Guest Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 I can't debate the merits of this car's pedigree but I understand a little bit about showman/salesmanship. If this car garners this much press at 2 mil, when the price is finally "slashed" by 50% someone will be convinced it's a bargain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John348 Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 On 11/11/2018 at 2:33 PM, B Jake Moran said: How was it allowed to be shown at an AACA event unless management felt it was not a hot rod. It was not on the show field but rather sale near the car corral area. I guess the seller felt he was "showing it was for sale" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Harwood Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 (edited) 42 minutes ago, B Jake Moran said: John: My comment meant the car corral, which I don't believe can have just "anything" there. It has to meet the criteria of the AACA otherwise it could contain possibly modern cars which potentially could be collectible, hot rods, and kit cars. So, what I meant was how was it ever even allowed on the car corral field unless it had "some" legitimacy and had passed muster with the meet's leaders. There are more than a few cars in the car corral every year that don't belong there. I suspect the owners lie about their cars, either on the forms or to the staff at the gate. Fortunately, many of them are eventually asked to leave so kudos to the volunteers who catch it. But that doesn't mean they can spot them all or are qualified to kick cars out that are pretty close to the borderline like this Tucker. It's not a fiberglass hot rod, but it's not a rebodied Cadillac V16, either. It's more like that 1941 Cadillac wood wagon that's running around the auction circuit--a "couldabeen." Would you kick that out of the Hershey car corral? I don't know if I would, but it's certainly not "right" in the purest sense. Or how about a Shelby GT350 clone? That's where the Tucker lives. Still a made-up car, but not a glaring kit car with a Chevy V8 and fiberglass body, either. And that's exactly why they will ultimately have to sell it for less than it cost to build. Edited November 15, 2018 by Matt Harwood (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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