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Post by olroy2044 on Jul 24, 2010 2:08:13 GMT -5
Here's a few more shots of the Tucker Torpedo from the Cruzin' Classics car show: Enjoy Roy
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Post by photax on Jul 24, 2010 3:12:18 GMT -5
What a car ! Thanks for showing, Roy !
MIK
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Post by daveh on Jul 24, 2010 3:14:00 GMT -5
Classic. As I looked at your photos I went to Wiki, to see what it had to say on the Tucker. I do have a fat book on American Cars and there are some interesting things in there. What a shame that most cars now are made by the massive international firms and it is difficult to tell one car from another. I see Preston Tucker died in 1956 age 53 outwardly of lung cancer, but inwardly of a broken heart. Thanks, Roy.
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Post by nikonbob on Jul 24, 2010 5:35:22 GMT -5
Wow, Roy, I have never seen one of these in the flesh. Still a nice looking car after all these years.
Bob
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Post by olroy2044 on Jul 24, 2010 23:26:59 GMT -5
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Post by daveh on Jul 25, 2010 5:03:51 GMT -5
Roy, thanks. You'll have to put them up on here. Some I half recognise, but one I don't know is the golf buggy in blue. I have heard of the Electra Glide in Blue, but that was two wheels rather than four.
I note most of the cars seem to have bonnets (hoods) that don't shut properly ( ;D): this is near to my heart at the moment as the warning light on my Volvo is telling me that mine is open, even though it is quite secure. Some other things are also showing up, so I think I need to get to the Volvo garage to have the software reset.
There is a classic car meeting a pub just down the road from us (first Tuesday in the month, I think). The cars are not quite as grand as the American cars of the 60s, but the people are just as enthusiastic. I must get started on the rebuild of my 1950 MG TD, and go and join them sometime.
I had several photos of MGs, and a few other classics, taken in the 70s and 80s, but they are amongst the group that has been mislaid.
Dave.
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Post by Doug T. on Jul 25, 2010 9:23:26 GMT -5
Hi Roy! I really enjoyed the slide show. We have quite a few car shows here in the northeast, it seems the long winters are a great time for working in the garage. I read somewhere that there's a company in California doing reproduction Tuckers, is that true? Doug
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Post by photax on Jul 25, 2010 9:24:09 GMT -5
Roy, a lot of woderful cars ! If i could get one for free, i would choose the Tucker Last weekend i saw a Shelby-Cobra 427 with arabian licence-plates ( maybe Dubai ) in the viennese streets. This car makes a lot of noise ! MIK
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Post by Randy on Jul 25, 2010 12:38:09 GMT -5
Nice pics. It's not a Torpedo, the Torpedo was a concept car that was never made. It's just called a Tucker 48. I'm a moderator on the Tucker Forum.
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Post by daveh on Jul 25, 2010 13:47:44 GMT -5
Randy, The naming is, at best, confusing. I quote from Wiki, "He (Preston Tucker) is most remembered for his 1948 Tucker Sedan (known as the "Tucker '48" and initially nicknamed the "Tucker Torpedo"). I quote again, "Tucker's future car became known as the "Tucker Torpedo" from the first Lawson sketch, but because Tucker did not want to remind the public of the horrors of WWII, he quickly changed the name to the "Tucker '48", and "Tremulis (one of the designers) gave the first prototype car the nickname of "Tin Goose"." Wiki is not infrequently incorrect on some of its "facts" , but it is always difficult to know, unless knowledgeable on the subject, what is true and what isn't. More likely to be nearer the truth is the history of the Tucker on the Official Tucker Club of America website at: www.tuckerclub.org/html/history.php
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Post by Deleted on Jul 25, 2010 18:39:25 GMT -5
There's a Cobra running around our area. I thought it was a reproduction but turns out it's the real thing. Can't even guess what it's worth but it's really mean sounding.
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Post by John Parry on Jul 26, 2010 16:25:42 GMT -5
My brother had a Cobra in the 1970's. Couldn't sell it for love or money - the petrol consumption was insane. And the cops sat on his tail wherever he went. He's got fond memories of it though...
Regards - John
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Post by daveh on Jul 26, 2010 16:59:38 GMT -5
If you had one now you wouldn't sell it, unless you wanted to earn a few bob - or save a few quid on petrol.
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Post by herron on Jul 26, 2010 20:02:07 GMT -5
My brother had a Cobra in the 1970's. Couldn't sell it for love or money - the petrol consumption was insane. And the cops sat on his tail wherever he went. He's got fond memories of it though... Regards - John Wow! Couldn't sell it? The ones from the 60s go here for $45,000 and up, depending on condition! www.cars-on-line.com/shelby.htmlThe annual Woodward Dream Cruise happens here again in August, and we'll see a lot of them (and the replicas)!
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Post by herron on Jul 26, 2010 20:09:52 GMT -5
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Roy ... neat Tucker. There was one in last year's Cruise ... hope to see it again!
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