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Forever Trick

I CAN still hear the thick German accent spoken by then 86-year old Zora Arkus Duntov when he addressed a PRI Trade Show (Performance Racing Industry) breakfast back in December 1995 in Columbus. Ohio. I had to listen intently and concentrate to understand what he was saying during that wonderful commemoration of the 40th Anniversary of the small block Chevrolet. It was an emotional time as I, along with 700 others, sat before a true hot rod legend and one who could stand beside the great Henry Ford as a visionary, an innovator and someone whose footprints have left an indelible mark on the our hot rod and racing industries. I count myself as extremely lucky because a scant five months later the legend was

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