Category: T-Buckets of the 1960′s
The Bird T-Bucket Kit Plans
Back in the 60s every red-blooded American boy had three things on his mind: girls, sports and hot rods! To feed that insatiable interest, along came a new hot rod supplier — not from southern California, but from the small Midwestern town of Fremont, Nebraska. Who could resist the urge created by the 1965 Bird [...]
Speed Scene Live airs T-Bucket report
Legendary hot rod and racing announcer Bob Beck has a regular feature on Speed Scene Live. It’s called the Great American Auto Scene (G.A.A.S.) and Bob’s report on the history and significance of T-Buckets begins at about the 27 minute mark of the show. Here’s the link where you can watch it …
Storage Wars Meets T-Bucket C-Cab History?
This is the vision I hope to see when that door rolls up. Hmmm, that looks like a fiberglass body mould — why, it looks like a C-Cab, if I’m not mistaken. Wait a minute! Could it be …? Yes, it is — a Dan Woods C-Cab body mould.
The Story of Poncho the 1923 Ford C Cab (in his own words)
I rolled off the assembly line at Henry Ford’s truck plant along with many other trucks. I wasn’t the smallest on the line nor was I the largest. I was designed as a light duty commercial truck with a flat bed for …
“Styline Customs Chuck Miller” Book Review
You’ll learn how Chuck built his first T-Bucket, drove it all Summer and on the day after Thanksgiving applied his creative talents to convert it in 8 weeks into the Ridler Award winning Fire Truck at the 1968 Detroit Autorama.
What Do You Know About Mike’s Unrestored Survivor T-Bucket Built in 1968?
I enjoyed looking at this handsome T-Bucket in the video and something kept nagging at me that it looked vaguely familiar. A few days later, I picked up my all-time favorite issue of Rod & Custom magazine …
Tweedy Pie T-Bucket Sells for About Half What it Did Four Years Ago
This historic T-Bucket was originally sold by it’s builder, Bob Johnston, to Ed “Big Daddy” Roth for $1150. By early 2007, when stupid money was bidding up every hot rod of any significance, it sold for $335,500. Last Friday, it sold for …
The “Lively Set” T-Bucket Sold for a Fraction Asking Price
This T-Bucket with history just sold at the RM Auctions January, 2011 Arizona event for just slightly more than a quarter of its asking price 60 days ago. How come?
Is This the “Perfect” T-Bucket?
I’m happy to share these photos as an example of what I believe to be the perfect example of a traditional T hot rod roadster, and I’m just one of many who have …
Tweedy Pie T-Bucket Back on the Block at RM Auctions Jan. 2011
With a $200k high bid not meeting reserve at the Mecum 2010 Monterey Auction, the legendary Tweedy Pie T-Bucket made famous by Ed “Big Daddy” Roth and originally constructed by Bob Johnston goes back on the block …
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