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Overdue detailing

Back when we were pullin’ up stakes and movin’ to Montana, Mrs. Rotten and I were thinking we’d have abundant shop time, alone, together, as we’d likely be the only gear heads around. Boy, were we wrong!

As a result of meeting one guy, we’ve quickly come to know the hot rod community that we first thought wasn’t here. Among the main characters is area historian Bill Spurzem. For the past 80-some years, Spurzem has lived right here in the Flathead Valley. Just to lend perspective, the covered wagon in which his ancestors arrived is arranged as yard art alongside

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