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1932 Ford Phanton

nspiration is something that has driven creativity in hot rodders for decades. Regardless of whether it was an experience on the showroom floor of a car dealership, an adrenalin rush felt at the dragstrip while consumed by the scent of nitro, or watching a local hop-up pull into a cruise night, it’s easy to see that influences can make themselves known in many different ways. For Gary Corkell, owner of One-Off Rod & Custom in Middletown, Delaware, it was a trip to the Grand National Roadster Show in 2018 that got his gears turning. Seeing Brookville Roadster showcase an exclusive, limited-production body designed by Chip Foose was all it took. The truly unique, handcrafted ’32 Phanton body captured

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