Gleaming for the camera is Richard Graves’ Jet Black 1926 T Touring from 1971. Graves’ T was considered quite state-of-the-art rod construction in the early 1970s. Exceptionally finished with late-model running gear including wheels out of a wrecked Ford Torino, its stance and attitude made it a much-admired symbol of what hot rodding was becoming. Enhancing the raked look of the T was its non-stock top, which was a stretched T-bucket top, with no bow interruption front to back. A member of the Early Times Car Club, the Long Beach club was known for leading many street rod trends, helping to propel the hot rod renaissance happening around the corner from HOT ROD at Rod & Custom magazine. Graves went on to open a shop in Long Beach, California, where he still knocks out cars today. The touring was later upgraded by a new owner, with full independent suspension, chrome wire wheels, and other changes, taking it still farther from a stock Model T. But we will always like this earlier version of a hot rod classic.
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