Hello
there is a picture of the "Preston Tucker Special" at Amelia Island 2011
over on Jalopnik
does anyone have a little history on this car?
here is a link to the photo
http://jalopnik.com/5801974/the-amazing ... e/gallery/
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Tucker Special
by Rayray » Sun May 15, 2011 11:37 am
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Re: Tucker Special
by Clem » Sun May 15, 2011 1:39 pm
Clicked on the website for Jalopnik, but could find no picture of the Tucker. Can you check the link and see if it is correct?
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Re: Tucker Special
by Tucker Fan 48 » Sun May 15, 2011 4:15 pm
The picture is on the tab. You need to toggle through them.
Here is the photo:
Here is the photo:
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Re: Tucker Special
by Natalie » Mon May 16, 2011 11:10 am
Rayray wrote:Hello
there is a picture of the "Preston Tucker Special" at Amelia Island 2011 over on Jalopnik
does anyone have a little history on this car?
Hi --
The car was developed by Harry Miller under an agreement w/ Gulf Oil Company. This was after his work with Ford. A good overview can be found here (check out the last 3 pages) http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/wmh/pdf/spring02_gerber.pdf.
The "Miller-Gulf Special" was later known as the "Tucker Torpedo Special" when it was sponsored by PT and raced in the Indy 500 in 1947 (driven by Al Miller). PT bought the vehicle after that race.
There is also an unusual story on the early owners of the vehicle here http://m.timesrecordnews.com/news/2008/jun/14/i-went-numb-son-wichita-falls-race-driver-witnesse/.
Hope this helps.
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