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    Behind the Wheel

    Jan 14, 2020 5 minutes

    KEITH HARMAN, CONTRIBUTOR, NORTH DORSET

    1934 Ford 5-window hot rod coupe

    1939 Ford pick-up

    2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee Overland

    For the first time since owning it, some 13 years now, 2019 saw me miss driving the ’34 for the whole season due to an engine issue, and to make it worse, it was probably self-inflicted! Last winter I decided to freshen up the engine bay, a job that was long overdue. Around about late April, the car was all back together and I was preparing to start the year off with a trip to the Jalopy Motorama show in the Netherlands.

    The car wasn’t actually entered into the indoor show, as my entry was declined (although it does meet the criteria of being a traditional-style build). However, I decided to drive over anyway with my son

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