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1934 Ford Roadster Pickup – Chassis and Body – First Fitting

1934 Ford Roadster Pickup – Chassis and Body – First Fitting

By D. Brian Smith Photography: D. Brian Smith DBS's note: Do you think I need to caption these photos? My brother Kevin and my Dad performed such a thorough and logical step by step approach to doing this work, that I believe the photos speak for themselves. Great job, Dad and Kevin! Life is cyclical.…

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A Lost Wanderer Found — Auto Union Wanderer W25K Roadster

A Lost Wanderer Found — Auto Union Wanderer W25K Roadster

By D. Brian SmithPhotography: D. Brian Smith, Kevin D. Smith, Mark Williamson & Auto Union & Wanderer Archives One summer, my life took a U-turn. While other teenaged males practiced driving to the basket like Dr. J, or throwing a bomb for six like Johnny Unitas, I scoured the want ads for a dream. Wanderer…

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1934 Ford Roadster Pickup – The Mating Season

1934 Ford Roadster Pickup – The Mating Season

By D. Brian Smith Photography: D. Brian Smith Gearheads everywhere can relate to mating season. That's when you're building a kit car, custom classic truck, musclecar, street rod, or racecar from the ground up, and you put the new engine and transmission together, place it in the chassis, and install the body on the chassis…

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Ford 351W Dyno Test – A Rumblin’ In The OC

Ford 351W Dyno Test – A Rumblin’ In The OC

By D. Brian Smith Photography: D. Brian Smith Ever since Smeding Performance built the 427ci Ford stroker engine (Feb. '05 CCT), we've been dying to stoke the stroker and fire her up. In the build article, we mentioned fuel injection would be our induction of choice as opposed to carburetion. Seeking something that would look…

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