Profile Series: Tucker 1008- The Maroon Tucker at the Richard E. Driehaus Collection in Chicago
In the ninth of profiles on 51 Tuckers, the maroon Tucker located in the Richard H. Driehaus Collection at the Chicago Vintage Motor Carriage is featured.
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Howard Kroplick
Tucker 1008
Original Color: Beige/400
Current Color: Maroon
Ownership/History:
September 1949: Rudy Schroeder won Tucker 1008 in a VFW raffle in 1949. He kept it for a short time but had to sell it because his insurance company couldn’t insure the car.
Unknown dates: Tucker 1008 was sold to Willis Jones and latter to Les Schaeffer of Steelton , Pennsylvania. Schaffer would latter be an owner of Tucker 1044.
1981-1999: Sold to the Imperial Palace Collection of LasVegas, Nevada.
1999- Current: Sold to the Driehaus Collection
Current Owner: Richard H. Driehaus, Chicago, Illinois
Current Ownership Type: Private
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Website: Chicago Vintage Motor Carriage
Profile and Images: Tucker Automobile Club of America-Tucker 1008
Engine: Franklin 0-335, 6-cylinder horizontally opposed, 334 cubic inch, 166 HP
Transmission: Cord
Notes/Distinguishing Features:
- Only Tucker ever won in a raffle
-In 2011, Rudy Schroeder, the early owner, was reunited with Tucker 1008 by Stephen Murphy, curator of the Driehaus Collection. Rudy and his son Steve got to drive 1008 and even rode to Midway Airport with their luggage in the trunk.
Rudy Schroeder winning Tucker 1008 at a 1949 VFW raffle.
Rudy Schroeder reunited with Tucker 1008 in 2011.
At the 2016 Elegance at Hershey
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