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Any historian worth his salt has a copy of Petersen’s The Best of HOT ROD. Published in 1981, it’s a brilliant snapshot of hot rod history. On page 161, there is an intriguing shot of a flamed Deuce roadster. The caption reads, “May 1956: This classic highboy started out for Daytona as a coupe, but when its tow truck broke a wheel, the car flipped, crushing the top. A cutting torch made it a roadster.”
The flames
