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ike many of the cars that come to his shop, Jeff Lilly described Edgar’s Galaxie as “spent,” saying it had been cobbled together with nearly any part he could find to keep the car the road. “The body was so rough even the convertible rear drain area below the back window was rotted through,” said Jeff. “A rebody is not really the word for this car,” continued Jeff. “The only original parts we could use were some of the convertible top mechanisms.” Since there are hardly any reproduction parts

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