Gateway Classic Cars of Houston is proud to offer this awesome
T-Bucket! This one is obviously based on a much older vehicle but
is titled as a 1969. This one is powered by a powerful 350 CID V8
engine mated to an automatic transmission for a smooth and punchy
driving experience. Safety is enhanced with the addition of seat
belts which helps make this car a little less scary to drive. This
one is in great shape and ready to hit the road or the strip! The
T-Bucket is a hot rod based on a Ford Model T which was made from
the 1915 to 1927 era. However, they are typically excessive
modified from their factory form. These were favorites among
greasers. A youth subculture popularized in the late 1940s and the
50s. The word "greaser" originated in the 19th century in the
United States as a derogatory label for poor laborers. The term was
later used to refer to mechanics. It wasn't used in writing to
refer to the American subculture of the mid-20th century until the
mid-1960s, though in this sense it still evoked a pejorative
connotation and a relation to machine work. The name was applied to
members of the subculture because of their characteristic
greased-back hair. T-Bucket was specifically created and named by
Norm Grabowski in the 50s. Hid car was named the Lightning Bug,
better known as the Kookie Kar, after being redesigned by Grabowski
and appearing in the TV show 77 Sunset Strip, driven by character
Gerald "Kookie" Kookson. The exposure it gained led to numerous
copies being built. Since the last Model Ts were built in 1927,
most modern T-buckets use replica fiberglass bodies. By the 1950s,
original steel Model T bodies that had not been completely worn out
were becoming increasingly hard to find and in 1957 the first
fiberglass T-Bucket body (based on the 1923 version) was introduced
by the short-lived Diablo Speed Shop in Northern California. Of the
only two or three bodies built by Diablo, one was purchased by
Southern California hot rod builder Buzz Pitzen and became the
world's first fiberglass T-bucket. This T-Bucket is in our Houston
showroom. Come by and see us at 1910 Cypress Station Dr #200,
Houston, TX 77090. You can contact the showroom at (832)243-6220 or
email the at
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