Photo: Classic Auto Mall
This January, as part of our Ford Month coverage, we tried to show you Blue Oval creations as varied as possible, from hot rods to the modern-day F-150s. But here is one type of Ford we kind of neglected: the T-buckets.
T-buckets are not for everyone. You have to be in a special mindset or to have lived your youth at a specific moment in time to appreciate them, or be a car collector with a particular vision.
Technically speaking hot rods just like any other almost century-old Fords, T-buckets are modernized Model Ts that were all the craze among the youngsters of the greaser culture of the 1950s and 1960s. Built in great numbers once, there are quite a bunch of them still around to please those people who have now grown into becoming grandparents.
This type of custom build sets itself apart through an overall lower cost than other kinds of customs, owing to the lack of important body panels (no fenders, no bumpers, not even hoods up front), and an overall simplistic look.
The one we have here is titled as a 1932 Model T, with the body made of fiberglass, lamps hanging to either side of the windshield and at the back, where they play the role of taillights, and 14-inch chrome Cragar front wheels fighting the 15-inch Rocket ones at the back for attention.
The interior, fully exposed, is all white and furry-looking on the sides, sporting nothing but a bench and the wood-rimmed steering wheel.
Also fully exposed is the 289ci (4.7-liter) engine, displaying the chromed headers and side pipes for the world to see. The engine is run through a 3-speed automatic transmission.
Showing almost 21,000 miles (33,700 km) on the clock, the T-bucket is for sale for $15,900, which is either way too much if you’re not into this kind of build, or a bargain compared to what else is out there in this segment.
Technically speaking hot rods just like any other almost century-old Fords, T-buckets are modernized Model Ts that were all the craze among the youngsters of the greaser culture of the 1950s and 1960s. Built in great numbers once, there are quite a bunch of them still around to please those people who have now grown into becoming grandparents.
This type of custom build sets itself apart through an overall lower cost than other kinds of customs, owing to the lack of important body panels (no fenders, no bumpers, not even hoods up front), and an overall simplistic look.
The one we have here is titled as a 1932 Model T, with the body made of fiberglass, lamps hanging to either side of the windshield and at the back, where they play the role of taillights, and 14-inch chrome Cragar front wheels fighting the 15-inch Rocket ones at the back for attention.
The interior, fully exposed, is all white and furry-looking on the sides, sporting nothing but a bench and the wood-rimmed steering wheel.
Also fully exposed is the 289ci (4.7-liter) engine, displaying the chromed headers and side pipes for the world to see. The engine is run through a 3-speed automatic transmission.
Showing almost 21,000 miles (33,700 km) on the clock, the T-bucket is for sale for $15,900, which is either way too much if you’re not into this kind of build, or a bargain compared to what else is out there in this segment.
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