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  • What It Takes To Give A 1949 Mercury The Heart Of A Tesla

    What It Takes To Give A 1949 Mercury The Heart Of A Tesla

    It came to me in the wide, swishy passenger seat of Jonathan Ward’s 1949 Mercury hot rod. All the right smells were imprinting the moment we rolled through industrial Chatsworth, California. Sun-heated steel from the dash; stretched leather; a vague tinge of nicotine on Ward’s jacket. One thing was missing, though: gasoline. The car wasn’t…