Bob has seen, sat in, been chauffeured around in and actually driven all surviving Tuckers, bar #1038 which remains hidden in Kuwait since 2017. He started in 1988, finished in 2025

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10241566304075194&set=a.1541839386664

the early artists concepts were typically unable to be recreated in mass production by stamping presses

 

https://forums.aaca.org/topic/341211-period-images-to-relieve-some-of-the-stress/page/30/

I used to tune into Paul Harvey's radio show all the time, from the 80s to the mid 00s, and his "rest of the story" was something I looked forward to every day. I don't recall this one, about a car lover! Skip the first 2 minutes, it last 4 minutes

Paul's dad was a policeman who was killed by robbers in 1921, when Paul was 3 years old. 

Hollywood movie star and former US Senator Fred Thompson substituted for Harvey regularly from 2006 to 2007.

According to the AOPA Pilot contributing editor Barry Schiff, Harvey coined the term skyjack.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Harvey

This 1948 Tucker, repaired by automotive restoration students at Pennsylvania College of Technology, won the First Junior Award at the recent AACA’s Eastern Division National Fall Meet in Hershey.

The vehicle won the First Junior Award, meaning it was ranked the best among all cars judged for the first time in its class: limited production and prototype vehicles through 1998.

“The award is a testament to the quality work and dedication of our students,” said instructor Roy H. Klinger, co-department head of collision repair and adviser to the Penn College Classic Cruisers club. “I’m very proud of what they accomplished in a short amount of time.”

Students in Klinger’s Vintage Automotive Mechanical & Applications I class — with assistance from club members — worked on the car for about six weeks. The course is one of several required for those seeking a certificate in automotive restoration.

The students focused their efforts on cosmetic and engine repairs.

“We had to do body work on both of the quarter panels, and lots of hoses and hose clamps were put onto the engine,” Klinger explained. “There were some parts that were the incorrect color. We had a color match made, and we repainted those parts to be correct.”

 Ty M. Tucker, of Columbia, one of the Penn College automotive restoration students who worked on the car, is Preston Tucker’s great-great-grandson.

Patricia B. Swigart, president of the William E. Swigart Jr. Antique Automobile Museum in Huntingdon, owns the car, Tucker No. 1013. She has been a longtime supporter of the college’s automotive restoration program, providing students with the opportunity to develop their skills on the museum’s large collection of vintage and antique cars.

“I’m honored that the students are willing to work on our cars,” Swigart said. “We have the oldest automobile museum in America, and the students have done so much to promote it. I’m over the moon with the work that they do. You can see their enthusiasm.”

https://www.lockhaven.com/news/arts-culture-scene/2024/11/antique-car-repaired-by-penn-college-students-garners-honor/

Stahls Automotive Museum (just to the north of Detroit) has some movie cars including both the white and black cars from the Great Race, the Chitty Chitty Bang Bang car, and the Von Dutch made yellow car from The Reivers (thank you Gary!)

 

the Stahl's Automotive Foundation, founded in 1995 by Ted Stahl. 

Ted's family restored a 1930 A Model Ford, which sparked their passion for classic cars, which has grown into a collection of vintage vehicles and automotive memorabilia.

The Stahl automotive collection displays over 100 classic cars from the brass, depression, pre-post war and modern eras, including one-of-a-kind vehicles such as a 1948 Tucker, and a 1963 Chrysler Turbine

I wonder how many dual rare car photos were ever taken by people who didn't realize how incredible the cars would be regarded as

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=762454679243970&set=a.552266226929484

an armored vehicle invented by Preston Tucker, in the 1939 Popular Science magazine ... thank you Terry!

 

alternative movie posters from an upcoming auction. These are just a couple with cars, the rest are outstanding and I recommend looking at them if you are into Hollywood art, movie posters, etc

https://movieposters.ha.com/c/search-results.zx?N=54+793+794+791+792+2088+4294941900&ic=Items-OpenAuctions-Open-BrowseViewLots-071713

The Jenin collection of Tuckers, on a transporter to make an appearance some where

Tucker chassis 1046 after recently being restored to its original state,  Monterey auction 2018 - RM Sotheby's $ 1,820,000

By 1964, his interest in cars began to fade, and he put the collection on sale. He offered to sell the entire collection - all 7 Tucker Torpedo cars, an experimental chassis, 2 Dodge trailers and a Metrovan minibus, a huge amount of parts, audio recordings, documents and photos for $ 38,000.

https://nickmix01.livejournal.com/628894.html#cutid1

Initially, Preston Tucker had Stewart Warner make a custom 5-in-1 gauge cluster for his cars. After the fall of the Tucker Corporation, SW sold the design to Seagrave for their fire trucks.

so, if you want a piece of history, and you can find or buy one, get the Seagrave speedometer that looks like this... tell people you found a Tucker speedometer at the swap meet. It's been done, I remember someone mentioning it in a story on swap meet finds that I posted

https://www.hotrod.com/articles/twin-turbo-tucker-replica-fabricated-rob-ida/
https://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2012/10/the-first-only-tucker-ive-seen-at-car.html

1940s racing posters

http://www.reproracingposters.com/1940-vintage-racing-posters

Tucker advertising

https://ritkanlathatotortenelem.blog.hu/2015/06/23/az_amerikai_auto_tortenete_katalogusokban_531

Tucker Torpedo Special

In 1947, Preston Tucker wanted to promote his future Tucker '48 automobiles by entering race cars in the 1947 Indy 500 Race. He hired veteran Indy driver 50-year old Ralph Hepburn to captain a team of three racers. The #66 Tucker '48 Special Miller Rear-Engine Racer was owned by the Tucker Corporation. The racer built initially by Harry Miller had several components similar to the planned Tucker '48 automobile including; the rear engine, independent suspension and hydraulic disc brakes.

