The man who had his Tucker Car seized by the US Marshals and sent to the Smithsonian Museum! 

We can't say one way or the other on that one. Thanks for watching!

I understand your position on this.​@prestontuckersspeedshop1948

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They're the same!

Only sometimes?

Freedom From Satan!

No, quickest way to get prosecuted is to launder money for criminals.

@@Flakjacket96 You clearly don't understand how banks work. Yet somehow they get to pay a fine while you or I get all our wealth and freedom stolen. Hmmmm, something seems a bit off there to me. Perhaps you like having a two tiered system where elites and corporations get away with whatever they want while you and I become more and more surveilled and controlled by them. Do you prefer fascism over democracy then?

...ask American Indians!

Ask Ukraine & US Congress = No problems for them @@Flakjacket96

Haven't heard that corruption does exist

Except when it applies to them. Then it's "If you can't convince us we're guilty, then we must be innocent"

The more you talk to them they start fitting your testimony to the crime and on the other hand if you invoke the 5th then you must be guilty.

Obviously he did something illegal. If his books were legit, he'd be able to prove it.

@funnyfarm5555 Totally. The only way you should ever talk to the cops or government agents is thru a lawyer. Period.

Just as our medical industry ruined Royal Rife. It's the European Infil-TRAITORS who have taken control of our courts & govt.

yup...I believe seatbelts, and disc brakes were two of the 'modern' features, if i remember right. (among others) that once they got Tucker shut down, they happily absorbed into their own products.

Companies r still doin the same shit today! Shutting down their competition by any means necessary! The big corporates dont like competition where the little guy is from the community and serves the community.

The movie with Jeff Bridges is a good watch. Can't recall the name of the movie offhand though.

@@tylerwilliams6022 / Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988)

9 scariest words in the world… I’m from the government and I’m here to help!

You forgot to credit President Reagan!

Don't launder money for criminals. God, stop protecting criminals, you are worse than the libs.

For some things yes, and other things no.

Unless it has to do with a woman's body, then you'll absolutely legislate all over it.

he was probably paid in the form of ' dropped ' charges. lol (don't know the story and just assuming)

I think he was paid. He said he stayed out of jail in so many words for laundering dirty money.

​@darrendavis4731 Yes, that was the "payment." However from what I was hearing, the feds only assumed that was what was going on. They hadn't proved it. The guy said they were 150% legal.

Everybody breaks the law. To many not to miss at least one..that's why we all tap the breaks when we see a cop in the median.. we pay people more than what the average person makes to tell us what to do and punish us if we dont.. the little ones are the reason it continues. its very easy to get a conviction and silenced.. as one. But we are in charge and we as people are the key to this planet and its inhabitants survival.we have to stop just riding along and take charge together. Put our differences aside.and speak as one.. we have no say in our future if we say nothing now.. take the time of one of these tiptoes to think about all the things that are happening 2 min..then decide to do aomething.. write a rep or senator. I don't know what plan of action should be .. not to support any president but more one big community our president will answer to the people just as the judge will..we have given to much power away..rant over

If you pause at 7:35 the newspaper article says they were involved with others in a methamphetamine making lab and the money from that went to buy and restoring cars!

I found 2 phantom corsairs by a barn in the 1000 Islands region back in the late 80s. early 90s, funny thing is there's only 1 know to exist , I thought at the time " What an ugly car " man was i dumb

@@ericschulze5641I sold a 65 Corvair Corsa Convertible GT Turbo in 1991 for $5,000. I paid $400 for it in 87. It had a blown up turbo and the guy couldn’t get the rocker arms set properly. He had the rockers on backwards, and I got the turbo rebuilt by a shop in Boston, Mass. That car was scary fast.

​@Tom-hz9oc you had a corvair, there's only 1 known corsair, other than the 2 I found behind an old abandoned barn they're worth millions this is a 1930s vintage car big gaudy boat , 1000 islands have been called the playground of the millionaires since the 1920s when 1 million would be today's equivalent of 20 million

Not that my "one that got away" compares but I was passing by a home that advertised a Jaguar for sale, (not sure of the model) I was tempted but kept driving. The next day it was front news. The woman that owned it was selling it for a DOLLAR! Man! And yes it was only a few years old and in perfect condition.

