1948 Tucker

[Korndogg]

Anyone ever see one of these??

http://www.laubly.com/1948tucker.htm

[Irish]

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[Korndogg]

I would love to see one in person some day.

[DynoTom]

Tucker the movie is really good too....it really shows how much of a threat Tucker was to the Big 3 auto makers back then.....Rent the movie sometime I'm sure you will find it interesting....

[Korndogg]

I have heard things about these for a while now but I love how the middle headlight turned with the steering wheel and companies these days are trying to claim that its some new great invention.

[DynoTom]

Henry Ford Museum has one...it's the only one I have seen in person....



http://www.thehenryford.org/museum/automobile.aspx

[Korndogg]

those cars have to be worth a decent amount. Christ only 51 were made.

[DynoTom]

I have heard things about these for a while now but I love how the middle headlight turned with the steering wheel and companies these days are trying to claim that its some new great invention.


Tucker really wanted the fenders to turn with the front wheels but, he then figured they would act like rudders and cause ill handling in corners so they made it so the headlight just turned.....This was stated in the movie.....

[Korndogg]

Yeah I'm going to have to check that out.

[DynoTom]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL-AFSAIln0

[Gregor]

That was a cool movie to watch. And I have to agree with what was said on him being a threat to the big three. Wonder if they could do computer sim on the crash data.

[lordairgtar]

One of Clint's (C&S) friend's has a green one. They are a really bitchin car!
I know that green one, it was at World Of Wheels a couple of years ago. When I was a kid, a small body shop on Greenfield avenue off 25th street had a Tucker in the shop way in the back. I used to go stare at that car and ask all kinds of questions of the shop owner. It was covered in dust but it was also painted pink and white and was used as an advertising sign for a dairy. I went online on the Tucker forums and asked about it as well as relating the story from my youth. Those guys know where every one of those cars are and a list is on the site. That particular car is in Arizona now.
http://www.tuckerclub.org/bbs3/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=725

[05caddyext]

The auto museum in Hartford has one. Its awesome.

[Ricky Bobby]

it says it was bought by the guy who bought the futurliner that would be ron pratt would it not the guy from barrett who buys all the high end cars for his private collection that all these bad ass cars will never been seen again till sold :fire