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The sound of the turbo revving was irresistible and we had to follow it to the source. Upon arriving at the scene, it took a minute to soak it all in. Ultimately, we realized we were gazing at Mike Warren’s carbureted twin turbo 1926 Ford Model-T coupe. In fact, he’s working on
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We found Tim and Jimmy Anthony’s 1953 Ford F100 at the Antique Automobile Club’s Middle Tennessee show. The bright red truck was parked in the grass on the lawn of the Thomas House in Red Boiling Springs. Jimmy and his son Tim were kind enough to stop for a minute
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We caught up with Ted Mangum at Mel’s Diner during Shades of the Past in Pigeon Forge. It wasn’t hard to find him – he’s got the unofficial record for the world’s largest motorized Radio Flyer wagon. The retired technical vocation teacher from Ellisville, MS has a wide and friendly
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A little while ago, we told you about Earl & Carol’s annual car show. They were kind enough to invite me over to their home and share their story with me. It was on a sunny, summer afternoon in Tennessee that this story was told – sitting on the porch swing
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In the sea of cars at a show like Street Rod Nationals in Louisville, KY, there are certain ones that stand out. We ran into the Tucci Hot Rod team from Marcy, NY in the parking lot of our hotel and had to pause to look at their custom creation.
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Angie and David Hurt began their story with a blind date over fifteen years ago. Angie declared to a friend that she would like to date a racecar driver, and her friend set her up on a blind date with David. They fell in love, got married, and the rest
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One of our favorite things will always be the Gas Station Rendezvous – that fateful meeting of cool cars and their owners at a refueling station. Somewhere between Memphis and Birmingham we encountered Mark Fisher and his cronies at just such an event. This group of guys from Minford, OH
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Lisa and Larry Whitehead wandered up to The Bus in Baton Rouge and we hit it off immediately. Larry is thoughtful and reserved; Lisa’s bubbly and attentive personality makes you feel like you’ve been friends with her forever. The couple is part of a car club called Gearheads of Buda,