
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 51" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=51"> The bright red Chuck Price roadster, with its chr</a>omed suspension and gas tank and its distinctive hood louvers, was the first R&C cover car in ’53 and the inspiration for Gray Baskerville’s roadster
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 52" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=52"> Another great thing about the “75 Most Significan</a>t Deuces” display was that it included cars that exemplified each and every era of hot rodding, from the ’30s to today. And what better example of the
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 53" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=53"> special. Not only do you have to get the cars to </a>show up, but— this is the real promoter’s nightmare—you have to get the public, the spectators, to come out to see them.They’re the ones who pay the r
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 54" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=54"> there were no rolling outhouses, popcorn machines</a>, monster coaches, jet-powered tricycles, or any of that other usual show crap.This show didn’t need it.There was so much good stuff that most spectat
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 55" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=55"> It is quite fitting that these two roadsters shou</a>ld be presented, in profile, on the same pages. If there is a definitive Deuce highboy hot rod style, these two cars exemplify it. The McGee/Scritchfi
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 56" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=56"> After trying to select just 75 Most Significant D</a>euce hot rods, which wasn’t one bit easy, it would be nearly impossible to pick one favorite. And I really like a lot of them for very different reaso
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 57" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=57"> While most of the 75 Deuces were selected on the </a>cars’ merits, with some form of the original on display, this one was chosen more for its owner/driver, and this display was a deserved tribute to her
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 58" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=58"> The one car that stopped me dead in my tracks was</a> the “Orange Crate.” I had last seen this incredible dual-purpose car at the ’61 or ’62 Winternationals car show. I’d heard that it existed, seen a fe
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 59" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=59"> I hinted before that a few people complained that</a> the 75 Deuces selection leaned a bit too much to the West Coast, and they might be right. But however much Barris and the Beach Boys would like to cl
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 60" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=60"> When Pete Chapouris built his “Limefire” roadster</a> in 97 days, not long after selling Pete & Jake’s, he patterned it after two of his favorite, inspirational rods: Tom McMullen’s flamed, blown, street
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 61" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=61"> imagine getting in one and driving it around the </a>block. In the case of the AMBR contenders, I think I started losing interest when they started covering up the engines. Roadsters are supposed to be h
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 62" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=62"> luster. I hadn’t seen this car in person since I </a>was thirteen years old (in fact, right here at the Winternationals car show…so maybe there is some connection). Wow! Next thing I know Blacki
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 63" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=63"> Edsel Ford commissioned three specially- built Fo</a>rd roadsters in the 1930s. Edsel's second speedster was a ’34 Ford-based boat-tailed roadster designed by E.T. "Bob" Gregorie and Robbie Robinson, sup
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 64" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=64"> Also designed by Bob Gregorie, Edsel’s first spee</a>dster was a boat-tailed ’32 with a unique grille that resembled a cross between an upright ’32 shell and the V’d ’33-’34 version that followed. This c
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 65" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=65"> The dinner presented Thursday night by Fo</a>rd for the car owners, former owners, and other invitees on a pretty impressive VIP list was one big highlight of the whole show.Too bad more couldn’t
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 66" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=66"> Bud Coons, Rich Guasco, and Andy Brizio. Unlike t</a>he Deuce 75th dinner, this one will happen again next year, and if you’re quick you can get tickets to attend. I recommend it. WHO’S ON FIRST?
