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BACK in the early days of hot rodding in New Zealand and probably even in other parts of the world, a 1938 Ford standard car of any model, being a sedan, coupe, delivery or other, were regarded as the Ugly ducklings. I know this because I own one.

It’s taken a long time to change that mindset because there are now some great examples of all that year’s models coming onto the scene. One such example started on the scene back in the early ‘70s, and it has

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