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    Behind the Wheel

    Jun 16, 2020 6 minutes

    KEITH HARMAN, A&M CONTRIBUTOR, NORTH DORSET

    1934 Ford 5-Wlndow Coupe

    1939 Ford pick-up

    2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee Overland

    In my last Behind the Wheel in the February issue, I explained how my 1934 Coupe had been off the road throughout 2019 due to an engine problem. Fortunately, I also have a 1939 Ford pick-up truck, which was recently seen in Classic American in a tech feature about installing a Stromberg electronic distributor on a flathead motor, and so this was my main ride throughout last summer, and it didn't disappoint.

    The first longer run out for the truck came just a few days after the new dizzy was fitted (so a good chance to test it out) with a weekend hot rod reliability run around the Isle of Wight, hosted by the Hampshire-based Rolling Blokes. This was the third such weekend the 'Blokes' have organised, each one an invitation-only affair to keep the numbers manageable, and each one at a different location. Despite the

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