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Reviving & Driving Tucker #1026 The Tuckermatic

By Mark Lieberman

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s Tucker Topics begins its 48th volume, it introduces the first edition produced by our new editor, Kelly Vanek. I extend a warm welcome to her. It was her efforts along with Jeff Bliemeister that published our 70th Anniversary issue, from editor Kevin Leavsley. Thanks to all of them for a beautiful magazine.

We have many great articles coming your way in the months ahead. In addition to myself, contributing writers will include Larry Clark, Steve Tremulis, John Tucker, Martyn Donaldson, and Steve Lehto. They have some incredible Tucker stories and insights to share, so watch for these informative articles in our upcoming issues.

I am proud to announce that John Tucker has joined the AACA Museum, Inc. Board of Directors. We welcome him and look forward to his participation. He is a valuable addition to the team, and he will be serving on a variety of committees.

MARK LIEBERMAN TACA REPRESENTATIVE AACA MUSEUM, INC. OWNER, TUCKER 1029

The 2019 Tucker Gathering

On January 26, 2019, John Tucker and I gave the first of three Tucker Talks to a sold-out group at the AACA Museum, Inc. The event titled, “Tucker: How it all Began” focused on Preston’s work leading up to the construction of the Tucker ’48, early styling designs, mechanical particulars of the prototype, early engines, and corporate promotional efforts. We had a great time in the Cammack Gallery presenting to an enthusiastic crowd and look forward to the next presentation scheduled for May 20th. Watch for an announcement with full details.

Lastly, we are in the planning stages of the 2019 Tucker Gathering. Presented in conjunction with the AACA Museum, Inc. Summer Celebration, the event takes place over Father’s Day weekend, June 14-16, 2019. Please mark your calendar and watch for details in the coming weeks. The event promises to be an amazing opportunity to visit the Museum, see Tuckers #1001, #1022 and #1026, the Test Chassis and an unbelievable amount of related artifacts. Please join us in celebrating all things Tucker! n

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Editor’s Note: This article is the first in a multi-part series documenting the endeavor to “revive and drive” Tucker #1026 in time for participation in the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance.

(Previous page) Mark Leiberman driving Tucker #1026. We believe Mark is the only living person who has driven a Tucker with the automatic Tuckermatic transmission.

The Tuckermatic

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arked by unprecedented milestones, 2018 added a memorable chapter in Tucker’s iconic history. Of note were the 70th anniversary of the Tucker ’48, the 30th anniversary of the movie “Tucker: The Man and His Dream,” the first time the Tucker automobile received an invitation for showing at the prestigious Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance® and, the first time in several decades that Tucker #1026 was driven under its own power.

Tucker #1026, displayed in the AACA Museum, Inc.’s Cammack Gallery, is one of three Tucker ‘48s anchoring the world’s most extensive Tucker collection. Along with the vehicles, the exhibit includes Tucker artifacts, documents, blueprints, factory correspondence, promotional items, and literature documenting the Tucker story.

The Movie, 30 years later Directed by Francis Ford Coppola, the film: “Tucker: The Man and His Dream” starred Jeff Bridges.

Tuckermatic transmission #1042 on display at the AACA Museum, Inc., Hershey, Pa.

During the brief production run of 50 Tucker ‘48s, only two carried the automatic “Tuckermatic” transmission. Tucker #1026 was the first to receive the innovation, followed by #1042.

Unfortunately, Tucker #1042 was destroyed many years ago, but its engine and Tuckermatic transmission were recovered and are on display in the Cammack Gallery.

Tucker #1026 remains as the only example equipped with Tucker’s unusual, shift-less automatic transmission. It was one of the seven cars tested at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and shown in Tucker promotional film footage. Following

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Tested on “THE track” Seven Tuckers were tested at Indianapolis Motor Speedway

the closure of the corporation, the #1026 sold at the company’s liquidation auction, and Nick Jenin eventually purchased it. The car became part of his “Fabulous Tuckers” traveling show. Jenin painted the car orange to freshen its appearance, and it quickly gained favor among spectators.

Exclusive styling Unique door handles were among the features that made #1026 different.

