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Bill Akin takes us on a tour of his restored, as last run, 1959 Bowes Seal Fast Indianapolis Roadster. Bill also gives us an inside look on how he became interested in restoring cars and how one of our own Holley employees helped to foster that interest.
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My friend Joe Klinkhardt often posts on H.A.M.B. as Studebaker Joe and always finds time to call or email me with updates on his adventures with Tennessee’s Bill Akin. Today I thought I would post a picture of Joe driving one of Mr. Akin’s Indy cars around the legendary Brickyard. I know he had to have been beside himself while driving this newly restored vehicle.
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