One of the debates that shakes BangShift right down to the core centers around T-buckets. Chad hates them to death and I think that they are generally cool. Brass lanterns and garish 1970s trend styling aside, it is hard to think that no weight, lots of horsepower, and huge rear meats are lame. That being said, lots of people seem to think that they suck, and that they should be parked next to my desired home for all Ford Thunderbirds built after 1957, which is adjacent to the Titanic.
It is impossible to deny the T-bucket’s role in hot rodding history. Norm Grabowsky’s car, Tommy Ivo’s car, and a slate of others that competed in the 1950s and early 1960s formed the basis of the Fuel Altered craze and were immortalized in model kits. Admittedly, the 1970s were bad for T-buckets. Most were made to like like some rejected prop from the Munsters television show, and performance became less and less a focus. It was (horrible) styling in favor of substance.
Sure they are not stable, stop badly, are about as practical as a road going golf cart, but seeing someone roast a set of huge Mickey Thompson Sportsman Pro tires from a roll is bad ass.
What’s the deal? Are T-buckets cool?