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<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 68" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=68"> By Chris McCreary Photography By Steve Coonan and</a> William Geisler “Mercury Charlie” Runnels’ dream, developed over fourteen years. 65By Chris McCre
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 69" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=69"> There are several places where this 1951 Merc rev</a>els in excess, like the bold purple lacquer and the full-dress flathead, but Charlie Runnels really does understand simplicity. For example, the exten
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 70" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=70"> “Patience and time” is an understatement. </a> It was fourteen years after Charlie Runnels picked up an abandoned 1951 Mercury before “Sweet Nadine” was finally finished.That’s a lot of patienc
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<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 72" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=72"> The black-on-white theme was inspired by a Philli</a>ps 76 gas station floor Charlie remembers from when he was 14 years old. Over 200 hand-made one-inch-square buttons now decorate the white vinyl inser
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<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 74" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=74"> Back up front, the grille opening was mo</a>dified into an oval shape reminiscent of the style-setting ’49 Mercury—in fact, the opening was formed from two siamesed ’49 Merc pieces. It was fille
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 75" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=75"> taillights. He further explains, “I’m more or les</a>s retired, and I have a lot of other interests, so I’m not going to do anything that doesn’t appeal to me.” As with Howard, McKean received f
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 76" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=76"> The Merc’s smooth firewall was installed in front</a> of the stock firewall. The cavity between the two allows space for cable routing. The extra-clean wiring is a common Mercury Charlie move. The space
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 77" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=77"> 1951 Mercury Coupe “Mercury Charlie” Runnels Aust</a>in, Texas Body 1951 Mercury 2-door Coupe ? Original steel ? Top chopped 3 1/2 inches in front and 3 3/4 inches in back ? Crown of roof sectioned 3/
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 78" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=78"> The fender skirts had their front “dog leg” remov</a>ed and their bottom lip extended, further smoothing the side of the Merc. Other, smaller points show off more of Charlie’s attention to detail. Note t
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 79" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=79"> THE ULTIMATE HOT ROD OBSESSION Understanding the</a> Milk Truck Wheel By Jay G. Fitzhugh Photography By Rik Amado 76Understanding the Milk Truck W
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 80" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=80"> 77</a>
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<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 84" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=84"> Two hot rods, one lakester, a period work truck, </a>and a trailer with (counting the trailer’s spare) 19 Milk Truck wheels among them—it’s an assemblage only a collector like Bobby Green could create. G
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 85" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=85"> The Milk Truck wheels were first used in hot rodd</a>ing as performance pieces for lakes and salt racers, but in recent years they’ve become increasingly popular with traditional hot rodders as unique al
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<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 87" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=87"> photos. Green even mailed the guy a disposable ca</a>mera. One day, Bobby and his buddy Drew decide it is time for a road trip, from L.A. to Little Rock, Arkansas. Upon his unannounced arrival, Gre
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<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 90" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=90"> Some guys have one of everything. When it comes t</a>o 18-inch accessory wheels, Bobby Green has 5, 6, or dozens of each variant. In this group we see two Ford Milk Truck wheels (left, painted white), on
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 91" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=91"> By Ken Gross Photography By Steve Coonan Historic</a> photos courtesy of Mike Russell 88
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 92" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=92"> Time and Again This ’34 coupe has had only two ow</a>ners in the last 54 years. Late last year it was brought back to life after a 40 year slumber. 89Time an
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 93" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=93"> This 1934 Ford coupe was striped by “Little Ron” </a>Fikes during its one and only indoor show appearance. Ron had just begun striping in 1957, and was largely inspired by magazine profiles of Von Dutch.
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 94" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=94"> Still owned by Terry Storm, the car was on displa</a>y at a March of Dimes benefit indoor car show held at the Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium on January 20, 1957. Note the top of the grille shell—Fikes had
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 95" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=95"> Though he barely fits in the channeled coupe, Rus</a>sell took it for a spin around Pier 32 on the San Francisco Bay. The forty-plus-year-old wide whites are OK for parking lot cruising, but Floyd pur- c
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 96" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=96"> “We got to L.A. about 4 a.m. the next mo</a>rning, and had to sleep in the car for a few hours,” he remembers, “or at least we tried to sleep.”That must have been a challenge in the cramped cock
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 97" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=97"> pulled it o</a>ff the car lot. Not long afterward, with help from the dealer, a resourceful Floyd Williams located the Stor
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 98" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=98"> The faux alligator skin with white Naugahyde tuck</a> ’n’ roll was scrounged by Terry Storm from a wrecked ’34 five-window. Unfortunately, the original seat bottom had been destroyed by time, but Mike fo
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 99" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=99"> The front fenders were made from a single 1936 Fo</a>rd spare tire cover, and the bobbed rear fenders were cut from the coupe’s originals. Still, because of the abbreviated rears both Floyd and Terry wer
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<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 101" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=101"> with his coupe. “And he recalled Terry Storm’s na</a>me, too. We appreciated Mike’s offer to help. He explained to us about patina and originality. He told us not to restore the coupe or even change it m
