Hot Hot 1927 Ford Custom
It’s not always easy to find the time to build a calling card for yourself when you own a hot rod shop and get paid to build customer cars. Nonetheless, Bill Osiakowski was determined to make some time for a new car.
The 1932 Chevy Hot Rod Video
It’s kind of like the old commercial about getting peanut butter in the chocolate and chocolate in the peanut butter. When two great tastes come together, the combination can be even greater. One example, of course, would be peanut butter cups. Another would be this ‘32 Chevy five-window coupe from eastern Pennsylvania.
How The Model T Became The T-Bucket (cont2.)
But while those companies were busy cranking out T-buckets in the ’70s, the National Street Rod Association was being formed and national automotive events had begun to pop up throughout the Midwest.
How The Model T Became The T-Bucket (cont.)
Racing The Hot Rod
The earliest places to race hot rods were SoCal’s dry lakebed dirt ovals. Although Model A and ‘32 Ford rods (as well as a small number of rods built from other cars) soon joined the Model T on the tracks, T-buckets were the backbone of early speed events.
Dry lakes cars emphasized streamlining and power, so stroker cranks, supercharging, and nitro took precedence over other considerations. In order to cut wind resistance, bodies were sometimes narrowed by taking a cut lengthwise down the middle of the body, or “channeled” by dropping the body down over the framerails.
How The Model T Became The T-Bucket
Previously portrayed as chariots for thugs and juvenile delinquents, the rod had now become stylish transport for the terminally cool! And ever since, the Model T hot rod has become an icon on par with Harley-Davidson and Duesenberg in the history of transportation. How it attained those heights is a fascinating story.
