Vehicle Description
1923 Ford T-Bucket
Greasers are a youth subculture that was popularized in the 1950s
to 1960s by predominantly working class and lower-class teenagers
and young adults in the United States. The subculture remained
prominent into the mid-1960s and was particularly embraced by
certain ethnic groups in urban areas, particularly
Italian-Americans and Hispanic-Americans. Rock and roll music,
rockabilly and doo-wop were major parts of the culture. 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 was not used in writing to refer to the
American subculture of the mid-20th century until the mid-1960s
because of their characteristic greased-back hair.
Grab on to your leather jacket, and comb in a DA on the back of
your head, we are goin' for a wild ride in this "T" bucket. Aptly
named because the bucket, (passenger compartment), was really the
only thing used from the original Ford Model T. This one utilizes
the rear pickup deck as well and presents as an earlier build but
still showing strong today. A fiberglass reproduction bathed in
stunning maroon and shows off a snazzy chrome suspension and 350ci
V8 for all the world to see, and hear. A definite wild ride
experience.
Exterior
What else but maroon, (like a glistening ruby), would adorn the
spot on replicated fiberglass on this unit? A climb in for the
passengers to have access to the bucket is needed as look ma, no
doors, just some body lines to highlight where the doors should be.
Old style chromed 7-inch round sealed beam headlights flank the
polished chrome surrounded radiator. Seen are chromed tie rods,
front-end rear chromed radius rods, shiny steering rods, chrome
suspension springs and no fenders to cover the 15" polished Weld
ProStar wheels up front. This mixes with, and highlights, the
maroon beautifully, and is nearly so bright you'll need Wayfarers.
More polished 15-inch Weld ProStar wheels are on the rear, also
fenderless, flanking the small but effective tan tonneau topped bed
that hovers above the pinstriped and Von Dutch eyeball wearing tail
gate. Down low in the rear are the twin chrome bezel teardrop style
tail lights just above "The End" labeled rear axle.
Interior
Using the provided passenger side step plate to climb inside, we
rear ourselves in tan ultraleather seat fabric which covers the
back of the seat as well. A smooth large rounded top tan colored
bumper is surrounding the tub and makes getting in and out safer,
(if you get my drift!). In front, a simple maroon painted dash face
with white face Classic Instruments gauges and a brown leather
rimmed rally steering wheel is fronting all this ultraleather.
Clean gold carpeting floods the floors and a long Lokar shifter
reaches for the driver and has a silver door knob style topper.
Drivetrain
A big 350ci Chevrolet V8 with chrome coated headers and chrome side
pipes will wake up the neighbors when you arrive home. Mirror
polished and ribbed valve covers flank the polished Edelbrock
intake manifold and single Weber 4-barrel carburetor that reside
under a polished and bird catcher air cleaner assembly. All this
energy runs to the rear tires via a TH350 3-speed automatic with a
Ford 8" rear axle. WOW is what you see, and WOW WOW is what you'll
get.
Undercarriage
No rust here, just plenty of black for the frame and flooring along
with some chromed suspension parts up front are showing nicely.
Otherwise black painted steel and fiberglass provides the structure
for the bucket, and shows no rust whatsoever. Transverse leaf
springs for the front suspension with disc brakes, and for the
back, ladder bars with coil overs and more discs for the
brakes.
Drive-Ability
This baby rocks for the test drive and if you take someone with you
it is highly recommended you have them don a diaper and bring an
air distress bag just in case you don't want to soil
theultraleather! Actually, it ran fab and with the polished and
chromed engine racking off for the whole neighborhood to hear.
Just a beautiful and technically sound build with great paint, gobs
of chrome, blingy wheels, fiberglass tub and theplush ultraleather
is to die for. That wonderfully put together mill in front does not
hurt either. This is definitely the T bucket to end all other T
buckets. I'm rolling up my white T shirt sleeves with a pack of
Marlboro Reds, and my jeans pants legs, and we are going to raise
some hell...errr rather smoke from the tires.
Classic Auto Mall is a 336,000-square foot classic and special
interest automobile showroom, featuring over 850 vehicles for sale
with showroom space for up to 1,000 vehicles. Also, a 400 vehicle
barn find collection is on display. This vehicle is located in our
showroom in Morgantown, Pennsylvania, conveniently located just
1-hour west of Philadelphia on the I-76 Pennsylvania Turnpike. The
website is www.classicautomall.com and our phone number is (888)
227-0914. Please contact us anytime for more information or to come
see the vehicle in person.
