Built of plastic to save weight, it was more akin to a scooter than to a bicycle, and it ran on a pair of lead-acid batteries, similar to those under the hood of a car.

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He wrote up contracts with a portable typewriter on the hood of a rental car.

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The hood badge on her finished car will be in memory of Tyler, a teen who didn't get enough time with his Fiero.

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