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Tucker 48 to cross block at Mecum Kissimmee

KISSIMMEE, Fla. — The annual Mecum Kissimmee Auction, scheduled for Jan. 2-14, will feature a Tucker 48 up for bids. Tucker serial number 1021 is the 21st of only 51 examples ever built by Tucker.

The car is finished in its original color combination of black over a tan interior and carries its original air-cooled, horizontally opposed and rear-mounted 335-cid six-cylinder engine.

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