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dealer list?
by 48tuckerfan » Thu Dec 22, 2005 3:44 pm
is there a complete dealers list available? i would like to know if there was a dealer near me. i live in henderson ky. i'm right across the river from evansville in. i did a search on the site but didn't some up with anything.
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by TuckerCar » Fri Dec 23, 2005 7:40 am
The club has been compiling one for years. Send an email to hcl@tuckerclub.org and I think Jay can help you find the one that was closest to your area.
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Dealer in Columbus, Indiana
by RickyBerkey » Thu Jan 19, 2006 12:25 pm
A prominent businessman, Sap Essex recently died here in Columbus, Indiana. Besides his famous bakery business it was said that he had started a Tucker dealership in a prominent downtown location. Is there any way to confirm this information and I'm hoping to find a picture of the dealership somewhere. No local pictures seem to have ever turned up. It was said that he had an actual Tucker on display for a time, would this have been possible. Were there protypes sent out to the dealers? Thanks for any information.
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Columbus, Indiana
by RickyBerkey » Thu Jan 19, 2006 9:37 pm
Columbus, Indiana indeed! "Clessie" Cummins is almost as fascinating a character as Preston Tucker. He was a self-taught inventor/engineer who started out as a chauffuer for the richest family in town. He was tinkering with engines in the family's garage and ended up perfecting the diesel engine for transportation/trucking purposes. The Irwin family started Cummin Engine with Clessie Cummins as a partner but they ended up with all the money as Clessie sold out his interests in the 40's before the comany started making big profits. As the company grew, Clessie was never happy in his executive office and would usually be found down on the factory floor tinkering with one thing or another. He lived out the rest of his life in California, always with a worksop close by that he was in practically every day right up to his death. Among his later inventions was the "Jake Brake" which is in most trucks on the road today.
The architecture in Columbus was the result of J. Irwin Miller, a member of the Irwin family who led Cummins and Irwin banking through their most profitable years. His Cummins Foundation which he established paid the architects fees for schools and public buildings for many years and led to other very unique public/private partnerships.
The architecture in Columbus was the result of J. Irwin Miller, a member of the Irwin family who led Cummins and Irwin banking through their most profitable years. His Cummins Foundation which he established paid the architects fees for schools and public buildings for many years and led to other very unique public/private partnerships.
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