Hand-Made TUCKER REPLICA
“Preston Tucker was a true hot rodder; there’s no denying that fact,” cites world-class fabricator Rob Ida, while explaining the intricacies of his latest, no-holds-barred Tucker-branded tribute to the once maligned, now prominently praised marque. “There’s absolutely no rebuffing Tucker’s innovation and the fact that he was a true trailblazer—a visionary of the highest degree. That’s a short list of characteristics of what makes up a great hot-rodding mentality,” continues Rob.
Rob’s got a lot to say about the Tucker legacy, as he should—it’s woven into his family’s history. “My grandfather, Joe Ida, owned a Tucker franchise for about a week in Yonkers, New York, before it was finally shut down,” says Rob. It’s through that history between the Ida