@@joemurray8902 I didn’t buy a cheap looking gun safe that a lady listed for a couple hundred dollars. I didn’t know that it was full of her dead husband’s guns.

Considering what they had was a meth manufacturing and distribution ring whose income was laundered through their business, I'm sure they were trying not to let the government know.

That’s what got them in trouble, money laundering

The shop was criminally laundering money.

Look at China. Any guess what direction we are headed?

china is going to leave us in the stone age, while we die strapped with medical debt boomer@@moparfan4388

As someone that's become more libertarian throughout the years, I do feel there's something important to keep in mind. Not all government is bad, nor is all government good. Recently I was explaining the difference between different types of capitalism, one came up called State Capitalism. It came down to the government would regulate the economy to keep large business from running amuck (much as they're doing now in America). It could even involve running specific services, transit, oil, fire protection, ect. It could just as easily become the problem however with the bureaucrats becoming as bad as the corporations they were meant to defend against. Not all controlling government is like the latter. I formerly thought so, becoming an anarchist for a while. It's detrimental to have government so large and powerful that it no longer represents the people beyond the minimal amount needed to gain continued support, such as the USA has now. It is however also detrimental to have too little (or nothing) as well. People tend to default to authoritarianism for one, which tends to lend to the idea that you can and should use force to get what you want. The way we're socially engineered here also comes into play. From an early age we're taught in America that if you respect people, you'll be respected in return. What it really means here is if you submit to authority, you MIGHT get treated like a human being. That translates into how we treat people from business or government positions. That kind of mentality is bred into generations here, not only are we ill equipped for anarchy we're ill equipped to look out for each other like this even with authority. You can make the government smaller, that doesn't fix the generational damage that leads to the abuse we inflict on each other sadly. In some ways, it's a lot worse without government interference.

@@moparfan4388Go with Trump and you'll get there quicker

@@startmeup775 Said the commie to the patriot.

You could do things with laquer that are just not possible with anything else. Layers of transparent color over white could look like it was inches deep.

its pretty crazy that people used to listen to cnn, knowing now that they sold out the american people to large multinational conglomerates. You're even praising dupont chemical, which is unthinkable to me, but i guess that's what people call the generation gap!

I've always said that about laqur paints it looked like glass on top of the paint and it held up fast longer than today's stuff

what troubles did they do? drug dealing?

@@blacktiger995 idk that's what I was trying to find out I'm betting they just made up some kinda conspiracy to comment about controlled substance charge of some kinda or there personal favorite for making an illegal seizure into a legal seizure and that's the Rico Law which should be abolished

I'm a retired soldier & I don't trust any form of government agencies or law enforcement!!

It is the law. They can take your house too. They once took everybody's gold too, and made it illegal to own gold. That is where the gold in Fort Knox came from. Yes that is correct, from 1933 to 1974 it was illegal to own gold, and you had to hand your gold over to the government. FDR and the Democrats wanted all the gold, so they simply took it.

@@chrisgullett4332 thank you for your reply 🇺🇸🙏🇺🇸.

The U.S.Marshall’s are known by law enforcement agencies as the, “government assassins.” And the, FBI as the government cover up agency for, “Government Crimes.” Hunter Biden and, Obama prove that. Bill Clintons, favorite agency, go ahead and ask, J. Epstein.

​@@chrisgullett4332naturally you forgot to mention the great depression but you guys were never good about facts or telling the whole story...

Wow, that's amazing! I'm sure he had some interesting stories to tell.

Was the Tucker movie accurate?

Wow, so cool. Thanks for sharing!

Why is it heartbreaking? The feds confiscated it and other assets he had because he bought it from money coming from drug trafficking. Sorry not sorry…

THE GOVERNMENT IS FULL OF CROOKS

Doesn’t it say somewhere in the constitution something about nothing seized without equal compensation

The irony of the government stealing a Tucker after the car company orginaly is beyond ironic

@@Thumper68 it does, but guess who decides what "equal compensation" is? Why do you think the Government simply declares "imminent domain" if you refuse to sell your land to them for their 1/5-value offer and simply TAKE it from you?

