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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

The Super Boss !

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  Jerry 'Tyrone' Malone was a truck driver who found fame with his custom diesel show and race trucks. He made a name for himself when he was touring the country charging people to see a whale that he transported in a trailer, the whale's was named Little Irvy.  Jerry Malone had a fleet of custom trucks that toured with him, one day a spectator asked him other then looking cool, what else does the truck do?  Do? Jerry said, what it was intended to do, look good.   After that brief encounter, Jerry's wheels were turning and thought if he built a truck that put on a show, he could charge people to see it in action. What he ended up building was the Super Boss Kenworth. This 1974 Kenworth was famous throughout the 1970's.  It was so popular that it was still touring well into the 1980's.  The Super Boss was part of a touring custom truck show, it featured customized Big Rig hauling trucks as well as few racing semis like this one. Jerry Malone was considered to be