Yes, it’s another T-Bucket from the Crazy T’s of Northern Illinois 2009 outing at the Volo Auto Museum. This is Ross Patterson’s small block Chevy powered, scalloped T-Bucket roadster with a matching trailer. Sure, it’s a little rough around the edges but that’s because its driven. For some reason, I am a big fan of T-Bucket front suspensions where the tie rod is positioned behind the axle and runs between the radius rods. That’s why I fixated on that detail in this video.
I don’t know about you, but if I look long enough I can find any number of details on a T-Bucket that are fascinating. Quite contrary to others’ opinions that they are look-alike kit cars, in reality no two T-Buckets are ever really the same.
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T-Bucket fanatic since 1957 when my 8 year old eyes became glued to a full page LIFE magazine photo of Norm Grabowski in the wildest hot rod I had ever seen! I later discovered the fascinating T-Buckets of TV Tommy Ivo, Marty Hollmann, Bob Johnston and Ed “Big Daddy” Roth’s T-Bucket inspired Outlaw. I was hooked for life on T-Bucket hot rods!
TBucketPlans.com originated in 2005 as a personal blog extolling the virtues of T-Buckets. In 2009 I blogged about Chester Greenhalgh, the "how to" genius who wrote the legendary, out-of-print “How to Build a T-Bucket Roadster for Under $3000”. That led to a friendship with Chester and our partnership in marketing the updated eBook version of his T-Bucket building bible. The T-Bucket fire burns stronger and stronger.
TBucketPlans.com originated in 2005 as a personal blog extolling the virtues of T-Buckets. In 2009 I blogged about Chester Greenhalgh, the "how to" genius who wrote the legendary, out-of-print “How to Build a T-Bucket Roadster for Under $3000”. That led to a friendship with Chester and our partnership in marketing the updated eBook version of his T-Bucket building bible. The T-Bucket fire burns stronger and stronger.
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