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Gasgacinch gasket sealer and belt dressing can with great graphix's [She has a belly tank race car between her legs!]. I bought off of the local Napa shelf ,they didn't want to sell it to me because it was dryed out ,but I told them that's not what I wanted it for! and a neat Hubley wrecker!
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Sex sells!! Even gasket sealer it seems... Hilarious!!!
Thank toolate yes it does I bought all of the cans and sold them right off the bat!
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