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== Specific vehicles == [[File:Stahls Automotive Collection December 2021 143 (1948 Tucker Sedan)a.jpg|thumb|Tucker 48 at [[Stahls Automotive Collection]]]] The first Tucker produced was a prototype sedan, known as the "Tin Goose". 58 frames and bodies were built at the factory. From these parts, 36 sedans were finished before the factory was closed. After the factory closed, but before liquidation of his assets, Tucker retained a core of employees who assembled an additional 14 sedans, for a total of 50. A 51st car was partially completed. A few of the remaining frames and bodies were built into complete cars specifically #1052 and #1057 (the 1949 prototype with design changes), but the fate of the others is unknown. In the early 1950s, [[Fort Lauderdale, Florida|Ft. Lauderdale, Florida]], fairgrounds owner Nick Jenin purchased over ten Tuckers, the original Tucker testbed chassis, numerous Tucker parts, photos and documents.<ref name=ash>{{cite news |last= Ash |first= Agnes |title= The Car Arrived Before Its Time <!--|access-date=February 10, 2012--> |newspaper= The Miami News |date= May 8, 1960}}</ref> He developed a traveling display called "The Fabulous Tuckers". He hauled the cars and memorabilia around the country for nearly 10 years displaying them at fairgrounds and car shows. His display highlighted the questionable policies and SEC fraud investigation which brought Tucker down.<ref name=ash /> When the cars appear at auction, which is rare, they command prices attained by only a few marquee cars. In August 2010, Tucker #1045 sold for $1.127 million,<ref>{{cite web|title=Lot 246 1948 Tucker 48 4Dr Sedan|url=http://www.rmauctions.com/AuctionResults.cfm?SaleCode=MO10&SortBy=HB&View=Normal&Category=All&Currency=USD#|publisher=RM Auctions|access-date=February 10, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229164229/http://www.rmauctions.com/AuctionResults.cfm?SaleCode=MO10&SortBy=HB&View=Normal&Category=All&Currency=USD|archive-date=February 29, 2012}}</ref> while Tucker #1043 went for $2.915 million at an auction in 2012.<ref>{{cite web |title= Barrett-Jackson Lot 5008: 1948 Tucker Torpedo |url= http://www.barrett-jackson.com/application/onlinesubmission/lotdetails.aspx?ln=5008&aid=443&pop=0 |publisher= Barrett-Jackson Auction Company |access-date= February 10, 2012}}</ref> {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ '''Complete Tucker 48s''' '''#0000–1050''' '''Completed at the Tucker Factory''' |- ! Chassis number ! Location !Status ! Owner ! Engine ! Transmission ! Front suspension version ! Original body color/paint code |- |rowspan="2"| 0000||[[Huntingdon, Pennsylvania]] |Intact||Swigart Antique Auto Museum||Tucker 589 cu in. Direct Drive (original) Franklin O-335 (after first showing) |Direct drive torque converters (original) Tucker Y-1 (after first showing) |Rubber Disc Type||Maroon/600 |- | colspan="7" |The prototype model. Tucker #0000 was the only complete Tucker with Rubber Disc prototype suspension, the 589 engine, and direct torque converter drive (with no reverse gear). After the first showing, it was converted to an O-335/Y-1 at the Tucker factory. |- |rowspan="2"|1001||[[Hershey, Pennsylvania]] |Intact||[[AACA Museum]]||Franklin O-335||Tucker Y-1||Rubber Torsion Tube 1||Maroon/600 |- | colspan="7" |Tucker #1001 was previously owned by David Cammack as part of the Tucker Collection in [[Alexandria, Virginia]]. Upon Cammack's death in 2013, his entire extensive Tucker collection was donated to the AACA Museum in Hershey, Pennsylvania. |- |rowspan="2"| 1002||[[Clayton, Ohio]] |Intact||Privately owned by Elaina Hill||Franklin O-335||Tucker Y-1||Rubber Torsion Tube 1||Waltz Blue/200 |- | colspan="7" |Tucker #1002 was the last Tucker produced with Rubber Torsion Tube 1 front suspension, which was plagued by severe toe-in when braking and was replaced with Rubber Sandwich from Tucker #1003 on. The rear fenders were also changed from #1003 on to allow rear wheel removal. |- |rowspan="2"| 1003||[[Campos do Jordão]], [[Brazil]] |Intact||Privately owned||Franklin O-335||Tucker Y-1||Rubber Sandwich||Maroon/600 |- | colspan="7" |Tucker #1003 was on display at the Academy of Art University Automobile Museum in San Francisco.