Latest T-Bucket Blog Posts

Counting Cars Features Double Trouble T: Four Times the Fun

Double Trouble T-Bucket
So, what drives a transplanted New Zealand hot rodder to take on scratch building a 1927 T roadster... more»

T-Bucket Kit Car: HOT ROD Builds Speedway’s Tribute T-Bucket Kit Car

Speedway Motors Tribute T-Bucket Kit Car Hot Rod June 2013
T-Bucket kit car isn’t one of my favorite terms. Too often, it’s used dismissively by... more»

T-Bucket Hot Rods Gain More Media Attention

T-Bucket hot rods
T-Bucket hot rods continued their resurgence of popularity in the magazine world with Daniel... more»

Fiberglass T Bucket Body History

Fiberglass T Bucket Body Curt Hamilton Cal Automotive
We take the fiberglass T-Bucket body for granted. It seems like they've always been around, in... more»

How to Build a T-Bucket for Under $3000

“How to Build a T-Bucket Hot Rod Roadster for Under $3000: kickin’ it old skool” 250+ pages, 400+ photos, templates, diagrams and illustrations show every detail of how to build a T-Bucket hot rod on a budget, the "old skool" way ... Read More

Latest T-Bucket Blog Posts

Fad T: Where Did That T-Bucket Term Come From?

Fad T T-Bucket1
fad-T (also fad car) n. Any T-bucket roadster constructed entirely from new, prefabricated... more»

T-Bucket History: Marty Hollmann’s Hugely Influential T-Bucket

Martin Hollmann T-Bucket1
I first saw Marty's T-bucket on the cover of January 1961 Car Craft and was fascinated. I didn't... more»

Build a T-Bucket Fiberglass Car Body: Is it for you?

X-Tee-C custom fiberglass car body T-Bucket
People have asked about building their own T-Bucket fiberglass car body. They want to know if plans... more»

Building a T Bucket Hot Rod: Top 10 Reasons for Building a T Bucket Hot Rod

Norm Grabowski Building a T-Bucket Kookie
Building a T Bucket hot rod is one of the best decisions you’ll make. Building a T Bucket hot... more»

California Custom Roadsters T-Bucket Chassis Plans

California Custom Roadsters T-Bucket Chassis Plans Many hundreds of the best looking T-Buckets use frames and suspension based on the time-tested and proven California Custom Roadsters T-Bucket chassis plans. See how you can, too ... ... Read More

Featured T-Bucket Blog Posts

Today, You Can Build a T-Bucket for WAY UNDER $3000

Arly Hayden Budget T-Bucket 1
This T-Bucket was built for less than $1500! You can do it, too! When I first saw a photo of Arly... more»

New StreetRod 101 Fiberglass Body Work & Paint, Plus Chassis Prep with Bonus Metal Pickup Bed Fabrication DVD Set

StreetRod 101 Fiberglass Body Work and Paint
Through our sister site, StreetRodPlans.com, we are very proud to introduce the third DVD set in... more»

History: Bill Keifer of California Custom Roadsters, interviewed by Eric Geisert of STREET RODDER magazine

Bill Keifer of CCR T-Buckets
We’re very proud to be partnered with the legendary T-Bucket building shop, California Custom... more»

The Bird T-Bucket Plans

The Bird T-Bucket Hot Rod Roadster Plans The Bird T-Bucket kit ads in the '60s and '70s captured every young hot rodder's attention. Discover the low cost Bird T-Buckets kits. You'll love the Bird plans, nostalgic ads ... Read More
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