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Original Dan Woods T Bucket

Discussion in 'Off Topic Hot Rods & Customs' started by Flootiebuell, Apr 26, 2013.

  1. Flootiebuell
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  2. Mazooma1
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    NEAT...........a buddy of mine has one, burnt orange paint, black top, powered by a Gurney-Westlake head Ford and even has one of those 70's murals airbrushed on the gas tank....

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  3. need louvers ?
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    Cool! Well, it's a Dan Woods car for sure, but I'm kinda doubting its the car I showed in the article. I'm seeing a bunch of differences in the steering gear (wheels and column and drag link is underslung on the feature car) and just general differences in the ch***is, not to mention the Chevy instead of the Buick. Dan built lots of ch***is throught the seventies and many were sold as kits or rollers.
     
  4. Flootiebuell
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    That is one sweet T! I have seen it all over the Web!
     
  5. mdcolby
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    Very cool find! It needs to be restored for sure! Your now the a caretaker!
     
  6. dkendall
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    Dan helped me in my move from Chicago to California. Worked with him through the 70s building T buckets and moving with him to central california doing doing architectural metalwork through the 90s and beyond. Good friend to me, see him every now and then.
     
  7. dkendall
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    Dan helped me in my move from Chicago to California. Worked with him through the 70s building T buckets and through the 90s in central California doing architectural metalwork. Good friend to me, see him every now and then.
     

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    ................fantastic find.....................hope ya do something with it Mr Flootie
     
  9. Flootiebuell
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  10. hotcargo
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    just watch out on those front hoops , they seem a little perished in the photos ......

    cheers mate
     
  11. go-twichy
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    this is true. I remember going to his shop in the mid 70's and dreaming.
     
  12. DrJ
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    I think that's the one I remember being calld "TangerineT" whick was painted across the cowl in front of the windshield.
     
  13. Flootiebuell
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    They look worse in the pictures...just a little surface patina...can i say patina on here?
     
  14. dkendall
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    Stop by anytime, Don
     
  15. 37hotrod
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    Interesting that you would mention Carl. The Rod Factory built the frame for my t-bucket back in the 80's, and helped out gathering parts for it. There are some striking similarities between these two t-buckets. In fact, I have the exact same headers on my bucket!
     
  16. Flootiebuell
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    Nice looking T....
     
  17. Flootiebuell
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    Nice looking T....
     
  18. 37hotrod
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    ^^^Thanks! I like the looks of your T, but I have to vote for the full resto route. It's what the car would want.
     
  19. falcongeorge
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    That is as cool as all get-out.
     
  20. Flootiebuell
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    Very cool "T". I like the low channeled look! And the Dan Woods history is very cool stuff!

    Tempting, but I just bought my own Time capsule "T" project.....
     
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    id love to restore it , but im quite sure I do not have enough money to even buy it , I cant afford to pay attention let alone do this car justice , hope someone steps up an restores it , good luck
     
  24. hotroddon
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    So should I cancel my bids then? :cool:
     
  25. Dooley
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    no, let us all know when you win it, so we can tell you how to fix it....
     
  26. hotroddon
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    If I win it, I sure as hell won't be asking this lot what to do with it ! :D
     
  27. falcongeorge
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    Let me beat Dooley to the punch here, and register my vote for rebar hairpins...
     
  28. hotroddon
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    Perfect example of why i wouldn't ask on here, even though I know you were just joking ;)
     
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