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AACA Museum sets grand opening of Cammack Tucker Gallery

raustin | July 22, 2014
Overall concept and floor plan for the Cammack Tucker Gallery at the AACA Museum.

The Antique Automobile Club of America Museum will hold Grand Opening of the Cammack Tucker Gallery on Oct. 8, 2014. More »

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Daughter of Preston Tucker dies

raustin | June 16, 2014
June 19, 1947: A cover of TUCKER TOPICS, the Tucker Corporation newsletter showcasing Marilyn Lee christening the Tucker “Tin Goose” before a crowd of 5,000 at Tucker’s Chicago factory on Cicero Ave.

Marilyn Lee Tucker McAndrew, daughter of famed automotive manufacturer Preston T. Tucker and Vera A. Tucker, passed away on June 5, 2014 in Carlsbad CA, at the age of 87. More »

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Enjoy an evening with the Tuckers

raustin | March 25, 2014
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  Want to spend “An Evening with The Tuckers”? The Antique Automobile Club of America Museum in Hershey, Pa., will host an incredible evening centered around Tucker – the automobile and the family – on Friday, April 25, from 6-9 … More »

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AACA Museum unveils new Tucker exhibit design

raustin | December 3, 2013
Cammack's collection was moved to the AACA Museum in July.

The Antique Automobile Club of America (AACA) Museum approved a design for the new permanent Tucker exhibit from David Cammack’s collection. More »

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Meet Tucker 1052, the 52nd car of 51 built

Angelo Van Bogart | November 8, 2013
Never-used and used 1948 Tucker parts are being assembled to the cowl of what was to be Tucker 1052, thus creating a new Tucker with almost all Preston parts.

—————————————————————————————————————————————- BREAKING NEWS: VanDerBrink holds Lambrecht Chevrolet Collection second-chance auction —————————————————————————————————————————————-     Of the 51 Tucker automobiles built, John Schuler’s car is number 52. It’s not new math, but Schuler’s car will be a new addition to the roster … More »

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Tucker collector David Cammack dies

raustin | April 10, 2013
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Collector David Cammack, who owned three of the 47 remaining cars in existence designed by Preston Tucker, died on April 7, 2013. Even though he put the Tuckers (#1001, #1022 and #1026) on display in a secluded museum in Old … More »

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Former George Lucas 1948 Tucker to be offered at RM Auctions’ Amelia Island sale

Angelo Van Bogart | February 14, 2013
The 1948 Tucker formerly owned by George Lucas and to be offered during RM Auctions' Amelia Island sale.

The 1948 Tucker 48 formerly owned by film maker George Lucas will be offered during RM Auctions‘ annual sale as the official auction house of the Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance, to be held this year in Amelia Island, Fla., on … More »

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Tucker club co-founder Richard Jones dead

Angelo Van Bogart | August 27, 2012

OCW reader Mike Schutta alerted us that Richard Jones, one of the original 14 people to found the Tucker Automobile Club of America, passed away Aug. 24. As Schutta is a Tucker historian, we will rely on his fine words … More »

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