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Model T Bucket

In a photo that is sometimes (and incorrectly) referred to as the cover of LIFE, Norm Grabowski and his Kookie T were actually shown inside the pages of the April 29, 1957, issue of the magazine. The publication had done a multi-page feature on the underground drag racing movement and the subculture it helped create, and Norm was about as subculture as you could get!
How The Model T Became The T-Bucket

 In a photo that is sometimes (and incorrectly) referred to as the cover of LIFE, Norm Grabowski and his Kookie T were actually shown inside the pages of the April 29, 1957, issue of the magazine. The publication had done a multi-page feature on the underground drag racing movement and the subculture it helped create, and Norm was about as subculture as you could get!  View Related Article

 

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