Steve was 17 when he and his brother opened a small shop in the basement of their folks home, a small Pennsylvania cattle ranch. Street racing was big at the time; real American Graffiti-type stuff.
Other Kanuika cars included his C/Gas Willys pickup with a 301-inch injected mouse motor. It set the record at 10.80, 127mph and even made the cover of Drag Times.
That was quite common in the 70s when I started building cars. First one was a C/ gas Vega owned by the son of a family auto parts store. Had the store name on the sides. This long before all the chain store we now have. Different times and probably better overall. Then again, what do I know!
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