Classic American

GLASS HALF FULL

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I am definitely a glass half full person. I have to be with a project like the Beauty ’Pala, because otherwise sometimes I’d curl up and sob. It is one of those builds where I’ve learnt that if you plan meticulously things go smoothly, or soI hear. By taking a year’s break here and there, things tend to go missing or you just lose the focus required for a totally unnecessary (but nevertheless glorious) car project.

Nothing on this car is coming easy, it seems. I cannot thank Simon Browse from Arrow Vintage Cars enough for his commitment to getting every aspect of the Chevy ‘right’ to a high standard, and for not giving up even when most sane people probably would. Every old car tells a tale, and at least when it’s done I will be able to point to

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