Tucker ‘48 #1044
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May 08 2018
The Special Tucker ‘48 Ad in the 1948 Indy 500 Race Program
Seventy years ago, the Tucker Corporation developed this special customized ad that was placed in the 1948 Indy 500 Race Program.
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May 02 2018
1947 Tucker Franchise Plan Sales Tool Part II: Luxurious Features of the Tucker ‘48
A 45-page sales tool used by the Tucker Corporation to sell franchises to dealerships in 1947 has recently been discovered. Part II of this rare piece of Tucker history highlights eight pages of its "exclusive features".
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Apr 29 2018
On the Road to the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance: Tucker 1044 Conservation Report:
I had a wonderful day today with Rob Ida, Mike Tucker and Sean Tucker at Ida Automotive in Morganville, New Jersey reviewing progress on Tucker 1044.
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Apr 04 2018
The “Damsel” Who Helped Design the Interior of the Tucker ‘48
Meredith Jaffe has forwarded information on Audrey Moore Hodges, who helped design the interior of the Tucker '48 automobile. Hodges was recently profiled in a new book by Constance A. Smith Damsels in Design.
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Mar 31 2018
Tucker 1044 Selected to Appear in the 2018 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance
Roz and I are very proud to announce that Tucker 1044 has been selected to appear in the 2018 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance.
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Mar 28 2018
1947 Tucker Franchise Plan Sales Tool Part I: Opportunity Knocking on the Door
A 45-page sales tool used by the Tucker Corporation to sell franchises to automobile dealerships in 1947 has recently become public. Part I documents the first 12 pages promoting that "Again...Opportunity is Knocking At the Door..."
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Mar 24 2018
Updated Tucker Topics: Have Tucker 1044 Will Travel
Topics Topics, the official Tucker Automobile Club of America publication, featured a cover article on Tucker 1044. Editor Kevin Leavesley documented the many 2017 adventures of Tucker 1044 on Long Island.
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Mar 07 2018
Tucker 1044 Conservation Report III: Putting 1044 Back Together
Last Saturday, I met with Sean Tucker and Rob Ida at Ida Automotive in Morganville, New Jersey to review the progress on the "conservation" of Tucker 1044.
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Feb 14 2018
Updated Roslyn Times: Historian’s love of past extends to cars
Amelia Camurati reports on the Kroplick automobile collection in this week's Roslyn Times.
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Feb 12 2018
Mystery Foto #6 Solved: The Tucker Tin Goose at a 1947 Exhibit
Matt Lynch challenged you to identify this Tucker.
