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I had a lengthy conversation with a Tucker Factory Sales Representative the other day and he told me they had recently acquired an exceptionally nice 1643. I had some questions that I asked, but haven't received the answers yet. I'll post that information when I get it.
For backcountry access, if you want to carry more than four people the 1643 is the "Holy Grail" of the Tucker lineup. They are hard to find, and almost always expensive when you're lucky enough to find one. I've been told the full cab XX43 models made up about 5% of Tucker's production, and when you consider Tucker makes only about 50-100 machines a year, and the rubber belted, front engine models like this were only made for about ten years, the total population that were built is pretty darn small. The odds of finding one in this condition?
Before I post the photos I'll say it really does look incredibly nice, almost "time capsule" condition. This is a 1978 model and back then they came with a tachometer and speedometer/odometer. To me there's a disconnect between the odometer and the hour meter. The hour meter shows 173 hours, and the odometer shows 2,069 miles. Both are remarkably low, but to go 2,069 miles in 173 hours you'd have to average almost exactly 12 MPH. Not realistic. I think maybe half that speed would be more accurate. My suspicion is the hour meter was replaced, and the actual hours are probably twice the 173 shown.
Inquiries should be directed to Tucker.
I had a lengthy conversation with a Tucker Factory Sales Representative the other day and he told me they had recently acquired an exceptionally nice 1643. I had some questions that I asked, but haven't received the answers yet. I'll post that information when I get it.
For backcountry access, if you want to carry more than four people the 1643 is the "Holy Grail" of the Tucker lineup. They are hard to find, and almost always expensive when you're lucky enough to find one. I've been told the full cab XX43 models made up about 5% of Tucker's production, and when you consider Tucker makes only about 50-100 machines a year, and the rubber belted, front engine models like this were only made for about ten years, the total population that were built is pretty darn small. The odds of finding one in this condition?
Before I post the photos I'll say it really does look incredibly nice, almost "time capsule" condition. This is a 1978 model and back then they came with a tachometer and speedometer/odometer. To me there's a disconnect between the odometer and the hour meter. The hour meter shows 173 hours, and the odometer shows 2,069 miles. Both are remarkably low, but to go 2,069 miles in 173 hours you'd have to average almost exactly 12 MPH. Not realistic. I think maybe half that speed would be more accurate. My suspicion is the hour meter was replaced, and the actual hours are probably twice the 173 shown.
Inquiries should be directed to Tucker.