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.academyart.edu/about-us/news-events/news/2014/november/academy-vintage-car-collection-showcased-at-sf-auto-show--nov--2|title=Academy Vintage Car Collection Showcased at SF Auto Show, Nov. 22–29 - Academy of Art University|website=www.academyart.edu|date=October 28, 2024 }}</ref> Sold at Gooding & Co's Pebble Beach Auction in 2014 for $2,035,000.<ref>{{cite web|title=Gooding's Pebble Beach 2014 Auction|url=http://www.goodingco.com/vehicle/1948-tucker-48-3/|website=Gooding and Company|access-date=December 1, 2014}}</ref> The car is currently on display at the CARDE Automotive Museum in Campos do Jordão, Brazil<ref>{{cite web|url=https://motor1.uol.com.br/features/740420/tucker-chega-brasil-destino-museu/|title=Exclusivo: mais um Tucker chega ao Brasil com destino ao museu Carde em SP (in portuguese) by Jason Vogel, November 9, 2024|access-date=December 24, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQsaEZ1ZhGk|title=Estreia do Tucker 1948 chassi #1003 no Museu CARDE em Campos do Jordão|website=YouTube|date=December 24, 2024 |access-date=December 24, 2024}}</ref> |- |rowspan="2"| 1004||[[Nagakute, Aichi|Nagakute]], [[Japan]] |Intact||[[Toyota Automobile Museum]]||Franklin O-335||Tucker Y-1||Rubber Sandwich||Grey(Silver)/500 |- | colspan="7" |Tucker #1004 was originally Grey(Silver)/500, but was painted Maroon/600 when it was restored in 1978. Was reportedly entered in two NASCAR races in 1950.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hemmings.com/hcc/stories/2012/03/01/hmn_feature1.html|title=Racing See Photo at the 2:20 time on the YouTube video EXACTLY titled: "Rapid Roy (The Stock Car Boy). Jim Croce. (1974)" The Car is Racing as #12, and may have ben run by "Dealer In Fine Used Cars" Chuck Beckman from Mt Oliver - Pittsburgh, Pa. Rarity|website=www.hemmings.com|access-date=2019-03-15}}</ref> |- | 1005||[[Tallahassee, Florida]] |Intact||[[Tallahassee Automobile Museum]]||Franklin O-335||Tucker Y-1||Rubber Sandwich||Waltz Blue/200 |- | 1006||Clayton, Ohio |Intact||Privately owned by Elaina Hill||Franklin O-335||Tucker Y-1||Rubber Sandwich||Green/300 |- |rowspan="2"| 1007||[[Tacoma, Washington]] |Intact||[[LeMay Family Collection Foundation|LeMay Family Collection]]||Franklin O-335||Tucker Y-1||Rubber Sandwich||Green/300 |- | colspan="7" |Tucker #1007 left the factory in the Green/300 with the Green/900 interior trim, one of eight to be produced in green. During the early 1960s, Tucker #1007 was painted a bright red-orange, then later painted black, then lastly painted its present deep metallic blue color in the early 1990s. It is currently on display in the LeMay Family Collection at the Marymount Event Center in Tacoma, Washington.<ref name="lemaymarymount.org"/> |- |rowspan="2"| 1008||[[Chicago, Illinois]] |Intact||Chicago Vintage Motor Carriage||Franklin O-335||Tucker Y-1||Rubber Sandwich||Beige/400 |- | colspan="7" |Tucker #1008 was originally Beige/400 but is now Maroon/600. It is currently located in the Richard Driehaus Collection at Chicago Vintage Motor Carriage. |- | 1009||California |Intact||[[Lucasfilm]]||Franklin O-335||Tucker Y-1||Rubber Sandwich||Grey(Silver)/500 |- |rowspan="2"| 1010||[[Scottsdale, Arizona]] |Intact||Privately owned||Franklin O-335||Tucker Y-1||Rubber Sandwich||Waltz Blue/200 |- | colspan="7" |After being stored in a barn near [[Tacoma, Washington]] for 50 years, Tucker #1010 was sent to auction in January 2011 via Gooding and Co. in Scottsdale, Arizona for a starting bid of $750,000. Reports and photos indicate the vehicle is in major need of restoration: