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[Ryan Martis]

Looking for something really exceptional, exciting, and extreme? Up for auction at eBay is the Aaron Grote’s celebrated Atomic Punk bubbletop custom hot rod that was the toast of 2008 Detroit Autorama Extreme. Aaron Grote says that he has built this thing from the rusty haunches of a ‘59 Plymouth. The motor is a 392 Hemi, which runs and drives great and starts easily. The front end is chrome drilled and dropped. The Ed Roth inspired hot rod has been seen in several magazines and is currently the Cover Car on the newest Rod and Custom Magazine. The best part of this car sale is the auction text, which is really weird and funny. It reads, “I don’t HAVE to sell it. I don’t believe all of this talk about a recession. I am coming out of the biggest recession I have ever seen after building this thing!! I can assure you though; if it sells I promise to blow most of the money on more stupid car stuff.” The current bidding for the roth-style bubbletop custom hot rod sits at $61,100. Are you in the bidders’ queue?