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These cars were made for driving
These cars were made for driving

These cars were made for driving

Date7/25/1987
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Original Toronto Star caption: These cars were made for driving: And that's just what they'll do. The Don River Road Rats win awards at custom car shows in spite of themselves and never wanted to be a car club in the first place. They're just a bunch of street rodders who want to get out and do it on the road. The cars - one of the very few rules the Road Rats have is a requirement that vehicles be pre-1952 and highly modified - are worked on in winter and driven in summer.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0010143F
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