A Model B Pickup in Glastonbury, England

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Here in the US, we don't have the same sense of history that permeates the "old world". With a cultural memory measured in decades rather than centuries, it's easy to forget that what seems old to us is only yesterday on a European timeline. Then again, some things defy any explanation. Maybe it's the ley lines (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ley_line) converging on Glastonbury Tor, but something odd has transported this 1930's Ford Model B pickup truck through time and space to a pub parking lot in southwest England. Speedhunters' (http://speedhunters.com) Jonathan Moore was "on holiday" as they say, taking a break between FIA GT races at the Glastonbury Festival (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glastonbury_Festival) (think "Lollapalooza" with an English accent), and came across this hot rod.

http://ll.speedhunters.com/u/f/eagames/NFS/speedhunters.com/Images/Jonathan%20Moore/2010-06-Glasto/SH-GLASTO-01.jpg

You gotta hand it to anybody who forgoes the far more practical Vanagon for a flathead-powered, 1950's state-of-the-hot-rodding-art throwback like this as festival transportation. Dual downdraft carbs, an Offy manifold, and Edelbrock heads, skinny spoked wheels, and Buick drums make for a sweet period-correct ride.

http://ll.speedhunters.com/u/f/eagames/NFS/speedhunters.com/Images/Jonathan%20Moore/2010-06-Glasto/SH-GLASTO-04.jpg

Click on over to Speedhunters.com for the full post and more photos. (http://speedhunters.com/archive/2010/06/25/car-spotlight-gt-gt-glastonbury-street-rod.aspx)

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