The handles can be seen on the vehicle as it was found at the Michigan State Fairgrounds.

Tuckers #1026 in disrepair The last of the Jenin collection prior to purchase by David Cammack

In addition to the transmission, several features made #1026 different from the other ‘48s. These features included unique door handles (both interior and exterior), garnish moldings, shift lever, pedal configuration, interior door padding, and upholstery.

Tucker #1026 was indeed an extraordinary car.

By 1974, #1026 had fallen into disrepair. For eight years, it sat in a Quonset hut at the Michigan State Fairgrounds in Detroit, Michigan. It was the last car remaining in the Jenin collection.

The Factory Test Chassis sat nearby in an equal state of disrepair.

David Cammack sought to purchase an additional Tucker and saw Jenin sell off his collection. The last of the Jenin cars, exhibition van, and parts were in a complicated situation. Jenin possessed title to them, but the Michigan State Fair was owed monies for their storage. The time was right, and a deal was struck satisfying all of the interested parties. Cammack purchased the Test Chassis, #1026, the traveling display van and, its contents of parts. The purchase proved to be a great event in Tucker history because he effectively saved the Tucker vehicles from probable destruction.

Cammack sent #1026 to Stan Gilliland to begin its refurbishment.

Gilliland replaced the broken glass and re-upholstered the interior. Then the vehicle was returned to Cammack, and he hired a body man from White Post Restorations to paint the car

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its current copper color. The car was ready to take its prominent place in the Cammack collection. There it would sit untouched and undisturbed for the next 40 years.

Fast forward to 2018. Ken Gross, appointed as the director and chief judge of the Tucker class at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, invited Tucker #1026 and the Test Chassis to be displayed as part of the 2018 event. Bill Cammack, on behalf of the Cammack Family, graciously agreed to allow the cars to participate. Furthermore, they generously agreed to sponsor the effort to revive #1026 and get it running, driving and operating as it once did 70 years ago.

John Tucker and I set out early one morning with my truck and trailer to collect #1026 and begin the car’s awakening process.

Joined by Sean, Mike and Ty Tucker, Jeff Bliemister (AACA Museum, Inc. Executive Director) and a photographer from Motorhouse Media, it was fascinating to load the historic car.

We brought it to my shop in Auburn Hills, Michigan where my team and I planned to revive and refresh the operational systems.

Excitement built as we recognized reality. We were about to “Revive and Drive the Tuckermatic!”

Upon arrival at my shop, we unloaded the car and placed it in its predetermined location. Set in good company, it joined Tucker #1029 and #1046 already on display. I knew what lay ahead since I’ve been down this road many times before. The big mystery was the Tuckermatic transmission. Would it still operate? How does it work? What is the correct fluid to use? Do I really need to turn the

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Reviving the #1026 Beginning the process with a complete inspection in the Auburn Hills garage

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engine off to change direction? Lots of questions remained, and much research required. I thought, “Where is Warren Rice when you need him?”

We began with a thorough inspection of all systems; we went through the list: brakes, fuel system, electrical, cooling, engine, transmission, suspension, etc. Everything was in a state of suspended animation. We drained the fluids and evaluated the contents for volume and condition. The good news: we found nothing unexpected. The bad news: four gallons of “dinosaur juice” congealed the fuel tank. The liquid ceased to be gasoline long ago. It morphed into gelatinous goo coupled with a corrosive crystalline substance. We tried a variety of solvents to break it up to allow it to drain. Unfortunately, it became evident that we were wasting valuable time and the fuel tank was going to have to come out. Removing the tank posed several challenges. Tucker #1026 was the first “front tank” car. Tucker decided to improve weight distribution by relocating the fuel tank from under the rear seat to beneath the luggage tub. With this change, the fuel filler neck, formerly located behind the driver’s side rear quarter vent grill, moved to the front driver’s fender. The #1026 was the first to have this change, and some of the fixtures used, along with the dimensions of the space allocated, were not fully dialed in yet. To extract the fuel tank, we had to remove the entire front clip. Yikes!

The next installment in our “Reviving and Driving” series chronicles getting the car to run and the transmission to shift.

