Rodding USA

GRADE SCHOOL CRUSH

I was immersed in the custom car culture growing up in Placerville, CA, (which is located 50 miles east of Sacramento) in the ’60s. My older brother Tom always had neat cars, and that interest instantly rubbed off on me.

Placerville had many hot rods, but the one which stood out the most was “Hosfords

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