cutlasguy Posted November 3, 2016 Share Posted November 3, 2016 Took the last good weather day and went to Hershey. I wanted to see and photograph the Tuckers for years and finally did so! The whole museum looked great. Well worth the drive! Picture link below. http://s916.photobucket.com/user/BOOWAH/library/AACA Museum 2016?sort=2&page=1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_S_in_Penna Posted November 3, 2016 Share Posted November 3, 2016 Cutlass Guy, your pictures are always appreciated. They let us experience car events we may not have seen ourselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xander Wildeisen Posted November 3, 2016 Share Posted November 3, 2016 I looked over a Tucker a few years ago at the Lemay Collection. Interesting cars, the picture you took of a Brewster? Forgive me if I am wrong on the identification or spelling. I have never seen one of those with a 35 ford grill. Is that a custom built car? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cutlasguy Posted November 3, 2016 Author Share Posted November 3, 2016 Yes. According to the Curator they have several modified cars and they may allow them in the future. He also said that the rusty Tucker in the picture is a studio car that was made for a movie and not a real Tucker! In fact the motor is in the front and not in the rear. It actually drives and the guy who drove it to the Museum had a hard time seeing through the windshield because the builders simulated a delaminated windshield to make the movie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerryVan Posted November 3, 2016 Share Posted November 3, 2016 I'm not a Tucker guy in the least, but I've got to say the display was great and I spent a fair amount of time looking at all of it. This is saying much, considering it was time spent during the Fall Meet, time which I do not give up freely while the swap meet is going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plymouthcranbrook Posted November 3, 2016 Share Posted November 3, 2016 I saw my first Tucker at an auto museum that was in Highland Park, Il. Never knew which one it was but did know I was really impressed. The museum is long gone, that was in the 70's. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annie G Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 the tucker display is awesome! We're so glad that it's a permanent exhibit 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1937hd45 Posted November 5, 2016 Share Posted November 5, 2016 Was there a greater American auto failure? Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xander Wildeisen Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 Cash for clunkers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cutlasguy Posted November 6, 2016 Author Share Posted November 6, 2016 The Tucker was a car ahead of it's time. Preston Tucker was driven out of business by the major manufacturers because they were afraid of the competition. Fifty Tuckers were made and are now worth millions of dollars each! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JACK M Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 20 hours ago, 1937hd45 said: Was there a greater American auto failure? Bob Deloreon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFranklin Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 Just saw a program on TV of those Tucker cars at Hershey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8E45E Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 On 05/11/2016 at 2:24 PM, 1937hd45 said: Was there a greater American auto failure? Bob General Motors Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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