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

here's some refernce numbers. fwiw i recall the body i have as being near spot on with the original numbers... i'll have to pull the notes out now i'm curious.

 

Spirit's chassis, which also uses the modern side steer box.

 

@Snicklefritz65 that one is interesting due to the OE style extension at the back.
There must be many, many different molds out there. The dash is the most visual change, with the flat, the rounded tunnel, the drop down center, and just a flange.
Have you seen that extension and upper lip before? The ad body is also only half channeled. Interesting.

 

there were a few companies who at one time or another had bodies with the rear filler/extension piece; it kinda dates this body for sure. plus, i've seen that flat dash on a couple of bodies in old adverts.

 

Ron Pope has an extended T body that's kind of like it. Doesn't seem to have that upper body lip.
https://eztbucket.com/shop/ols/products/stretch-body

 

Snicklefritz65....Looks like an old business card, but is he still in business and making bodies? It appears the rear portion of the body behind the door area has the "extra" lip that's not seen on most '23 'glass bodies. Is that original to a real steel '23?

Lynn

 

Nice thanx my niece and her fiance live in Sparks Nevada he sends me possible toys all the time. Soon as we move I'm getting a 2 car so ill be having a new toy.And he'll be eyes and ears for something.

 

as far as i know he still is. he sells stuff on ebay. mostly harley hard bags and various scoops and model t radiator shells. might be on facebook too. i think i met him through another forum.

that lip in the rear was a filler piece on the originalt whether it be a turtle deck or pick up. not all but several 'glass bodies had them in the early days.

here's a steel body and bed. note (what i call a) filler piece. also, a magoo-built car from the mid-60s with that detail.

 

Yeah they do

 

Don Spinney RIP of Boxboro, Mass with the T which he built. Was later owned and credited to Fred Steele and was called the Lunchbox T. Pic taken out front of the barn at the Steele family residence in Boxboro. I drove that car when we were staying with Fred in 1966 and I think it still lives in that local area.

 

That's it in Sunny California @40ragtopdown IIRC Fred drove that car from Boxboro to LA when he was a member of the LA Roadsters then took a trip to Tijuana for a trim job. Fred was frugal and the TJ trim job suited him perfectly LOL

 

That has a nice look to it

 

Have any of you guys built a C- cab "T" panel rod? Like the monogram "Paddy wagon"? They are cool and have a little more room .

 

what a contrast to the blobs parked behind that wonderful machine.

 

i don't know if this a breach of decorum or whatever and i can delete this of course but i thought i'd spread the word that piero de luca had a major heart attack. you may know him from 'the mad fabricator's society' and builder of a super dedicated replica of tweedy pie. lucky burton of lucky's hot rod shop announced it on farcebook today and there's a gofundme set up as piero is self-employed and now facing major bills on top of a battle of his life. i don't want to post any links for anything as i don't wanna piss anyone off but if you reach out to lucky via his business or do a search you might have some luck. prayers and positive vibes i'm sure can't hurt.

 

https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/piero-of-mad-fab-needs-our-help.1313261
Links in here.

 

Fred Steele's T Bucket...later immortalized on the "Ventures" record album cover

 

Fred Steele's T Bucket again.

 

Looks like he's grabbing her boob.

 

I always thought the song was "Outer Limits", not "Out of Limits".

 

When I was growing up in the Detroit area that was called “Coping a feel”

 

"Cuddle Boobie"

 

^^^^ Chip Quinn’s Bitchin roadster ^^^
@need louvers? On here