Now here on eBay with no reserve, this 1923 Ford T-Bucket Hot Rod is a classic street machine built for fun, attention, and old-school cruising. The seller describes it as a very good and very fast driver, featuring a built 350 cubic-inch small-block Chevy engine rated at around 450 horsepower. It’s paired with an automatic 350 transmission, sending power to the rear wheels through an 8.8-inch rear end with disc brakes on all four corners.
This car rides on an older TCI frame and a 1970s-era thick fiberglass body, finished with Pete and Jake’s chrome hairpins and a drop tube axle. The seller notes plenty of polished and performance parts, including an Edelbrock carburetor and intake manifold, DUI HEI distributor, and Hillborn Ram Air intake setup. Other touches include DEITZ H4 headlights, 1957 Yankee “bulls-eye” taillights, dual fuel cells, and Aldin coilovers. Cooling comes from a Walker radiator, and it sits on Wheel Smith steel rally wheels wrapped in B.F. Goodrich Radial T/A tires.
Inside, the marine diamond-stitched upholstery gives it a distinctive, vintage look that suits the car’s personality. The seller also mentions new Dolphin arrow gauges, a Mooneyes gas pedal, vintage sprint steering wheel, and Flaming River column connected to a Corvair steering box. It’s clearly been built with attention to detail and a focus on traditional hot rod style.
According to the seller, the car was built in California and has always remained there, carrying a clear California title and registration, and importantly, it’s titled as a Ford, not an SPCV (Specially Constructed Vehicle). The seller says it “runs and drives great” and that it’s a turn-key car ready to cruise.
This isn’t a trailer queen, it’s a driver built to enjoy. The seller mentions getting “waves, thumbs-ups, and conversations everywhere” when out with it, which comes with the territory for a machine like this. Between the rumble of the small-block V8, the polished details, and the unmistakable open-wheel look, this T-Bucket captures everything people love about traditional hot rods.
With no reserve and a $9,000 asking price or trades considered, this one’s ready for a new caretaker who wants to hit the road and turn heads.
Would you take this T-Bucket as-is for weekend cruising, or would you tweak it further to make it your own?
Cool, $6,100 now with 20 bids.
These cars will never stop being popular. There are some in my region that were built 50 years ago and still seeing lots of regular driving. Some get made-over as time goes on but they’re still getting attention. Interesting to see guys older than me out having fun…
Tweak a little, but mostly just enjoy, and at that price, somebody is going to enjoy, soon.
A T-bucket has been on my wish list since I was building model cars in the early sixties. While I have been fortunate enough to have owned many “hot rods” of all shapes and sizes, I have never had a T bucket. When I retired I even had one picked out, but because I already had my “forever” Corvette and my wife had her heart set on a 7 series BMW, it never came to pass.This thing really tugs at my heart strings but unfortunately I am old and disabled now so I’m afraid that the dream will have to remain just that. Best of luck to the future owner.
I’d ‘tweak’ it a lil. Rank out that gm 350/turbo & replace it with a very dependable 351w/C4 FORD. But that’s just me As i’m a FORD guy.
J, I concur, as I own a ‘63.5 Galaxie XL w/a BUILT 390/Toploader 4spd, but there is nothing wrong with the venerable Chebby 350…and the 383 stroker variety is one of my absolute favorites…
I would put a better wire loom on those plug wires and drive it. If it wasn’t on the other side of the country, I would bid on it. Cool car.
Yeah, about those plug wires. They’d almost work for sweeping the street!
This car is one engine swap away from being a really cool Ford.
Found On Road Dead.
There are no, or very few, Ford parts on this car.
SOLD for $7,600.
33 bids.