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    A Gem in the Desert

    Mar 09, 2020 3 minutes
    Paul Martinez :: Publisher
    Paul Martinez/Publisher

    August of 2015, I was photographing Gilberto Porras 1940 Ford for the cover of issue 16 of Rodding USA. He and his wife Leticia drove the coupe from El Paso, Texas, to Tucson for the shoot. After the shoot, we were enjoying a nice steak dinner, along with a few Margaritas. During our lengthy dinner visit (this was the first time we’d met), Gilberto asked me

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