Hot Rods How about some love for the T-Bucket?

Not sure if this was staged or not but that cop looks pissed!

 

I did too? Had one pulled .

 

Maybe cuz windshield didn't shield much? But it looks like he gets good traction!

 

Both T buckets, probably 20 years apart
Worlds of difference

 

Cop is late for donuts…probably 2nd or 3rd time that day.

 

Okay, another one that needs some changes, but has some really neat features. I'll let you decide what's right and wrong, but for the price, it's very interesting!
https://mohave.craigslist.org/cto/d/yucca-1926-ford-bucket/7718116120.html
BTW, the channel that features Aardema and his work is here. I've posted it before.
https://www.youtube.com/@GregQuirin/videos

EDIT article about the conversion
https://www.motortrend.com/features/aardemas-aa-sohcs-november-1992-982-1474-30-1/

 

duecesteve, I can't thank you enough for posting these pictures of this car. Years ago on the HAMB I saw a picture of this car and it has been eating my brain ever since! I have been watching this thread with hopes that someone would post a picture.

In my opinion, the proportions are dead on. Kicked up Model A rear crossmember, '26-'27 T body, oval T gas tank, American mags. Perfection!

Does anyone have more pictures of this car?

 

A lot of times it's because the images drift too far from the HAMB period and style - pre-'65 is where this place lives. Big tires, graphics, Boss 429s are all cool, but not for here; especially ra* ro**. There are a few specific exceptions to this rule, but the moderators are pretty diligent about cleaning up things. I don't always agree with the stick-to-it-ivness they use, but I appreciate what they do.

 

Oh, and...

 

Thanks but i have been here long enough to to know that and when i choose my photos before posting i check them. There are some i have posted on this thread that are still there and i think at the end of the day i can see things on them if you look hard enough. JW

 

Car is now valued at $2800 - 1000% inflation since about 60 years+-

 

A T bucket looking very much like this one showed up at the car show at the Kingdon Drags in Lodi, Ca a few years ago. The big difference, it was powered by a Y Block, otherwise it looked almost identical. I must have gone back to look at it a half dozen times.

 

That's Dick Knudson's T that he built in Eugene,Oregon. I remember seeing him cruising "TheGut", Willamette St. He moved to LA and was a member of the Early Times and shows up in many of their pictures. Here it is with a blower and top.

 

Man, the PNW has put out some seriously badass cars over the years. Thanks for that info!

 

I love the earlier iteration with the little fenders, cross ram, and no top.

 

Sooo, we're loosing ground , do you know of any job that the wages have increased 100% , not many folks making $200 per hour .

 

there maybe some more in the article ill check tommorow. Can you clone that with kits from speedway ? i love t buckets but if i have a toy thats fast i want a hard top over my head . maybe a chopped T coupe . I've seen some cool ones maybe we need a new post for the hot "T" coupes ?

 

Sometimes I just dont get the rat things they seem to get more cobbled together crap
cars and clear coated rust they call patina and they want 30 grand for something you need a tetnis shot just to climb into. But I guess there is an ass for every seat.

 

ivo's car under construction.

 

I don't consider 26-27 Roadsters as T Buckets but some do. JW

 

if you take a 26-27 and put a short box on it it is t bucket. if you put a long box on a 23t it's still a bucket. what's the difference?