Vehicle Description
1923 Ford T-Bucket Replica Fresh build! Built last year with all
new parts! New 330HP 350 CID Chevy small-block V-8 crate engine New
TCI streetfighter th350 Three-speed automatic transmission Posi
traction Ford nine-inch rear end New electric radiator cooling fan
Black exterior and interior Brand new American Racing wheels with
new tires Four-wheel disc brakes with 11-inch rotors, tilt steering
column, side-exit exhausts, 10.5-gallon fuel tank and center
high-mounted stop light (CHMSL) Documentation includes parts
invoices related to the build It could be defined as an automobile
in its most elemental form ? engine, transmission, differential,
four wheels and tires, a seat, controls and gauges for the driver
and another seat for one passenger. Most hot rodders know it as a
Ford T-Bucket. We are selling this for a local friend who is a very
experienced builder and builds these hot rods at a very attractive
price point! This T-Bucket is titled as a 1923 Ford convertible on
a clean and clear Missouri title with a Missouri State assigned vin
number and able to be transferred to all 50 States. This example
was freshly built last year and is dressed in ever-stylish black.
The build consisted of all new parts and is ready to go! This
T-Bucket replica?s paint and trim are in excellent order and
contrast perfectly with the new set of American Racing wheels. The
windshield is clear and intact, the lights are haze-free and look
great while the T-Bucket has a straight and solid body. The engine
bay is extremely fresh and tidy. This T-Bucket rolls on BFGoodrich
Radial T/A, size 155/80R15 in front and Scrambler A/R Futura
radials, size 265/70R17 in back. Each tire is mounted to five-spoke
chrome American Racing wheels with center spinners. Ahead of the
firewall is a new 330 HP Chevy crate 350 CID Chevrolet small block
V-8 engine, complete with electric radiator cooling fan. Backing
this motor is a new TCI Streetfighter th350 three-speed automatic
transmission and a posi traction Ford nine-inch rear differential.
Driver convenience features include four-wheel disc brakes with
11-inch rotors, a tilt steering column and a center high-mounted
stoplight (CHMSL). Inside, the bucket seats within this T-Bucket
are in excellent shape and are ready for a jaunt. The matching
black carpet is in similar shape. A three-spoke aftermarket
steering wheel is in great shape. The instrument panel with a full
slate of gauges and a patterned backdrop, looks fantastic. A
floor-mounted gearshift completes the interior. Model Ts were
hot-rodded and customized from the 1920s on, but the T-bucket was
specifically created and named by Norm Grabowski in the 1950s. This
car was named 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 III. The
exposure it gained led to numerous copies being built. A genuine
T-bucket has the two-seater body of a Model T roadster (with or
without the turtle deck or small pickup box), this ?bucket?-shaped
body shell giving the cars their name. A Model T-style radiator is
usually fitted, and even these can sometimes be barely up to the
task of cooling the large engines fitted. Windshields, when fitted,
are vertical glass like the original Model T. Today, T-buckets
remain common. They generally feature an enormous engine for the
size and weight of the car, generally a V-8, along with tough
drivetrains to handle the power and large rear tires to apply that
power to the road. The front wheels are often much narrower than
the rear wheels and are often motorcycle wheels. 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.
Documentation includes parts invoices related to the build. If a
new build, clean, classic T-Bucket has been calling your name,
don?t you think it?s time to visit MotoeXotica Classic Cars today
to answer that call before someone else hears it? VIN:
DRMVB0000163086MO This car is currently located at our facility in
St. Louis, Missouri. Current mileage on the odometer shows 6 miles.
It is sold as is, where is, on a clean and clear, mileage exempt
Missouri title. GET OUT AND DRIVE!!! Note: Please see full terms
and conditions listed below that pertain to the purchase of any
said vehicle, thank you.