RETURN OF THE 'HAY HAULER'
BEN ABATTI HAS
RESTORED THIS
INNOVATIVE AND
CONTROVERSIAL
CLASS 8 CHAMPION
LONGTIME RACER BEN ABATTI HAS OWNED
THE HISTORIC HAY HAULER FOR MORE THAN 25 YEARS AND RECENTLY OVERSAW ITS COMPLETE
RESTORATION. THE TRUCK APPEARS AS IT DID
CIRCA 1988 AND ABATTI RETAINS JUST ABOUT
ALL THE ORIGINAL PARTS THAT WEREN'T ABLE
TO BE USED ON THE RESTORATION SUCH AS
THE VINTAGE RANCHO SHOCKS
BY BARRY KLUCZYK
PHOTOS BY ICON MEDIA
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