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AUGUST 2015 Features
24 The Sticky Switch 56 Black Beauty 82 Old Navy
Special Features 48 Gauge Girl/Nick’s Body Shop Gauge Magazine, Number 200 August 2015, is published monthly by Gauge Media Group. Copyright © 2015 Gauge Media Group Inc.
ISSUE 200 This month’s cover photo shot by Nick Means featuring Gauge Girl Chelsea Nicole
Show Coverage 12 34 66 92
SouthEast Minitruckin’ Nationals Cavalcade of Customs Layd Out at the Park Back to Basics
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SOUTHEAST
MINTRUCKIN
Maggie Valley, North Carolina
NATIONALS
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SE MINITRUCK NATS
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April 25-26, 2015 photos: Brittany “B-Bop” Thomas
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SE MINITRUCK NATS
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“The Sticky Switch” 1994 C-1500
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ERWIN “WERM” HAHN 1994 C-1500
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“The Sticky Switch” 1994 C-1500
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“The Sticky Switch” 1994 C-1500
MEMPHIS MUSIC
Music is in the air here, it’s in our blood. Memphis isn’t just a catchy name for us, it’s who we ARE. It’s also in our product. You know when that favorite track comes around and you feel like turning it up just a little bit more? Memphis gear delivers. Visit us at www.memphiscaraudio.com to find an authorized dealer near you and see what we mean when we say MEMPHIS MUSIC!
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TRANSFORMER
CAVALCADE OF CUSTOMS
Cincinnati, Ohio
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Jan 9-11, 2015 www.theisca.com CAVALCADE OF CUSTOMS photography: Jason Carroll
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CAVALCADE OF CUSTOMS
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FLASHBACK
Nick’s Body Shop
AUG 2015 GAUGEGIRL Chelsea Nicole
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August Gauge Girl: Chelsea Nicole
photos by Nick Means
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August Gauge Girl: Chelsea Nicole
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August Gauge Girl: Chelsea Nicole
DANNY McCALLISTER
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“Black Beauty” 1950 Chevy Coupe
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photos: J.R. Janicek
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“Black Beauty” 1950 Chevy Coupe
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“Black Beauty” 1950 Chevy Coupe
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“Black Beauty” 1950 Chevy Coupe
LAYD OUT at the PARK
Morristown, Tennessee
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LAYD OUT AT THE PARK
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April 10-12, 2015 Photos by Brad Walker
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August Gauge Girl: Chelsea Nicole
ENGINE
1949 CHEVY PICKUP
GARY PAYNE
“Old Navy” 1949 Chevy Pickup
photos: Nick Means
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“Old Navy” 1949 Chevy Pickup
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“Old Navy” 1949 Chevy Pickup
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“Old Navy” 1949 Chevy Pickup
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BACK TO BASICS
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BACK TO BASICS
Carencro, Louisiana
Jan 31 2015 photos by Kristi Stithem
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WHEEL
PAINT
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The Back Cover.