In 1947, the #66 Tucker '48 Special Racer was driven by Al Miller of Standish, Michigan. For the 1947 Indy 500, Miller qualified at 124 mph, just 2 mph slower than the fastest qualifier. The race car broke down on the 34th lap after experiencing magneto trouble. The Special Racer was entered in the Milwaukee 100 race in June 1947, but was withdrawn from race "due to motor damage".

Two Gulf Oil Miller Rear- Engine Racers were entered in the 1941 Indy 500 Race by Eddie Offutt. The #35 Racer twas to be driven by George Barringer, but was destroyed on race day in a historic garage fire. Its sister #12 Racer was driven by Al Miller and finished 28th and was later purchased by George Barringer.

In 1946, Preston Tucker purchased the #12 Racer from Barringer and entered it in the 1946 Indy 500 Race. It raced as the #26 Tucker Torpedo Racer and was driven to a 29th place finish by its former owner George Barringer. This was the same race car entered one year later as the #66 Tucker '48 Special Racer in the 1947 Indy 500 Race.

For the 1947 Indy 500 Race, Preston Tucker and his "partners" also entered two front-engine racers; #3 Preston Tucker Partners Special and #44 Preston Tucker Partners Special.

https://libwww.freelibrary.org/digital/item/33913
http://www.vanderbiltcupraces.com/blog/article/mystery_friday_foto_3_a_tucker_48_special_race_car
http://www.georgebarringer.com/1947.html

a strange looking airplane made of stainless steel instead of aluminum, that's what you get when a railcar manufacturer makes an airplane

With only 17 aircraft in inventory, the RB-1 was not feasible to maintain on the active list, and it was retired from U.S. Navy service in early 1945.
The RB-1s were then transferred to the War Assets Administration (WAA) to be sold as war surplus.

In 1945, the WAA sold 12 Conestogas to the National Skyway Freight Corp for $28,642 each at a time when new C-47s were selling for approximately $100,000 each.

 The new company, founded by members of the AVG Flying Tigers immediately sold four RB-1 aircraft to other buyers, which paid for the entire WAA contract.

In 1947, the U.S. Army gave National Skyway Freight a large contract for trans-Pacific freight, for which it leased military aircraft. The company replaced the RB-1s with C-47s for its U.S. freight routes; the RB-1s were sold off to other buyers. One of these aircraft, a prototype RB-1, was sold to the Tucker Motor Company to transport its demonstration 1948 Tucker Sedan to auto shows around the U.S.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budd_RB_Conestoga
https://www.facebook.com/groups/617321618289389/permalink/1974288195926051

Tucker Torpedo concept art

John Tucker, Preston Tucker’s grandson, said he’s ended up collecting a good amount of memorabilia related to his grandfather’s venture. Among that collection are a number of concept drawings by both Lawson and Tremulis, some of which he’ll display as part of this year’s Royal Oak Historical Society Museum’s exhibit on automotive concept art.

https://www.hemmings.com/blog/2018/07/26/auto-renderings-exhibit-to-focus-on-early-tucker-designs/

I've previously posted that FF Coppola has a Tucker... but I never thought it would show up on his wine bottle label

art work by Claus Studios http://www.clausstudios.com/coppola-wine-holidays/

a couple images from the annual open house at Bob Bahre's private collection (thanks Michael S!)

Above, the last Duesenburg

spare engines

nice ol bus!

1921 Mercedes, one of the three Mercedes owned by Count Zborowski that raced at Brooklands in 1921-24, they inspired the nick name Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, and the book was made about them, and written by Ian Fleming, the guy who wrote the Bond movies

http://isserfiq.blogspot.com/2018/07/gone-to-paris.html

I had forgotten all about the Indy 500 racers that Tucker sponsored, but now I understand why his cars were then named Torpedos

http://autohistory.blog.hu/2008/09/27/egy_ember_es_az_almai_preston_tucker_tortenete

Looks like Tucker didn't have a drivers seat that would adjust up for drivers with less torso length. (She can't see over the steering wheel)

http://www.overdrive.fi/forum/threads/vanhoja-valokuvia-ameriikan-raitilta.267070/page-483#post-3107750

Hey, truquetructruk.tumblr.com, here's another you should not steal, but should give credit to this blog as the source when you repost it, you jackass. Tucker's 1938 armored car

if you're wondering about the title/caption, the past couple weeks have been a boon, a treasure find, for http://truquetructruk.tumblr.com/ as that asshole has found that I've posted dozens of cool things, and he's reposted them without a single credit. Without a credit to me, as he still credits many other websites for what he borrows from them

I'm just letting him know it's not going unnoticed, and as much as he gets from me, I ought to get a special award from him for supplying him like a damn automotive dope dealer giving free crack to a crack head