Updated: On the Road to Pebble: Tucker 1948 License Plate 44 Finds Tucker 1044
Thanks to the persistent efforts of Koby V., this 1948 Tucker license plate will be on the Tucker 1044 at the 2018 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance.
Rob Ida, Mike and Sean Tucker have posted these recent Tucker 1044 photos on Facebook.
Enjoy,
Howard Kroplick
July 1, 2018
Rob Ida: That Tucker Adante Green is hard to beat! I’m super proud of Russ and Artie for the bodywork and paint on Tucker 44. Lots of long days of block sanding finally lead to great results. We still have a lot to do in a short amount of time but with a team like this anything is possible.
July 1, 2018
Rob Ida: When 5:00 AM Sunday morning is your best advantage for good results due to high temperatures and humidity, you take advantage and get it done! Russ, @hellcat138 worked hard on booth set up and earned the honors to lay down the Adante Green on Tucker 44. Spies Hecker Base coat by @axaltarefinish and bodywork materials by @wurth_usa
June 30, 2018
Rob Ida: Another productive day with Artie, Russ Montelbano, Sean and Mike Tucker of Tucker 44.
June 28, 29018
Rob Ida: Some assembly required! Tucker #44.
June 26, 2018
Rob Ida: Getting the Andante Green on Tucker 44! All the spot welds, stamping marks, ripples and number stamps are Tucker correct.
Comments
It’s in the works….Isn’t this an exciting hobby…. !
Where in the world was this found? I wouldn’t know where to begin
Your Tucker seems to be coming along nicely. Love the color. The second photo looks like a jigsaw puzzle. I hope someone knows how to put it back together. Just a little humor. (very little).
Rog
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Howard Kroplick
Rog, this is an original 1948 Tucker license plate that was sold two years ago on EBay. Amazingly, Koby, a fellow Motor Parkway license collector, discovered that his friend had one of the Tucker 44 plates.
Koby contacted me via this website.It took three months, but a deal was finally made last week. The plate is now on my desk and soon will be on Tucker 1044!
Clearly NOT Roger price, the famed comedian, who died in 1990 (and CERTAINLY not Vincent Price). Oh, ye of little faith; of course Rob knows (he’d better!). Howard, I second Frank F.; please do tell how it came to be in your hands - or is it a repro? It looks too good to be true. Very odd proportions, too; wouldn’t fit on any car or bracket I’ve ever owned. Sam, III
New photo of Tucker 1044 in Andante Green!
Thanks for the update. Color looks very nice. As for the license plate, it’s the little touches that make the car great. Can’t wait to see the interior and of course the completed car. Keep the updates coming. Good luck!
Looks great Howard! Green is my favorite color and it looks fantastic.
Happy to hear that you got that license plate. What a find!