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Father's Influence on Automotive Passion

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BluePrint Engines Owner/Founder Norris Marshall Tells His Story (Plus Priceless Life/Success Advice)

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Marshall explains that his passion for cars and engines, particularly hot rods and street racing, originated from his father's influence. His dad, a typical 1950s hot rodder, had a 1932 Ford Roadster with a flathead Ford V8, and his stories from drag racing and circle track racing ignited Marshall's interest in the automotive world.

Goal: Detail the early inspiration for Marshall's interest in engines and hot rods.

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interest farm from it came from my dad my dad was a very typical 1955 hot rodder uh he had a flat top haircut had a 32 ford roadster that he built that was kind of a piece that he was proud of he's 15 years old when he built it and had a flathead ford v8 in it he went on and did some drag racing and some circle track racing uh so i grew up hearing all those stories about dad's exploits as a young man and that was really where i got interested he was done doing all that and he's trying to earn a living by the time i came along but i remember hearing all those stories and thought that was pretty cool that's interesting how like the seed is planted really really early because it's kind of the same for me like with uh i heard there was a cool story behind that yeah that engine back there so this is the first engine that i ever built the history of this is in 1977 hot rod magazine had an article about jack roush jack roush was just a young

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