| By
far this is the most famous T-bucket. One
night in 1957 Norm and Franco Castanza where
cruising up and down the local strip. Life
magazine was also out cruising and looking
for kids and cars just like Norm and his
T. The Life magazine article on hot rods
exposed the world to Norm and his ride.
Two years earlier, Hotrod
Magazine had done a feature acticle on Norm
and his "Lightening Bug" feather
light with a feel for the road. This car
soon became known as the Kookie car. The
pictures on the left are from that photo
shoot.
By September 1959 Kookie
was on the cover of every car magazine and
on the T.V. one a week. The television show
"77
Sunset Strip" staring actor Edd
Bryne who played the character Kookie
began spreading the word. |
