Mystery Friday Foto #32 Solved: Tucker 1044 in 1951
Did you identify Tucker #1044 owned by Allen Rocco in 1951?
Identify;
- Which Tucker was this?
Tucker '48 #1044
- The approximate year and publication these photos appeared in
The Washington D.C. International Motor Show Souvenir Program December of 1951.
- What color was it at the time?
The originally Andante Green factory color was painted over with bright red in the first year of ownership after the factory auction.
Congrats to Steve Lucas, Ray K, and Art Kleiner for identifying Tucker #1044 in 1951.
Greg O.
Comments
Tucker #1044
1951 - Pictorial Program of the International Motor Show, Wash., D.C.
Red
That’s the famous Tucker #1044, currently owned by a certain East Hills resident. When Allen Rocco owned it from 1952-1969, the color was Scarlet Red. The photos date from October-November, 1951 and were in the Souvenir Pictorial Program for the International Motor Show in Washington, DC where Rocco brought the car for exhibition.
Here’s my detective work on the photo:
Which Tucker was this? Tucker 1044
The approximate year and publication these photos appeared in?
The photos appeared in the Washington D.C. International Show Souvenir Pictorial commemoration the international auto show held there in November through December of 1951,
What color was it at the time? Bright Red
Regards to all,
Ray
The 1044 was painted at least 3 times from its original Andante Green. Why? Glad to see it’s back in its original color