First post got deleted because I posted a pic of the passenger side with the fancy wheels, so here's the other side with the more stock looking ones. Everybody should see this, it's cool! https://www.hagerty.com/articles-videos/articles/2017/11/01/tucker-sema
I saw Ida's number one Tucker at the Syracuse Nats a while back and really like the car. It was not as refined as this one.
The story says the family is involved - https://www.hagerty.com/articles-videos/articles/2017/11/01/tucker-sema "Ida’s Tucker is now a family affair as well, built with the assistance of Sean and Mike Tucker, great-grandsons of Preston Tucker. Sean is an engineer by trade, and he took part in designing the exhaust and turbo system on the new car. He also made the interior door-release buttons using 3D printing. Sean explains that when the Tucker Corporation originally went under, everything was sold. Over the years, he and his brother worked to buy back as many trademarks and assets as they could, and in 2012 formed Preston Tucker LLC to preserve the business side of the Tucker heritage."
Those guys are good friends of mine, and I can tell you the team they have assembled there are among the best in the country. I would say that the work speaks for itself but in reality the pictures don't really do the car or the workmanship justice. I stood around the thing at Rob's open house for a good few hours and was still noticing new details. The level of finish gives mortals like myself something to aspire to. The reality is that guys like Rob are just operating on a totally different level than most others, it's really something to behold and they deserve whatever accolades come their way.
Just an FYI ... Rob Ida is a fellow HAMBer (i.e., he joined in 2006) ... his username is (wait for it) ... @Hot Rod Tucker. Be sure to checkout Rob's Tucker related threads & image postings: Long Time Hot Rod Family from NY-NJ My Grandfather standing in front of his Tucker Dealership in NYC Searching for 1948 Tucker Photos Creating New Tucker 48s and a Tucker Torpedo Fabricating a Tucker hood with the help of Sean Tucker The station buck that we created to build the first ever Tucker Torpedo One of our New Tucker 48s (1) One of our New Tucker 48s (2)
Greetings from Long Branch NJ: I had the opportunity to attend the unveiling of the new Jack Kiely Tucker at the Ida Complex in Marlboro NJ before its trip to the SEMA show and all I can say is ''What An Awsome Car. Funny story- I went up to the unveiling with another car guy who I think did not really want to go....after arriving he saw a 32 Ford Roadster with a Winfield built flathead with Duntov heads so he looks it over carefully a few times and says ''first time I saw in person a built flathead with real Duntov heads....then he sees a nice looking black full fendered 34 Ford....then he sees a 38 Cadillac coupe and I looked over at him and he has a smile on his face....he looks at me and says ''I'm glad I talked you into coming!!!! Jacks 40 Mercury was featured at our 23rd Annual Cruise to the Jersey Shore Car Show this year, Thanks Jack Lee Greenwood
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