Features **Model T buckets/RPU's/Roadster/Tourings official photo thread**

Here's some photos of mine which I purchased ten years ago. It was originally build in the 80's with a stake side wooden back and had coil over shocks alround plus a leaf spring on the front. It sat too high all round and had a R&P bolted to the I beam axle which made for an interesting drive. So the only remaining parts are the frame, engine and trans and diff. The original body is having opening doors fitted at the moment.

 

Okay, so I said the last one was it for tonight... I lied! This is another of my all time favorites, even from my own home town. Little did I know until recently, that the actual builder was a good buddy of mine, Dave Hill! It still exists over on the coast somewhere. This blurs the line a little bit, because it's from the early seventies, but gwad it's cool!

 

How do you keep from falling out of it down there? Good seat belts? Kool Kar!

 

this is an awesome thread

 

I love this one.

 

Few more. I'm sure most have seen them but I think they are worth a look again.

 

Thanks for the comments Steel Rebel, and yes one has to go really fast to stop falling out. Dumb question time from me now....How does one drive those bucket with slicks on the rear? I enjoy listening to music too,and I have heard it "doesn't rain in California" but surely one must get caught out with the weather sometimes?
I really like your T also and when I'm ready I will be asking for photos of the roof bows as I want to build a fold down roof for my Bucket.

 

I don't know why more people don't build T's with the longer bed on them. I think they look killer...

 

Great thread!

 

I can't believe I have so much in common with someone half a world away. I used to quote Willie Nelson all the time. Most of California is desert especially Southern and Central Ca. and any winter rain we get comes between maybe November through April. So we have a full summer that we seldom get any rain and the southern part of the state get's maybe twenty days of rain in all of that winter. That is why we don't worry about running slicks.
My roadsters top bows were made of a boat top I found at a garage sale. I just narrowed them and cut them until they looked right then had the top made.
P.S. I love this thread too and I hope nobody F--Ks it up by using profanity.
P.P.S Check out the butt on the chick standing in front of my T at the Golden Gate Bridge!

 

I hope she was riding with you that day!

 

Thanks Steel and I agree this is a good thread and we don't need the profanity either. I really appreciate the older style T's and I'm a member of another web site for T's but I find (Imho) that the kit type buckets that people build are lacking in personality.
I am so envious of your weather and one cruz on my bucket list is the LA to San Fransico and on up to Seattle following the coast. But then I have been following Brian Bass road trip to Bonneville etc and man,do I wish to travel across your fantastic country in a rod ofcourse
Lastly,the chick in Lady Antebella is my hot favourite at the moment. She could park her pretty butt in mr bed any time soon.

 

iam sure some of you know the story of my T but for those that dont ill cut it short... My dad and a buddy built this car in the late 60's. The first 2 pics were from about 67-81 then in 81 it got done again, a new full boxed frame was made, fresh motor,body work and paint etc.... the car was sold when i was about 3yrs old.. after being gone for 17 years i found it in a little shit hole garage sitting for about 13 of those 17 years and i bought it back, dad and i then got it running and back on the road again.....
1967

1974

1982

today

 

Was that her way of hitchhiking? Maybe she gets more lifts this way then with her thumb out...

 

Clean and simple. I love it. That's the look i'm going for when i redo mine.

 

Just curious. What time frame would this be? And about what time did guys start using wood dashes?

 

Seemed to be very popular by the early 70's, but might have started late 60's

 

Here is a few more I like.
The yellow one was at a local show last year. He left before I got a chance to talk to him.
The Kookie Kar Klone I saw in Minnesota at "Back to the '50s" A few years ago. It was built in Canada.
The "Big T" was in Winnamucca Nevada at a car museum that is now defunct.

 

More than one way to skin a cat. Macro on my new camera.

 

Here's mine

 

One I'm wrenchin' on.

 

The Big T was for sale at the Mecum auction during Pebble Beach at Monterey Hyatt two weeks ago. The bidding stopped at 20 grand. The car looked like new, better than I remembered, but it just sits too low in the back.

 

mine again

 

Subscribed!

I have always loved T-buckets. I would trade my car in a heartbeat for one. When they are done right they are awsome! Todd

 

But, Tom, it's a recent reproduction from a few years ago isn't it?
I think the original was given away in a contest in the 60's and vanished....
This was last september at the R&M Auction at the Petersen...seems like so many of these cars just go from one auction to the next...

 

from the bottom of my photo shoe-box

1966, Great Western Exhibit Center, Los Angeles



Tom Booth, "Early Times Car Club"



Bob Witt's brassed T



Don Mabe's

 

from "The Lively Set" movie