@@Gwydion_Wolf thought it was always decided as fair market value.

That's cool! They definitely drove the car a lot in the short time they had it.

Well you can tell they did! Really cool to go through Rich's old videos and see a Tucker actually driven. Thanks for watching!

Wow, we have never heard that one. Crazy!

I saw that episode where Lucky said that! 😄

Agreed, thanks for watching!

I think so too!

Some BS with the DEA

Its all the alphabet agencies, FBI, CIA, DEA, FDA, IRS,… the only one that I can think of that I haven’t heard of those crimes is the FAA, but somehow I doubt they are clean.

Doesn't matter who becomes POTUS, Congress has long since seen too it that most of the real power lies with them

They don't answer to God. They investigate themselves and determine that they do nothing wrong.

They don't even think they answer to God anymore. Hence why they spy on the religious.

Agreed, thanks for watching!

Yes, Rich is a true Tucker can and it comes through when he tells the story. And a genuine great guy. Someday we hope to come see Tucker 1035 in Brazil, it also has quite a unique story. Thanks for watching!

A car so safe the big 3 had it's production shut down, then they used his designs in their cars..

Thank you!

Best comment ever!!!

You know what's funny that's exactly why this is on my screen right now Because computers are stupid. Learn your paradoxes. We will win, John Conner.

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Taken during the Reagan administration, but good one. 👎

@@red_ford23 Oh geez. That must be why. I never look for classic cars, and I haven't heard about the Tucker in years.

Crazy to see it driven like a "regular" car. They were very good performers for their day! Thanks for watching!

Illegal taxation, right, so... don't drive on any roads or bridges that your taxes pays for.

He didn't just "launder money" as he falsly claims... he was a member of a ring that made and distributed vast quantities of meth. Look it up.

The white current house resident is the best money laundering president of all time .

​@@BornAgainCynic0086oh yeah, roads, bridges, hospitals, schools: all things that existed before the 16th Amendment (authorizing an income tax)

​@@vonbuzz9009Yes he is

Very cool story, thanks for sharing. We can't nail down which number with any of that info unfortunately, but we will keep an eye out for a mention of those locations in our future research. Thanks for watching!

Wow, what a cool story! They do perform exceptionally well for a car from the late 1940's. Thanks for watching.

That's called an Italian tuneup.

Crazy what is behind some of these cars. We are thankful to Rich for being willing to tell the tale!

@@prestontuckersspeedshop1948where was that video made? Was that his car behind him?

This was made at the 75th Anniversary Tucker celebration in Hershey, PA this past year. The car behind Rich is 1022

Credit where credit is due. We hope this did a small part to honor Sr.'s legacy. We truly thank your family for helping to carry on the Tucker legacy forever. -Mike T.

Yes, there is certainly more to that side of the story but it happened 35 years ago. Who chose to focus on the positive aspects surrounding how things ended up today. Regardless of how it got there Rich's work landed 1039 at the Smithsonian for everyone to enjoy.

​@@prestontuckersspeedshop1948 except you say it was stolen by the feds....this was a fuck around and find out be a criminal lose your shit that's how it goes.

Incorrect. It says "seized by the US Marshals" which is exactly what happened. Several folks chose to turn that into the car being stolen by their comments which was not the case. We can't control that unfortunately. Thanks again for watching.

I get the impression that many of the commenters simply reacted to the title and didn't watch the video. At 4:50, he clearly mentions money laundering in the shop. That's why the cars would have been seized.

Yes, we think so too. A lot of the comments got crazy political which is unfortunate. We were hoping to focus on the car and our friendship with Rich today. We've all made mistakes in our past but he's a great guy and true Tucker fan! Thanks again for watching.

Thanks for watching!

It’s probably better off at the museum, that way others can see it.

If you don't know the EV1 story it is worth researching.

@@DavidPlantzOh I do. It’s a sad one. Saw a red one at the Petersen museum, and one back when GM was promoting their future innovations at Future World in EPCOT. Now THAT was pretty sad. They removed the EV1 and displayed the new trendy “hybrid” that was extremely popular in the mid 00s. The darn thing got 17mpg!!! They replaced an electric car with a 17mpg “hybrid” truck!!! I think what makes the EV1 story so sad is the fact that just like with the Tucker, the owners wanted to keep the cars, but being leases, they were required to return them.

