Re: Tucker Convertible

Posted by West Peterson On 2010/1/11 9:23:16

I don't see where the argument that "it's not a Tucker" has any base. Except for a couple of recently made panels behind the door and behind the top -- and the top itself -- everything else is Tucker.
I have not seen any evidence that the convertible is a "factory design."
In my opinion, it is a modified Tucker that is being hyped as something other than what it really is.
I would bet that most people are unaware that only the first 37 Tuckers -- plus the prototype -- were completed by the factory. The remaining 13 -- now 14 -- were completed after the factory was shut down. These cars were built from what was already started, or built up from parts bought during the auction.