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Butch Leal campaigned this early factory hot rod when he lived in Tulare, Calif., in 1962 before selling it to Tom and Linda Jacobson in 1963. Jacobson, for many years the parts manager at Gledhill Chevrolet in Wilmington, Calif., ran the car in NHRA and AHRA competition out of Hayden Proffitt's shop for a number of seasons using a variety of carburetor configurations to race in a number of classes. The car was in storage for 20 years while Jacobson moved on to Pro Stock and Pro Mod competition. It has since has been restored to its period-perfect condition.

(© 1999 NHRA Photographic Services)

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