Correct, that was Bev who actually saw the car a few months before Rich did!

Thanks for watching!

Mr. Gene Clark's car! We got to spend quite a bit of time with it over the past year with our good friend Mark Lieberman at Nostalgic Motoring. Great car, thanks for watching!

How’s that boot feel?

And I am quite certain you believe everything your government tells you.... if their lips are moving....... Like to see DJTs new admin' review this case..... heard a similar story about a Cord.... ended up at the Smithsonian also.... take a look sometime at the names involved with the Smithsonian...... not the nicest folk in the Country..... nor the most truthful.....

Yes, things ended up for the best and we believe Rich feels the same way all these years later. Thanks for watching!

Boot lick😊

So true. I could write a book on many people and what they think, while not knowing, and not wanting to know. Those types of people hate the truth, and will fight to keep from knowing.

It’s not that they aren’t car enthusiasts, it’s that they simply can’t see potential in anything. Had my mom seen this car in the museum like I had, she would’ve thought it was beautiful, probably worth 6 figures, without ever seeing the movie, without ever reading the placard on the display. Had she seen the before pictures though, and only seen what it looked like before, yeah, she would’ve said that was too much. Even $2k would’ve been too much for a “hunk of junk.”

@@budc6246Richard Rawlings would’ve bought that car for $9k, sold it to his friend Dennis as is for $40k, then he would either sell it back to Richard, or to this shop for $15k at a loss. Probably why the feds investigated the shop in the first place. I have a high suspicion that Richard, Dennis, and much of the high roller car kings are in the hobby for money laundering purposes.

​@@budc6246Rawlings is primarily a t-shirt and entertainment business.

This happens to us almost every day! Thank you for watching.

Very cool story, those were some rare parts! All cars are accounted for. The end of the story for number 1042 was the car being scrapped in Memphis, TN but we have not heard that first hand or seen any pictures. So, there is a super small chance that car could be out there. But we highly doubt it. Thanks for watching!

This comment brought back memories. I learned to drive a standard on an International Scout in 81 while pregnant. That old rattle trap had me pulling over and kicking the tire! It was probably at least 10 yrs. old when bought it and was a green color.

Did you not watch the video? He admitted to laundering money.

Matt this guy was in the meth business.

We think he was joking, but he was pushing it pretty hard! Thanks for watching.

Don't commit crimes and you won't lose your stuff. Simple.

😂 Or don't sell meth.

@@Flakjacket96 That's not the way "civil forfeiture" statute works. They can confiscate your property on suspicion it was used in a crime, even if they don't suspect you committed the crime. They can confiscate a wad of cash you're traveling with without even charging, much less convicting you (or anybody else), of a crime (it's been done, more than once) on the theory that traveling with large amounts of cash is associated with crime. That's how it actually works, regardless of what you've been told. The statute is a clear violation of the "due process" and compensation of the "takings" clauses of the Constitution.

@@Flakjacket96 Sorry about the repeat postings in your feed. I kept posting and it kept not showing. then they all showed up at once. I deleted the extra.

Wow, no way! We'd love to see a picture of that mural. Info@tuckercorporation.com

After they seized it from the meth dealer they decided to donate it as it was historically significant.

Yes, the work on the car is fantastic. Rich, Ed, Greg, and team did a wonderful job on the car. Thanks for watching!

Quit the whiney snowflake shite. Still the best country in the world and you know it. Go move to Russia with Snowden.

Yes, unfortunate but we did get 50 cars and some great history. We are still talking about him 75 years later!

Doesn't sound like it, from his telling. If you fund your business with drug profits, you stand to lose your stuff. Lot's of good people made bad decisions back then.

@@87mini what ????

@@rayleehylton8427 You do know what money laundering is right?

The Tucker Preston story is unfortunately so representative of our government in action. Someday we citizens will discover just how corrupt this government is. It’s sad when you think of the sacrifices endured by Washington, Jefferson, the Adams, Hamilton, and those instrumental in making this nation become a reality.

