Whatever happened to that ragtop Tucker?
1. The Tucker Corp. never “officially” built any topless Tucker automobiles. It built 50 four-door sedans and one prototype. That’s it.
2. Today, a Tucker convertible DOES exist, its legitimacy, its history, and its significance depends on your interpretation and, ultimately, who you want to believe.
Further background here. The frame is stamped #57, which suggests a legitimate leftover, and the powertrain is correct.
Besides, just take a look at it:
Vera Tucker, it is said, owned a dress this color.
Russo and Steele will auction off this car in a couple of weeks. It’s never been titled, and the odometer reads 00002. It will almost certainly command a seven-digit price.
Baby M »
12 January 2010 · 11:02 am
WANT!
CGHill »
7 February 2010 · 7:23 pm
Well, you may get another chance. The reserve price was rumored to be around $1.5 million; bidding did not get that high.