What is the nickname of the 1927 Ford T-bucket driven by 'Kookie' on TV?

The nickname of the 1927 Ford T-bucket driven by “Kookie” on TV was the Kookie Kar.

Norm Grabowski built the radically styled hot rod from a 1927 Ford Model T roadster body and other Ford components. He powered it with a Cadillac overhead-valve V8 taken from his parents’ sedan. Its shortened proportions, high stance, tilted windshield, blue paint, and flames gave it the distinctive look that helped define the T-bucket style.

The car gained early attention when it appeared on the cover of Hot Rod magazine in October 1955. Further changes brought even more publicity, including prominent magazine covers in 1957. Its biggest audience came through the television detective series 77 Sunset Strip, where actor Edd Byrnes played the enthusiastic parking attendant Gerald Lloyd “Kookie” Kookson III.

“Kookie Kar” is the car’s established name, while “Kookie” is the character’s nickname. It is also commonly confused with the 1932 Ford associated with the song “Little Deuce Coupe,” but that is a different hot-rod tradition and vehicle.