Hot Rods T-Altered unearthed, resurection started, Milwaukee car raced at The Grove

so while perusing facebook market place i came across an add for a T-bucket, it was very affordable and i knew it was more than likely an old T altered drag car. i messaged the seller and i told them i could head there anytime, 3 hours later it was i the back of my truck!
on the way home we started researching the name on it Mark Wendt Milwaukee (there is some letting on his name missing but other side has stuff this side is missing) after getting it home i had to set it up on the frame table and oogle at it!! ive alway wanted to do a T altered. no that is not a hilborn sign, that is actually the glass T deck lid!!

after doing some research on his name i unfortunately found his obit from 2018 , but with that i did find some of his familys name. in doing more research i found his daughter on facebook, so i sent a message, she replied after a day or two and said she thinks she had a pic, a few minutes i got this!! wow, well know i knew i had to resurrect it!
i started mocking it up, i had a hemi block and some 5 spokes till i can find some Daisys!

i dug around and found some old chrome front end parts and a buddy had a cool front axle, itll be perfect for it

i also had an old front crossmember and perch from a fiat altered

i then went and picked up some 2-1/2 round tubing, the firewall had round notches so i knew it wasnt rectangle tubing, i set about and notched the front crossmember and got a perimter frame together. So thats where she is today, i will start working on the roll bar then start mounting the rear end.

if anyone recognized the old girl let me know!

 

Man, what a find! Love the upholstered tonneau cover!

 

Superb find. I look forward to the rest of this build, you lucky lucky dog.

 

Now that is pretty cool what you're doing, getting it back into fighting shape

 

I am so glad it has a good home. Wishing you the very best and waiting for the build photos and the first fire up.

 

Man turning into a race shop over there now! Very cool.

between you and mark we got hot rods, customs, races cars and a few boats and trikes thrown in for good taste!

 

Looks like fun project and you’re off to a great start. That Culbert Automotive Engineering (CAE) front axle fits the theme perfectly.

 

Dang Jeff your finding the coolest cars congratulations

 

Cool Thread



Jim

 

Go Man Go !!!!
Fabricator John
miss you Dad

 

Nice Build/Restoration to follow. Bob

 

That is super cool. I'd never have the balls to make a pass in that thing, it must have been a real terror in it's day. The paint is fantastic, and shockingly well preserved.

 

That’s a Special one, this will be a Great build!

 

WOW!!!!
That’s BAD ASS!!!!
Cool car!!!!

 

Very cool.

Whats the wheel base going to be ?

 

Cool find and a nice save!

 

I doubt they have good wifi in heaven (I have spotty service where I live) but if they do you are making someone very happy up there restoring his race car. Good on you.

 

Nice!

 

STUNNING!!!

 

Oh man—this is a great thread to come back to the HAMB and see!! I have a pair of Daisy’s in 53182 if you need some fat rubber back in that machine!

 

Congratulations.
Great project.

 

It's gonna fit right in with the rest of the drag cars in your collection.
Do you have some 12 spokes in your stash to use on it?

 

Didn't he have a bad ass T bucket at some of the early Street Rod Nats?

 

Incredible find! Other than the fades, the paint looks pretty close to what's on your Willys. They make a good pair.

 

Love it Man !

 

My friend , Chris Fraser had a similar T altered , south Florida, late 70s . It was a injected 427 direct drive chrome front ,olds rear , logge chassis , heavy blue metallic called The Saboteur. It was purchased from a transmission shop in Gainsville Florida. It was more of a show car . Smoothed closed chamber 427 . Sounded awsome and went like , well a 1300 lb big block should . That is once yougot use to the in out box

 

i guess im not sure