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NORM'S FIRST CAR: 16 KIDS, NO BRAKES !
 

               

Norm Grabowski is affectionately known as the "Father of the T-Bucket".   He was the first to bring IndustryWide/WorldWide fame to this unique style of Hot Rod.

BUT,  Norm's first car wasn't a T-Bucket, but rather a $25.00, 1930 Packard Sedan that he cut the roof off of.  

And, in this excerpt from our Exclusive Interview,  Norm not only talks about his first look at some "hometown hot rods" that got him into Rods & Customs in the beginning...but tells the hilarious story of 16 kids packed into that Packard headed for High School one fateful morning !    ENJOY !!    JK

        

(Above: A 1930 Packard Sedan...probably similar to Norm's.  But, the $25.00 initial price he paid for it has gone up considerably ! )





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|WELCOME !| |ABOUT JONNIE KING| |HOFL SERIES 1st ANNIVERSARY CD OFFER !| |LEGENDS CD CATALOG| |THE LEGENDS VIDEO GALLERY| |DARRYL STARBIRD: THE EARLY "MODEL KING" !| |GENE WINFIELD: FADEAWAY PAINT JOBS| |HEAR: GEORGE BARRIS !| |THE DREAM TRUCK CRASH & RESTORATION, PT.2| |POSIES: EARLY CARS & SUPER SLIDE SPRINGS| |JOHN D'AGOSTINO'S NEWEST PROJECTS !| |NORM GRABOWSKI: BEGINNINGS| |FRANK LIVINGSTON: BEGINNINGS / FIRST CARS| |STEVE STANFORD: BEGINNINGS/THE EARLY YEARS| |HEAR: STEVE STANFORD !| |CHUCK MILLER: WINNING THE "RIDLER" !| |HEAR: GARY HOWARD !| |HEAR: LEE PRATT !| |STEVE FRISBIE MEETS "THE BARON" !| |HEAR: M.K. JOHN !| |ELDEN TITUS: "THE VIBRASONIC" !| |HEAR: MARK MORIARITY !| |HEAR: JOHN KOUW !| |LOU CALASIBETTA: THE "SURFARI" !| |DENNIS McPHAIL: THE EARLY YEARS| |HEAR: JEFF MYERS !| |BRAD MASTERSON: BARRIS-HINES| |ORIGINS: THE KUSTOM KEMPS OF AMERICA| |HEAR: JERRY TITUS !| |HEAR: JERRY WEESNER !| |WEESNER & THE MOVIE STAR !| |JERRY WEESNER'S PHOTO-OP TIPS !| |ALAN MAYES/CKD: THE VIBRASONIC !| |HEAR: ALAN MAYES !| |RODS & CUSTOMS WW / INDUSTRY PIONEERS| |FROM "AMERICAN GRAFFITI": Paul LeMat| |DICK DEAN TRIBUTE| |BOYD CODDINGTON TRIBUTE| |JOHN BUTTERA TRIBUTE| |THE RICK NELSON INTERVIEW: Pt.1| |THE ORIGIN OF ROD & CUSTOM MAGAZINE| |ORIGINS: BUILDING THE R & C DREAM TRUCK !| |SPECIAL: "THE PREDICTA" !| |SPECIAL: THE BATMOBILE !| |SPECIAL: THE HIROHATA MERC !| |SPECIAL: GENE AUTRY'S '57 SEVILLE !| |GENE WINFIELD'S FAVORITE CARS !| |THE LEGENDARY CKD "DEATH ISSUE" !| |Hear Our Exclusive Demo !| |Visit Some Of Our Friends| |Corporate Air Travel| |Photo/Image Info| |Contact Us|