Tucker #1044: The highest quality, most accurate, and most awarded 1948 Tucker ever! Preston Tucker
With Mike & Sean Tucker (great-grandsons of Preston Tucker) and Mark Lieberman (owner of Nostalgic Motoring), Preston Tucker's Speed Shop takes a tour of Tucker #1044, the most awarded Tucker ever. After being discovered by Mark Lieberman in a barn where it sat for 35 years, owner Howard Kroplick purchased the car in 2017. Howard worked with the Tucker 1044 restoration team, spearheaded by Rob & Bob Ida, to produce the highest quality and most accurate Tucker restoration ever. Team members included Mike & Sean Tucker of Preston Tucker LLC, Rob & Bob Ida, Russ Montelbano, & Arthur Wright of Ida Automotive, Artie Zygnerski of Lowkey Fabrication, and Bruce Devlin of Bruce Devlin Interiors. Tucker 1044 has won numerous awards to date and continues to be recognized as such at the following events: Best in Show Post-War 2019 Hemmings Concours d’Elegance 1st in Class 2019 Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance 1st in Class 2019 Greenwich Concours d’Elegance 1st in Class 2020 Boca Raton Concours d’Elegance “Best Restoration” 2019 Hemmings Concours d’Elegance “Billy Gardell Trophy” 2020 Boca Raton Concours d’Elegance “Trendsetter Award” 2019 Americana Manhasset Concours d’Elegance “Most Unique Post War Design” 2019 The Elegance at Hershey Special Invite 2019 “The Bridge” Bridge-Hampton, NY “Tucker Class Special Award” 2021 Chattanooga Motorcar Festival “Wayne Carini Award” 2017 Hemmings Concours d’Elegance 2nd in Class 2018 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance
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