Tag: Tucker
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Jun 20 2023
Update: Highlights From the Tucker 75th Anniversary Celebration at the Antique Automobile Club of America (AACA) Museum
Highlights from last weekend's 75th anniversary gala at the AACA Museum in Hershey Pa.
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Jul 13 2022
Hemmings & AACA Video: Did the Tucker movie get Preston Tucker’s story right?
Bill Murray has forwarded this July 10, 2022 post on Francis Ford Coppola's 1988 film "Tucker: The Man and his Dream."
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Aug 15 2018
The History of the Tucker 1044 (1948-Present) Updated: 6/18/2019
In celebration of next week's Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, the history of the Tucker 1044 has been updated with new information and photos.
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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.
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Feb 18 2017
Tucker 1044 Receives a Big Welcome at Waterfront at Roslyn
It was a beautiful day on Saturday to finally take the Tucker 1044 out of the Waterfront at Roslyn garage. This historic car was greeted by a group of family, friends, Tucker fans, midshipmen from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy and Sean and Amanda Tucker.
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Feb 17 2017
YouTube of the Week: Tucker: The man and the car
This week's YouTube of the Week is a classic 1948 promotional film for Preston Tucker and the Tucker '48 produced by the PR department of the Tucker Corporation.
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Feb 10 2017
YouTube of the Week: Cars of Tomorrow, The Tucker ‘48
In this 2014 YouTube video, author Steve Lehto interviews Mark Lieberman, owner of Nostalgic Motoring, and the previous owner of Tucker '48 #1044.
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Feb 07 2017
Tucker Dealerships on Long Island in 1948 Updated: 2/20/17
The Tucker Car Corporation had agreements with over 2,000 dealerships in 1948 throughout the United States. Lou Commisso and Gary Hammond have forwarded this information on the Tucker dealerships on Long Island.
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Jan 31 2017
From Scottsdale to Roslyn: The Journey of Tucker 1044
Eleven days after being auctioned in Scottsdale, Arizona on January 19, 2017, Tucker 1044 made it to its new home in Roslyn yesterday.
