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Wrap Your Ass in Fiberglass

john_gilbert@motortrend.com

I love fiberglass—it’s easy to work with and it smells really good. I’m okay as a steel fabricator, but when it comes to gluing a car together, my experience goes back to 1960 when I was 8 years old and built AMT’s 1⁄25 scale 1932 Ford 3-in-1 kit as a fenderless highboy with a blown 392 Chrysler for power—Hemi Firepower that is.

I still have a memento from building that

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