Russ Sopha, from Casa Grande, Arizona, has always been a car guy and has had a passion for hot rods all his life. His father-in-law had built a T-bucket using a kit from California Custom Roadsters, ...

The T is making a comeback. Pushed out of popularity for a while by Models As, Deuces, and '33-34s, Ford's earlier model is elbowing its way back into popularity among hot rodders and street rodders.

If you’re a fan of T-buckets, then you’re probably familiar with Norm Grabowski. The late hot-rodder rose to prominence when he built the forerunner of the T-bucket, his 1922 Model T known as “Kookie, ...