Frank Blackstone Posted August 27, 2009 Report Posted August 27, 2009 It seems Tucker was ahead of his time but I did not know how much. Local designer Reed Viemister, worked for Lippincott design, named his son Tucker who now is a automotive designer in Manhattan. http://www.laubly.com/1948tucker.htm Quote
Plymouthy Adams Posted August 27, 2009 Report Posted August 27, 2009 put a tail on it and it would bark...I never knew just how ugly the interior of this car really was...man should have stopped with the helicopter engine and not tried to carry the console into the automotive world... Quote
paulmusiclover Posted August 27, 2009 Report Posted August 27, 2009 There's a great museum that just opened in July here in Texas - Dick's Classic Garage in San Marcos (between Austin and San Antonio) - he has an original tucker (I believe the one on the cover of the movie about Tucker actually) - with 000000.5 miles on it. Quite a car! I've included some pictures.... Paul Quote
Young Ed Posted August 27, 2009 Report Posted August 27, 2009 Ok if it only has 1/2 a mile on it why did it have to be restored????? Quote
paulmusiclover Posted August 27, 2009 Report Posted August 27, 2009 I'd think after sitting for 60 years - it would need some rubber replaced and such - those things crack with age. Quote
Captain Neon Posted August 27, 2009 Report Posted August 27, 2009 (edited) More than likely, it is one of the Tuckers that was built from the parts left in the plant after the company assets were auctioned off. It would explain the low mileage and the "restoration." My understanding is that the Tuckers directly built by the Tucker Motor Company have more than .4 mile on the odometer as Preston had a vested interest in getting as many different people to test drive his new and innovative car. It was also important that his car be seen driving by as many people as possible, this involved loyal employees using them as regular transportation. A restored Tucker with .4 mile on the odometer says that it was built after the plant was closed by an enthusiast or speculator. Being car #50/51 also alludes to this being the case. Edited August 27, 2009 by Captain Neon Quote
Don Jordan Posted August 28, 2009 Report Posted August 28, 2009 When I was a kid in San Francisco there was a museum near the Cliff House. We used to go there when I was in high school - cost .25 to get in. Cheap date. Anyway there was a Tucker in the museum. I still remember it. It was lost when the museum burned down. I think it was in the 60s or 70s. What a loss. I guess there really aren't too many people that have actually seen one up close. What a shame when treasures like that are lost. Quote
Captain Neon Posted August 28, 2009 Report Posted August 28, 2009 I've had the pleasure of looking at the same one twice at two different times with different owners. I first saw a Tucker at the Iola Old Car Show in 1987(?) when it was owned by Domino's Pizza. They later sold it to the Murdo Old Car Museum in Murdo SD. I saw it there in 2002. I don't know it's serial number, but I've always liked Tuckers ever since I saw a picture of one in a coffee table book about American cars. Quote
Robin (UK) Posted August 28, 2009 Report Posted August 28, 2009 I saw a Tucker at The Imperial Palace Car Collection in Las Vegas, in 1991. Don't know if the car's still there. Quote
power_hungry Posted August 28, 2009 Report Posted August 28, 2009 There is a Tucker at the Gilmore Car Museum near Kalamazoo, MI. They have a display of Tuckers office with desks, file cabinets, papers etc. also (http://www.gilmorecarmuseum.org/) If you like airplanes, Kalamazoo has the Air Zoo museum. They have a SR-71 Blackbird on display. You don't see one of these every day, either. Quote
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