At the age of 91, Gene Winfield has been the “Energizer Bunny” of customizers, traveling everywhere doing demonstrations, signing autographs and inspiring thousands. Among thousands of custom accomplishments, Gene did the bodywork and paint on the famous Tognotti King T. But now he needs our help. While in Finland, on a car show tour of Europe, […]
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This past weekend I was in SoCal and among other T-Bucket activities took in the 7th Annual Galpin Car Show, one of the biggest shows in the San Fernando Valley. The show is pretty awesome with not only rods and customs, but tons of exotics, Shelbys galore and a huge variety of modified VWs. But […]
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We’ve gotten some great feedback on this little series about how to build an opening T-Bucket door. While we can’t cover everything that’s included in the T-Bucket and Model A Hot Rod Modifications 2-DVD Set, our objective is that there’s more involved than grabbing a jigsaw and cutting out the door. By having an idea […]
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Recently, the subject of opening T Bucket doors has become a hot topic on social media. And there’s good reason for that. Maybe it’s the aging T-Bucket population. Hey, when a hot rod is that good you stick with it! Or maybe it’s as simple as making it easier for passengers to get in and […]
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Ever wonder how to put a door in a T-Bucket fiberglass body? You’re not alone. I just had an interesting email from a fellow National T-Bucket Alliance member I chatted with at this year’s T-Bucket Nationals in Springfield, IL. He said, Well, we’re glad to oblige and thanks to Bob Hamilton we’ll give you this […]
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From time to time, I hear people say “You can’t really call a 1926/27 T a T-Bucket.” But I say you can. And here’s why. Somebody will see a 1926 or 1927 T roadster like Stan Johnson’s beauty I had the pleasure of seeing again in Wisconsin this weekend and say, “That’s a T modified […]
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At the 2018 T-Bucket Nationals in Springfield, Illinois yesterday, it was announced that John Eplen, known to many as T Pilot with Pups, was inducted into the National T-Bucket Alliance Hall of Fame. Congratulations, John! John is among the first group of NTBA members and has attended most all of the T-Bucket Nationals over the past […]
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The Larry Ryan T-Bucket isn’t likely to be found in the annals of T-Bucket history. But for me it deserves a special place because it really caught my attention when it appeared in the October, 1961 issue of Rod & Custom magazine. At the time I’d already been bitten hard by the Grabowski and Ivo […]
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