Tucker 1044 and Chrysler’s Chrysler Highlights from the Americana Manhasset Concours d’Elegance
Tucker 1044 and Chrysler's Chrysler participated in last Sunday's wonderful Americana Manhasset Concours d'Elegance. Tucker 1044 was honored with the Trendsetter Award.
Enjoy.
Howard Kroplick
Chrysler's Chrysler
Chrysler's Chrysler was invited as the 2014 Best in Show winner.
Tucker 1044
Crowds surrounded Tucker 1004 throughout the day.
Yes, that is Robinson Cano, the New York Mets second baseman!
Rita Castagna tries out the Tucker.
Left to right: Frank Castagna, Sean Tucker, Rita Castagna and Mike Tucker
Mike and Sean Tucker providing the history to several of the judges.
Mike and Sean Tucker once again had the honor of driving to the awards ceremony.
Tucker 1044 was honored with the Trendsetter Award
The beautiful Tiffany glass award
Best in Show went to the 1927 Mercedes Benz SSK Sport Cabriolet.
Comments
Pretty strange event when a 1927 SSK (and it IS quite clearly an SSK) is shown; the Mercedes (no Benz) S-modell came out in 1927 but the Mercedes=Benz SS only in early 1928 and the M-b SSK in mid 1928. Then, it took a while to build the body. Hmm. Stranger still, if one looks closely at the kuhlerhaube (the radiator shell), it’s got the two embossed Mercedes stars on either side of the crease from ‘27, NOT the current M-B centered wreath badge of ‘28 and on. Also, no such car appears in any of the endless S/SS/SSK/SSKL pix I’ve ever seen since I drove a ‘28 SS in 1956. Methinks we may have a creative fake here; I’m running it by the M-B Historical Collection. Sam, III
Here’s a true Castagna SS and my own ca. 1956 pic of a 1930 works SSK: note the centered badges. Sam, III