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THE RETURN ROAD

Phillip Thomas

Staff Editor @texasthomas

The Unintended Countercultures of Cars

It’s no surprise we see spats between politicians and car culture occasionally. In fact, this tension is the genesis of HRM; Robert E. Petersen and Wally Parks crafted our mission to give hot rodding a responsible voice for what was being labeled as a public menace. The unintended consequences of the regulations and laws that have evolved from this tension have created entirely new car cultures, and

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