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Door Handle DILEMMA

Some make little “boo-boos.” Some pull big ol’ “boners.” Call ’em what you like, we all make mistakes. Whenever we do, cheating might come to mind. Speakin’ of cheating, just the other day, while thumbing through some older photographs, a good example came to light.

Whether they’re original equipment or reproductions, early Ford outside door handles, such as these on our Deuce five-window project, come with some mighty sharp edges. If they’re over-tightened, they’ll cut right through their

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