Page 29 - Issue 48

There aren’t many rat rods quite like Bobby
Sparkman’s 28 Model A “F-Bomb,” displaying a real
WHERE TO FIND IT: : 200 lb. bomb he found in a military surplus
ISSUE #29
store among a myriad of other nods to our armed
OWNER: BOBBY forces. The bomb is over-the-top, but in a cool way
SPARKMAN
– and nothing on this car is “tacky” or looks out of
PHOTOGRAPHY: place. It’s a classy rat rod with a cohesive theme and
LAURA POLLARD one of the most memorable military-themed vehicles
AND BRANDEE
VICKERY to ever grace our pages.

Chad Truss has
captured a lot of
epic images for this
WHERE TO FIND IT: : magazine, but when
ISSUE #15 he worked with Dale
OWNER: DALE Ragan to shoot his
RAGAN 29 Model A with one
PHOTOGRAPHY: of the Minnesota’s
CHAD Commemorative Air
TRUSS Force’s historic birds
– well, this one was
downright magical. The
car itself is impressive
with its big Cadillac
engine and sleek
aesthetics, and could
easily have landed on
our “30 Baddest” list.
And while the car is not
military-themed, the feature
is an early-issue gem that
captures both an amazing
rat rod and an amazing
vintage airplane in the “Miss
Mitchell.” Win, win… win.

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