Rod & Custom
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 reproduction fiberglass body.
Fiberglass T Bucket Body History
We take the fiberglass T-Bucket body for granted. It seems like they’ve always been around, in abundance and economically priced: the ideal starting point for an exciting, budget hot rod.
What Do You Know About Mike’s Unrestored Survivor T-Bucket Built in 1968?
I enjoyed looking at this handsome T-Bucket in the video and something kept nagging at me that it looked vaguely familiar. A few days later, I picked up my all-time favorite issue of Rod & Custom magazine …
Tasty Twin Engine T-Bucket That’s For Sale
This T-Bucket was built to be street driven and also has all the nicely finished details to make it a show winner. The fact that it’s built to reflect a …
What great men who have gone before us have to say about T-Buckets
“More so than any other form of street rod, the T-Bucket — because fenders, hood panels, bumpers, and the like aren’t in the way — is perhaps the ultimate vehicle through which a builder can express his likes, dislikes and ideas. He builds the frame of his own choosing and design; then …
Bob Johnston’s T-Bucket, Later to Become Ed “Big Daddy” Roth’s Tweedy Pie: Part 2
The Tweedy Pie T-Bucket was built in the 1950s by Bob Johnston, gained its own recognition as a magazine cover car and then rocketed to T-Bucket superstardom after it was sold to Ed “Big Daddy” Roth.
The New Speedway “Tribute” T-Bucket Kit
This new T-Bucket Kit has a 5 inch dropped I-beam axle and split wishbones, which is totally different from any T-Bucket kit that’s been offered before. What’s also different is …