the engine was reportedly seized, with rust damage throughout the vehicle and some minor exterior parts missing, including the original hubcaps. |- | 1011||[[Montana]] |Intact||Privately owned||Franklin O-335||Tucker Y-1||Rubber Sandwich||Beige/400 |- |rowspan="2"| 1012||[[LaPorte, Indiana]] |Intact||La Porte County Historical Society Museum||Franklin O-335||Tucker Y-1||Rubber Sandwich||Maroon/600 |- | colspan="7" |Tucker #1012 is on public display at the La Porte County Historical Society Museum as part of the Kesling Auto Collection. |- | 1013||[[Huntingdon, Pennsylvania]] |Intact||Swigart Antique Auto Museum||Franklin O-335||Tucker Y-1||Rubber Sandwich||Waltz Blue/200 |- |rowspan="2"| 1014||[[Rutherford, California]] |Intact||Privately owned by [[Francis Ford Coppola]]||Franklin O-335||Tucker Y-1||Rubber Sandwich||Waltz Blue/200 |- | colspan="7" |Tucker #1014 is on display at [[Inglenook (winery)|Inglenook]] Winery in Rutherford, California, located in Napa Valley. |- | 1015||[[St. Clair Shores, Michigan]] |Intact||Stahls Collection||Franklin O-335||Cord 810/812||Rubber Sandwich||Green/300 |- | 1016||[[Dearborn, Michigan]] |Intact||[[The Henry Ford]]||Franklin O-335||Tucker Y-1||Rubber Sandwich||Black/100 |- | 1017||[[Manhattan, Kansas]] |Intact||Midwest Dream Car Collection||Franklin O-335||Tucker Y-1||Rubber Sandwich||Green/300 |- |rowspan="2"| 1018||[[Grand Rapids, Michigan]] |Destroyed||Privately owned||Franklin O-335||Tucker Y-1||Rubber Sandwich||Beige/400 |- | colspan="7" |Tucker #1018 was damaged beyond repair in 1953 after broadsiding a tree in [[South Wales, New York]]. The remnants of the frame are located in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Some body panels are in [[Roscoe, Illinois]], with the owner of Tucker #1027. The engine and Y-1 transmission from #1018 are located at the AACA Museum in Hershey, Pennsylvania.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.oldcarsweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/1018-Accident.jpg |title=Archived copy |access-date=December 21, 2013 |archive-date=December 24, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224110707/http://www.oldcarsweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/1018-Accident.jpg }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.kustomrama.com/images/8/8a/Tucker-1018.jpg |title=Archived copy |access-date=December 21, 2013 |archive-date=December 24, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224113553/http://www.kustomrama.com/images/8/8a/Tucker-1018.jpg }}</ref> The front end sheet metal from #1018 was used to complete Tucker #1052 in 2015.<ref name="blog.hemmings.com">{{cite web|title=The Last Tucker Assembled from Original Parts|url=http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2015/07/28/the-last-tucker-assembled-from-original-parts-to-make-its-public-debut/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150730232113/http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2015/07/28/the-last-tucker-assembled-from-original-parts-to-make-its-public-debut/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=July 30, 2015|access-date=July 30, 2015}}</ref> |- |rowspan="2"| 1019||[[California]] |Intact||Privately owned||Franklin O-335||Tucker Y-1||Rubber Sandwich||Grey/500 |- | colspan="7" |Tucker #1019 was painted light blue by its owner in 1959, shortly after purchasing the car. It was repainted again a few years later in a metallic blue shade approximating Waltz Blue; this color remains on the car to this day. |- | 1020||[[Japan]] |Intact||Hani Corporation||Franklin O-335||Tucker Y-1||Rubber Sandwich||Maroon/600 |- | 1021||Arizona |Intact||[[Martin Auto Museum|Martin Auto Museum and Event Center]]||Franklin O-335||Tucker Y-1||Rubber Sandwich||Black/100 |- | rowspan=2|1022||[[Hershey, Pennsylvania]] |Intact||AACA Museum||Franklin O-335||Tucker Y-1||Rubber Sandwich||Grey(Silver)/500 |- | colspan="7" |Tucker #1022 was