I will also describe what it’s like to drive the Tuckermatic. n

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Editor’s Note: The Early Years represents the first installment in a multi-part series chronicling the life of Preston Tucker.

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The Life of

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n Capac, Michigan, Shirl and Lucille (Preston) Tucker welcomed the birth of their son, Preston Thomas Tucker, on September 21, 1903. The birth of his brother, William, followed two years later. Tragedy struck the family in 1907 when Preston’s father died of appendicitis leaving Lucille to raise her boys alone. Trained as a teacher, she taught in small schoolhouses in Michigan, finally settling in Lincoln Park near the home of her sister.

Tucker on Wheels Early days in Michigan (Photo: Coachbuilt.com)

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Demonstrating his resourcefulness and entrepreneurial spirit at an early age, Tucker began buying cars, repairing them, and selling

Police on the Northern Border Tucker serving with the Lincoln Park Polic Department (Photo: Coachbuilt.com)

Pursuing an automobile-centered career Tucker left Ford and began selling Studebaker cars for Mitchell Dulian in Detroit. Dulian, impressed with Tucker’s skill as a salesman, invited Tucker to join him when he moved to Memphis, Tennessee to become a Studebaker sales manager. A few years later, Dulian transferred, but Tucker stayed on in Memphis. He became a salesman for Ivor Schmidt (Stutz) and then served as a general sales manager for John T. Fisher Motor Company (Chrysler). While managing Chrysler sales, Tucker connected with leaders from Pierce-Arrow. In 1933, he moved to Buffalo, New York, and assumed to role of regional sales manager for PierceArrow automobiles. After just two years, he returned to Detroit to work as a Dodge salesman for Cass Motors. ____________________________________________________

them to earn money for his family. Also, he served the Lincoln Park Police Department. With Prohibition in full swing and with Lincoln Park’s proximity to Canada, police work became particularly dangerous. Fearless, Tucker met the challenges along the routes preferred by bootleggers.

Tucker met Vera Fuqua, and they married in 1923. Together they operated a gas station, and he worked at Ford Motor Company.

They welcomed the birth of their daughter, Shirley, in 1924. Four children followed, Preston Jr, Marilyn Lee, Noble, and Johnny. ___________________________________________________

Auto racing and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway In the early 1930s, the allure of Indianapolis Motor Speedway inspired Tucker to embark on annual one-month treks to auto racing’s mecca. Eventually, to be closer to the racing car design scene, Tucker moved to Indianapolis. He worked as a beer distributor’s transportation manager overseeing the delivery fleet. His keen interest in race cars and their designers kept him close to the track. There Tucker met Harry Miller the engineer of more Indianapolis 500-winning engines than any of his contemporaries.

A better engineer than a businessman, Miller declared bankruptcy in 1933 and sought new opportunities. Tucker persuaded Miller to join him in creating an alliance to build 9

1935 Miller-Ford Race Car Created by Miller-Tucker, Inc. Designed by Harry Miller, the most important American racing designer before World War II. (Photo: Coachbuilt.com, Inc.)

race cars naming their enterprise Miller and Tucker, Inc. Henry Ford became the company’s first client and tasked the duo with making ten high-performance Ford V8 racers. Insufficient time allocated to developing and testing the cars proved costly. The vehicles failed on the race track as the steering boxes on all entrants overheated and locked up, causing the cars to drop out of the race. Privateers later perfected the design with examples competing at Indy through 1948. The pair continued to pursue race car innovation and other ventures until Miller’s death in 1943.

While working with Miller in Indianapolis, Tucker met the Chevrolet brothers and chief mechanic/engineer John Eddie Offutt. Offutt later helped Tucker develop and build the original prototype of the Tucker ‘48. Tucker’s charismatic personality along with his involvement in the Indianapolis racing scene, elevated his stature in the automotive industry. ___________________________________________________ Innovations for the war effort In 1937, while recovering from an appendectomy, Tucker read reports about war brewing in Europe. The news sparked the idea of furnishing goods to the military, and he imagined an armored vehicle driven by a powerful engine, racing around the battlefield. Tucker returned to Michigan where he remodeled an old barn on his Ypsilanti property and launched a new venture: the Ypsilanti Machine and Tool Company.

