T-Buckets of the 2000s

Jim Unruh T-Bucket

Jim Unruh T-Bucket – Is it old, new or both?

I’ve been in love with the Jim Unruh T-Bucket for two decades. You may not believe it, but that’s only how...
Tom Hintz T-Bucket Track Roadster

Tribute to Tom Hintz and his T-Bucket Track

I first met Tom Hintz at the 2015 T-Bucket Nationals. Sadly, on June 25, 2022 his niece posted, “My dear Uncle Tom...
New-Zealand-T-Bucket

New Zealand T-Bucket Finds Way Home via Canada

Here’s Steve Roy’s New Zealand T-Bucket Story In my late teens I built a T-Bucket in my parents’ Auckland...
Claytons Hot Rods Tipsy-T

Clayton’s Hot Rods Tipsy-T: Déjà Vu All

While admiring the Clayton’s Hot Rods Tipsy-T in the Suede Palace at the 2022 Grand National Roadster Show I got...
Potvin Supercharger T-Bucket Kerry Smith

Potvin Supercharger Meets High Tech T-Bucket

I’m happy to repost this story from three years ago about Kerry Smith’s unique T-Bucket because we recently...
4 cylinder T-bucket Masterson Kustom Automobiles

4 Cylinder T-Bucket Hot Rod, the ‘S**t T&

Having a dream hot rod is one thing, but having a fun, practical hot rod you built yourself for almost nothing and drive...

The Takeout T: America’s Truly Most

Russ Freund's T roadster is so well-done, so right for the time and so downright cool that it's certain to get...
CCR T-Bucket Greg Vaughan California Custom Roadsters

2017 T-Bucket Nationals Preview: CCR T-Bucket of

The 2017 T-Bucket Nationals June 22-24 in Carson City, Nevada will undoubtedly have T-Buckets on display that will...
Shari Ward Mopar T-Bucket

2017 T-Bucket Nationals Preview: Shari Ward&;

If you’re a Mopar T-Bucket hot rod fan, you’ll really enjoy the 2017 T-Bucket Nationals, June 22-24 in Carson City...
Steve Ortega C-Cab Street Rod

2017 T-Bucket Nationals Preview: Steve Ortega&

If you’re a C-Cab street rod fan, you’ll not want to miss the 2017 T-Bucket Nationals, June 22-24 in Carson...
Dodge Viper T-Bucket

2017 T-Bucket Nationals Preview: Chris Ward&;

When you attend the 2017 T-Bucket Nationals, June 22-24 in scenic Carson City, Nevada Chris Ward’s T-Bucket...
1927 T Roadster Charles Tunnell

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...
Stainless Steel T-Bucket Winfield Scott

2017 T-Bucket Nationals Preview: Stainless Steel

Sure, some guys might have stainless steel T-Bucket headers but only one guy I know of has a stainless steel T-Bucket...
Fred Desch Austin Bantam roadster

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...
green T-Bucket Blaise Kendall built

Gaze at This Groovy, Glittering Green T-Bucket&

I love T-Bucket creativity. After all, a T-Bucket really is the perfect hot rod canvas, existing for every builder to...
1927 Ford Model T roadster Paradise Road

Paradise Road: Home to the Wild Galaxian 1927

The first time I caught a glimpse on the web of the radical 1927 Ford Model T roadster known as the Galaxian I was...
Bucket Beauties Speedway Motors T-Bucket Fenders

T-Bucket Fenders Return Thanks to Speedway&#8217

OK, now also look at the T-Bucket. It’s a beauty, too. And while T-Bucket fenders have been a rarity the past half...
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...
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...
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...