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SAMUEL BRIGHTWELL

AGE: 26 // LOCATION: HAMILTON // OCCUPATION: MECHANIC

THANKS: THANKS TO ALL MY GOOD FRIENDS WHO HAVE HELPED OUT AND MY LOVELY WIFE

NZPC: Hey Samuel, how did you get into modifying cars?

I got into cars through my grandfather and my uncle. They are both into heavily modified Aussie muscle, and they built me drift go-karts. From the time I could walk, I was destined to live and breathe cars, which led me to learn about all types of cars and eventually found attraction to ’90s

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