previously owned by David Cammack as part of the Tucker Collection in [[Alexandria, Virginia]]. Upon Cammack's death in 2013 his entire extensive Tucker collection was donated to the AACA museum in Hershey, Pennsylvania. |- |rowspan="2"| 1023||[[DeLand, Florida]] |Destroyed||Privately owned|| ||Tucker Y-1||Rubber Sandwich||Maroon/600 |- | colspan="7" |Tucker #1023 was destroyed by fire in 1978 while in storage in a DeLand, Florida warehouse, awaiting restoration. The warehouse burned to the ground. The car's remains were crushed in 1980 by its owner, a founder of the Tucker Automobile Club of America. |- | 1024||[[Lincoln, Nebraska]] |Intact||[[Museum of American Speed]]||Franklin O-335||Tucker Y-1||Rubber Sandwich||Waltz Blue/200 |- |rowspan="2"| 1025||[[Frankfort, Indiana]] |Intact||Goodwin Collection||Franklin O-335||Cord 810/812||Rubber Sandwich||Green/300 |- | colspan="7" |Tucker #1025 was the last Tucker produced with Rubber Sandwich front suspension, which was abandoned due to severe stiffness issues and replaced with Rubber Torsion Tube 2 from Tucker #1026 on. |- |rowspan="2"| 1026||[[Hershey, Pennsylvania]] |Intact||AACA Museum||Franklin O-335||Tuckermatic R-1-2||Rubber Torsion Tube 2||Maroon/600 |- | colspan="7" |Tucker #1026 is the only remaining complete Tucker with the Tuckermatic transmission. Car #1026 was previously owned by David Cammack as part of the Tucker Collection in Alexandria, Virginia. Upon Cammack's death in 2013 his entire extensive Tucker collection was donated to the AACA Museum in Hershey, Pennsylvania.<ref name="lemaymarymount.org"/> |- |rowspan="2"| 1027||Unknown |Destroyed||Unknown||Franklin O-335||Unknown||Rubber Torsion Tube 2||Waltz Blue/200 |- | colspan="7" |Tucker #1027 was rolled during testing at [[Indianapolis Motor Speedway]] by Tucker in 1948. The engine and transmission were removed at the factory, and the chassis was sold at the factory auction. The ACAA Museum used to own some body panels to wrecked Tucker #1018, other parts were either lost or used in restoration of other Tuckers. The car was sold by the owner of Historic Auto Attractions; its current location is unknown.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.kustomrama.com/images/d/d0/Tucker-1027.jpg |title=Archived copy |access-date=December 21, 2013 |archive-date=December 24, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224105557/http://www.kustomrama.com/images/d/d0/Tucker-1027.jpg }}</ref> |- |rowspan="2"| 1028||[[Arundel, Maine]] |Intact||Maine Classic Car Museum||Franklin O-335||Cord 810/812||Rubber Torsion Tube 2||Beige/400 |- | colspan="7" |Tucker #1028 was sold in an auction at the Tupelo (Mississippi) Automobile Museum on April 27, 2019, for $1.985 million<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/25593/lot/491/|title = Bonhams: 1948 Tucker 48Chassis no. 1028Engine no. 335-35}}</ref> to Tim Stentiford, owner of Maine Classic Car Museum. Tucker #1028 is the only Tucker on public display in [[New England]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.djournal.com/news/star-of-tupelo-automobile-museum-goes-for-m/article_367d6912-6c46-51c0-b5fa-7075ade286e9.html|title=Star of Tupelo Automobile Museum goes for $1.8M|date=April 27, 2019 }}</ref> |- |rowspan="2"| 1029||[[Aliso Viejo, California]] |Intact||Privately owned||Franklin O-335||Tucker Y-1||Rubber Torsion Tube 2||Grey(Silver)/500 |- | colspan="7" |Tucker #1029 was Preston Tucker's personal car that he drove for seven years until he sold it in 1955 to [[Winthrop Rockefeller]]. Until October 2017 it was located in the Lew Webb's Classic Car Museum in Aliso Viejo, California. In 2018, Tucker #1029 was auctioned by RM Sotheby's in Arizona for $1.8 million.