Taking a stand Preston Tucker, 1939 (Coachbuilt.com)

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The Dutch government posed an opportunity for Tucker’s company. They desired a combat-ready vehicle that could

endure muddy terrain. Tucker envisioned a narrow-wheelbased armored combat vehicle powered by a Miller-modified Packard V-12 engine. The vehicle became known as the “Tucker Tiger.”

Production of the “Tiger” was slated for the American Armament Corporation in Rahway, New Jersey. Before Tucker could finalize the deal and start production, German troops invaded the Netherlands and the Dutch abandoned the project.

Tucker Tiger High-speed armored combat vehicle featured in Modern Mechanix, Februay 1939

Undeterred, Tucker looked to sell the vehicle to the U.S. military.

He built and tested at least one prototype. In February1939, Mechanix Illustrated published an article boasting the vehicle’s top speed of “114 mph on level road and 78 mph over rough ground.”1 The Army, however, believed that the vehicle was too fast, and committed resources to other projects.

One featue of the “Tiger” proved useful to the military. The combat car featured a fast-traversing electrically powered gun turret and earned the interest of the U.S. Navy. Tucker began initial production of the turret in his Ypsilanti machine shop.

Documentation on the U.S. miitary’s actual use of the turrent remains muddled, but according to AutoWeek’s Blake Z. Rong, The “Tucker Turret,” with “a 360-degree powered dome found its way from PT boats and LCM-8 Mike Boats to B-17 and B-29 bombers.“2 The U.S. government confiscated Tucker’s patent and royalty rights to the turret, and Tucker spent years immersed in lawsuits battling to recoup royalties for the use of his patents.  p. 13

Tucker Turret High-speed armored combat vehicle. (Photo: Coachbuilt.com)

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Tucker in aviation In 1940, Tucker turned his attention to aviation and launched the Tucker Aviation Corporation. He planned to begin manufacturing aircraft and marine engines in his shop at his Michigan home. As a public corporation issuing stock certificates, Tucker raised money to design a fighter plane he named the Tucker XP-57. The prototype of the fighter was powered by a straight 8-cylinder engine influenced by Tucker’s friend Harry Miller and know as the Miller L-510. The aircraft gained attention from the U.S. Army Air Corps and earned the monikered “Peashooter.” As the XP-57 competed for WWII government contracts, financial problems within the company slowed the development of the prototype and the Army Air Corps agreement finally lapsed.

With the country at war in 1942, Andrew Jackson Higgins, builder of Liberty ships, PT boats and landing craft acquired Tucker Aviation Corporation. Tucker relocated his family to New Orleans, Louisiana where he served as vice president of Higgins Industries new Higgins-Tucker Aviation Division. The collaboration planned to produce gun turrets (based on the Tucker Turret), armament, and engines for Higgins’ torpedo boats. In 1943, the relationship soured; Tucker severed ties with Higgins.

According to Philip S. Egan’s book, Design and Destiny: The Making of the Tucker Automobile, Higgins described Preston Tucker as “The world’s greatest salesman.

When he turns those big brown eyes on you, you’d better watch out!”3 Following the break with Higgins, Tucker again moved to Michigan, intending to bring his automotive vision to life by launching his own auto company, the Tucker Corporation. n “Armored Tank Attains Speed Of 114 MPH.,” Modern Mechanix, Originally published February, 1939, http://blog. modernmechanix.com/armored-tank-attains-speed-of-114-mph/

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Best In Class American Limited Production 1948 Tucker 1044 Howard and Rosalind Kroplick East Hills, New York

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TACA sends a shout out to Howard and Rosalind Kroplick and the Tucker #1044 Team honored with a Best in Class award at the 2019 Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance.

Kroplick commented, “The 2019 Amelia Concours d’Elegance was a memorable, unforgettable experience.

It was a thrill to have three generations of the Tucker family – John Tucker, Jr., Thelma Tucker, Sean Tucker and Ty Tucker – accept the honor for Tucker #1044 at the awards ceremony.”