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Tucker takes WNEP-TV anchor for a spin

Friday, November 29, 2024

Pennsylvania College of Technology automotive restoration student Ty M. Tucker and the 1948 Tucker car recently restored by students are in the spotlight with WNEP-TV's "On the Pennsylvania Road."

Tucker, the great-great grandson of Preston Tucker, the legendary automotive figure responsible for the car, takes WNEP-TV anchor/reporter Jon Meyer for a spin in this segment, which aired on Wednesday. 

Also interviewed are fellow student Luke M. Stitt, of New Cumberland, president of the Penn College Classic Cruisers club, and Roy H. Klinger, collision repair instructor and co-department head.

The piece features clips from the 1988 motion picture “Tucker: The Man and His Dream.” 

For more on Ty Tucker's journey to Penn College, read this article.

In WNEP-TV's "On the Pennsylvania Road" segment, the 1948 Tucker travels down a Penn College street. On the left is College Avenue Labs, home to the collision repair and automotive restoration programs.