Preston Tucker

RM Sotheby’s to sell Preston Tucker’s personal Tucker 48

By: Mike Eppinger | January 8, 2018 | Comments 0

RM Sotheby’s will auction Tucker 1029, a car once owned by company owner Preston Tucker, at its Phoenix Auction Jan. 18-19. One of 51 Tucker 48s ever made, car 1029 was used in the original promotional film “The Tucker: The Man and the Car” in the fall of 1948. It...

AACA Museum to premiere Tucker Torpedo

By: Mike Eppinger | August 30, 2017 | Comments 0

HERSHEY, Pa. _ As part of this year’s Night at the Museum Gala at the AACA Museum, Inc., the AACA will host the first public appearance of the Tucker Torpedo concept car. The Torpedo’s first public appearance on October 4 at the AACA Museum will be as a work in progress allowing people to see the...

Tucker Automobile Club of America returns to its roots

By: Mike Eppinger | July 11, 2016 | Comments 0

LINDENHURST, Ill. _ The Tucker Automobile Club of America will hold its 41st Annual Convention in Ypsilanti, Mich. Sept. 16-18. This year’s annual convention will return to the site of the former Tucker family home and barn in Ypsilanti. The event will showcase several restored Tucker ’48 sedans in celebration of...

Cammack Tucker Gallery opens during Hershey Week

By: Angelo Van Bogart | October 9, 2014 | Comments 0

The AACA Museum in Hershey, Pa., has cut the ribbon on the first phase of its long-anticipated Cammack Tucker Gallery.

AACA Museum sets grand opening of Cammack Tucker Gallery

By: raustin | July 22, 2014 | Comments 0

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

Daughter of Preston Tucker dies

By: raustin | June 16, 2014 | Comments 0

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.

Enjoy an evening with the Tuckers

By: raustin | March 25, 2014 | Comments 0

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 p.m. On view will be the original “Tin Goose” prototype courtesy...

AACA Museum unveils new Tucker exhibit design

By: raustin | December 3, 2013 | Comments 0

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

Meet Tucker 1052, the 52nd car of 51 built

By: Angelo Van Bogart | November 8, 2013 | Comments 1

—————————————————————————————————————————————- 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 of whole Tuckers. However, its parts have been around since Tucker...

Tucker collector David Cammack dies

By: raustin | April 10, 2013 | Comments 0

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 Town Alexandria, Va., the “Cammack Collection” was world famous. The 87-year-old...

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