Tucker #1035 Update

[Ohio AMX]

Those louvers give it a '68 Torino fastback vibe.

[Tucker Fan 48]

Sorry I didn't get these posted earlier. I've been swamped with questions about #1010 at the auction
and all the misinformation about it. I should get more photos soon !!!

I love the translation from Portuguese to English on the E-Mail I got. "Tucker #1035 has been exhumed today"

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[Tucker Fan 48]

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[Tucker Fan 48]

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[Tucker Fan 48]

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[Tucker Fan 48]

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This is probably the best picture of all after all these years of waiting !

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[Phantomrig]

these are great to see, its great to know that 1035 is finally getting a chance at life again.

[Tucker Fan 48]

A few days ago we finally got a look at what was under the the trunk lid and in the engine compartment of Tucker #1035. We've always known it was modified but it was unknown to what degree. Someone looted the data plate in the last couple years but the car looks fairly solid. You can see the original Maroon in a few places. Hard to say how far they will be able to restore it back to but with what we can see they should be able to get it in good enough shape to show in the Museum. The engine compartment and trunk can always be restored later if they can't find the funds to do everything now. At least it is safe now from furthur vandalism.

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[Tucker Fan 48]

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[Tucker Fan 48]

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[Preston]

Just a wash down would do wonders for it.... Will be a fun project to watch as it's brought back.
Now is/was the motor on display somewhere down there also?... Wasn't it removed and placed in
a boat or something?

[Tucker Fan 48]

The motor is currently displayed at another Museum in Brazil.

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[Preston]

Nice that it wasn't lost also... does the family still own the motor too?
To see them on display together would be grand reunion.

[Prototype]

Wow! It's rough, but not dead. I have brought back much worse. A few years ago I found and 1956 Chevy 210 with 22,000 original miles in a barn. This car was all original, but in very rough condition, to say the least. The floors, trunk and all the rockers below the beltline were all but non-existant. Perhaps the moisture of being stored in a working barn contributed to its demise. I wasn't sure what I was getting into when I started to tear into it. The more I took off the more that fell off onto the floor. This was before reproduction parts were available like they are now. Most of the rockers and trunk floor had to be hand fabricated. I wish I had the internet then, it would have made it much easier. But this is what I had to work with. 3 years of almost constant work and the car was finished and subsequently sold. I never fully recouped the investment of restoration, which was mostly my time and energy thankfully. I managed to get $23,000 from an original $900.00 investment! I think 1035 deserves such treatment. My point is anything can be resurrected if given the time, effort and of course some serious cash, which is what it will need considering the rarity and distant location of this fine piece of automotive history. Kudos to anyone who has the cajones to undertake such a formidable task. I just hope they know what they're doing, because things can go from bad to worse in a hurry if the wrong person picks up any tools without doing some research and careful planning! Just my two cents.