The T is making a comeback. Pushed out of popularity for a while by Models As, Deuces, and '33-34s, Ford's earlier model is elbowing its way back into popularity among hot rodders and street rodders.

Mickey Lauria, the owner of Total Performance in Wallingford, Connecticut, has a saying: "God must love T-buckets--that's why he made so many of them." While it might be accurate (though it was Ford ...