<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211205/u6jzCdESDrc Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20150508074417/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6jzCdESDrc Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6jzCdESDrc| title = 1948 Tucker Torpedo | website=[[YouTube]]| date = October 2012 }}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/buying-maintenance/a14498169/buy-preston-tuckers-personal-tucker-48/|title=Buy Preston Tucker's Personal Tucker 48|date=December 26, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.carscoops.com/2017/12/preston-tuckers-personal-car-is-true/|title=Preston Tucker's Personal Car Is A True Piece Of Automotive History|date=2017-12-16|website=Carscoops|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/AZ18/Arizona/lots/r185-1948-tucker-48/566018|title=RM Sotheby's Auctions - 1948 Tucker 48, #1029}}</ref> |- |rowspan="2"| 1030||[[Los Angeles, California]] |Intact||[[Petersen Automotive Museum]]||Franklin O-335||Tucker Y-1||Rubber Torsion Tube 2||Black/100 |- | colspan="7" | Tucker #1030 is one of the vehicles used for testing at Indianapolis and a personal car of Preston Tucker. Acquired by the Petersen Museum in 1996. |- | 1031||Reno, Nevada |Intact||Breslow Collection||Franklin O-335||Tucker Y-1||Rubber Torsion Tube 2||Waltz Blue/200 |- | 1032||[[Reno, Nevada]] |Intact||[[National Automobile Museum]]||Franklin O-335||Cord 810/812||Rubber Torsion Tube 2||Grey(Silver)/500 |- | rowspan="2" | 1033||[[South Paris, Maine]] |Intact||Bahre Collection||Franklin O-335||Tucker Y-1||Rubber Torsion Tube 2||Maroon/600 |- | colspan="7" |Purportedly one of the most original Tuckers in existence, Tucker #1033 is kept in a private collection that is opened once per year in July to raise money for the town of South Paris and to benefit the Hannibal Hamlin Estate where it resides.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Annual Founder's Day & Classic Car Exhibit|url=http://www.hamlin.lib.me.us/founders_day.html|access-date=2021-01-25|website=www.hamlin.lib.me.us}}</ref> |- | 1034||[[Tucker, Georgia]] |Intact||Cofer Collection||Franklin O-335||Tucker Y-1||Rubber Torsion Tube 2||Waltz Blue/200 |- |rowspan="2"| 1035||[[Caçapava]], [[Brazil]] |Modified||[[:pt:Museu Paulista de Antiguidades Mecânicas#Destaques do Acervo|Museu Paulista de Antiguidades Mecânicas]]||346 Flathead V8. Car now has a Cadillac drivetrain, original engine was used in a racing boat||Unknown||Rubber Torsion Tube 2||Maroon/600 |- | colspan="7" |Tucker #1035 was exported to [[Brazil]] in 1949, where it was eventually kept in a private collection along with 50 other cars. In 1955 its owner swapped the original Tucker chassis and drivetrain for one originally belonging to a 1947 [[Cadillac Series 62]], with the original Tucker engine being swapped into a racing boat around that time. In order to accommodate these changes, several modifications were made to the exterior of the car including a few additional trim pieces above the front bumper, not present on the original model. At some point the car was painted light blue, but it was converted back to its original color some time later. The car was sold to a museum in 1963, but its owner was unaware of the car's rarity and used it as a donor to other Cadillac models in its collection. The car then spent over 50 years in storage until it was purchased by another museum, where it is currently on display in [[Caçapava]].<ref name="BRAZIL">[https://flatout.com.br/uma-manha-no-museu-historia-do-tucker-48-brasileiro/ FlatOut Brasil, ''Uma manhã no museu: a história do Tucker 48 brasileiro (In portuguese)'' by Leonardo Contesini, November 8, 2018], Retrieved February 23, 2022.</ref> On August 27, 2022, the city of Caçapava inaugurated a monument to celebrate its title of Brazil's capital of antique car collections. The monument consists of a 1:1 fiberglass replica of Tucker nº 1035 in its factory spec and color.