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   The Tucker 48, commonly but incorrectly referred to as the Tucker Torpedo, was an automobile conceived by Preston Tucker while in Ypsilanti, Michigan and briefly produced in Chicago, Illinois in 1948.

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2. www.smithsonianmag.com › history › the-tucker-wasThe Tucker Was the 1940s Car of the Future | History ...

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   The Tucker Was the 1940s Car of the Future. Visionary inventor . Preston Tucker risked everything when he saw his 1948 automobile as a vehicle for change. Abigail Tucker. December 2012. The...

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   What was Tucker's future car called?

   • Tucker's future-car became known as the "Tucker Torpedo" from the first Lawson sketch; however, not desiring to bring to mind the horrors of WWII, Tucker quickly changed the name to the "Tucker 48".

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   Was the Tucker a postwar car?

   • The Tucker never entered full production, but its design epitomized automotive trends that were new and significant in the immediate postwar years: avant-garde styling, innovative mechanical features, awakening interest in passenger safety, and efforts by small manufacturers to capture a larger share of the new-car market.

   Encyclopedia Smithsonian: Information about Tucker Automobiles

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   Is Tucker a good car?

   • Combined with the documentation and records of the company and the legal troubles, the percentage of surviving cars provides evidence of the interest in Tuckers that’s existed from nearly the beginning and today, Tucker is one of the very few makes in the collector car world to be almost universally liked and generally free from criticism.

   Intricacies of the Tucker story 75 years later - Old Cars Weekly

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   Is a Tuckermatic a special car?

   • Mark Lieberman, Tucker Automobile Club of America Senior Director, described No. 1026 as “a very special car indeed, one of two Tuckermatics produced.” Preston Tucker, he explained, believed the Tuckermatic transmission was key to his car’s future due to its simplicity of operation.

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4. www.si.edu › Encyclopedia_SI › nmahEncyclopedia Smithsonian: Information about Tucker Automobiles

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   Information about Tucker Automobiles. Preston Tucker, an automotive engineer who helped to design Miller racing cars before World War II, almost realized his ambition of producing a "completely new" passenger automobile after the war.

5. www.si.edu › exhibitions › tucker-automobile-39-1948:Tucker automobile #39, 1948 | Smithsonian Institution

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   December 12, 2015 – February 28, 2018. Preston Tucker (1903-1956), an automotive engineer who helped design Miller racing cars before World War II, almost realized his ambition of producing a "completely new" passenger automobile after the war.

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7. www.oldcarsweekly.com › features › intricacies-ofIntricacies of the Tucker story 75 years later - Old Cars Weekly

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   Jun 30, 2023 · Combined with the documentation and records of the company and the legal troubles, the percentage of surviving cars provides evidence of the interest in Tuckers that’s existed from nearly the beginning and today, Tucker is one of the very few makes in the collector car world to be almost universally liked and generally free from criticism.

8. www.slashgear.com › 1528407 › tucker-48-car-historyEverything Classic Car Fans Should Know About The Tucker 48

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   Mar 8, 2024 · Thanks to its V12 engine, the 10,750-pound vehicle was extraordinarily quick, with a top speed claimed to be up to 100 mph. Ultimately, the Army passed on the Tiger. Some officials claimed it was ...