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Nice find.Looks good with the bucket body it has now.But like the man said,it will sell better with steel body.
Back in middle 1970`s one of my cousins built 2 T buckets at once.His buddy was supplying all the parts and my cousin was doing the fab work.
He had already built a T bucket back in 1969 and it was a great driving car.He even won some trophy`s with it at Columbus County Drag Strip.
Anyway,he built the 2 buckets and traded his bucket to one of his brothers who finished it out with a beautiful Blue metalflake paint job.It had a 327 with turbo 350.1957 Chevy rear axle.And tube front axle with chevy spindles.Also had the Beer Keg gas tank.
We used to cruise Ocean Blvd in Myrtle Beach on friday and saturday nights and later do some racing down hwy 707.It was a low traffic road back then.
His brother got married a year or so later and sold that bucket for $1500.00
That was a fair price back then.
We have never found out where that bucket went to.Was in Conway about 30 years ago,but we lost touch after that.
He did find the one that was never put on road a few months ago.He went to look at it last weekend.He said both axles had been removed and frame was sitting flat on ground.All that was left was the frame and fiberglass body.The front axle was there but it had been stood with one spindle down in soil and threads were rusted off spindle.He brought the front axle home as a keepsake I guess ,and left the rest.
My hotrod roots were put down in that little bucket.I was never interested in muscle cars much after that.That little bucket would fly.I have been into rods ever since.My next car was a 1948 pontiac.
I will never forget the little blue T bucket.
