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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...
Moon marketing, better than Granatelli's pajama's... [IMG]
To get back on track from all the silliness, here's a shot of what looks to be a well-traveled Tucker from 1967... [IMG]
Easily explained... ...by the date on the posting. Or, we're currently living in the alternative messed up future thanks to Sherman! [IMG]
If Henry's suitcase is going in, what's in it? Or is it coming out? Cash, steel contracts, or steering wheels??? Someone probably should have told...
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Claustrophobia and Alan Richards, photo by Alex Tremulis... [IMG]
That was probably this one, but I think there were others... [IMG]
I think I've got these from the right timeframe (I'll recheck in a bit and provide a link): 1969 Hershey AACA Meet: [IMG] [IMG]...
Tucker designer Alex Tremulis' first car. He put in an intake setup from one of the failed 1935 Miller-Ford Indy cars, and added the...
Never happened... (The rail is the Kent Fuller-built C&T Automotive Stellings and Hampshire Red Stamp Special, Cover of Hot Rod, Feb. 1965) [IMG]
It's about time to pick up that royalty check from Mattel... [IMG]
So what does a car designer do in response to the attack on Pearl Harbor? My Uncle was Alex Tremulis who was Chief Stylist at...
If all goes well tonight, Rob Ida's bringing the Gyronaut: [IMG]
Both the Tucker and the Gyronaut were designed by my Uncle, Alex Tremulis, with 17 years separating the two. Rob Ida offered his help to the...
That's the two-wheeled Ford Gyron, designed by Alex Tremulis and built by Tremulis, Syd Mead and others, and then finished off by Elwood Engel....
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