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Norman "Norm" Grabowski (February 5, 1933 – October 12, 2012) was a Polish-American hot rod builder and actor. The heavy-set crew cut -wearing Grabowski appeared in minor roles in many films produced by Albert Zugsmith and Walt Disney .
Norman Grabowski was born on February 5, 1933 to Anthony & Mary Grabowski in Irvington, New Jersey, as Norman David Grabowski. He was an actor, best known for his roles in Blackbeard's Ghost (1968), The Towering Inferno (1974), Hooper (1978) and The Cannonball Run (1981).
Jun 15, 2016 · Norm Grabowski was a well known entertainer and woodcarver, but he's best known to us as the hot rodder who created one of the most famous hot rods in history.
Oct 22, 2012 · Norm Grabowski, Ford T-bucket creator, dies - Old Cars Weekly. raustin. Oct 22, 2012. In 1957, Norm Grabowski and his Ford T-bucket hot rod were featured in a story about rodding in "Life" magazine. By John Gunnell. Hot rodder Norm Grabowski passed away on the morning of Oct. 12, 2012.
Oct 12, 2012 · Norm Grabowski has passed away today at age 79. Known as the Godfather of the T-bucket, Grabowski grabbed national attention with his first hot rod. As a young man who’d recently been discharged from the military he had moved to California in early 1952.
Norman Grabowski was born on February 5, 1933 to Anthony & Mary Grabowski in Irvington, New Jersey, as Norman David Grabowski. He was an actor, best known for his roles in Blackbeard's Ghost (1968), The Towering Inferno (1974), Hooper (1978) and The Cannonball Run (1981).
Oct 12, 2012 · Norm Grabowski, the man who literally invented the T-Bucket with his famous “Kookie Kar” has passed away. Grabowski’s creation launched hundreds of thousands of copies and even entire cottage industries over the years which is certainly not what the talented craftsman and hot rodder had in mind when he built the car in the ...
Oct 12, 2012 · Hot Rod Legend and Hero Norm Grabowski passed away this morning. (Feb. 5, 1933 - Oct. 12, 2012) Norm spent over 50 years of living in the world of hot rods with a few acting jobs along the way. He is the guy who built the Kookie Kar used in film and television. (T bucket used on the show 77 Sunset Strip).
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Oct 16, 2012 · While Norm Grabowski, who died early Friday morning, did indeed have a couple of well-known hot rods under his belt, he’s instead best known for injecting the hot rod scene with a measure of levity and mischief and for introducing the public at large to hot rodding during the 1950s.
Oct 12, 2012 · Norman Grabowski (February 5, 1933 – October 12, 2012) was an American hot rod builder and actor. The heavy-set crew cut-wearing Grabowski appeared in minor roles in many films produced by Albert Zugsmith and Walt Disney. He was Polish-American.
