Everybody recognizes the Deuce. Whether it's John Milner's Deuce coupe from "American Graffiti" or their grandpa's old hot rod sitting in the back corner. Many a boys have fantasized about chopping the top on a 3-window coupe for that sinister salt flats look or channeling a 5-window coupe for that east coast look. Whether you're into the stock flathead V8 which debuted along with the deuce or shoehorning a Cadillac motor topped with four Stromberg 97 carburetors on top in between the radiator and the firewall, the Deuce is easily one of hot rodding's icons.
In my next post, I'll be featuring a few Deuces that stick out to me and tug at my heartstrings. The difficult challenge I've taken up on myself is picking a select few out of all the deuces out there. There's a reason why the Deuce was one of the very first bodies to get reproduced in fiberglass and steel. 43 years after the Deuce debuted, Hot Rod magazine featured an article in their 1965 Yearbook based solely on the popularity of the Deuce.
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