The enthusiastic reception for the Introductory Episode of our “Hooked on T-Bucket Hot Rods” Podcast has been very gratifying. Thank you! But after people endured my droning on in that Introductory Episode it was time for a real payoff with a dynamic first interview. And, boy I think we did it! Hall of fame hot […]
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Almost two years ago, I came to the revelation that what this world needs is a podcast about T-Buckets. Strange thing was, I’d only listened to my first podcast a couple months before. I had been doing daily walks for exercise and got tired of listening to music and wanted something more intellectually stimulating during […]
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I’m republishing this post from four years ago because friend Timmy McMaster (Y-Block Guy) recently published a historic hot rod photo that blew my mind. Timmy said, “Local Hanford, CA man built this car in the late 50s. Sold it after a while and then it became famous in someone else hands. Picture was taken […]
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Note: I originally posted this story last December, but for some unknown reason the images disappeared and I only got around to fixing that now. I’m reposting it for anyone who may have missed the cool photos and because I love Gary’s budget T-Bucket. To me, there’s nothing more enjoyable than learning about someone who […]
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A frequent question in T-Bucket building is “how do you install a fiberglass body floor?” Of course, Chester Greenhalgh covers T-Bucket fiberglass body floor installation in great detail in How to Build a T-Bucket for Under $3000. However, Chester shows how to do it in the most straightforward, economic way. But some builders want to […]
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I’m fortunate because I travel all over in my day job (yep, this website is just a part-time labor of love). Wherever it takes me, if timing and weather are in sync, I’ll stay over the weekend to take in car shows, cruises or related T-Bucket and hot rod events. I enjoy seeing the many […]
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It’s that time of year when if you look carefully you may be lucky enough to see the Santa Hot Rod, a T-Bucket roadster!. 🙂 Yes, Santa really does deliver all those toys in a T-Bucket. He needs to get around quickly and there’s no better way. Thanks this year to Jason Sparks for reminding […]
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Hot Rod Santa faced global population explosion and the escalating costs of reindeer food so he turned to Chester Greenhalgh-like T-Bucket hot rod ingenuity for a better way to serve his billions of little customers. This 400+ horse open sleigh was built by Russian artisans using only the highest quality Canadian Maple for the body. […]
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