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 102" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=102"> The two photos on this page are dated February 19</a>66, but that’s only the date they were printed. This one was taken in 1955, and that’s original builder Terry Storm between his coupe and his high-sch
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 103" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=103"> 1934 Ford Coupe Floyd Williams Santa Cruz, Califo</a>rnia Body ’34 Ford 5-window coupe ? Original steel ? Channeled 7 inches in front and 3 inches in back ? ’34 Ford rear fenders, bobbed ? Fron
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 104" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=104"> Floyd Williams passed away as we finalized this a</a>rticle, but thanks to Mike Russell’s hard work Floyd’s longstanding dream of getting his ’34 running was realized in time. The coupe is now in the goo
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 105" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=105"> By Mark Christensen Photos by Steve Coonan Histor</a>ics Courtesy of Ed Malinski Back to the Ex-Future Reviving the Last Factory Muntz Jet 102**<#y Mark C
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<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 108" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=108"> Earl “Mad Man” Muntz Hollywood, 1949. </a>Seven times divorced, a frenetic boom- and-bust maker and loser of fortunes, techno-whiz, arguably the grandfather of muscle cars thanks to his crazed
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 109" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=109"> This was Earl Muntz’ used car operation, located </a>in Glendale, California, in a photo dated to 1941. By the end of ’42 Muntz could rightfully claim to be the world's largest-volume car dealer. His ro
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 110" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=110"> Mansion and the Muntz Motorcycle Park, Mad Man go</a>t into the TV business in 1946.To cut prices he did not sacrifice quality so much as complexity. In the name of cost cutting simplicity, he was said t
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 111" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=111"> had to have,” so Malinski bought it unseen for $3</a>,500. Though he loved the car, its Lincoln flathead practically boiled over every time he got caught in traffic. He sold it and missed it. Cleaning pa
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 112" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=112"> Ed Malinski and Aaron Holland reproduced the Jet’</a>s stock interior, with the exception of modern Glide bucket seats that were added for comfort on long cruises. Python-pattern Naugahyde tuck ’n’ roll
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 113" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=113"> 110 The original Muntz Jets had employe</a>d an advanced but very mortal “unibody construction” that replaced the tradi- tional chassis with two subframes fore and aft.“Most all that was worthl
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 114" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=114"> was no consideration for service.”Then there was </a>the actual fiberglass body, or what was left of it. Muntz’ nonmetal fenders had barely survived their test of time.“Mine were practically nothing but
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 115" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=115"> 1953 Muntz Jet Ed Malinski Vista, California Bod</a>y 1953 Muntz Jet “Convert-a-Coupe” ? Original body, steel, fiberglass, and aluminum ? Door locks shaved ? Carson-style top, chopped 2 inches ? Origi
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 116" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=116"> The Jet’s original top came from the Carson top s</a>hop, but it wasn’t one of their famous padded tops. Malinski’s has been chopped two inches, and a matching cut was made to the car’s original Du Vall-
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 117" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=117"> Zora Arkus-Duntov: </a> 114Zora Arkus-Duntoy:
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 118" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=118"> The Legend Behind Corvette Excerpts and Photograp</a>hy from Jerry Burton’s biography 115 Inset: “With his silver hair and striking features, Zora in
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 119" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=119"> </a> MZoostrahoAtrkrouds-dDeurnstaorve.fHaem’silitahrewmitahn behind the legendary Ardun overhead
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 120" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=120"> Zora’s parents met in 1908, and Zora himself was </a>born shortly thereafter. “Zora’s mother Rachel (seated) was bright, outspoken, and intense. A member of the Russian intelligentsia, she pushed hard fo
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 121" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=121"> In the late 1930s Zora replaced his Bob with a 19</a>22 Bugatti Type 30. It was a relatively prestigious car, but was in such poor mechanical shape that young Zora could afford it. His mechanical talents
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 122" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=122"> It gave him the sense of control he had been seek</a>ing from the time of his youth in Russia. Now it was a matter of finding another place to do it. Zora smelled a major opportunity now that Am
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 123" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=123"> Zora and</a> Elfi are seen here in New York in 1940, shortly after fleeing Europe. “Whether he would have eventually sought passage to America if the Nazis hadn’t
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 124" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=124"> Gershwin and Guy Lombardo.The penthouse was the i</a>deal place to entertain guests on sultry evenings, and many a night Zora and Elfi would lie back on chaise lounges, toast each other with martinis, an
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 125" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=125"> “By the late 1960s, Zora found himself increasing</a>ly isolated from corporate protectors like Ed Cole and was cut off from the real decision making regard- ing future Corvettes.” benefit of modern-da
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 126" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=126"> “In February 1946, Zora began test runs [of the A</a>rdun] to measure horsepower and torque on his own General Electric dynamometer. He accumulated over 1,100 hours of testing. The tests showed the engin
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 127" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=127"> ential was bolted to the chassis, which improved </a>handling and reduced unsprung weight. The rear suspension also featured a transverse rear spring, because there was no room for the more traditional c
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 128" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=128"> To: Mr. Maurice Olley </a> Address: Research & Development Section From: Mr. Z. Arkus-Duntov
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 129" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=129"> The Swindler There were four Willys coupes that</a> went by different “Swindler” names, but everybody knew them as “Stone, Woods & Cook.” Two remain. And now the first is fully restored.
