Tucker 1044
Considered the most awarded and accurate Tucker in the world.
A profile of Tucker 1044 and a history of its ownership:
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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 1005.
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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.
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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.
