Ford Model T Hot Rod 'T-Bucket' Tommy Ivo

Ford Model T in The Choppers, Movie, 1961

Class: Cars, Custom — Model origin:

Vehicle used by a character or in a car chase

Author	Message
Raul1983 ◊ 2007-10-17 21:57	look at the "mobile" phone in last pic -- Last edit: 2007-10-17 22:05:18
Skid ◊ 2007-11-20 17:14	Six carbs!
58Roadmaster ◊ 2008-07-03 09:32	Built by Tommy Ivo featuring a 322 in Buick "Nailhead" V8 bored to 402. Owned at the time by Bill Rolland. Links: http://t-bucketworld.blogspot.com/2005_03_01_t-bucketworld_archive.html Car as it exists now (restored to 1956 version): http://photos1.blogger.com/img/216/3731/640/ivot.jpg http://www.streetrodderweb.com/milestones/0006sr_tommy_ivo_t_bucket/index.html Link to "books.google.com" (Page 57)
58Roadmaster ◊ 2008-07-03 09:34	If it is worth separating them from factory-built Model T Fords, this is known colloquially as a "T-bucket."
Skid ◊ 2022-02-28 16:02	Widely considered the second-ever T-bucket, after Norm Grabowski's famous Lightning Bug, aka "The Kookie T." Ivo's car was completed in 1956. Originally dark red when built (and would've been at the time of this movie, as well), it was later repainted dark blue and appeared in the movie "The Ghost of Dragstrip Hollow." -- Last edit: 2022-02-28 16:02:15
Lateef ◊ 2023-08-05 17:28