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Hi All It�s Saturday and I need to get out and do some rodding. Unfortunately my �32 Roadster is being upholstered and I might as well be rodless. What to do? Well there is a show up in Paragould, part of the Loose Caboose Festival. Think I�ll run up and take some pictures for HotRod HotLine. but first, I think I�ll stop at the Front Page Cafe for a Hungry Man Special. That�s how my morning started and it turned out to be a pretty good rodding day. On the way out of the Cafe I almost tripped over a Noble M12 GTO. These things are rare, expensive and very hot! So I went to the truck and fetched my camera. After snapping a couple for you I motored on up to Paragould. The Loose Caboose show has a reputation for attracting good cars. And this year was no exception. I have photographed most of the cars in attendance for previous HotRod HotLine features. But there were some �new� cars in attendance that caught my camera�s lens. On the way home I noticed the gate at Darwin�s Hot Rod Shop was open. I pulled in and found Darwin thrashing on his latest personal ride, a LS1 powered Kreative Rod Werks �39 Studibaker. Darwin is highly regarded in the MidSouth for his flames. So I spent a little time watching the master lay down the fire. It�s going to be hot. Look for it on this year�s Power Tour. Marty Lilly�s shop is a mile or so away. Marty is a local rodder with a reputation for high quality home shop built rods. His current project is a �47 Ford Coupe turned convertible with a lift off Carson top. The engine and chassis are almost completed and I got a couple of pictures for you. It�s going to be RED. Marty�s �47 body is at fellow rodder Roger Cope�s home shop for paint prep. Roger�s place is a bit out of the way but I decided to stop by and check on the progress. A little rough now. But Roger will have it slick as a grease coated pig in no time. Note the bobbed trunk lid and raised rear deck in the last photo. There is always something trick on Marty�s rides. From Roger�s I cruised across town in my old Dakota. Had the window down and I made motor noises all the way. Would have preferred to be in my roadster but sometimes you just have to make do. Now let�s get on with viewing the pics!!! Enjoy...... Steve!!!
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