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Hey Guys! I still have one, BRAND NEW, So-Cal Speed Shop Push Truck T-Shirt left. (2X-Large only) I'm selling it at a big discount to clear it out! Large graphic by renowned hot rod artist Thom Taylor. (Graphic only on the front of the shirt) High quality, 100% cotton shirt. Comes in a sealed plastic bag. Silk screened, not a cheap iron on. This shirt depicts SO-CAL's famous 1956 Ford "push truck", the truck used at Bonneville, El Mirage, and the drags to push their race cars around. This shirt features the famous "distressed" look that has become so popular these days. Buy with confidence from a long time (since 1999) authorized So-Cal Speed Shop Dealer. Perfect for the traditional hot rod / rat rod / street rod fan. Makes a great gift. (Even to yourself!) Hundreds of shirts sold to happy customers, and we ship FAST! Just see our feedback. (over 3300 positives) Shirt color is white. Alex Xydias and his So-Cal Speed Shop built the fastest unblown flathead-powered car in the history of Bonneville… a 1951 record that still stands! The So-Cal Speed Shop belly tank was built using a 315 gallon surplus P-38 centerline fuel tank (belly tank) as its body. Using the streamlined belly tank was a natural to this U.S. Air Corps veteran who knew that Lockheed had spent lots of time in the wind tunnel with these tanks making them aerodynamically “slippery” and they were available as war surplus for $5! In August of 1948, Alex installed a “souped-up” Ford 156 cu. in. V8-60 that he and hot rod pioneer Vic Edelbrock Sr. built. He towed the car to El Mirage dry lake and set a class record of 130.155. Initially the car was run as a streamliner, but the Southern California Timing Association (SCTA) created a special class for these fuel tank cars calling them “lakesters”. Later at the Bonneville Salt Flats, Alex and his So-Cal Speed Shop team used the V8-60 to set a class record at 145.395. They swapped out the V8-60 for a larger 259 inch Mercury flathead and set another class record at 181.085. They then put in a 296 inch Mercury flathead and set yet another class record at 195.77 setting a one-way speed of 198.34 mph! So-Cal Speed Shop was first established in 1946 by Alex Xydias, and then, re-established in 1997 by Pete Chapouris. Thank you hot rodders for your support! - John Docktor the 32partsguy 3 John 2