<ref>[https://www.maxicar.com.br/2022/08/monumento-tucker-torpedo-e-inaugurado-em-cacapava/ Maxicar, ''Monumento Tucker Torpedo é inaugurado em Caçapava (In portuguese)'', August 30, 2022], Retrieved September 18, 2022</ref> |- |rowspan="2"| 1036||[[Nevada]] |Intact||Privately owned||Franklin O-335||Tucker Y-1||Rubber Torsion Tube 2||Maroon/600 |- | colspan="7" |Tucker #1036 was sold at [[RM Sotheby's]] Auction in [[Monterey, California|Monterey]] on August 15, 2014, for $1,567,500.<ref name="AUCTION4">[http://www.rmsothebys.com/lots/lot.cfm?lot_id=1067570 RM Sotheby's Auctions - 1948 Tucker 48, #1036], Retrieved March 24, 2017.</ref> |- |rowspan="2"| 1037|| [[Geyserville, California]] |Intact||Privately owned by Francis Ford Coppola||Franklin O-335||Tucker Y-1||Rubber Torsion Tube 2||Maroon/200 |- | colspan="7" |On public display in the wine tasting room at the Francis Ford Coppola Winery in Geyserville, California. |- |rowspan="2"| 1038||Unknown |Intact||Privately owned||Franklin O-335||Cord 810/812||Rubber Torsion Tube 2||Green/300 |- | colspan="7" |Tucker #1038 was owned by [[Bernard Glieberman]]. It was on display in [[Shreveport, Louisiana]], while Glieberman owned the [[Shreveport Pirates]]. In 1995, creditors moved to seize the car due to Glieberman's financial problems, and Glieberman's lawyer attempted to steal the car and hide it from authorities, only to run out of gas. Glieberman was eventually allowed to keep the car.<ref>{{cite web |last= Tobas |first= Daniel |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20010208225941/http://www.shreveport.net/sports/tucker.html |url= http://www.shreveport.net/sports/tucker.html |title= The Great Tucker Caper (Or: Glieberman Schlepped Here!) |access-date= June 29, 2011 |archive-date= February 8, 2001}}</ref> The car was sold at auction in August 2006 for $577,500 ($525,000 plus fees) and sold again in August 2008 for $1,017,500 ($925,000 plus fees). |- |rowspan="2"| 1039||[[Washington, DC]] |Intact||[[Smithsonian Institution]]||Franklin O-335||Tucker Y-1||Rubber Torsion Tube 2||Grey(Silver)/500 |- | colspan="7" |After years in Smithsonian storage, Tucker #1039 was placed on public display in the [[National Museum of American History]] in 2011. Tucker #1039 was acquired by the Smithsonian through the [[United States Marshals Service|U.S. Marshals Service]] which had previously seized the car in a 1992 narcotics arrest. Instead of selling the car, the U.S. Marshals Service decided to donate the car to the Smithsonian. Currently on display as of May 2022.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tucker automobile|url=http://americanhistory.si.edu/onthemove/collection/object_1182.html|work=America on the Move Collection|publisher=National Museum of American History|access-date=February 10, 2012}}</ref>{{Needs update|date=January 2021|reason=}} |- | rowspan="2" | 1040||[[Sylmar, California]] |Intact||[[Nethercutt Collection]]||Franklin O-335||Tucker Y-1||Rubber Torsion Tube 2||Beige/400 |- | colspan="7" |Tucker #1040 was owned by the Nethercutt Collection. It was auctioned by Sotheby's on January 18, 2019, going for $1.6 million. |- | rowspan="2" | 1041||California |Intact||Privately owned||Franklin O-335||Cord 810/812||Rubber Torsion Tube 2||Black/100 |- | colspan="7" |Tucker #1041 was sold at the Clars Auction on June 7, 2009 for $750,000 ($765,000 with fees). |- | rowspan="2" | 1042||[[Memphis, Tennessee]] |Destroyed||Privately owned ||Franklin O-335||Tuckermatic R-1-2||Rubber Torsion Tube 2||Maroon/600 |- | colspan="7" |Tucker #1042 was sold at the Tucker auction without an engine. Rumors exist that it was used in a "Bash a Tucker" fundraiser in the 1950s or may have been hauled off from its storage location by a disgruntled renter. Its location was unknown until 1960 when it was reportedly found abandoned and destroyed along the banks of the [[Mississippi River]] in Memphis. A Memphis policeman took possession of the remains, but they were later stolen from his property. Most of the Tuckermatic transmission was found and is currently located at the AACA Museum in Hershey, Pennsylvania. |- | rowspan="2" | 1043||Scottsdale, Arizona |Intact||Privately owned||Franklin O-335||Unknown||Rubber Torsion Tube 2||Waltz Blue/200 |- | colspan="7" |Tucker #1043 was sold at the [[Barrett-Jackson]] Auction in Scottsdale, Arizona, on January 21, 2012, for $2,915,000, presumably the highest sale of a Tucker 48 sedan to date.