Tucker 1044
The 44th Tucker built of the 50 Tucker '48 pilot production cars and the 1947 Tucker Tin Goose
A profile of Tucker 1044 and a history of its ownership:
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Aug 24 2018
Tucker 1044 on the Pebble Beach Tour d’Elegance
It was a memorable day yesterday as Tucker 1044 was one of five Tuckers participating in the Pebble Beach Tour d'Elegance. Here is 1044 at the 55 mile mark.
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Aug 22 2018
Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance News Release: Tucker: A Car Ahead of Its Time
The Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance has issued a press release on the 12 Tuckers that will be appearing in a first-time feature class at Sunday's 2018 concours. I am honored to have Tucker 1044 as one of the selected automobiles.
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Aug 18 2018
AACA Museum: Largest Public Gathering of Tucker Automobiles in Decades to Happen on August 26, 2018
The AACA Museum and Tucker Automobile Club of America have issued a press release concerning next Sunday's Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. This will likely be the first (and only) press release where I am mentioned with George Lucas and Francis Ford Coppola.
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Aug 15 2018
The History of the Tucker 1044 (1948-Present) Updated: 6/18/2019
In celebration of next week's Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, the history of the Tucker 1044 has been updated with new information and photos.
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Aug 12 2018
Update #2: On the Road to Pebble: Thumbs-Up to the Tucker 1044 Team!
Congrats to the dedicated and talented Tucker 1044 Team that completed an estimated "two-year restoration" in eight months!
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Aug 11 2018
On the Road to Pebble: Two Days Until a Trip to the Beach!
Roz and I checked out the progress of Tucker 1044 last night in New Jersey before attending the New York Jets pre-season opener. Very exciting!
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Aug 01 2018
FuelCurve.com: Ida Automotive Inc- Where Excellence Takes Shape
FuelCurve.com has posted a profile on Rob and Bob Ida and Ida Automotive Inc where Tucker 1044 is being restored.
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Jul 28 2018
HemmingsDaily: Auto renderings exhibit to focus on early Tucker designs
Daniel Strohl of Hemmings has posted an article on the early designs that inspired the Tucker automobile.
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Jul 24 2018
On the Road to Pebble: John Tucker, Jr. Delivers the Restored Tucker 1044 Radio
I had a wonderful day yesterday visiting Rob Ida and the Tucker 1044 team at Ida Automotive in New Jersey. The big surprise was John Tucker, Jr. showing up and presenting the restored working Tucker radio...with a little help from his friends.
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Jul 17 2018
On the Road to Pebble: The Unique Tucker Cyclops Headlight
Rob Ida, Mike Tucker and Sean Tucker have posted videos and images of the working Tucker 1044 Cyclops headlight with a "very rare NOS Westinghouse bulb".
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