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Fig. 2. False Lumber truck Source: “Lumber truck with hidden moonshine compartment.” Stash Vault.com ‘Commentary: This truck shows the kind of modifications bootleggers would make to their cars to aid in order to transport the alcohol. This particular truck has boards made to looks like the ends of lumber planks, but was actually hiding seventy cases of liquor. It was caught because agents smelled the alcohol because a bottle had broken. Fig. 3. NASCAR ears. ‘Source: “Moonshine Cars.” Historical Vehicle.org Commentary: These are some of the cars in the first ineaation of NASCAR, and among them Junior Johnson, a famous bootlegger and racer. The practice of bootlegging lended itself to stock car racing that many drivers rode NASCAR races during the day and moonlighted as bootleggers. aso en 5 os oe Wy : WZ Py FP ee e \ sr H” yi 5 SX

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