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Four-Links – Piranha found, Windy’s shop saved, Heartland Nats, Apollo GT

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* Fans of “Man From U.N.C.L.E.” will no doubt recall the Piranha, a car that Gene Winfield built for the show. It appears that the exact car from filming has now turned up and is headed for a restoration. UPDATE (13.June 2011): Geoff Hacker’s Forgotten Fiberglass has more on the Piranha. * Speaking of Gene […]

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Tagged Apollo GT, garages, Gene Winfield, Heartland Model Car Nationals, Hemmings Muscle Machines, Man From U.N.C.L.E., model cars, motorhomes and travel trailers, one-offs and homebuilts, Piranha, Royal Enfield, shows, exhibitions and events, three-wheelers, TV and film cars  
 

Kustoms Unlimited: the Oakland Roadster Show in the ’80s

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Following a link in a comment the other day led us to what is, possibly, the greatest Flickr photo set we’ve seen in recent memory (aside from, of course, the photosets contributed to the Hemmings Nation Flick pool). Fred Childers was a frequent visitor to the Grand National Roadster Show when it was held in […]

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Tagged Candy Man, Gene Winfield, George Barris, Grand National Roadster Show, Greer-Black-Prudhomme dragster, hot rods and customs, Jim Molino, John D'Agostino, kustoms, Oakland Roadster Show, one-offs and homebuilts, racing, shows, exhibitions and events  
 
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