Mod Rod 1923 FORD ROADSTER
PHOTOS AND TEXT: KEN SANDERS
Whether floppy mod hairstyles, fab mod clothing, mod style music, ‘The Mod Squad’ TV show, or the ‘Mods and Rockers’ on their motorcycles and all other things ‘Mod’ during the ‘60s had any influence on them or not, two young hot rod friends, patternmaker Gary Lang and truck driver Bill Traquair, were quietly working away on their dreams in a rented garage in Vancouver.
As was the case back then, with little equipment and even less money, they relied on their raw talent, innovation, and creativity to get the job done.
In 1968, eighteen months after they started, two hot rods emerged from the garage. Gary’s turtle deck T-Roadster the ‘Revolution’ and Bill’s 1915 T-Roadster pickup
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