Tucker Convertible to Auction

[GTO Man]

Looks like the Tucker convertible from Benchmark Classics will be going to auction in January. It will be auctioned by Russ and Steele in Scottsdale January 20-24.

Old Cars Weekly Article

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[GTO Man]

I doubt Shirley Tucker had much to do with day to day operations at the Tucker factory.

[circletrack]

While that may be true, if this is the one and only convertible EVER ~ the family would know about it.

[GTO Man]

Not necessarily, if he was doing it as a surprise.

[Amigo2k]

There was minor damage to the Tucker (if sold Benchmark will fix before handing it over to the new owner):

http://www.sportscardigest.com/russo-and-steele-resumes/

The car will be auctioned off on Sunday ….

[Anonymous]

I was watching the B/J auction last night, and saw Al Jardine’s 71 Plymouth Hemi Cuda go across the auction block. I remember thinking that the car didn’t bring near the money as it should have, including the autographed Fender Stratocaster that went with the car.

I wasn’t aware that there were questions about the background, authenticity or provenance of that car. What were the issues with this car?

Marshall

[GTO Man]

The Tucker will go across the block at about 8:30pm our time. Great list of cars being sold at Russo and Steele.

[GTO Man]

Link to live broadcast from Russo and Steele
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/r-n-a

[Anonymous]

Since Russo & Steele is a “all reserve” auction, does anyone know what the reserve might be on this car?

[circletrack]

I would guess well over a million?

[Amigo2k]

zero cars sold for a million this weekend at BJ so I it will be that much harder to hit a million at Russo

[circletrack]

Anyone know what the highest one was? I haven’t been able to watch that much of it, the cars don’t seem to be bringing in the big dollars this year.

[Amigo2k]

Well it got up to 1.4 million and then the bid went on and they said they had 2 bidders and the owner had not dropped the reserve so they would continue with them.

I hope they come to terms because that would be a nice amount of money to put back into the company…..

[img]https://mywebspace.wisc.edu/rendres/web/tucker.JPG[/img]

[GTO Man]

$1.4 million has been bid, but didn’t meet reserve. In negotiations to sell it.

[circletrack]

I would’ve taken that money and ran! Let’s hope they can make a deal and it doesn’t come back to haunt them.

[GTO Man]

Looks like the car was a no sale at 1.4m. Reserve was rumored to be 1.5m.

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