History Trying to find pictures/info on Bobbed Roadster? Possibly a HotRod feature car???

Hey Fellas, I'm trying to find info and pictures of this Sharp looking "Bobbed" Roadster. I have gone through all my little books and old hotrods, this is the only picture I can find... It was in a Peterson "MotorTrend" 100th anniversary of the car book... I swear I have seen other pictures and judging by the quality and staging of the photo I think it was probably a Hot Rod feature car in the late 50's...
Any info or pics would be greatly appreciated... I really like this car and would like to recreate or at least build my version of it... Or if it still exists maybe track it down...
The little blurb under the picture calls it an Home built Model A roadster... but It look more like a 26-27 Roadster cowl and windshield that was Bobbed maybe using A quarter panels in the back, honestly with only one picture I'm not sure. I do believe it's slightly channeled on 32 rails... I know one of you guys have seen this cool little roadster before!
Thanks fellas!

 

Pretty well know T

https://kustomrama.com/wiki/Chuck_Gibson's_1927_Ford

 

That’s Sailor Bob’s T
Look up Pat Ganahl’s article about the car and it’s whereabouts now
https://patganahl.com/pgrc-admin/

 

Thanks for the link Flyin-T!
I knew I somebody had seen it but man your response was FAST!!!
Those pictures and article on kustomrama are just what I need!!!!

 

Thanks Jim! I always did like a too tall ganahl article

 

Love how nice n clean,smooth the hole T rods is.
My own rod is a bobtail A Roadster 28,body that I had found,was crashed in the trunk bad. As a Teen,I just cut off what I could not fix,and built the rest=Bobtail 28 A Roadster.

 

HRM May 1958 ?

 

Haha Dana, I always wondered how your Bobbed off little roadster came to be

 

Moriarty,
Thanks for the pictures of the article! I was able to zoom in and read the whole thing!

I think I love this car so much because it is different and maybe even a little quirky! Sometimes I think we all get a little bit hung up on having a 32 or even an A roadster, I know I have. This car just really strikes a cord on how to be different and yet still have a very classy looking roadster!

 

Here's the link to Pat Ganahl's article:

https://patganahl.com/2020/06/29/the-saga-of-sailor-bobs-t/

 

Here's another one. Gene Peterson.

 

It definitely would!!! They look like a 3rd degree burn waiting to happen!!! That is one thing I would have to change if I made my own version... Also it would be nice to have working doors!

 

Yep, a little quirky, but sure has the look! Wouldn’t change a thing, even if it wasn’t a Hot Rod Magazine cover car!

 

I’d drive it

 

When I was a lot younger, I thought the extended cowl looked ugly. Now that I've actually worked on such cars, I can see the wisdom in a larger cockpit.

 

Yeah it can definitely throw the proportions off... But I feel like this car can pull it off...
Also Being 6'2" I can definitely appreciate it! LoL

 

That’s exactly what the Grabowski roadster looked like when it was “rediscovered”.

 

That car was San Diego car. I don't know the history of it but do know that the late Carl Burnett, of Antique Automotive owned it at one time. Carl spoke to me about it a few times and regretted getting rid of it.