Trip Down Memory Lane

[Indycars]

That's not me in the pic without a shirt, that's my friend David ...... I'm much better looking. We worked together when I was in high school. The TBucket was built at his house in a ONE car garage while I was in school at Okla State Univ. Took roughly two years working on weekends, the car was about 80 minutes away.

Notice the price of $159.95 in the top left corner.



The car just after graduating from OSU and moved to Houston in 1980 for a job. Loaded it inside a Ryder truck and towed a 1976 Toyota Celica behind. So all three of us show-up in Houston at about 4:30 pm and I have not idea where I'm going.



Today


I just couldn't resist posting when I stumbled across these pics now that I can't drive the car anymore. Had to take a trip down memory lane!!!

Thanks for looking!!!
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[LongJohn]

I wish I had pictures of my first bucket. I just didn’t think about documenting progress. I built mine in my parents basement. I think it was about 2 years to build also.

 

[Spanky]

Here's my 1st . . .bought, not built. I think I paid $4,000 for it. Kept it a couple of years & sold it to build one. It had a stock Chevy 307 and TH 350 trans. Kinda rough in spots but still fun.

 

[lincolnuT]

Rick what do you mean you can't drive anymore..........I like your car and you most of the time.......With the Nationals being in Artesia New Mexico in 2025 I was hoping to see you all one more time................

 

[Indycars]

I like your car and you most of the time

Funny ...LOL!

I haven't driven the TBucket for about 1.5 years now because of my eye sight. Didn't figure my eye sight and a 500HP/1900lb TBucket would mix well. I haven't driven the family car either now for roughly 5 months and even before that it made me nervous to drive to well know destinations, never to places I was not familiar with. My visual acuity is 20/200, so what I see at 20 feet, a person with 20/20 could see at 200 feet. I've been seeing a Retina specialist for 3 years now.

I do miss driving the TBucket so!!! I've had several operations and injections, but they have been of little help.

Thanks for asking.

 

[lincolnuT]

Damn sorry to hear that and I wish you the best......

 

[fletcherson]

Funny ...LOL!

I haven't driven the TBucket for about 1.5 years now because of my eye sight. Didn't figure my eye sight and a 500HP/1900lb TBucket would mix well. I haven't driven the family car either now for roughly 5 months and even before that it made me nervous to drive to well know destinations, never to places I was not familiar with. My visual acuity is 20/200, so what I see at 20 feet, a person with 20/20 could see at 200 feet. I've been seeing a Retina specialist for 3 years now.

I do miss driving the TBucket so!!! I've had several operations and injections, but they have been of little help.

Thanks for asking.

 

[fletcherson]

Sorry to hear that. I wish you the best in recovery. I can relate in a similar situation. I’ve been trying things I never dreamed of in an attempt to alleviate spinal issues and recover physical function. It’s not enjoyable.

 

[Spanky]

Rick, I remember when you built your own custom headers. That was quite a thread!

Header Design & Build

GM spends millions of $$ on exhaust-sound research, and puts a lot of engineering know-how into the design of exhaust systems, especially for 'performance' vehicles. I'm looking forward to the systems you guys come up with. :thumbsup: Well since you made the above statement, I'm guessing you...

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