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MAPES FAMILY DEUCE

Joe Mapes and his son Ryan had finished a ’32 Ford sedan several years back and hadn’t given much thought to building another car when a flathead engine was offered for sale locally. Joe decided to buy it “just in case” another project happened upon them. Word got out that Mapes was going to build a traditional hot rod and the late Garth Bowie dropped off a ’39 transmission, Matt Kaiser soon offered a ’40

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