T-Bucket Blog Archive

2016 NTBA T-Bucket Nationals

2016 NTBA T-Bucket Nationals: You Shoulda’

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...
Model T clown car

Who Doesn’t Love a Model T Clown Car?

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...
Roth Outlaw Tribute

Roth Outlaw Tribute Car You’ve Just Gotta&

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...
T-Bucket Photo Story

Our T-Bucket Photo Story on Adobe Spark

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...
T-Bucket Nationals 2016

T-Bucket Nationals 2016, July 6-9, Indianapolis

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...
budget build t-bucket

Budget Build T-Bucket, Traditional Turtle Deck

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...
T-Bucket car show Norm Grabowski Kookie

The Best T-Bucket Car Show Ever!

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...
nostalgia drag racing Brothers Racing Blown T

Nostalgia Drag Racing: Good for T-Bucket Soul

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...
Street Rod Building

Street Rod Building History of StreetRod 101

If you’re following the street rod building coverage we’ve provided on Bob Hamilton‘s 1927 T roadster project or if you’re one...
1915 T roadster Marcus Edell

1915 T Roadster Built by John Gates in High

No, the photo below wasn’t taken in 1956, although with the Chevy Delray and the cool 1915 T roadster it sure looks like it could have been...
ladies love T-Buckets

Why Ladies Love T-Buckets

Ladies love T-Buckets. Need I say more? OK, I will. Over the past couple years on our Facebook page we’ve had a semi-regularly running...
T-Bucket Real Hot Rods Dan Collins

Real Hot Rods — Every Car Show Has to Have

All you have to do is observe where the crowds congregate, where the most pictures are taken and where the most questions are asked of the owners of...
Street Rod DVDs Giveaway Winner

Street Rod DVDs Giveaway Winner!

We have a winner in the fun Street Rod DVDs Giveaway: Frank Speer of McHenry, Illinois. Frank wins the complete StreetRod 101 DVD Library available...
C-cab Trevor Gardiner

C Cab Express Delivery of Trevor Gardiner

OK, my first true hot rod love is T-Buckets. But, truth be told, I’m also a sucker for a sweet C Cab. Maybe it goes back to seeing cars like Dan...
Pip Biddlecombe Low Blow T Bucket

Pip Biddlecombe Low Blow T Bucket: Before,

Back in 2010, I did a story about the Pip Biddlecombe Low Blow T Bucket that generated a lot of interest. It’s easy to see why this...
23 Ford Model T roadster

23 Ford Model T Roadster of Adam Lucier

The 23 Ford Model T roadster that Adam Lucier built is the perfect example of how dramatically different a T-Bucket can be when careful attention and...
Fiberglass body T Bucket doors opening

T Bucket Doors That Open, T-Bucket Roadster

T Bucket doors that open are introduced n this installment of the ’27 T roadster project. Bob Hamilton starts with the first of a multi-part...
National T-Bucket Alliance 2016 events

National T-Bucket Alliance 2016 Events Tour

Thanks to Rolla Hessel and “T-Odd” Mullins, we can now reveal the dates for the National T Bucket Alliance 2016 events tour. For those...
Street Rod 101 DVD Giveaway

Street Rod 101 DVD Library Giveaway

  We’re giving away the complete Street Rod 101 DVD Library to one Lucky Winner this month:  it could be YOU! The Street Rod 101 DVD...
Allison V-12 T-Bucket Roadster Cliff Hix

Allison V 12 T Bucket by Cliff Hix

While flipping through a Street Rodder magazine from 32 years ago, I was struck by one of their “Garage Scene” features on an Allison V 12...