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AT 16, most young blokes with their head screwed on are just starting to think about what sort of car they want. Not Cooper Zahabi. Having spent bulk hours working beside his dad, Rides By Kam owner Rob Zahabi, on Rob’s stunning black-on-black Kam Nova (SM, Nov ’14), at 16 Cooper had not only settled on his dream car, the build was already well underway. And this stunning Chevy Nova is it!

DEBUTING YOUR FIRST BUILD AT SUMMERNATS – AND TAKING OUT 2ND TOP COUPE TO BOOT – AT AGE 18 IS DAMN IMPRESSIVE!

A few short years later, the finished car was good enough to take pride of place next to his dad’s jaw-dropping Dodge Challenger, HAVOC, in this year’s Great

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