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Inside these wheels are rolls of paper with prayers printed on them. When they are spun, the prayers are given. They should be spun clockwise. People give them a spin as they walk by the prayer wheels.

Steering Wheels by Paul Littman

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Taken at the Lewis Antique Auto Museum in Moriarty, NM with the Mid Week Marauders.

2010 Hot Wheels #169 Dodge Charger Stock Car by Kevin Borland

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Photo by Kevin Borland.

wheels by NYCPSAL

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Keels & Wheels 2012 by Benny

The 17th Annual Keels & Wheels Concours d'Elegance, hosted by the Lakewood Yacht Club.

Yes, this is THE iconic, original Little Deuce Coupe featured on the Beach Boys' album cover! (Seen here)

From Wikipedia:"The picture featured on the front cover of the album was supplied by Hot Rod magazine, and features the body (with his head cropped in the photo) of hod-rod owner Clarence 'Chili' Catallo and his own customized three-window 1932 Ford Coupe - known forevermore amongst hot rod enthusiasts as "the lil' deuce coupe". A full shot of Catallo and his car from the same photo shoot appeared on the front cover of the July 1961 edition of Hot Rod magazine, and whilst Catallo himself died in 1998 the car still tours the showrooms and exhibitions to this day.

Catallo bought the vehicle in 1956 for $75 in Michigan when he was 15 years old. Catallo replaced the original stock Ford engine (unlike The Beach Boys song lyrics, which mention "a flathead mill") with a newer Oldsmobile V-8, and lowered the height of the coupe by six inches. Much of the original customizing work, including the stacked headlights, side trim, and front grille was done by an auto shop owned by Mike and Larry Alexander in the Detroit suburb of Southfield.

After Catallo moved to Southern California, additional work, including the 'chopping' or lowering of the roof, was done in 1960-61 at 'Kustom City', George Barris's noted North Hollywood auto customizing shop. This led to the magazine cover and two years later, the shot was featured as the cover for The Beach Boys' fourth album.

Catallo sold the coupe a few years later, but at the urging of his son Curt was able to buy it back in the late 90s for $40,000. The car had since been additionally modified but was restored by Catallo with many of the original parts the coupe had in the early 1960s, so that it now is again virtually identical to the famous photo. In 2000, the hot rod won the 'People's Choice' award at the Meadow Brook Concours d'Elegance."

Taken at Seabrook, Texas

May 2012

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Wings& Wheels (112) by Vancouver Island Hot Rods