I remember the Bronze Bomb - haven't seen that magazine since I was a teenager. I kept most of my old mags, but lost that one somehow. Thanks for reminding me what issue it was in, now I can look for it on eBay. Another nice 59 Sport Fury was Howard Holcomb's black hardtop that was the Rod Test car in the November 1962 issue of Rod & Custom. This was a former Bob Wickett and Associates Bonneville car that Howard bought for $1800 and returned to street duty. Black lacquer, chrome reverse wheels, black tuck and roll interior. Had a dual quad 383 and manual trans. Ran 139 at Bonneville and 14.20's at the strip with 3.31 gears. Not bad performance I'd say, even today.
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