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1948 Dodge B series ‘Pilot-house’

With a string of English classic cars owned since he was old enough to drive, 28-year-old Kevin Marston from Bewdley in Worcestershire is no stranger to vintage machinery. It’s a trait he attributes to his grandfather, who was always involved with classics, mainly regular British stuff of one sort or another. In 2015, however, and at the tender age of 23, Kevin decided he needed to up his game and get some American iron into his life. He’d seen American pick-ups at various shows he attended, and just to prove that advertising in Classic American works, he saw this 1948 Dodge for sale, courtesy of Kingdom Kustoms in Scotland (www.kingdomkustoms.co.uk or call 01592 873003).

Kevin liked it as it was a bit different, and he’d not seen the model before, so bought it before it even

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