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The Mexico was to compete in La Carrera Panamericana. The idea was that with less horsepower, the Thunderbird chassis could still win by using...
The Arizona Tucker was #1046, the one that had the front engine. Here's part of the story: When the Tucker factory was shut down several...
That was the Chicago Historical Antique Automobile Museum in my hometown, Highland Park. They also had a bunch of other cars of the stars there....
It's Northwind from Scotland... [IMG]
There's a HAMB build thread on one of the Tucker replicas in Oslo, Norway by SuperFleye. And here's Preston Tucker's nephew, Frank, with three of...
The 20+/- Tuckers in the film were real. There was a Studebaker used for the rollover scene that still exists today in its final crashed state....
Here's a shot of Tremulis' original Hollywood prototype's dashboard, pre-restoration. Pretty simple... [IMG]
I first saw the car wash pic on Nov 17, emailed the poster for more info, but got no reply. The original description on Vintage Philadelphia...
Here's the Hollywood prototype that Alex Tremulis built. Tremulis confirmed it was the same one he built by the repairs he made while en-route...
Great shot of the Rocket V8-powered #1046 from historian and restorer Martyn Donaldson... [IMG]
As it sits today, awaiting its turn for restoration... [IMG]
A HollyWoody! You've got the Tremulis family support!
Around 1970, Strother MacMinn alerted Alex Tremulis to the car sitting in an Acton, CA roadside tourist trap. Tremulis checked it out due to its...
Norman Timbs Special getting held up by slower traffic. It's roadworthy and registered... [IMG]
Tremulis "drove" the model across Oakwood Blvd but its batteries were running low, probably about as fast as in this video. Unfortunately, it was...
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