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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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Alison Carr's Austin J4 - Morris Minibus

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     We are the first one's in the United States to feature this Austin J4-Morris Minibus.   Thank you Alison for sharing it with us and we look forward to featuring your other builds.    Alison Carr is from the city of Cornwall in the United Kingdom. Along with her husband, they enjoy building Hot Rods and Street Machines so much that they have over a dozen in their collection . I told them that I would love to share them all , as some of them are quite unique such as this spectacular example we have here . Alison said the van started life as a Austin J4/Morris Minibus, it's quite similar to our Dodge A100 or Ford Falcon Econoline's of the 1960's They gave It a heavy roof chop & installed  suicide doors. The rear cargo doors were welded solid. She stated they also sectioned six inches off the bottom half .  During the roof chop the windscreen was made in two pieces to give the front end some character. Other body mod's include inset turn indicators and a molde
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