OP's Puzzle1607 - Norm Grabowski's Kookie T

[Otto Puzzell]

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[Otto Puzzell]

Rookies don't like hotrods, I reckon. 

[GTO48]

I love hot rods.

Besides being a t-bucket, what is it we're looking for?

[Otto Puzzell]

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[GTO48]

The paint scheme and wheels don't look right, but everything else does...

Norm Grabowski's Kookie Kar?

[Otto Puzzell]

Kookie T, to be exact. This is how the car looked after it was bought and modified by Jim Skonzakes. This picture was taken at the National Champion Custom Car Show in Detroit