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While I never really knew Chuck Granger, the people in the local clubs made it clear he was something special to them. So when I picked up an old AMT Parts Pack hot rod frame still in the pack from his widows booth, I found myself wanting to build something in an older style. Possibly Chuck himself might have built had he still been here to build it. Now, I am not 100% certain of his taste, but from his stash it was clear he liked Hot Rods. Once home I started digging through may parts trying to come up with something appropriate. I found that I had some pieces from the 3N1 25 T kit, and decided to go with the bucket. I even decided to keep that Lincoln motor, again to keep it more of a period hot rod rather than a modern build. Digging through my stash of paints I have had for years, I came across some Ultracolor Spearmint toner, and so decided to name it either Mint T or Spearmint T. Turns out Dave Mikrut here on the forum already had a Mint T, so Spearmin-T it is. I have moved a bit along in the build before posting, so I will get you up to speed a bit here all at once. In these first pics you can see that I cut up the straight front axle, to have a little more of a dropped axle. I am going to try and have working steering, but I am not 100% certain I am capable of making it happen. I do mean working, not pose-able.