48 Tucker Torpedo


According to a few websites that I have been too, it states that there was the prototype which is the Tin Goose, Tuckers 1-50 and number 51 was never completed. Out of that list, 47 tuckers remain, and about 4-5 are no longer with us. To the Tucker expert out there, I am interested in knowing what Tuckers no longer exist. Here is my list and I think I am missing 1.

Tucker number 1018--This car was wrecked in 1953 and some of the parts and panels are currently being used for number 1027. The frame of this Tucker is currently in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Tucker number 1027--This is the car that rolled in Indy. Some parts and panels used in this car come from number 1018. Number 27 is still in pieces but on display at Historic Auto Attractions.

Tucker number 1042--This one was destroyed and left along the Mississippi River in Tennessee. A police officer recovered the remains of this car and once he came home from the hospital, he discovered that the parts had been sold for scrap. After many years, only parts of the transmission from number 1042 have been located.

Tucker number 1051--This car was on the assembly line not completed when Tucker was forced to close its doors. Number 1051 was finally assembed in the 1980's using leftover tucker parts from the factory from what I understand.

I also know that one of the owners of a Tucker was Star Wars mogel George Lucas. He owned 1003 which he sold for almost $500,000 I belive and it currently on display at a museam.

Any help would be appreciated. I got my info from the website The Official Tucker Club of America.

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According to Francis Coppolla on the DVD special features, he claims that he owns two of the cars and George Lucas owns two, at the time of the recording.

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I've seen one of Coppolla's Tuckers. He has it on display at a little movie museum at his winery in Napa Valley, CA. Sweet looking car!

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Supposedly, one car went to South America, but I've never heard any details regarding which car it was or when it left the country. It might be back in the U.S. by now.


Dan

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Collectible Automobile magazine Vol 2 Num 2, July 1985, has a great photo essay on the Tucker. Included is a small photograph of the remains of an "unidentified" Tucker. It is stripped to the bare shell and the front of the roof shows roll-over damage. Could this be the car wrecked at Indy?

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Supposedly, one car went to South America, but I've never heard any details regarding which car it was or when it left the country. It might be back in the U.S. by now.


it's here:
http://www.tuckerclub.org/html/display_car.php?car_number=1035&;

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