What's Open Door?

The T-Bucket Hot Rod project you see has been donated to the Open Door Rescue Mission. The team at Full Throttle have a passion for helping others in a rather unique way, and with their automotive talents have been restoring this T-Bucket with the goal of raising funds to support Open Door in their mission of bringing glory to God by helping those in need.

Whats a T-Bucket?

A T-bucket (or Bucket T) is a specific style of hot rod car, based on a Ford Model T but extensively modified, or alternatively built with replica components to resemble a Model T. More....


2004 World Record T-Bucket Build



2006 T-Bucket Nationals

October 2nd, 2006 - T-Bucket Project Kickoff

One very kind person has donated a 1927 Ford T-Bucket, a.k.a.a hot-rod. We've decided to put the Mustang project on hold and restore this car instead. To say it's in "rough shape" would be an understatement. Here we go, unloading it from the trailer and pushing it into the shop.

Check back and watch our progress...

March 20th, 2006 - Vette Project Retrospective

I'm retroactively adding this post. Not only to reminisce, but to say thanks to Howard for launching us into high gear.

On March 20th of 2006 we were in the early stages of disassembling our first vehicle, a '67 Ford Mustang. Howard W., one of our members, decided to donate his gorgeous '61 Vette. With a sense of urgency we spent most of 2006 learning how to successfully partner with a charitable organization, conduct a vehicle raffle and generate publicity. "Rocked our world" is an understatement for impact Howard's extreme generosity had on us.

The Vette raffle was a smashing success: it generated over $84,000 for the House of Hope, a Honduras charity committed to help educate and assist orphaned and abandoned teen-aged girls. In between selling raffle tickets we studied the Bible, came together as a team, and took a step forward in our walk with God.

Here's a few artifacts to capture the moment...