Tucker 1044
The 44th Tucker built of the 50 Tucker '48 pilot production cars and the 1947 Tucker Tin Goose
A profile of Tucker 1044 and a history of its ownership:
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Jul 07 2018
On the Road to Pebble: The First Video of the Newly Painted Tucker 1044
Rob Ida has provided the first video of the newly painted Andante Green Tucker 1044- its original color.
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Jun 30 2018
Updated: On the Road to Pebble: Tucker 1948 License Plate 44 Finds Tucker 1044
Thanks to the persistent efforts of Koby V., this 1948 Tucker license plate will be on the Tucker 1044 at the 2018 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance.
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Jun 21 2018
Automobile Magazine: Saving Preston’s Tucker
Automobile Magazine has posted a wonderful article on Tucker 1029, formerly owned by Preston Tucker and now owned by Mark Lieberman, the previous owner of my Tucker 1044.
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Jun 02 2018
1947 Tucker Franchise Plan Sales Tool Part IV: What You Get When You Buy a Tucker Franchise
A rare 45-page sales tool used by the Tucker Corporation to sell franchises to dealerships in 1947 has been recently discovered. The final section of this four-part series provides the financial rationale for purchasing a Tucker dealership.
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May 30 2018
Film of the Week: Great Cars- Tucker
This week's film/video is a 2004 25-minute film on the Tucker automobiles distributed by King Rose Archives. The film features interviews with the Tucker family, a sales presentation by Preston Tucker, clips of the Tucker Combat Car, Indy 500 track trials and the 1947 Chicago launch and the green Tucker…
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May 23 2018
1947 Tucker Franchise Plan Sales Tool Part III: The Plant, Indy Track Testing and the Executive Team
A rare 45-page sales tool used by the Tucker Corporation to sell franchises to dealerships in 1947 has been recently discovered. Part III of this four-part series provides the manufacturing, testing and staff rationale for "building a completely new car like the Tucker '48."
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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.
Deep and rich automotive details here. This whole series could easily be a part of the increasingly popular luxury auto…