Modern Rodding

1932 Ford Pickup

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Oftentimes, “it’s the backstory that makes a hot rod interesting.” And while this is truly the case with Mary Lou Whitcomb’s ’32 Ford pickup, it’s but one of two stories that makes this pickem-up really fascinating.

Mary Lou grew up in Wyoming and as such had a fascination with the pickups that ranchers would use all day and then wash and take to town on the weekends. But in her case she wanted there to be a twist. Her husband gladly obliged, coming up with a potent small-block Chevy to be nestled into a modern hot rod chassis. Next, Mary Lou called

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