Documentation

Fiction	Fact
The engine in the Tucker Convertible was assigned to another car at the Tucker factory.	Benchmark Classics has a document that was put together by a Tucker historian which states that the motor that is installed in the Tucker Convertible was not assigned to a car at the factory.

The Tucker Convertible's rear fenders are from sedan #27.	#27 was rolled at Indy during testing and its rear fenders were severely damaged. It would be easier to make new rear fenders than it would be to repair #27's damaged fenders.

The Tucker Convertible's frame is an old Tucker test chassis that was not meant to be a convertible.	Click the following link to see the picture of the Tucker test chassis the critics claim has been used in the Tucker Convertible. Test Chassis The Tucker Convertible's frame is obliviously not the chassis in the picture.

The Tucker Convertible's frame was made out of a stock sedan frame after the factory closed.	For an explanation and verification of the frame's origin please read the affidavit found by clicking the following links: Frame Affidavit Page 1, Frame Affidavit Page 2

Fiction “Allan Reinert, the previous owner of the Tucker Convertible made the car up using car #27 as his platform. The blue overspray on the frame in this picture proves that the car he had in his garage which was made into #57 was originally #27 (because #27 was originally waltz blue).	Fact “The majority of #27 was scrapped a long time ago. That picture was taken in Allan Reinert’s garage. Here is that same picture labeled by Allan Reinert. Allan owned #43 (which was also waltz blue) at the time the picture was taken and that is the partially covered car in the picture.

No credible independent inspector in the classic car industry will validate the car as being an authentic Tucker Corporation concept.	Al Prueitt of Prueitt and Son's Restorations has authenticated the car as being an authentic Tucker Corporation concept. Please click on the following link to see more on this. Authentic

The Tucker Convertible was made up after the factory closed using the parts primarily from cars numbered 18,27,52 which were purchased by Wayne Lensing at an RM Auction.	Justin Cole, President of Benchmark Classics went in person To Roscoe, IL to see the collection of parts purchased by Wayne Lensing at an RM auction. Once there, Justin took numerous pictures along with a newspaper (to date the visit). The pictures were taken 5 months after Justin took delivery of the Tucker Convertible project and prove he does not have the collection of parts from 18,27,52, and 55. Please click the following link to see the pictures. NOT 18,27,52

Below is the official Tucker Convertible Press release.

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Scrapped	Scrapped 2	Al Prueitt
Tucker Chassis	Allan's Garage	Allan's Garage Labeled

Below are images and accompanying descriptions of some of the documentation that verify that the Tucker convertible is an authentic Tucker Corporation concept. To see the full size version of any image below please click on it.

Mel Koeppen was a Tucker Corporation accountant. Please see the images below for verification. This letter is important because Mel discusses the Tucker convertible and the fact that it needs to be completed. When it comes to documentation in the collector car hobby there are not many things that top a letter from a verified employee of the automobile's manufacturer who was in charge of writing checks for experimental projects.


These images prove beyond a shadow of doubt that Mel Koeppen was a Tucker Corporation accountant.

This affidavit speaks volumes about the authenticity of the Tucker Convertible. This is due to the fact that the individual who owned the shop that did all of the restoration work to the frame is still alive and so are former employees of his. This is important because it is not just one person who is stating that the above information is true, it is numerous people. The person who owned the shop is very credible and well respected. He collects cars, motorcycles, and planes. It would not be possible to get him to write and sign the affidavit above if what he said in it was not true for various reasons. Two of these reasons are: 1) He is not the kind of person who would just make something like what he stated up. 2) He would have too much to lose in the case that he perjured himself. The writer of the affidavit's name has been removed for confidentiality purposes. Potential buyers who have been verified capable of purchasing the vehicle will be allowed to see the original document.

This is the letter that accompanied the drawings discussed in the affidavit above. As you can see, the letter was written on General Motors letterhead and David Holls was the director of design at General Motors at the time that the letter was written and the drawings were drawn. Please compare the signature on the letter to the ones seen on the drawings below. Even though it is not possible to see who the envelope and letter are addressed to in the images it should be known that they are addressed to the author of the above affidavit.

This is the envelope that the Dave Holls letter pictured above and the drawings below were delivered in. Please note the postmarked date, GM logo, and the department that the envelope came from.

David Holls' front three quarter drawing. Please compare the signature to the one found on the signed letter above.

David Holls' rear three quarter drawing. Please compare the signature to the one found on the signed letter above.

This affidavit is important because it verifies the fact that the Tucker Corporation planned to build a convertible in two ways. The first way is that the man who wrote and signed the affidavit saw the convertible's original life size Tucker Corporation mechanical drawings. The second and more important way it verifies that the Tucker Corporation planned to build a convertible is that he saw the convertible project long before the individual we purchased it from owned it along with its drawings. The writer of this affidavit is much like the writer of the first affidavit. It would not be possible to get him to write and sign the affidavit above if what he said in it was not true for various reasons. The writer of the affidavit's name has been removed for confidentiality purposes. Potential buyers who have been verified capable of purchasing the vehicle will be allowed to see the original document.