Profile Series: Tucker 1005- The Green Tucker at the Tallahassee Automobile Museum
In the fifth of our profile series on the 51 Tuckers, the green Tucker 1005 at the Tallahassee Automobile Museum is featured.
Enjoy,
Howard Kroplick
Tucker '48 #1005
Original Color: Waltz Blue/200
Current Color: Green
Ownership/History:
Current Owner: Tallahassee Automobile Museum
Current Ownership Type: Museum
Location: Tallahassee, Florida
Website:Tallahassee Automobile Museum
Profile and Images (Tucker Automobile Club of America)
Engine: Franklin 0-335, 6-cylinder horizontally opposed, 334 cubic inch, 166 HP
Transmission: Tucker Y-1
Notes/Distinguishing Features:
- One of only six Tuckers currently painted green.
Comments
March of 2021—- I have seen, in person, 11 Tucker ‘48s.
The Prototype, 1001, 1005, 1013, 1016, 1019, 1022,
1026, 1028, 1050, and the remains of 1042.
My plan? To see five more: 1012, 1015, 1024,
1025, and 1047. By then, I’ll be plum Tuckered out!