Harrowsmith

Pulling Wrenches, Fighting a Forest Fire and Ducking a Grand-Theft Canoe Rap—All in One Day

The weather was great for the first 3 weeks that October—an extended Indian summer— and although I was busy-busy, my weekends were free. Bobby Green had a nice 1958 Meteor, but the motor was a bit lazy. It needed a valve job. Money was tight, so we decided to fix it in my garage.

We pulled the head off the 6-banger and dropped it off at West End Motors.

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