Category: T-Buckets of the 1970′s
Dan Holck’s Awesome Blown Flathead Ford T-Bucket
The first time I saw this awesome, low-slung T-Bucket in a magazine it blew me away. It had the coolest profile I’d seen and, as I’ve mentioned before …
Every Kid’s Dream: The Red Baron T-Bucket
A lot has been written over the years about the Red Baron T-Bucket, and some recent developments have brought about some interesting new information I’d like to share.
Keith Moon’s Real “Bucket T”
Only one member of any of the groups that recorded the tune, “Bucket T” could lay claim to owning a T-Bucket: the late Keith Moon, drummer for The Who. Built by legendary British hot rodder, Mickey Bray …
Mark Niver: He Crossed His Last Finish Line a Winner
Almost two months ago, I read the headlines about a Top Alcohol drag racer who lost his life in a tragic accident at an NHRA event in Washington. It wasn’t until almost a month later that the familiar name hit me: Mark Niver. This was the same Mark Niver whose T-Bucket captured my imagination when [...]
The Famous California Custom Roadster, CCR, T-Bucket Frame Plans
Probably the single most enduring package of information relating to T-buckets and their ongoing popularity would be the T-bucket plans sold by California Custom Roadsters …
The “Gumball Machine” T-Bucket
I’m a sucker for the late 60s/early 70s psychedelic T-Bucket paint jobs, which incorporated panels, fogs, fades, bursts, lace, cobwebs, ribbons, stripes, murals, etc. in flakes, pearls and candies
Is There Life for a T-Bucket After the Show Car Circuit? Ask Albert Almeida.
This past weekend, I happened to be in the Sunshine State and decided to drop by the Sun T’s of Central Florida show and cruise at Old Town in Kissimmee. Quite a nice turnout of very nice T-Buckets and a very friendly, infomative bunch of T-Bucket lovers. They had a lot of cool buckets on [...]
1970s Waterbed Fad Meets T-Bucket Trend
In the 1970s, waterbed stores were popping up everywhere as their popularity spread from the hippie community to suburbanites seeking more excitement in their love life, as well as the over-50 crowd looking for a better night’s sleep. So, why not do something for Junior that tied in with the exciting T-Bucket hot rod phenomenon? [...]
Ted Brown: T-Bucket Chassis Designer Extraordinaire
Ted Brown was a young hot rodder from Minnesota who heeded the advice to “go west young man” to seek fame and fortune. Man, was he ever successful! After arriving in Southern California, Ted had the opportunity to see Norm Grabowski’s “Kookie” T-bucket at the famous Bob’s Big Boy in Toluca Lake and “was totally [...]
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