Episode 7 – Tom Booth Torsion T
Tom Booth’s goal was a fenderless-legal T-Bucket back in the 1960s. He accomplished it and in incredible style.
Tom Booth’s goal was a fenderless-legal T-Bucket back in the 1960s. He accomplished it and in incredible style.
How one T-Bucket builder combined some of the rarest traditional hot rod components with the latest technology to build a unique T-Bucket that’s been racking up thousands of miles on the road for over two decades.
“Big Daddy” Don Garlits dragster success began with a 1927 T-Bucket roadster on a Model T frame with a Ford flathead engine. It accomplished Don’s goal of defeating the local “King” but Don saw even bigger successful challenges when he removed the body and sat behind the rear axle.
Danny Eichstedt’s severely sectioned 1915 T-Bucket roadster with Jim Babb brass in abundance blew minds when it hit the hot rod scene in 1970.