Many people wonder what drove Chester Greenhalgh to so meticulously document every step about how to build a T-Bucket from scratch. Most are amazed at the clarity of detail he lays down in over 250 pages showing how to build a T-Bucket in the most economic way possible. Some find it incredible that the eBook … Read more
Today, you can still build a custom car or truck on a budget. It may not be a Ridler contender, but it sure will turn heads and give you tons of satisfaction knowing that in your own garage you can build a custom car that will be an expression of your personal taste without having … Read more
If you didn’t get enough of the Grand National Roadster Show Pomona 2014 in Part 1, Part 2 or Part 3, then here’s some bonus T-Bucket coverage from the event. I’ve always been a big fan of T-bodied modified roadsters going back to those of Jess Van Deventer and Gary Cagle. So, it was no … Read more
I had a unique opportunity to attend the Grand National Roadster Show 2014. Having been in Southern California on business meetings all week and my last one late Friday afternoon, I was scheduled to return to Chicago’s snow and freezing temp’s on Saturday morning. With Friday night open, I thought maybe there’d be a cruise … Read more
Here are the T-Bucket contenders for America’s Most Beautiful Roadster 2014 at the Pomona Grand National Roadster Show. As I noted in the Grand National Roadster Show, Part 1, I was starting to feel a bit like maybe I might not find any T-Buckets contending for America’s Most Beautiful Roadster 2014. I was hoping to … Read more
After checking out the America’s Most Beautiful Roadster T-Bucket contenders, I continued my journey through the various buildings that house the Grand National Roadster Show and continued with some more T-Bucket discoveries. How about a new all-steel Track T body with a matching aluminum Track T nose? Check out how the cowl has been shaped … Read more
Bird T-Bucket kits were the rage in the late 1960s up through the mid-1970s. Produced by Bird Engineering, also known as Bird Automotive in Nebraska, the Bird T-Bucket kits were in every adolescent hot rodder’s dreams because they were so simple, affordable and easy to build. Thousands sent off back then for the Bird T-Bucket … Read more
Casino Royale Las Vegas is now known for more than low table minimums, $1.99 footlong hot dogs and $1 Michelob Lights. If it’s your lucky day, when you plunk a few pennies in the slots there you could come home with a T-Bucket hot rod! And not just some T-Bucket they picked up off Craigslist, … Read more