The components, the stance, the look: Jim Unruh's T-Bucket looks like a true 1960s hot rod, but construction only started in 1997. Learn all about it and how you can build a cool looking one, too!

Rolla Hessel's "Budweiser" T-Bucket and the National T-Bucket Alliance

Jun 19th, 2021 21m 26s

A unique Budweiser beer-themed T-Bucket and all about the National T-Bucket Alliance.

Dennis Broeske's "Nastee" 1927 T Coupe

Jul 19th, 2020 1h

The unique polished stainless steel details on Dennis Broeske's chopped T coupe make it stand out as one of the best ever built. With its beautiful Buick nailhead engine with his own fabricated stainless 6-deuce intake manifold to its aluminum

David Gadberry’s "Low-Bucket" T-Bucket Hot Rod

Jul 14th, 2020 23m 55s

How teenage David Gadberry, while working at Tom Medlock's Specialty Cars in Artesia, California, starts a long range plan to build a distinctively traditional T-Bucket hot rod on a budget and becomes one of the only low-buck, primered hot rods

Piero De Luca's "Tweedy Pie" T-Bucket Hot Rod Clone

Jul 11th, 2020 49m 23s

The hot rod archeology of the 1950s T-Bucket, originally built by Bob Johnston, that went on to sell over 11 model car kits after "Big Daddy" Ed Roth popularized it. "Mad Fabricators Society" creator, Piero De Luca, undertakes the creation of h

Tim Taylor's 300K Miles T-Bucket Rolling Experiment

Jul 11th, 2019 35m 41s

Tim Taylor's "rolling experiment" T-Bucket has served him well for decades, especially when Tim became a founding member of the now National T-Bucket Alliance (NTBA).

Ed Iskenderian's Legendary T Roadster Hot Rod

Jul 10th, 2019 59m 49s

Built in the 1940s and still with him, Ed Iskenderian's T roadster is one of the most famous hot rods ever built. Featured on the cover of Hot Rod Magazine in 1948 and turning 120 mph at El Mirage it also had custom features not found on any ot

2019 T-Bucket Nationals Report

Jun 18th, 2019 6m 28s

T-Buckets galore from 15 states participated in the National T-Bucket Alliance's 19th T-Bucket Nationals. Listen and watch to get the dates and location for the 2020 T-Bucket Nationals.

Bob Collins and the Fred Steele Ventures in Space T-Bucket Hot Rod

Jun 14th, 2019 39m 28s

In 1960 Fred Steele built what would become the most iconic T-Bucket hot rods when it appeared on the cover of The Ventures Lost in Space guitar tunes album. It remains today as original as the day it was completed and will shortly be for sale.

Chuck Penry's Stylish 1960s T-Bucket

Jun 11th, 2019 21m 26s

In the early 1960s Chuck Penry built a T-Bucket that not only was featured in Car Craft magazine, but also the ads of three of the most influential T-Bucket roadster body and kit producers of the day. It became the "dream" T-Bucket of thousands

Tom Booth's Fantastic "Torsion T" T-Bucket

May 13th, 2019 26m 51s

Tom Booth's goal was a fenderless-legal T-Bucket back in the 1960s. He accomplished it and in incredible style.

Kerry Smith's Potvin Supercharged T-Bucket Hot Rod

May 10th, 2019 38m 48s

How one T-Bucket builder combined some of the rarest traditional hot rod components with the latest technology to build a unique T-Bucket that's been racking up thousands of miles on the road for over two decades.

Don Garlits' 1927 T Roadster Paves Way for Dragster Success

May 7th, 2019 20m 55s

"Big Daddy" Don Garlits dragster success began with a 1927 T-Bucket roadster on a Model T frame with a Ford flathead engine. It accomplished Don's goal of defeating the local "King" but Don saw even bigger successful challenges when he removed

A T-Bucket Roadster Becomes Don Garlits' First Rail Job Dragster

May 7th, 2019 20m 55s

Danny Eichstedt's "Leg Show" T-Bucket Hot Rod

May 6th, 2019 45m 42s

Danny Eichstedt's severely sectioned 1915 T-Bucket roadster with Jim Babb brass in abundance blew minds when it hit the hot rod scene in 1970.

Win Doug Siemen's Traditional T-Bucket at Vintage TorqueFest

Apr 27th, 2019 14m 37s

Listen to Iowa hot rodder, Doug Siemen, tell about how he came to build a very traditional looking 1923 T-Bucket roadster that will be given away in a raffle to raise funds to help families of children with heart defects.

Episode 3 - Doug Siemen's Hand-Built Steel Traditional T-Bucket

Apr 27th, 2019 14m 37s

TV Tommy Ivo and his Legendary 1950's T-Bucket

Apr 22nd, 2019 27m 29s

Hear Tommy Ivo tell about acting on his Norm Grabowski T-Bucket to build his own with a strong emphasis on performance at the drag strip as well as good looks.

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Introduction to the Podcast Devoted to T-Bucket Hot Rods, Their History and How to Build Them

Apr 4th, 2019 8m 32s

Welcome to the exciting world of T-Bucket hot rods. This introduction includes a brief T-Bucket history and a peak at some of the many interviews to come and what we will cover. Also, why a Podcast and why you'll want to be sure to subscribe so