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* While researching the post from earlier this week on the unearthed Tucker in Brazil, I came across this interesting bit of info: Apparently, Rob Ida – he of the Tucker replica and street-rodding fame – is working on a full-scale version of the Carioca, the project Preston Tucker was working on when he died. […]
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A nearly forgotten Tucker will get a new lease on life, thanks to a land development deal in Brazil. Moldering away for decades in a barn in Caçapava, São Paulo, Tucker #1035 was never really lost, rather stuck in limbo. Imported to Brazil when new, it wound up in the collection of Roberto Eduardo Lee […]
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Located in Hickory Corners, Michigan, the 90-acre grounds of the Gilmore Car Museum has seen an explosion of activity within the last two years. It’s a long list, beginning with the recently completed Franklin Automobile Collection and the addition of a new Restoration and Education Center. Also on this list – with groundbreakings scheduled to […]