John T. Francis

Ohio Hot Rod Builder Resurrects Larry Nagel’s Pocket Rocket

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John T. Francis was 7 years old the first time he saw the Pocket Rocket blast down Thompson Drag Raceway. He will never forget it, he said. “It didn’t make any noise when it was sitting at the line,” Francis said. “It was so small. And so fast.” Francis was sitting at his computer one

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1934 Chevy Has Something For Everyone

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For 25 years, it just sat in a field. The 1934 Chevrolet Master Coupe took a beating from the elements. It even got shot—maybe by hunters, maybe in a mob shooting, or maybe by some Chevy-hating Ford fanatic. But there were bullet holes. Enter John T. Francis, a car enthusiast from Portage Lakes, OH who

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