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Alan MerklinDrclock - Elkins, West Virginia Supporting Member

I first saw this unique custom IM speedster some 16 plus years ago in VA. I stumbled on it 4 - 5 years ago here after seeing it featured in the now defunct Kit Car Magazine, all that time it was in the same town I live in so I went to see it,shook a lot of dust off of the car cover and haggled for over a year and a half finally buying it.
I always liked the street rod styling with the hand crafted mild fender flares, high end $7k dove gray leather interior, super low bow StayFast top. As soon as I got the speedster, I had to place the motor (previous over heat issue) and upgraded the gauges.
Then sold it at Fall Carlisle to a Va. buyer.
John W. bought it from them for his Florida use.
Long story short, I am buying it and will soon to be on it's way back here. ~Alan

7/18/111:30 PM

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Alan MerklinDrclock - Elkins, West Virginia Supporting Member

I first saw this unique custom IM speedster some 16 plus years ago in VA. I stumbled on it 4 - 5 years ago here after seeing it featured in the now defunct Kit Car Magazine, all that time it was in the same town I live in so I went to see it,shook a lot of dust off of the car cover and haggled for over a year and a half finally buying it.
I always liked the street rod styling with the hand crafted mild fender flares, high end $7k dove gray leather interior, super low bow StayFast top. As soon as I got the speedster, I had to place the motor (previous over heat issue) and upgraded the gauges.
Then sold it at Fall Carlisle to a Va. buyer.
John W. bought it from them for his Florida use.
Long story short, I am buying it and will soon to be on it's way back here. ~Alan

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Lane AndersonMt. Pleasant, SC Supporting Member

Sweet! I always liked this one.

Panhandle Bob'57 VS Supporting Member

I recall this car being for sale 6 or so months ago and you had said that it was one of your favorite speedsters ever. Glad you got it. It is a one of a kind. Tell me what you are going to do to it (although it appears to need nothing more than somebody to drive it).

MusbJim'14 VS SoCal Supporting Member

Alan - that was definitely one of your best works of art. FWIW - I think it would look absolutely awesome with some discs like on Ken's 'WIKD 356'!!

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Aw Ha, another admirer of "I did it my way".
I still have that magazine article around here somewhere.

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