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 130" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=130"> By Pat Ganahl Photography By Stephen S. Kilmer Hi</a>storics Courtesy of John Hellmuth, Greg Sharp, and Joe Troilo
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 131" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=131"> I ’ve recounted the fabled history of the S</a>tone, Woods & Cook 1941 Willys drag cars, in depth, a couple of times now, so I don’t think we need to tell it all again here.The first sto
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 132" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=132"> Willys in the July ’62 Hot Rod, you’ll note that </a>it not only has a working radiator, but it also has headlights, taillights, a license (with light) on the trunk, and even a pair of chrome exhaust tip
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 133" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=133"> This engine looks very accurate with an unpolishe</a>d 6-71 blower, 4-port Hilborn injection with a matching scoop, a Vertex magneto, and even a stock oil filler tube and radiator, but it’s just a mock-u
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 134" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=134"> inside and saw that blue and white tuck-and-roll </a>that I stopped in my tracks. Could it be? All the way over here on the East Coast? How? Yes it was. And the guy who could answer the question
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<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 136" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=136"> It’s absolutely amazing that this show-car-qualit</a>y Eddie Martinez tuck-and- roll interior—even including rolls in the headliner—was still in the car in ’72 when Troilo got it, and exists today. You c
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 137" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=137"> Joe said he wanted to peg the rebuild to</a> the 1962 Nats because Swindler A was built in ’63. This brings up the question of the custom grille, the “II” designation, and two versions of this c
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 138" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=138"> This snapshot, taken by fellow B/GS racer John He</a>llmuth (Arteaga & Hellmuth ran out of St. Louis), was taken in the pits at Indy ’61, before the car flipped off the trailer on the way home. The front
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 139" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=139"> Joe says he has no idea what the trunk handle is </a>from originally. It’s seen in the early ’61 photos of the car, as are the ’50 Pontiac taillights (again, a popular rod item of the time), chromed lice
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 140" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=140"> ? Ladder bar-style traction bars ? Tube shocks ? </a>Panhard bar made by Joe Troilo Front Brakes ? ’41 Willys drums Rear Brakes ? ’57 Olds drums ? ’54 Chevrolet single reservoir master cylinder ? Early ‘
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 141" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=141"> This rare photo shows the car at the top end of t</a>he Pomona track in ’62. The significance is that it’s booking at about 140 mph, there’s no chute, there’s no guard rail, and traffic is casually cruis
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<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 169" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=169"> submitting cartoons to Hot Rod, and “they liked w</a>hat I did so I always had a steady stream of cartoons in Hot Rod,” he told me. This led to the spot cartoons for the “Shop Talk” section of Hot Rod he
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 170" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=170"> all-around “magazine guy.” Kimzey was now working</a> out of an office on Melrose Ave. in Hollywood producing girlie magazines. Pete visited him and found that through Kable News, Kimzey’s distributor, P
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<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 172" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=172"> Arin Cee’s final appearance was in Rod & Custom’s</a> June 1962 issue. Arin’s final task was an interview with George Barris and Ed Roth— fitting, since Millar had drawn several Roth vs. Barris strips ov
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<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 174" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=174"> Drag Cartoons, Issue #19, August 1965 </a> Drag Cartoons, Issue #32, October 1966 Drag Cartoons final issue, #48, March 1968 done, and happily s
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 175" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=175"> The highly marketable nature of Ed “Big Daddy” Ro</a>th led to a comic title all his own, Big Daddy Roth Cartoons, from Millar’s own fledgling publishing company. The new title’s arrival would be announc
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 176" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=176"> While Temple McFlathead was a recurring character</a>, this champion of the sidevalve wasn’t always a very sympathetic character. Seen here is the first panel from a strip in the April 1965 Drag Cartoons
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 177" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=177"> Bronzed Shoebox Buster Litton and his chopped For</a>d rediscovered By Geoff Miles Photos courtesy of the Richard Glymph Collection 172"ftTTCiT Buste
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 178" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=178"> 173 Buster Litton’s chopped 1949 Ford, seen in t</a>he parking lot at the Long Beach Marine Stadium in Long Beach, California, circa 1954. Could this be the quintessential chop on a shoebox Ford? The ch
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<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 180" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=180"> Look at just how low this car is compared to the </a>stock ’49-’50 sedan parked next to it. Litton’s car had ’51 Studebaker front fender sections spliced into the stock pieces, retaining the Stude headli
