The 2016 NTBA T-Bucket Nationals in Indianapolis last month was a huge success. With T-Buckets coming from over half the states in the U.S. the 2016 NTBA T-Bucket Nationals offered the quantity and quality that left everyone fulfilled. And that’s not even mentioning all the fun cruises, tours, cookouts and other events! Speaking of fun … Read more
I have to admit that a Model T clown car likely had a major effect on my getting hooked on T-Buckets at a young age. I didn’t see Norm Grabowski’s T-Bucket in LIFE magazine until 1957 when I was eight years old. By then, however, I had already been sensitized to unique Model T configurations … Read more
One of hot rodding’s most famous cars is Ed Roth’s Outlaw. Built in 1959 as the beatnik embodiment of a space age T-Bucket, it was the first free-form fiberglass show car and it started a revolution. I’ve drooled over the original at the Petersen Museum. I’m also a big fan of the Outlaw clones built … Read more
We just did a little T-Bucket photo story highlighting a few of the interesting T-Buckets we photographed at the T-Bucket Nationals in 2015 and 2014. Which also gives us an opportunity to remind you that the T-Bucket Nationals 2016 are coming up July 6-9 in Indianapolis, Indiana. So, if you haven’t already, now’s the time … Read more
The T-Bucket Nationals 2016 is sponsored by the National T-Bucket Alliance. We’re more than happy to help spread the word about this terrific event because if you own a T-Bucket, are planning to buy or build a T-Bucket, or if you just enjoy seeing the largest collection of cool T-Buckets together at one time this … Read more
This turtle deck T-Bucket takes the traditional budget approach by using a 1940s era Ford I-beam front axle with the spring in front and positioned with traditional split wishbones. Check out the …
With the 2016 T-Bucket Nationals in Indianapolis less than 30 days away, I thought it a good time to write about what I consider the best T-Bucket car show ever! That’s saying a lot, but you have to put it in perspective. It was 57 years ago. T-Bucket hot rods were in their infancy. But … Read more
I’m an old guy whose hot rod influences are deeply seated in 1960s drag racing, so it’s only natural to be a big fan of nostalgia drag racing today. Sure, my first T-Bucket exposure was in 1957 seeing Norm Grabowski’s “Kookie” T in LIFE magazine but I was only eight years old and had to … Read more