Originally posted by texn
Hey Ya'll.

My Dad is coming up on his 62 birthday this October and I have decided that for his birthiday I would get his old rod running again.

It is a '17 T-bucket with a '27 A truck bed on an A frame dragster that he built in 1967. He used to drag race in Amarillo while in high school, and while home from college at UT he built this car. He has never raced it as his dad died from cancer soon after he completed the car and he subsequently moved away.

I have grown up loving and building cars myself but this particular car I have never seen move nor heard run once. It is a true 'retro-rod ' in every sense of the word and I look forward to awaking it from its slumber. It is original to the way my dad built it in 1967 down to the air in the tires. I was wondering if there were any clubs in Texas that were into this kind of car as it would be cool to let my Dad go cruising with like minded enthusiasts.

Let me know what you guys think and thanks for your input, Steve.


First off welcome to CHR texn
Once your done with your Dad's car, can I adopt you??????????????
Very thoughtful gift. Can you get the deed done without his finding out ..... or will he be in on it??
Either way, kewl idea. And yes, do post progress pics.