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Obermeyer’s 41 Auto Body

Hobbyists who regularly drive Interstate 41 in eastern Wisconsin are trained to turn their heads westward when nearing the exit for Hartford. There, they are guaranteed to spot some great old iron parked outside Obermeyer’s 41 Auto Body, all of which tease motorists as to what lies within the 3,200-sq.-ft. business. Through the years, dozens of woodies, many more Fords and even two exotic Cunninghams have entered Obermeyer’s for partial or complete restorations, and all that exited

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