Very cool, thanks for watching!

Thank you for watching. We don't believe so.

They never got the Tucker back either. That is a different Tucker behind him. His old Tucker is in the Smithsonian I believe. Rich and several others were convicted for distributing hundreds of pounds of meth across many states. The vehicles (and other assets) were seized as a result of these charges.

@@paulmorrow8372 Why are so many people blaming the government for stealing the Tucker of this meth distributor?

Crazy right! Rich has great taste!

That’s my dad’s white vega wagon. My dad did 100% of the body and paintwork of the Tucker Sedan number 39. It looks the way it dies today because of Greg McGlothlins’s hands. Rich and Ed paid my dad to do the work. They owned a beautiful car and that picture is in my mom and dad’s driveway.

@@daniellehayes236 That's awesome. I have a soft spot for the wagons. My mom's first car was a robin's egg blue '72 wagon with a four-speed.

Sweet. It’s got an Aluminum Oldsmobile V8 since 1980

Wow, your dad has great taste and did some great work on 1039, the wagon is super cool!

News paper clipping says DEA so could be both.

I know a guy who owned a shop for a while. Business got slow, it was hard to keep the lights on and the employees paid, so he stopped paying the taxes to keep his people fed. It eventually caught up with him in a big way and he had to close everything down and liquidate and declare bankruptcy and all that. Sometimes ya make bad choices when you're trying to do the right thing, I guess. He says he'd do it again the same way through, he cares more about people than whether he owes the IRS life-ruining amounts of money lmfao

Unless your super rich tax evasion is the ultimate sin if your super rich then it seems to be commended

@@tomricketts7821 Steal a little and they throw you in jail, Steal a lot and they make you king.. Dylan said that

We thought so too! Thanks for watching.

They were drug dealers, dude. He seems like a great guy now, and they were definitely car guys, but they got over their heads in the Hollywood drug scene.

@@87mini I was going to say the same exact thing. All these people angry the car was "stolen" don't seem to realize that the money which bought that car was paid for by the production and sale of large quantities of meth. That is certainly "ill gotten gains", and the government seizes those assets to discourage others from like enterprises. And yes, that guy seems to be a really nice guy, but he also does not acknowledge the pain and damage he is responsible for, by profited by selling this poison. He says they were just "money laundering", and they were really "good guys". Well part of being a "good guy" now would be owning up to the horrific nightmare they bestowed on society's most vulnerable. If that is done, we can choose to forgive them. But not before. I never used drugs, but I saw several examples, first hand, of the inhumane results of that industry. It wrecked my family and relationships, and killed several people I have known. So forgive me if I don't accept this "Kumbaya" aura displayed by so many here, and the defense of this unapologetic meth dealer. I not only don't sympathize, I don't think he should in any way enjoy any association with the car. He does not deserve that. In fact, he taints its history.

Very cool! There are several still floating around these day. Thanks for watching!

For sure, we are so glad Rich was willing to tell it. Thanks for watching!

It was a pre-selected vacuum / electric manual, very similar to the 1930's Cord 810 and 812. Some call it a semi-automatic. Thanks for watching!

Kind Both, you set the gear you wanted and accelerated till the transmission shifted to that point. - Ypsilanti Y-1 transmission Ypsilanti Machine and Tool Company, which was tapped to recondition the Cord units, began immediately redesigning the transmission for mass production for Tucker. This new design, which had few similar parts to the Cord transmission, still used the same basic indirect transmission design, but had all new gearing, shafts and electro-vacuum controls. Tucker and his engineers modified it, installing stronger gears and lengthening the case. The modified Cord transmission was named the Tucker Y-1 (Ypsilanti-1) and was installed in a few Tuckers. Both also used a Bendix designed electric vacuum shift mechanism with no mechanical linkage to the steering column shift lever. These EVS's had problems of their own with electrical connections and vacuum leaks that hindered shifting, so a new fully mechanical shift design would have been needed, had the Tucker made it into 19

Yep they have gone insane, represent no one but some insane agenda

Ther will be a reconing for governments that try to subdue thier citizens,,

Pure insantiy. Why do your EU overlords hate you?

He was a meth dealer.