KoMotion T-Bucket man Decal

[Mr.L-88]

Yes this is the one that I am thinking about; but some closer detail would be great. I think that this makes me right and my bodyman wrong. Mine was not anywhere near the condition of the one on Ko-Motion so it is not an apple to apple comparison. In any event I do not think that this is called the Topcat. X Baldwin Motion's post shows what I would call a Topcat decal in the upper right hand corner. To ad one more twist to the mix my bodyman's dad seems to think it was a decal from the track at Gainsville Florida. From his description it would be more like taking the topcat decal and putting an aligator in place of the cat. This matches with his sons description so now I need to be able to show them the "Bucket Man" to get a concensis. Thanks for all the help you guys are awsume. Looks like we will all learn from this one.

[x Baldwin Motion]

this is the best I could do.
the box below the picture is the address;
598 sunrise highway
BALDWIN LI NY

[Mr.L-88]

Thank You. I think that this is the one. If anyone has a more clear picture it would be great. I found a patch that has the "Gator" on it that is in question as being the actual character on the sticker. If anyone has a picture of a decal from Gainsville that might have this gator on it it might be worth looking at. I appreciate the help.

[Dog427435]

[b]Back in the sixties there was a line of models marketed by Hawk. They were a Big Daddy Roth type of caricature. I remember one was a drag race type in a coffin that looked like this.
I have a shot of a similar one -
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[Mr.L-88]

Dog,

Nice; but I know for sure that is not it. There is anouther one in that series that is more like the decal. it is a "monster" driving an altered. It has the hand above the roof shifter and "keg" gas tank just like the decal.

[Dog427435]

[b] "Daddy" was the similar one -
"Digger" is the one I was thinking of
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[Mr.L-88]

Dog,

Look close I and I think that you will see that "Digger" is the "Motion T-bucket Man" The photo on the model box does not match 100% to the original Weird-Ohs prints. But the originals print does match the Motion decal. Hand on shifter, Header coming out of helmet, wheels in air at same angle, and piston flying out of engine! I am in process of making contact with the original artist of "Digger" to see if he recalls doing work for Motion. Hmmm....I wonder if J.R. gets paid royalties off of the model car sales being that all of the logos and artwork are copy writed etc. Anyway I think that you solved the mystery enough for me to end the debate with my body man.
Dog You are the Man!!