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From drag racing to hot rods

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From building dragsters, speedway cars and hot rods, Jim Wilton has just about done it all.

These days you’ll most often find the 82-year-old in the Vaughan shed in Angaston, working away on a hot rod.

His latest project is a 1953 four tonne Bedford truck, owned by Tony Vaughan, that has basically been built up from scratch.

“It’s taken a lot of work. Every single piece,” Jim said.

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