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FEATURES

SteveFlanaganandt hecas
tof
PaintMisbehavina emptto
buildthecopc arofthefut
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usingHEATWAVEt hetemperat
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reac vepaint.

Theguyssetouttohook
Robbieupwi t
ha“pimped”
outwheelchai
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gradua onday.

WitnessanalloutASSAUL Tof
thefireproofpai
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INFERNO.Flamethrowers,
PropaneMor t
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 The“
Cloaki
ng”CopCarProj
ect

Poli
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shimsel
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The“
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ect
St eveFl a na ga na ndt hec astofPa intMi s behavin’teame dupwi t
hDe tecti
vesinbot hLosAnge les,Ca li
fornia
andPhoe ni x,Ar izonai na na tte mptt oc reatet hesur veil
lancevehic l
eoft hefut ure.Thegoa lwa stoma keave hiclethat
couldt r ans formf rom ac ompl et ely“ unma r
ke d”uni ttoaf ully“mar ked”uni tatt hefli
pofas witch.Us i
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paint sa l
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rensa nda lllogost oma t
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Ima ginenol onge rbe caus et ha t’sj us t
wha tt he ypul lof f.The seguysdof ar
mor et ha nma kepol i cec arsc ha ngec olor.
Ther ec ente pi s odewhi cha ire don
TLCc ha nne la lsof e a tur edt heguys
testingoutt hel imi tsoft he irFi r eproof
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ntwi the ve rythi ngt heyc oul df ind
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justhow f ir eproofi tr eallyi s.
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ayoungboywi thc e re br alpa lsya nd
dona te di tt ohi ma ndhi sf a mi lyj usti n
timef orhi shi ghs c hoolgr adua tion.
St e ve ’sc ompa nyHa r dLi fe stylei s
dedic ate dt oa dva nc ingt ec hnol ogi es
inthepa intwor lda swe lla sope ning
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The“
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Robbi
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The“
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Neverdidwedoubttheca
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