Update: In Celebration of the Tucker 1044 and Tucker Tin Goose Back Together Again
In celebration of the 72nd anniversary of the introduction of Tucker prototype on June 19, 1947, Tucker 1004 joined the Tucker Tin Goose over the weekend at the AACA Museum in Hershey, PA.
The Tucker Tin Goose and Tucker 1044 have been linked together for 69 years:
Scott Rifkin of Schaumberg, Illinois, the original private owner of the Tin Goose, purchased Tucker 1044 and the Tucker Tin Goose at the the October 1950 Chicago auction. In the 1970s, Les Sheaffer of Harrisburg, PA owned both Tucker 1044 and the Tucker Tin Goose. The two Tuckers were also together at the 2018 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance.
Update: AACA Museum news release added.
Enjoy,
Howard Kroplick
Above photo courtesy of Mike Tucker.
Saturday presentation: The Restoration of Tucker 1044
Mike Tucker, Sean Tucker and I presented the history of the 8 1/2 month restoration of Tucker 1044.
The 45-minute presentation was filmed by Ty Tucker, the great-great grandson of Preston Tucker.
Sunday presentation: The Tucker Tin Goose
Mark Lieberman and John Tucker, Jr. presented the history of the Tucker prototype introduce on June 19, 2019 in Chicago.
With five Tuckers in the AACA Museum last weekend, almost 10% of all Tuckers that were built were in the building.
The Tucker family in front of the Tucker Tin Goose.
Sunday Afternoon: Tucker Photo Shoot.
Click here for Jerry Keefer's video presentation "Together Again"
Comments
I have to admit to being a bit bewildered. Perhaps it’s been covered in detail already but just how much of the Tin Goose was left to restore, please? From what I saw, it appeared that the body was a complete re-creation. What about the chassis? That transverse spring end bolt looks pretty ramshackle (bad pun). Sam, III