Hot Rod

MOONSHINER ON THE RISE

Chuck Fisher is no stranger to the muscle car hobby. He has been fighting the good fight for most of his adult life, saving models from the heyday of factory muscle and preserving them at his place in rural Connecticut. All along, he has done it the old-fashioned way, collecting cars piece by piece through hard work. “I started collecting as a teen, and with limited funds, I used bartering, scavenging, trading, and some good ol’ plain luck. I’ve put together a small but eclectic collection I’m pretty damn proud of,” he says.

His collection of muscle car rides from the ’60s and ’70s is nothing to sneeze at. Mostly made up of survivors, day-two rides, and some dusty drag cars, it’s a group of powered-up hot rods that would make even the most seasoned car nut wig out in a maniacal conniption. However, even

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