Rum
Runner
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The
By Bruce W. Smith
D
ead Man's Chest – the Catpowered '89 Peterbilt 379 that
Ernesto Rubio drives for Jessica
Martinez Trucking out of Mira
Loma, Calif. – isn't the work of some bigmoney shop or deep-pocket owners. All of
the work was done on a tiny budget in a small
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Ernesto Rubio and family
members custom-painted and
pinstriped the fenders, rails
and fuel tanks for Dead Man's
Chest, and Rubio's friend –
airbrush artist Isaac Espinoza
– handled the various illustrations on the cab and sleeper.
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