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Sight Unseen

WAS talking to Squeak Bell this morning about his ownership of the Al Gyde deuce roadster; more details in Al's Flying Farewell elsewhere in this issue. Squeak made me laugh when he thumbnailed the story of how he came to own it. Auckland pioneer hot rodder Roger “The Tooth” Broderick owned it for many years in a disassembled state. When Roger died, the Roadster passed through the hands of a few unknown owners before landing in the garage of Roger Wills. He thought it was too far gone to do anything with, so

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