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February 5th, 2008 2

Mark at Boing Boing writes:

The Blow N Glo Special, built and driven by Maddog, is a nice-looking car built to compete in the San Fernando Valley Illegal Soap Box Federation races. The February issue of Hot Rod has an article about the S.F.V.I.S.B.F.

San Fernando Valley Illegal Soap Box Federation – Link

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Josh says:

February 5th, 2008 at 11:40 pm

Ha! That shopping center look familiar! There’s a video online of these guys racing down the hill I live on top of (right down the street from that picture). It’s pretty crazy and I wish I had known about it to watch them.

Here it is: YouTube

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