Hot Rods My T bucket build using a Daimler Hemi V8

Well, I made the deadline to have it at the 20th anniversary of our show, The Groundhog Gala. The weather was terrible but we still had 80 cars and folks seemed to like the Leaping Lizard a lot.

 

Very Very Very Cool Cool Cool!!!

 

I just asked the question on IG and found the answer myself. This car is really rad. Thanks for posting a build thread on it. Guess I better start on my T Bucket thread.

 

I had my good pal Luke Scanlan letter and stripe her. My wife came up with the name Leaping Lizard, and my Australian cartoonist and musician friend Lluis Sanchez did the design.

 

That little thing turned out cool as hell. Love the lizard guy.

-Abone.

 

Perfect!

 

I love your build, and especially how you made that Edsel grille look like that is the only place it ever belonged.
Out of curiosity, why did you choose to go to the 2 bbl, rather than stick with the SUs. I had a couple of vehicles with them back in the early 60s, and other than some leakage problems, I got reasonable performance using them.
I have loved those little hemies, since I saw my first one in a Daimler sports car in 1962.
Bob

 

Nice

 

It came with those carbs.

 

It has twin SUs.

 

Very cool! Great motivation for my future bucket build.

 

Right out of the day man.

 

Looks great, Nads. The lettering and striping are spot on.

 

Hi Nads.Very nice Sir.Hope you and yours are doing well in these crazy times.
Good luck.Have fun.Be safe.
Leo

 

Thank you so much everyone, it means a lot.

 

It's "Spot-On-Perfect" Nads.
Great job

 

That hemi doesn't seem small in the engine bay at all! How is it for power?

 

I'm thinking it's only the more experienced fellas who could ever truly utter this phrase.

I'm also thinking maybe don't be too much of a stranger. We need guys who actually build stuff.

Cool Hemi T-Bucket, Nads!
Thanks for sharing.

 

Really nailed it, Nads. It's got a little "swoop" where the bed and body meet, really adds interest to the car. The wheels are perfect, and the fades on the paint are nice. Did you do the paint? The little hemi is the cherry on top. Lots of good choices coming together.

 

140 hp, it’ll get up and scoot but it’s no barn burner,

 

Yeah I did. I did all the work except the upholstery and chrome.

 

Nads that T is as cool as they come, love the name. HRP

 

My wife came up with the name.

 

Looks Like lots of fun and neat as a pin buddy, lots of interesting details!