IGHT from the get-go, Simon Harman is your quintessential hot rodder and racer. It was a mate of his who sowed the first seed when he bought a '47 coupe from a bunch of stock car racers for $300. He drove it to high school but turned “hippie”, and Simon wound up buying the coupe from him. By then, it had a blown gearbox, so a paltry $100 traded hands. Replacement gears were included in the deal, so Simon repaired the gearbox and got it back on the road. It was quite an accomplishment as he was fresh out of
