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The aftermarket economy: Custom car parts rev our economy?
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Feb 5, 2011
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The aftermarket economy: Custom car parts rev our economy?
Custom car parts -- the parts that transform a junker into a hot rod that burns rubber and turns heads -- are a huge industry. 30-billion dollars a year - and they mean a lot of jobs in Southern California, as KPCC's Brian Watt reports.

Custom car parts -- the parts that transform a junker into a hot rod that burns rubber and turns heads -- are a huge industry. 30-billion dollars a year - and they mean a lot of jobs in Southern California, as KPCC's Brian Watt reports.

Custom car parts -- the parts that transform a junker into a hot rod that burns rubber and turns heads -- are a huge industry. 30-billion dollars a year - and they mean a lot of jobs in Southern California, as KPCC's Brian Watt reports.