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Remember the Gasser Wars of the '60s? Willys pickups, such as the Panella Brothers' '41 out of Stockton, CA (pictured here at Half Moon Bay Drag Strip in a mid-'60s photo by ace lensman Bob McClurg), were almost as famous as their smaller Model 77 and larger '41 coupe brethren. But their stubby looks, accented by a too-small entrance and egress to the truck cab, make the original configuration too confining for a street rod/kit car project.
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 Remember the Gasser Wars of the '60s? Willys pickups, such as the Panella Brothers' '41 out of Stockton, CA (pictured here at Half Moon Bay Drag Strip in a mid-'60s photo by ace lensman Bob McClurg), were almost as famous as their smaller Model 77 and larger '41 coupe brethren. But their stubby looks, accented by a too-small entrance and egress to the truck cab, make the original configuration too confining for a street rod/kit car project.  View Related Article

 

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