Norm Grabowski at a recent trip to his house March 2006. Norm, the Father of the T Bucket, and renowned actor, notably in Disney's Blackbeard's Ghost, Monkey's Uncle, Elvis' Roustabout, and Hooper amongst many other wacky rolls, has been a friend since 1976 .His original T roadster was the hot rod seen every week in the TV series, 77 Sunset Strip in the early 60s, which set the pace for all the T buckets since that era. We are pictured here together at his house,, We had fun

Ed Roth...

I met Ed Roth, the icon of Weird and super artist of Hot Rodding, who's alter ego was Rat Fink, in September of 1984 at a rod run in New Jersey. We became good friends till his death. Here are a few pictures, first in 1984,,Ed Roth, my friend Richie (magician) Antonek, and me,,, and the others were taken at my booth in NY, where he introduced me to those large pretzels with mustard.. Pictured with me, and Big Daddy, are my sister Nara, the brunette,, and my wife Pam the blonde. The last time we saw each other was at the Oakland Roadster Show in 1999.. Ole' Rothy was a great man, and I'm very proud to have known him both as an idol from childhood, and a friend.