Anyone have info on this T Bucket?

Hi all, I'm looking for some info on a bucket that has caught my eye.

Who built it?

What year?

What is the color combo?

Anyone have more pics?

Thanks for the info. I'm hoping to get my Bucket project going soon, if my luck holds out.

 

I have an old Rod Action, or Street Rodder, or some other magazine with that car in it. Not sure who the owner is, but someone on here will know.

Don

 

PM me.

 

Built by Tom Booth. All chrome Vette injected SBC. Torsion bars inside rails. That pic is in the book Hot Rods by Pete and Jake.

 

Looks like a late 60's or early 70's build. Popular color then was candy tangerine. This one appears to have some gold along with it. I hope you are able to find out what you need. Tim

 

pretty sure my dad worked at that McDonalds back in the 60's

 

Thank you guys! Awesome info. This one caught my eye and I can't stop looking at the pic. It is like Gene Chan's T to me. That one is burned into my mind and is in a file saved back for when I start building. This one, just burned a spot into my brain and I can't stop looking at it.

What is the deal with the white pips? I kind of dig that.

 

You mean white pipes? Hi temp header paint was introduced about 1964, for a while white headers were the thing.

 

That makes sense and look cool on this bucket. Also it might give me a timeline or it might be one that had a few things changed over some time.

 

White headers were popular on such cars through the 60s and 70s. The VHT paint didn't discolor like chrome and if they got greasy and stained you just gave them another coat of paint.

 

Is it a common thing being done today on hot rods and traditional cars? I'm not sure I have seen a new build with white pipes that are on a traditional car.

The front wheels are also throwing me off as I thought it was late 60's to early part of the 70's.

Do the front wheels look a little wider to you guys then what are seen on the fad T's?

 

Was in the movie ''With six you get eggroll"

 

That is awesome! I will have to find the movie. The rear wheels look different. I'm digging that T.

 

In my humble opinion JACAB: just ask Chip about buckets!
@need louvers ? knows a lot about them.

Go look at the bucket of ugly thread, a lot of good info. Maybe is "your" car there.

 

The Firestone rear tires date it to about 65-66....

 

Looks like an Art Himsl paint job

 

The movie came out it 1968

 

Oh yeah....that 'Doris Day' movie....''With six you get eggroll''....one of the first movies I ever saw with a hot rod in it....sitting on the floor in front of the tv console and eating popcorn...I was in awe of that car!!!

 

Well I am partially color challenged but as for color combo I am pretty sure that it is gold and red.

 

I have not bugged Chip in a while but I need to again. I have a couple of questions on T Bucket steering. I have to admit Chip always has the answers and is quick with them and always spot on.

 

Anyone notice how the sign is cropped in the background HAMB - its even the right colors......

 

Featured in car craft in '66

 

It was called the torsion t.

 

Yeah, I saw that about HAMB (URGER) and was like now that is just to cool. I like how the sign is like a hidden message to all gear heads and hot rodders. Its like flashing, telling us all to head on over to the HAMB.

Alterpilot, thank you! I will look and see if I can find that issue online or on ebay.

I need to try and see if I can get a better look at the torsion bar setup.

 

I think I found it on ebay. If it is, the car is the Bucket is a cover car . . . or the frame of it is at least.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Car-Craft-M...960?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3f35cb0420

 

This is some of the replys, I got when I posted the pic and a link on the bucket of ugly thread:

And I see the didn't post it here so now I do it.