39Graham Posted March 8, 2006 Share Posted March 8, 2006 I recently aquired what appears to be a blueprint of the design for the 1948 Tucker signed by Alex Tremulis with a thoughtful note to Charles Kerner thanking him and the CCCA for courtesy extended to him at an event. The note is dated 1-24-75. Might any members have knowledge of Mr. Kerner or what event would have occured at that time? I would also be interested in knowing if anyone else has one of these prints. It measures 22" x 34" and appears to be on blueprint paper. I am wondering if Mr. Tremulis might have had these made exclusively for his own use as gifts. Thank You for your help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Harwood Posted March 8, 2006 Share Posted March 8, 2006 I don't have any answers to your questions, but I just wanted to say that that is one awesome piece of memorabilia. Enjoy it and if you ever consider selling it, think of me!Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Peterson Posted March 8, 2006 Share Posted March 8, 2006 Charlie is a former CCCA National President. He is alive and well, living in New Hampshire. I'd venture a guess that he's around 80 years old, now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
39Graham Posted March 9, 2006 Author Share Posted March 9, 2006 Thanks for the information. I found the print in a lot of Classic car posters and calendars at an auction in Ossipee New Hampshire. There was also a lot of CCCA car medallions and many unassembled classic car plastic models. Hopefully Mr. Kerner has just been cleaning out his attic and has not passed on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLee Posted March 9, 2006 Share Posted March 9, 2006 Charlie & Peggy Kerner recently sold their place on lake Winnepesaukee in New Hampshire and have moved to the Saratoga Springs New York area to be nearer to other family members. Charlie's health is fragile and he could no longer maintain the place in NH.Alex Tremulis was a guest speaker at the 1975 CCCA Annual Meeting in Buck Hill Falls, PA, so this piece would have been in acknowledgement of that event, I'm sure.Jon Lee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
39Graham Posted March 10, 2006 Author Share Posted March 10, 2006 Thank you so much for this information. That accounts for the item being located nearby in Ossipee N.H. The Tucker print is wonderful and I just arranged for high quality framing so that it can hang in a prominent place in our home. It has also been a great experience (my first) with participating in a web bulletin board. Although none of my current fleet fits the criteria for membership in the CCCA I am impressed with the experience and enjoy reading the postings of others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest streamliner Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Better late than never: Here's the letter that went along with the blueprints. Alex did, in fact, have these made directly from his original illustration. He would give them out to those who would appreciate such a momento. There are others out there, but not a lot. Most have a personal message from Alex... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest streamliner Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 ...and just to finish this off, can anyone positively identify these two gentlemen with Alex Tremulis (red coat, gold tie) taken at the 1975 CCCA Annual Meet in Buck Hill Falls? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinmass Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 Then gentelman on the left is Jim Cox, a well known restorer from PA. and husband of Bev Kimes. He is now in New Jesery if I am not mistaken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest streamliner Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 (edited) THANK YOU!!! That makes perfect sense. Alex was a frequent contributor to Automobile Quarterly and provided numerous articles, letters and anecdotes on all sorts of automotive history, as well as designing for Packard before WWII...Again, a big THANK YOU, edinmass!And now for the man in the middle... Edited June 5, 2011 by streamliner (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Peterson Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 ... Jim Cox and Bev were not "a couple" until about six years after that, and didn't get married until 1984. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest streamliner Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rob McDonald Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 What a great story and what good memories you Classicists have! Of course, West wasn't born yet but he absorbed this information genetically. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Peterson Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 I started going on CARavans in 1965 and got to know many of the original CCCA founding members quite well. I remember Charles Kerner, but I remember his daughters a little better, as they were the same age as my brother and me. They probably haven't gotten old, like me, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest streamliner Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 Here are a couple more signed copies of Alex Tremulis' Tucker blueprint that I've come across over the past few months... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest streamliner Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 UPDATEThere really are some great people out there...In an honorable act of extreme generosity, 39Graham had already donated the original blueprint to the CCCA archives!In these tough economic times where it seems that sometimes we lose sight of ethics in search of a dollar, there still are shining examples of good people doing great things. 39Graham, I salute you!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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