Hot Rods anyone know this T bucket?

Any chance you can blow it up and read the sign in front of it?

 

Pretty sure the bottom word is Gilroy. That's a town in California central valley. It doesn't look like the Oakland Roadster show, so maybe a show in Stockton California. Maybe ask Rod And Custom Ron here on the forum.

 

Rudy Herrera's ??

 

Gilroy is closer to the coast near Monterey bay

 

Yes. Just south of San Jose.

Ben

 

Defiantly has a Tweedy Pie look to it, just needs dual headlights.

 

...and a severly modded deuce shell or is it a commercial...how about that a T with a T shell...

 

That pic is old but not old old...Thoughts?

 

Let me dig a lil.......I don't recognise it as one of Rudy's.....

 

Thanks, older than I thought, many times we get lucky but just as many come up dry...fingers crossed...

 

that picture is out of one of Andy Southard jr. hot rod custom book. Unfortunately we lost him a couple of months ago.

 

I’d drive it

 

Link to page with some info (quoted below) and same picture:

https://www.motortrend.com/news/1963bay-area-car-shows-best/

"A very immaculate 1923 Ford T-bucket roadster from Rudy Heredia of Gilroy, California was shown at San Jose and San Mateo. The nicely chromed Buick engine is topped with six Stromberg carburetors. The bright red lacquer was new for 1963, changed from dark blue in 1962".

 

One reason people don’t built Ts like that is I’d wager most pro shops would tell the customer to “build a 32 and lose less $$$”

 

Rudy Heredia.

Mick

 

lamaison faster than me.

Mick

 

Your right. Been away from California to long I guess, I must have been thinking of Galt. Didn't Monterey or Half Moon Bay have indoor shows back then? Maybe that's where the photo was taken. I guess it could be Oakland before the move to the Coliseum.

 

Neat. Looks like an Ed Roth type shifter, mile high. Would rather have the steering wheel a little more angled instead of like an Econoline van, but that’s the way they built them back then. I’d cruise it as is…

 

Your good...Reminds me of those Appleton series of pics in a way....

 

https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/rudy-heredia-t-bucket-pics.422802/

... @Royalshifter shared this pic in the Thread above...looks like same T with some mods which isn't unusual...

I got rid of the Photosucket bug so I'll leave this...even though the rest is redundent...

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https://www.motortrend.com/news/1963bay-area-car-shows-best/

...the pic in the original post is in this article above...and you can read Rudy H's name mentioned earlier...kinda redundent but pic is helpful here...

@GuyW...ding ding ding!!
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Moriarity… your buddy should look for a licensed built one. They don’t hold their value much eventho I’ve always liked and wanted one. I’d rather repaint and reupholster one than start from scratch

 

Son of a billy bee hive...you buggers are fast...

Well @Moriarity I guess your friend has the info to tribute away now...

 

Anthony's first, then you, then me...