Tommy Ivo's bucket T, on tv and in the movies... on the strip too, where it was a consistant 11 second 1/4 miler

Above: the same issue had this photo of Norm and his Kookie T, Norm was telling Charles Coburn about the particulars of the T He even built the early 322-cubic-inch Buick nailhead V-8 engine, thanks to inside tips from the late Max Balchowsky, a man known for building some of the most potent Buick V-8 engines in the world. Among Balchowsky's stable of Buick-powered cars were the infamous Ol'

Car Craft April 1957, Kookie T and Norm Grabowski

For the gallery of the LIFE photos: http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2009/12/norms-kookie-t-photos-from-1957-life.htmlFor a gallery of the recreated Kookie T:http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2009/11/replica-of-norms-kookie-t-i-doubt.htmlFor more about Norm: http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2008/11/norman.htmlRead more: http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2009/12/norms-kookie-t-photos-from-1957-life.html

The replica of Norm's Kookie T, I doubt anyone but Norm could tell the difference

For a full post on Norm Grabowski, icon and influence of hot rodding: http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2008/11/norman.htmlFor a full post on Norm and the Life gallery of photos taken at Norm's garage and on the way to drag race Tommy Ivo at Santa Ana dragway in 1957: http://theselvedgeyard.wordpress.com/2009/05/24/the-great-1950s-t-bucket-rod-rivalry/ Tere http://justakargal.blogspot.com/ was