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O.K. - great story - thanks. BUT - how do we learn more about the elusive (if real) blue Tucker convertible. I couldn’t care less about it’s authenticity but would love to know whatever can be known about it. Mark, could we start a new thread with Howard’s imprimatur and your photo, please. Sam, III
From Video Update: Tucker 1052C: #52 of the 51 Tuckers Built Sold at Auburn Auction
Ooops! Wrong button! Sorry. Sam, III
From Tucker Topics & AACA Museum Reflections:The Most Impactful Tucker People- The Mt. Rushmore of Tucker
C’mon, people; get it right! That’s a photofake of Rushmore! The REAL Mt. Rushmore of Tuckers is attached. Sam, III
From Tucker Topics & AACA Museum Reflections:The Most Impactful Tucker People- The Mt. Rushmore of Tucker
This is not so much knowledge as logical guess work but I’d hazard that that’s looking north in Melville at the 1810 Little White Church in the Wildwood (today’s Lower Melville M. E. Church-cum-Shalom Center) at the corner of Walt Whitman Road and 110, with the LIMP in the foreground and Duryea Road beyond. The Huntington toll booth was on the west side of Broad Hollow Road (110) until 1922, when a small lodge was put up. Further, from the pristine condition of the Parkway, I’d guess ca. 1920. Sam, III
From Mystery Friday #35 Solved: A View Along the Long Island Motor Parkway in Melville
LIMP heading somewhat southeast (left to right) heading for Broad Hollow Rd. The Huntington Historical Cemetery and Church can be seen north of the parkway, as the picture faces north. The bridge over Broad Hollow Rd, and the Huntington Lodge are close by.
From Mystery Friday #35 Solved: A View Along the Long Island Motor Parkway in Melville
Rich:
...loved the photo. Way to go!
Rich
From Tucker Topics & AACA Museum Reflections:The Most Impactful Tucker People- The Mt. Rushmore of Tucker
This Tucker reminded me of the blue Tucker convertible that some of you might have known, proclaimed ‘a secret Tucker prototype’ that when I showed a photo of this to Mark Liberman a Tucker expert at the Simone museum Tucker event declared, ‘IT A FAKE! bought parts from us’! The parts, from NOS parts, recondition parts, and new fabricated parts. Was supposed to be at some auction but it scratch, wonder why?? The 1052C? Yeah, I know it was sold more than half of the original’s Tucker values.
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Howard Kroplick
Here is link to a review of Tucker 1052C: https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2015/07/real-baby-seal-tucker-52-gets-first-public-showing/
From Video Update: Tucker 1052C: #52 of the 51 Tuckers Built Sold at Auburn Auction
When were the ground level photos taken? The sign is worn out and the road has huge potholes.
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Howard Kroplick
John, dates and details have been added.
From Malverne Treasure #5: Survey of "Toll Box" and Entrance/Exit Lanes at Rocky Hill Road (April 1914)
That’s great info Sam. I hope the owner kept those ticket stubs and not discatded. I’d love to see a copy of one today.
From Malverne Treasure #5: Survey of "Toll Box" and Entrance/Exit Lanes at Rocky Hill Road (April 1914)
In Melville of course, not to be confused with the Huntington Historic Cemetery on 25 A
From Mystery Friday #35 Solved: A View Along the Long Island Motor Parkway in Melville
Ok looks like we are facing east from the sandpit toward the Huntington Historic Cemetery and Church along Walt Whitman Rd. The parkway would run south and cross Rt 110 (where there was the toll lodge for Huntington) and head east into Suffolk Co.
From Mystery Friday #35 Solved: A View Along the Long Island Motor Parkway in Melville
Since it is constructed from parts from various Tucker parts sources I’ll take a guess at 1.5 million dollars. It isn’t quite as valuable as the other Tuckers in my opinion. It will be interesting to see what it brings at auction.
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Howard Kroplick
Michael, agree, my guess is $750,000.
From Video Update: Tucker 1052C: #52 of the 51 Tuckers Built Sold at Auburn Auction
The bigger question is does Howard
need a pair of Tuckers. Roz would look
good in red !!!!
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Howard Kroplick
Noel, one Tucker in the family is all you need!
From Video Update: Tucker 1052C: #52 of the 51 Tuckers Built Sold at Auburn Auction
Well since you asked, Brian - here’s the conclusion as best I can find. So, no worries to all out there that take baths in horse troughs in the nude. By the way the suit was brought in 1934, after William Sr. passed away Oct. 24, 1933 at his home in Bethpage around the age of 74.
From Update-Malverne Treasure #6: 1908 Survey of the Proposed Entrance to the Bethpage Lodge
Thanks all - Yes, seems a much better choice for all involved. Except 7-11! lol
From Update-Malverne Treasure #6: 1908 Survey of the Proposed Entrance to the Bethpage Lodge
My first thoughts were the same. The eventual entrance on corner of Round Swamp Rd and Manetto serves a better exposed entrance for the lodge/parkway.
From Update-Malverne Treasure #6: 1908 Survey of the Proposed Entrance to the Bethpage Lodge
Art - One needs to enter a barcode from an institution or log on to Proquest to access the article. I happen to have a Proquest account thru my local library ( institution ), but realize that others may not.
From Mystery Foto #32 Solved: Curtiss Engineering Corporation Garden City Complex Circa 1925
No joy, Art. “Barcode Required”. What a kick I get out of this thread; floods of memories! Let’s not forget the USMC installation at the east end of the Curtiss property on Stewart and the Cyclone-fenced parking lot directly across Stewart from that, just east of Raymond Court, later a LILCO lot (still there). While I’m at it - Frank, that area to the west of Clinton is very much the Mott Section and, except for Triangle Park, is fully and heavily developed. Also, on your “today” aerial, “Central RR” should be “Central Branch” or “Central Extension” or “Garden-Mitchell Field Secondary Track”, as you wish - howzat for nit-pickin’? Sam, III
From Mystery Foto #32 Solved: Curtiss Engineering Corporation Garden City Complex Circa 1925
Art Kleiner has added an edition of “Kleiner’s Korner” to this week’s mystery photo above.
From Mystery Foto #34 Solved: Joe Tracy at the 1939 Automobile Old Timers Luncheon in NYC
Here’s another article from the New York Times of April 26, 1931 discussing the closing of the Curtiss plant 14 years after its opening. Let me know if you are able to access the article form this url.
https://search.proquest.com/docview/99426100?accountid=37272
From Mystery Foto #32 Solved: Curtiss Engineering Corporation Garden City Complex Circa 1925
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