There’s a tradition that exists within Amish communities whereby the youths are granted a free pass to deviate from the strict mandates of the fellowship, in order to blow off steam — it’s called Rumspringa. The idea, in essence, is to allow the Amish 16 year-olds an opportunity to misbehave, to experience the glitz and sins of life outside the commune; wearing fashionable clothes, drinking, smoking, orchestrating illicit adolescent fumblings, to get it all out of their systems before embarking upon a lifetime of clean-living and devotion. And if you substitute the beliefs of the Amish with the automobiles of the Ford Motor Company, that’s pretty much the process that Chris Burns went through in his own formative years. This outstanding Twin Cam tribute is his own beloved creation, the realisation of a lifelong dream, although he had to deviate from the Blue Oval fantasy first in order to get a few other experiences under his belt.
“I had a lovely Mk1 VW Golf GTi, which I restored after mothballing
