Gene Winfield Needs Our Help!
At the age of 91, Gene Winfield has been the “Energizer Bunny” of customizers, traveling everywhere doing...
Galpin Auto Sports Museum Does T’s Right
This past weekend I was in SoCal and among other T-Bucket activities took in the 7th Annual Galpin Car Show, one of the...
The Larry Ryan T-Bucket Legacy
The Larry Ryan T-Bucket isn’t likely to be found in the annals of T-Bucket history. But for me it deserves a...
Fad T: Where Did That T-Bucket Term Come From?
fad-T (also fad car) n. Any T-bucket roadster constructed entirely from new, prefabricated components, including a...
2017 T-Bucket Nationals Preview: 1927 T Roadster
When you visit the T-Bucket Nationals in Carson City, Nevada, June 22-24, you’ll have a chance to see the super...
What’s the Indy 500 got to do with T
The Indianapolis 500 is known as “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing” for good reason. But, I’m not...
1926 T Roadster, Legendary “Moonshiner&
I was excited to learn today that the awesome “Moonshiner” 1926 T roadster created by Mickey Himsl is for...
Austin Bantam Roadster as a T-Bucket Alternative?
After completing the story this week on Art Tardiville’s T-Bucket chassis’d Austin Bantam coupe, I realized...
Gas Monkey T-Bucket Sold at a Big Loss, But &
After watching last week’s episode about the Fast n’ Loud T-Bucket, I just had to tune in this week to see...
Fast n Loud T-Bucket Brings ’70s Nostalgia
I heard that this week on Discovery Channel’s Fast n’ Loud that they would be purchasing a T-Bucket. So, I...
Don Tognotti’s King T Pioneers T-Bucket
View Post Seeing Don Tognotti’s King T on the cover of Rod & Custom in 1964, I was amazed! At first, it looked...
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...
U.S. Speed Sport “Instant T” T
I’ve been a fan of the U. S. Speed Sport T-Bucket kits since first reading about them in an article and seeing...
Don Kendall T-Bucket Sets the Standard for Low
It was a momentous day in 1968 when I first saw the Don Kendall T-Bucket. I had just opened the November issue of Rod...
Von Esser Speed Shop “Von T” Still
Yesterday, the distinctly different proportions of the Von Esser Speed Shop “Von T” jumped out of my...
Joe Pirronello’s Dragster-Inspired Long
The long wheelbase T Bucket era began in the late 1960s. Two factors contributed to the long wheelbase T Bucket fad. The...
Indianapolis 500 Inspired T-Bucket Hot Rods:
I just returned from watching the MAVTV 500 (yeah, I never heard of MAVTV, either) Indy Car race at Auto Club Speedway...
Lee Neiman’s Supercharged T Bucket Reappears
Recently on Twitter I saw a cool 1970s era supercharged T Bucket for sale that caught my attention. (Which reminds me:...
Cotton Werksman Reunited With His Legendary &
Cotton Werksman has achieved a lot in the hot rod world. Being one of the original founders of the National Street Rod...
Bird T Bucket Kit: What an Assembled One Looks
A Bird T Bucket kit inspired legions of teenage hot-rodders-to-be in the 1960s and 1970s. The advertised prices were...