One of my co-workers stopped by the William E. Swigart Automobile Museum in Huntingdon PA today and just sent me this pic. Very cool. They have the original Tucker prototype and the 13th production Tucker built. Neat pic! Wish he'd sent me more. Just sharing! -Mike
Nice to know my outside account team is working hard today. The blue Challenger belongs to my buddy Erik and the black Shelby is BRAND NEW and belongs to my friend Scott.
I'm always facinated about Tucker stories and photos. Seems like there are a million Tuckers in museums everywhere. I remember even our small Illinois town having at least one owner. I've seen a few here in Florida. Nice to see these in such great condition. I'm guessing the prototype had the suicide rear doors but forgot. Notice the difference in these two?
There were 51 Tuckers made before production slammed to a halt. Mr Cofer of Cofer Bros Building Materials of Tucker(I'm serious), GA owns one.
Heres a Tucker I photographed years ago at a car show in Rockville, Maryland. Its one of three Tuckers that belongs to a Tucker museum in Alexandria, Virginia. The museum is only open by appointment for group tours, so I've never been to it.
We were in WA State heading home from a car event and lo and behold, there was one in an old gas station long closed, looked like he was having trouble. We stopped, he was dealing with a bad tire and his spare was the original and not likely to support the car. He had a flat deck on the way, we made sure they did not need anything and were okay being there on their own, and headed on. I kick myself for not taking pictures and finding out where they were from. It did have WA plates on it. Nice folks, this would have been late 1980's and they were probably in their late sixties or early seventies. He looked like was a very capable guy and she a very capable support person so we figured they were well taken care of but was surprised that he'd drive it without having a decent spare. I really like these cars because they are so unique. I wouldn't be able to own one as I'm too motivated to alter whatever I own - I just can't help myself, so I'd end up screwing one up. Oh well......
I've seen at least one Tucker somewhere in Florida at a car show and another in a museum in Florida. Remember seeing one in the original Studebaker museum in South Bend,Ind before they moved the museum. And over the years several others. I keep thinkin there is one in Peoria, Ill in a small car club museum called Lost in Time or Time Was. I was just there a year ago but some things are getting blurry. But now I'm plum tuckered out just thinkin about it!
In the early 90's I met a gentleman in San Leandro CA that bought one new and still had it. Very nice car he drove it around town on weekends when the weather was nice. That is how i met him.
Here's a Tucker sitting in a museum in Monterrey, Mexico: http://www.clasicosalvolante.es/museo-de-autos-y-del-transporte-de-monterrey-mexico-a-c/
For some reason I've always liked Tuckers, Edsels, Hudsons, and older Studebakers. I also liked the Chrysler Airflow. Nearly bought one long ago. When we lived in that other country below Georgia I'd see a Tucker driven now and then. Could have been a modern replica. Yet I know there are a few in central and lower Florida.
Ever seen the movie Tucker: The Man and His Dream ? Just goes to show you... don't go against the big three... Shame too because he had quite the innovation! Maybe he was a time traveler?
