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DRIVE YOUR INVESTMENT
THE 401k CLUB HOT
ROD SHOP TOUR
THE GODS FAVOR
MOONEYES X-MAS
PARTY 2011
WHAT’S UP
WITH BILLY?
LORI REVIEWS
PITMAN ARMS
FOR HER ‘48 F1
UNVEILING THE
RAYBESTOS GTO-R
O’ SCHOOL CHOPPERS
IN SIN CITY
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DRIVE YOUR INVESTMENT
Story: T-Bone • Photos: Booker, T-Bone
It was several years ago that I first heard of The 401k Club Hot Rod Shop. This was in a time where
hot rod shops were coming out of the woodwork. And now we see the survivors.
The key to survival in this economy and industry is to do good work, at a reasonable
price and take care of your customer needs. Dana Manier leads The 401k Club in a
direction of growth and commitment to customer service.
The 401k Club Hot Rod Shop’s motto: “Drive your investment” has a great following.
Accolades include comments like: “…I appreciate Dana keeping me informed
throughout the process…” and “…work
ethic and honesty are rare to find…”.
Keeping the customer informed of their
project’s process and doing what they say
they will do, ensures Dana and the crew
will be creating and maintaining great
cars for years to come.
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MELISSA SERVES UP THE TUNES AND THE GRUB
When the boys at the 401k Club aren’t building, repairing or maintaining classics,
hot rods and trucks they are hosting a monthly open garage, or attending/exhibiting
at many southern California events. Very much a part of the car-culture here in
Southern California. I guess that’s what attracted me to them. I see this following of
“Club Members” and had to look into the shop. My ’56 needed some maintenance.
They came and picked up my car and called me the next day with an estimate of
repairs. Satisfied with the price and recommendation, they performed the work
quickly and had the car ready for me and the SEMA Show and Shine in Pasadena.
They also gave me a recommendation to help get the most horsepower out of the
390 and soon, it will be going through rear rubber sooner than ever!
TOM’S DETAIL DEMOS
MONTHLY OPEN GARAGE
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SPECIAL
PROJECTS
MASTERS
OF METAL
Recently the shop has added some
more horsepower. Bernt Karlsson from
Boyd Coddington’s shop is sharing his
metal mastery with their customers’
cars, creating incredible machines. The
most recent is an incredibly detailed 57
Nomad with a unique new dash and
engine compartment as well as many
other body mods. Another ’57, this
time a hardtop gets a chop and reverse
opening hood treatment. They are also
restoring a “Wire Car”. A flyweight 1974
Duster from the ‘70’s era drag racing.
That project caught the eye of Hot Rod
Magazine.
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FROM FULL-BUILD TO
COLLISION REPAIR
I invite you to visit their website:
The401kClub.com and check out the
articles from Hot Rod, Drive!, Hot Rod
and Restoration and Muscle Car Power
magazines in the About section. And,
don’t forget their calendar on the home
page. See them live at their monthly
Open Garage or other popular Southern
California events.
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The 401k Club
Hot Rod Shop
4392 East La Palma Ave.
Anaheim, CA 92807
P: 714-993-401k
www.The401kClub.com
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