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A TALE OF TWO STRIPES

Project cars don’t build themselves overnight – they take patience and determination to complete. Having an overly optimistic or naïve expectation of the restoration timeline can at least get you started, but it may not get you to the finished product.

This was the case when Owen Brown found this now 51-year-old Transporter, a 1970 Single Cab. It was disassembled, but Owen could see its potential. He convinced himself he could have it back together within the year. This may have been excitement clouding his experience, as his last project

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