as barrett jackson celebrates 50 years of the world's greatest collector car auction
2012 was a really pinnacle year we brought the salon into place now since 2005 everything had
been no reserve and we thoroughly believe in it but for those multi-multi-million dollar cars
ron pratt had a nucleus that he wanted to start selling some of his collection one of those was
spectacular tucker steve sure was craig and what an amazing car it was and coming out of
ron's collection uh was was a bonus ron had only the best and was known for that and for us to be
able to consign that car and put it out there for our salon uh uh audience was really a coo and the
car created so much excitement because there are so few of those cars craig as you know and and
getting one anywhere to sell is is amazing but to have one across the block at barry jackson really
created the buzz it did and ron had bought the car and had it restored to ron pratt quality it set a
world record that still stands today check it out how far it was ahead of its time these truly are
one of the greatest american cars ever built had a short life but left quite a mark cue the video
preston tucker's automobile company the tucker corporation of chicago built only 51 of its three
headlight rear engine torpedoes the word tucker represents innovation with a rear-mounted engine
independent suspension and revolutionary safety features including padded dashboard seat belts
front and rear the driver's seat in the middle of the car four wheel disc brakes and a pop-out
windshield one of those 51 american classics is being offered here for the first time in a decade
all right there it is beautifully restored get in sit down shut up and hold on
well alex was the designer and he deserves equally as much credit as
preston tucker for bringing this car to america it was way way ahead of its time
these cars were assembled in michigan in a plant that was initially built by chrysler to build
b-29 engines for uh world war ii after tucker's tenure there it was taken over by the tootsie roll
company and to this day they make dots gumdrops in the structure where these were once assembled
goodbye 2 million
now the crowd's getting behind it is that gentleman in the hat
looking at another seven-figure purchase top seller of the auction
what's happening
ladies and gentlemen what a rare opportunity again steve lucas who
made the movie tucker telling the tucker story starring jeff bridges
museum owns two of these cars he buys and there's one in a collection in my
hometown of atlanta georgia that i've ridden in it you can be the beneficiary opportunity
i am weak
if you like tuckers you can log on to the computer and the tucker club has an active website
led by natalie kochmar out of new jersey but uh every month
new articles about tuckers and uh they're keeping the mark alive
i don't have that long my throat's gone
thank you
ron pratt who owned it and consigned it and that gentleman there are going to be some heavily laden
transporters headed to wherever he keeps his cars well wasn't that spectacular two million
nine hundred and fifteen thousand dollars a record that still stands it's a testament to bear jacks
but also ron pratt giving us such a car restored to that kind of detail absolutely craig another
one of those spectacular moments in the 50-year history of barrett-jackson but one to your point
record stands still today an amazing car an amazing moment
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