Hennesey Automotive Group - Sarasota, FL

Classic & Collector Car Consignment

1927 Ford

T-Bucket

Custom Build - 2.3L Inline 4 - Automatic - British Racing Green

The Story

This amazing one-of-a-kind 1927 T-Bucket custom creation is here on consignment. The seller recently moved to Sarasota from Duluth, Minnesota and brought a few classic cars with him - this is one of them.

People move here to Sarasota, bring with them their classic cars... then soon realize there's so much to do here other than spending time in the garage. Hence, the T-Bucket is now for sale.

Construction of this car began in 2002. Each winter for many years in Duluth, the seller would work on the car in his heated outbuilding, which he called the "Garage-Mahal" - a play on Taj Mahal. In 2011 the car was completed and ready for summer car shows. The car was trailered to Minneapolis several times each year, winning awards at several of them. "It has been a real crowd-pleaser over the years," says the seller.

What you're looking at is a traditional lakes and track roadster - channeled body, exposed rails, suicide front axle, hairpin radius rods. This is the style that defined early hot rodding culture, straight out of the dry lakes era of the 1940s and 50s. Whoever built this knew exactly what they were doing. This is not a resto, not a restomod - it's a traditional build done right.

The Build

Extensive planning preceded the build. The seller wanted the car to be very drivable, not just a show queen. The car drives great - I drove it for several miles around the vicinity of our facility. It is an absolute joy to drive. And boy does it get the thumbs up.

The steering is nice and tight with no slop or play. It goes straight when you let go of the wheel rather than veering off to one side. Go over railroad tracks and the car feels solid - no rattles, no sense that it's coming apart. The suspension is perfect.

Under the hood is a Ford 2.3L inline 4-cylinder - a smart, lightweight choice for a car this size. It sits on an Offenhauser performance intake manifold and breathes through a single carburetor, fed by Super Stock 8mm and 9mm spiral core plug wires. The engine has plenty of pep and is perfectly tuned. The sound through the long side pipe is exactly what you want from a small hot rod. The transmission is an automatic, and after driving this car I wouldn't want a manual in it.

The front end runs disc brakes - a Mustang II-sourced setup - with custom fabricated steering linkage featuring polished rod ends and jam nuts. Engineered, not cobbled together.

British Racing Green paint with chrome hood side louvers. Leather hood straps - period correct and tasteful. Red tuck-and-roll upholstery with plaid accents. Chrome and polish exactly where it should be. Ribbed bias-ply front tires and slick-style rears. The louvered grille shell is gorgeous and correct. Wire wheels painted black with chrome center caps. Every detail on this car tells you the builder had a clear vision and executed it.

Inquire About This Vehicle

Serious inquiries welcome. Shipping quotes available at no charge.

Sarasota, Florida - [email protected] - (941) 587-2081

Hennesey Automotive Group

Classic & Collector Car Consignment - Sarasota, Florida