<ref name="BARRETT">[http://www.barrett-jackson.com/Events/Event/Details/1948-TUCKER-TORPEDO--115982 Barrett-Jackson, 1948 Tucker Torpedo, #1043], Retrieved March 24, 2017.</ref> |- | rowspan="2" | 1044||[[Roslyn, New York]] |Intact||Privately owned by Howard Kroplick||Franklin O-335||Cord 810/812||Rubber Torsion Tube 2||Green/300 |- | colspan="7" |Tucker #1044 was sold at RM Sotheby's Auction in Arizona on January 19, 2017, for $1,347,500 to Howard Kroplick.<ref name="AUCTION2">[http://www.rmsothebys.com/az17/arizona/lots/1948-tucker-48/1650652 RM Sotheby's Auctions - 1948 Tucker 48, #1044] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170325201636/http://www.rmsothebys.com/az17/arizona/lots/1948-tucker-48/1650652 |date=March 25, 2017 }}, Retrieved March 24, 2017.</ref> The car, which had been painted a Root Beer Brown, was restored to its original color in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.vanderbiltcupraces.com/blog/article/on_the_road_to_pebble_the_first_video_of_the_newly_painted_tucker_1044|title=Vanderbilt Cup Races - Blog - On the Road to Pebble: The First Video of the Newly Painted Tucker 1044|website=www.vanderbiltcupraces.com|access-date=2019-03-14}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2" | 1045||[[Melbourne, Australia]] |Intact||Privately owned||Franklin O-335||Tucker Y-1||Rubber Torsion Tube 2||Grey(Silver)/500 |- | colspan="7" |Tucker #1045 was sold at RM Auctions Sports & Classics of Monterey on August 13, 2010, for $1,127,500.<ref name="AUCTION3">[http://www.rmsothebys.com/mo10/sports--classics-of-monterey/lots/1948-tucker-48-4dr-sedan/500486 RM Sotheby's Auctions - 1948 Tucker 48, #1045] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170325201727/http://www.rmsothebys.com/mo10/sports--classics-of-monterey/lots/1948-tucker-48-4dr-sedan/500486 |date=March 25, 2017 }}, Retrieved March 24, 2017.</ref> |- | rowspan="2" | 1046||[[California]] |Intact||Privately owned||Franklin O-335 (original) / Oldsmobile Rocket 88 / Mercury 390CID||Cord||Rubber Torsion Tube 2 (original)/Removed for front engine conversion||Maroon/600 |- | colspan="7" |Tucker #1046 was converted to a front-engine [[Oldsmobile]] drivetrain in the 1950s by Nick Jenin for his daughter. In 1963 it was sold to a [[Mercury (automobile)|Mercury]] dealer in [[Oregon]] and converted to a 1964 [[Mercury Monterey]] chassis with [[Ford FE engine|390 CID]] front engine. Sold on [[eBay]] for $202,700 (8/20/07) and reportedly returned to original specifications, including a correct Tucker engine. In 2017 it was offered for sale for $2.1 million. |- | 1047||[[Hickory Corners, Michigan]] |Intact||[[Gilmore Car Museum]]||Franklin O-335||Cord 810/812||Rubber Torsion Tube 2||Waltz Blue/200 |- | rowspan="2" | 1048||[[Hartford, Wisconsin]] |Intact||Privately owned||Franklin O-335|| Borg-Warner 3-speed automatic (original) None (last known) |Rubber Torsion Tube 2||Green/300 |- | colspan="7" |Originally with a Borg-Warner 3 speed automatic, Tucker #1048 was sold at the factory auction without a transmission installed. A Tucker Y-1 may have been installed when the car was completed privately.{{Citation needed|date=January 2021}} |- | rowspan="2" | 1049||[[California]] |Intact||Privately owned||Franklin O-335||Tucker Y-1||Rubber Torsion Tube 2||Waltz Blue/200 |- | colspan="7" |Tucker #1049 was sold at RM Sotheby's Auction in [[Monaco]] on May 14, 2016, for €1,344,000 (approximately $1,519,850 USD).<ref name="AUCTION">[http://rmsothebys.com/mc16/monaco/lots/1948-tucker-48/1079055 RM Sotheby's Auctions - 1948 Tucker 48, #1049], Retrieved March 24, 2017.