CUSTOM RIGS
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A once-junked 379 now cruises South Beach as the Harley-themed showpiece of a custom car collector. By Bruce W. Smith
ing space for some of his most prized possessions. His '65 AC Cobra, '62 Bel Air Coupe and '63 Ford F-100
decorate the property. But one custom vehicle overshadows them all – Ibarra's Road Hawg, a Harley-Davidson-themed 1989 Peterbilt 379 with a 355-inch wheelbase, painted and pinstriped wheels and leather floor covering. He picked up the truck in near-junk condition f rom its previ-
ous owner in spring 2008. By November it was winning awards at shows across the country, including first in Best Interior and third overall in the Limited Mileage category at the 2009 75 Chrome Shop's Pride & Polish in Wildwood, Fla.
Ibarra added suicide doors complete with flamed speaker enclosures. He has been building vehicles since he was 16, when he quit school to work at an auto customizing shop.
iami entrepreneur Juan Ibarra manages lucra- tive properties in South Florida, including a strip mall, shopping center and warehouse complex, the last of which is used as a park-
To see a complete photo gallery of Ibarra's Pete, scan the QR code with your smartphone or visit Overdrive-Online.com and search "Road Hawg."
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