T-Bucket Blog Archive

Happy Birthday, Model T Ford: Born October 1, 1908

There would be no T-Buckets today if it were not for this momentous day 102 years ago. October 1, 1908 is marked as the birthday of perhaps the...
Cal Automotive fiberglass T Bucket body

Cal Automotive: Fiberglass T-Bucket Body,

We know from The Real History of the Fiberglass T-Bucket Body that ‘glass Model T bodies were first introduced in 1957 by the Diablo Speed Shop...
Mark Niver T-Bucket

Mark Niver: He Crossed His Last Finish Line a

Originally published Sept. 6, 2010 Almost two months ago, I read the headlines about a Top Alcohol drag racer who lost his life in a tragic accident...
El Segundo T-Bucket

“Top 3” T-Buckets from El Segundo

Just happened to be in Southern California on a weekend that coincided with the El Segundo Police Officers Association 13th Annual Main Street Car...

The New 2010 Speedway T-Bucket Catalog

When I heard Speedway Motors had produced a special new T-Bucket catalog, I wasted no time getting one, because I was eager to see what Speedway had...
Cheap T-Bucket for Dummies

T-Buckets for Dummies?!

No. Such a book doesn’t exist, but I love the popular “for Dummies” series of “how to” books for the same reasons that...
Hot_Rod_Truck_Plans

T-Buckets and Trucks, Hot Rods and Rat Rods:

You really didn’t think that after authoring the legendary “How to Build a T-Bucket Roadster for Under $3000” in the 1980s that...
Super Clean T-Bucket at Buckethead Bash

Super-Clean ’27 T-Bucket Roadster at

I really had to stop and inspect further this immaculate 1927 T-Bucket roadster on display at the 2010 Buckethead Bash in Mountain Home, Arkansas...
Gumball Machine T-Bucket at Buckethead Bash

The “Gumball Machine” T-Bucket

I'm a sucker for the late 60s/early 70s psychedelic T-Bucket paint jobs, which incorporated panels, fogs, fades, bursts, lace, cobwebs, ribbons...
Easy-In Easy-Out T-Bucket Top

Easy-In/Easy-Out T-Bucket Top

This soft top lifts up to make it easier to get in and out of the T-Bucket! For all us past-middle-age bucketheads faced with no doors, how clever is...

2010 T-Bucket “Buckethead Bash” Report

A couple months ago, I posted about the 4th Annual T-Bucket “Buckethead Bash” to be held in “beautiful” Mountain Home...

Chester’s eBook Addendum No. 2: Tie Rod

“A critic is a man who knows the way but can’t drive the car.”  — Kenneth Tynan And, according to New York theater and music...

Chester’s eBook Addendum No. 1: Rear Shock

Hey, nobody’s perfect. But it sure is nice to strive for perfection. Today, we had a question from a recent purchaser of Chester...

2010 Buckethead Bash for T-Bucket Fans

If you just can’t get enough T-Buckets at your local events, may I suggest the the 4th Annual Buckethead Bash in beautiful Mountain Home...
National T-Bucket Alliance

National T-Bucket Alliance 2010 T-Bucket Nationals

The 2010 National T-Bucket event in Colorado Springs, CO promised incredible cruising opportunities and no better way to take in a huge concentration...

Old No. 7 T-Bucket: Greg Bear, Proprietor &;

Greg Bear’s cool bobtail T-Bucket From last weekend’s Florida Sun T’s T-Bucket event, I’m happy to highlight another T-Bucket...

Is There Life for a T-Bucket After the Show Car

This past weekend, I happened to be in the Sunshine State and decided to drop by the Sun T’s of Central Florida show and cruise at Old Town in...

Chevy Powered T-Bucket Trike, or Why 3 Wheels

OK, it’s Friday night and I’m a firm believer in the concept of Friday Fun. So, here we go. A couple weeks ago, I was diligently following...
NTBA T-Bucket Nationals

National T-Bucket Alliance 2008 Nationals Slide

So, I skipped the NTBA’s 2007 T-Bucket Nationals because I wasn’t eager to drive 1,700 miles to Arizona. But when the 2008 event rolled...

Chester’s T-Bucket Book: $130.92 or $19?

While making a couple of blog-related purchases on eBay this afternoon, out of curiosity I thought I would see if Chester Greenhalgh’s...