Last month, a third generation California Central Valley raisin rancher passed away at the age of 90 and the hot rod world was saddened. Michael Gejeian was born in 1926. But, from the 1940s on he was simply known as “Blackie” as a result of the highly influential 1926 T roadster he built. Following his interment, … Read more
Whether you know it or not, Cody the Car Guy is going to let you in on one of the biggest trends in video: unboxing. Yep, by watching Cody take Speedway T-Bucket parts out of their boxes in today’s video you’re on the cutting edge of video viewing. Huh? Well, according to a report by … Read more
The first time I caught a glimpse on the web of the radical 1927 Ford Model T roadster known as the Galaxian I was hooked. It was not terribly surprising to learn it was built in Japan by Junichi Shimodaira because it followed in the wild custom vein of his “Rod Riguez”, which I had … Read more
In this installment, Cody the Car Guy has to make some decisions on what to do so that his T-Bucket rear end doesn’t take up all the passenger compartment and also doesn’t fail when subjected to a powerful engine. And after finding the missing box of drum brake parts, Cody decides that with a fast … Read more
View Post Seeing Don Tognotti’s King T on the cover of Rod & Custom in 1964, I was amazed! At first, it looked like just a really nice Model T with a fancy paint job — but what was that wild chrome-covered rear end?! To put things in perspective, it was only in 1961 that Jaguar introduced … Read more
In yesterday’s kick-off installment on how Cody the Car Guy has set out to build a T-Bucket in 20 days for Cruisin the Coast, you got to see the pile of parts he’s starting with. He had broken down the unfinished T-Bucket project he bought almost a year ago to assess what he had. Now … Read more
Is it possible to buy an unfinished T-Bucket project with only the most basic of parts, but no engine and transmission, and have it running in under three weeks? That’s the challenge before Cody the Car Guy as he prepares to get an unfinished steel-bodied rat rod T-Bucket project completed, rolling and licensed in time … Read more
OK, now also look at the T-Bucket. It’s a beauty, too. And while T-Bucket fenders have been a rarity the past half century we can thank these five lovely ladies for helping to bring about a resurgence in full-fendered T-Bucket roadsters. But first, a little background. T-Bucket fenders really haven’t been a part of the … Read more