The Tucker Automobile Pages
Yesterday we looked at a car that has achieved legendary status because it was produced when maybe it should not have been. Today we look at a car that achieved a legendary status because it was not produced, when may it should have been.
The car is called the Tucker, and in 1948 was advertised as the “Car of Tomorrow”. But only 51 were built (of which 47 survive), and it died a sad and untimely corporate death. This is the official website of the Tucker Automobile Club of America. Preston Tucker was a car-crazy kid who hung around auto speedways and grew up to create an automobile that was years ahead of its time. He was a man of pioneering spirit, ingenuity, and daring, who revolutionized Detroit in the 1940s with his stunning car of tomorrow. It was streamlined, futuristic, and fast – the car every American dreamed of owning, at a price most people could afford. Here you can learn about the car and the man, and the dream that almost became reality.
Enjoy your visit here today, and come back tomorrow for another interesting Family Site of the Day.