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Scott Robinson's "Bionic Wasp" 68' Camaro

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  Scott Robinson is from southern California and has been into cars his whole life, his earliest memories recount his time spent with his father and his friends. Scott's father raced all types of vehicles, drag boats, sand rails, and cars. These experiences made a major impression on Scott and he couldn't wait to be old enough to drive. When he was old enough, he got heavy into off-road motorcycles then when he got his driver's license all bets were off.  Scott forgot about racing motorcycles and went all in and started racing cars. The first car he raced wasn't car at all, it was a 1975 Chevy van. But this wasn't  any old worn out work van. This van belonged to Scott's father, it featured  a destroked 400 cube small-block built by Scott's Dad, it's backed up with a TH-400 automatic transmission and a narrowed 12-bolt rear end. Scott said it was fun ride for his first car, and when he graduated high-school his father gave it to him.   The father and son
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Mustang Mach 1 Pro/Street

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  This wild 1973 Mustang Mach 1 was given the full Pro-Street treatment back in the early 1990's, and was built by the Rod Shop in Erie, P.A. The current owner is from Nanuet,New York and owns some other significant Pro-Street cars as well. The hood now opens in reverse like a Corvette .  And poking through the hood is a custom made air box fed by two ram tubes fitted with high-flow air filters. The owner stated that he is going to give the hood the factory black out treatment to match the other Mach 1 graphics. Under the hood we find the huge by large big-block Ford that has been stroked to almost 600 cubic inches . The transmission is a H.D. Ford C6 automatic with a high stall converter. You can see the detail work that went into this build , the fire wall has been smoothed and set back and the engine has been set back at least four inches as well .  The cowl has been removed and a custom windshield was flush fitted to the opening.  A single wiper was added to keep it street lega
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