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MENTAL SPEED SHOP

Ah, Terry, you had me smiling to myself as I read “Fantasy Sports, Gearhead Style” ( HMM #204). I must have spent close to $1 million (U.S.) rebuilding my brother’s 1969 Ford Fairlane 302, my sister’s 1968 Slant Six Valiant, and my old man’s 1967 Pontiac Strato Chief 283 (which he eventually gave to me). The

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