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THE RESURRECTION

By Ben H. Rhoads Jr.

Rt. #1, Box 68, Buna, Texas 77612

It was a hot and humid day in East Texas when my search for an "Old Timey" gasoline engine finally paid off. I did not know these engines even existed prior to the summer of 1968. I was on vacation to my hometown of Sandy Lake, Pennsylvania, and attended a steam and gas engine show near Butler. That's when I got the bug! Most of my life I had fooled around with cars, motorcycles and anything else that had a motor and wheels. But the financial responsibilities of being a newlywed had curtailed the hobby, at least for the time being. However, at that show near Butler, I had found something that was right up my alley. It had a motor and wheels, but it didn't need a license or insurance to operate. And let's see, how many of them could I get in a 20 by 20 garage?? I just had to find one!!! Little did I know at the time that my par...

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