Tag: Rob Ida
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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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Jan 31 2018
Tucker 1044 Conservation Report II: Highlights from the Memorable Open House
It was a wonderful fun day at the Tucker 1044 Open House last Sunday at Ida Automotive in Morganville, New Jersey. Over 200 people enjoyed meeting John R Tucker Jr., Mike Tucker, Sean Tucker, Ty Tucker, Bob Ida and Rob Ida.
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Dec 19 2017
Tucker 1044 Conservation Report I: The Original Andante Green Uncovered
I met with Rob Ida, Mike Tucker and Sean Tucker at Ida Automotive last Saturday in Morganville, New Jersey. Here is a progress report on Tucker 1044.
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Dec 15 2017
Video of the Week: Tucker Torpedo by Ida Automotive
The video of the week features Rob Ida discussing the Tucker automobile and his grandfather Joe Ida's connection to Preston Tucker in 1948.
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Nov 30 2017
Update: Tucker will be a Featured Marque at the 2018 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance
In celebration of the 70th anniversary of the Tucker '48, Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance has announced that Tucker will be a featured marque at their 2018 program.
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Nov 01 2017
Hagerty.com: A new Tucker, true to the original, debuts at SEMA
Mike Austin reports on Rob Ida's "new Tucker" that was exhibited this week at the 2017 Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) show in Las Vegas. Tucker '48 #1044 received a shout-out in the article.
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Oct 05 2017
The Tucker Torpedo Revealed at the AACA Museum in Hershey
The still under-construction Tucker Torpedo was revealed on Wednesday at the "Night at the Museum gala at the AACA Museum in Hershey, Pennsylvania. The concept car for the Tucker '48 automobiles is being built by Rob and Bob Ida and Sean Tucker, great-grandson of Preston Tucker.
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Sep 20 2017
Hemmings: Rob Ida’s Tucker Torpedo to debut at AACA Museum’s “Night at the Museum”
If you are heading to the Hershey Annual Fall Meet this year, I encourage you to attend the "Night at the Museum" gala at the AACA Museum to see the revealing of the under-construction Tucker Torpedo.
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Apr 01 2017
Documenting 1947 New York Region Tucker Sales and Dealerships
I recently acquired an original Tucker Corporation document that provided information on New York Region dealerships and sales as of December 5, 1947. The document supports the belief that the Tucker '48 was on its way to becoming a success.
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Mar 11 2017
The Dream of the Tucker Torpedo Concept Car Is Becoming A Reality
The Tucker Torpedo was the original concept car that Preston Tucker used to excite the public with a "real car of the future". Although designer George Lawson provided a series of drawings and a 1:4 plaster scale model in 1946, a full scale-model prototype was never built...until this year.
