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I skipped over the article in this month’s Hot Rod Magazine on how to build a 501 cubic inch Ford torque monster and settled on an article called “Automotive Artifacts” by David Freiburger. I knew I could identify with that, being somewhat of an artifact myself.

Over the years, I have amassed quite a collection of memorabilia related to my automobile habit. Always a fan of all things on wheels, I recall a lawnmower that my Dad bought in the early '50s that had Art Deco design. A masterpiece in molded aluminum, it looked great but performed poorly. I don’t remember the brand, but it was surely...