</ref><ref name="EXCHANGE">{{cite web|title=Euro (EUR) To United States Dollar (USD) Exchange Rate on 14 May 2016|url= http://eur.fxexchangerate.com/usd-2016_05_14-exchange-rates-history.html|website=eur.fxexchangerate.com|publisher=FxexchangeRate.com|date=May 14, 2016|access-date=March 24, 2017}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2" | 1050||Michigan |Intact||Privately Owned||Franklin O-335||Cord 810/812||Rubber Torsion Tube 2||Maroon/600 |- | colspan="7" | Tucker #1050 is the lowest mileage Tucker in existence, with 0.4 miles on the odometer. |- |} {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ '''Incomplete Tucker 48s''' '''#1051-1058''' '''Completed after leaving the factory or parted out''' |- ! Chassis Number ! Location !Status ! Owner ! Engine ! Transmission ! Front Suspension Version ! Original Body Color/Paint Code |- |rowspan="2"| 1051||[[Butler, New Jersey]] |Intact||Privately owned||Franklin O-335||Unknown||Unknown||Dark red |- | colspan="7" | Tucker #1051 was not completed at the Tucker factory, so it is not technically considered one of the original 51 cars. #1051 was purchased at the factory auction in an incomplete state, and was finished in the late 1980s using leftover Tucker parts and fiberglass replica doors. The chassis used to complete #1051 is actually from Tucker #1054.<ref name="blog.hemmings.com"/> |- |rowspan="2"| 1052||[[Aurora, Indiana]] |Intact||Privately owned by John Schuler||Franklin O-335||Tucker Y-1||Unknown||Dark red |- | colspan="7" | Tucker #1052 was not completed at the Tucker factory, so it is also not technically considered one of the original 51 cars. Tucker #1052 was a test chassis used at the factory for testing automatic transmission designs. The car consisted of only the chassis, driveline, suspension, dashboard, and seats. The car was completed in 2015 by Tucker enthusiast John Schuler using parts he collected over many years, along with front sheetmetal sourced from Tucker #1018. Reproduction floor pans, roof and rear doors were used.<ref name="blog.hemmings.com"/> |- | 1053||Unknown |Unknown||Unknown||Unknown||Unknown||Unknown||Unknown |- |rowspan="2"| 1054||Unknown |Unknown||Unknown||Unknown||Unknown||Unknown||Unknown |- | colspan="7" | The chassis of Tucker #1054 was used to complete Tucker #1051.<ref name="blog.hemmings.com"/> |- | 1055||Unknown |Unknown||Unknown||Unknown||Unknown||Unknown||Unknown |- | 1056||Unknown |Unknown||Unknown||Unknown||Unknown||Unknown||Unknown |- |rowspan="2"| 1057||[[Rowlett, Texas]] |Intact||Privately owned by Accelerate Auto Group||Franklin O-335||Cord 610/812||Unknown||Waltz Blue/200 |- | colspan="7" | Tucker #1057 was the prototype being worked on by Tucker designer Alex Tremulis for the 1949 model year and may be the only 1949 model still in existence. #1057 was one of eight incomplete body shells (believed to be #1051–1058) left on the assembly line at the time the Tucker plant was closed. Photos from the factory show #1057 was being built with a "wrap around rear window" as one of the 1949 year design changes. #1057 was eventually converted into a convertible, completed in 2010, and, as of 2021, is up for auction in Rowlett, Texas for a starting bid of $2,595,000.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-11-28|title=The Only One: 1948 Tucker Torpedo Convertible|url=https://bringatrailer.com/2018/11/28/the-only-one-1948-tucker-torpedo-convertible/|access-date=2021-01-25|website=The best vintage and classic cars for sale online {{!}} Bring a Trailer|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=1948 Tucker Convertible 1 of 1 Prototype Only 10 ORIGINAL MILES! {{!}} Rowlett Texas 75088|url=https://www.accelerateautogroup.com/1948-Tucker-Convertible-1-of-1-Prototype-Only-10-ORIGINAL-MILES!-Rowlett-Texas/6523717|access-date=2021-01-25|website=Accelerate Auto Group|language=en-US}}</ref> |- | 1058||Unknown |Unknown||Unknown||Unknown||Unknown||Unknown||Unknown |- |}
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