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 181" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=181"> Man Of His Word Jim Stockton kept the </a>promise…in authentic style By Joe Kress Photography by Rich Chenet 176
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<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 184" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=184"> T he 2001 NSRA Nats in Louisvill</a>e, Kentucky was a whirlwind. Covering the event for an American Rodder feature while simultaneously rounding up intere
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 185" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=185"> 1933 Ford Roadster Jim Stockton Springfield, Ohio</a> Body 1933 Ford Roadster ? Original steel ? Original windshield stanchions, chopped 1-3/4 inches ? Reproduction windshield frame, chopped ? ’36 For
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 186" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=186"> Front Suspension ? ’33 I-beam axle, dropped 4 inc</a>hes ? ’40 Ford spindles ? ’33 Ford radius rods ? ’33 Ford transverse spring, reversed eyes ? ’51 Ford F1 shock mounts ? Tube shocks, chromed Rear
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 187" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=187"> The road</a>ster’s lift-off padded top was fashioned by Wayne Crew, who did nearly all the work on this ’33. It’s a Carson clone, and though its rear window doesn
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 188" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=188"> There’s an AACA prize-winning 1940 Ford Standard </a>Coupe in Stockton’s garage, but being a hot rodder he pulled the ’40’s steering wheel in favor of a ’47 Lincoln factory accessory piece, and the coupe
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 189" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=189"> Jim feels his engine choice exemplifies just how </a>far traditional rodding has come. “I didn’t want to put a flathead in it, every- body puts flatheads in ’em anymore,” he says, while it doesn’t seem a
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 190" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=190"> With the narrowed truck grille in place a new hoo</a>d was necessary; the hood top was custom made from steel, then massaged by Crew, and the hood sides are no-name steel reproductions modified with ’37
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 191" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=191"> Jim’s ’50 Chevy convertible has taken several awa</a>rds and even spent time in the Starbird Museum in Afton, Oklahoma, but Jim tells us now that he’s never been fully satisfied with the convertible top.
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<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 193" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=193"> Vintage cloth wiring and a period Mallory distrib</a>utor help reinforce the traditional look of the convertible’s original 216-inch inline six. The Edmunds twin-carb intake, carrying stock Rochester one
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 194" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=194"> he had maybe done me more of a favor than he’d th</a>ought. He started getting something like $500 apiece for them. Whenever he starts telling me that now I quickly change the subject!” Ji
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<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 196" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=196"> Four more of Jim’s traditional cars illustrate th</a>e variety of his collection. From left: Jim’s ’50 Ford convertible, his pre-war-style ’29 Phaeton, his ’39 Ford convertible, and his ’50 Ford Woody. T
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<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 198" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=198"> BROOKVILLE ROADSTER 1930-31 </a>ALL-Steel Ford Roadster Body $6,300.00 MODEL“A”FULL FENDER CHASSIS PACKAGES Mild Steel Stainless Steel #1010-C #1012-C $5,900.0
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 199" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=199"> Organized Confusion Jimmie Vaughan suggested the</a> ’55 Lincoln Capri taillights in Mercury Charlie’s “Sweet Nadine,” and nobody was sure if any other custom Merc had ever received that treat- ment. Gr
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 200" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=200"> We build it into every radiator...so you can conc</a>entrate on the things that matter most... iff I X ???77iv (uttttfv o/'f/iv Snha T(^'^:3J)YS2JSSXG. \a/\a/\a/. us radiator, com
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 201" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=201"> We tried to tell you Earl “Mad Man” Muntz was a l</a>ittle off his rocker, but if you thought we were exaggerating this photo pretty much sums up his energy, flamboyance, and general good-natured wackine
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 202" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=202"> When Vic Sr. hit the dry lakes of So Cal to test </a>his speed equipment in the late ‘30s, little did he know he was starting a trend that would last into the next century. His methods of testing are sti
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 203" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=203"> DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS The “A” cover of Issue</a> #35 featured an unidentified Deuce roadster in a colorized Rik Hoving photo. This wasn’t a historic car, but, as several readers figured out, is the
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<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 205" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=205"> Spotlight Cool Wheels Two new wheel designs fr</a>om well-known names are now offering updated takes on vintage performance. The new Fueler from Team 3 Wheels (below) re-creates the look of the classi
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 206" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=206"> Deuce on Disc This new DVD from the American </a>Hot Rod Foundation (produced by AHRF Director Henry Astor) chronicles the importance of the 1932 Ford. From interviews with numerous hot rodding
<a title="The Rodders Journal #36 page 207" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=gttfq&pageid=207"> 1932 Ford Three-Window Coupe1932 Ford Three-Windo</a>w Coupe
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