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Tucker Automobile
1948
"The car of the future"
In 1948, when it was built, the Tucker automobile did look like the car of the future. Its 166-horsepower, six-cylinder engine was mounted in the rear. It had a pop-out windshield, pop-up tail lights, and a center headlight that turned with the steering wheel. It had padded disc brakes, independent four-wheel suspension, and an area where the front passenger could crouch in the event of a collision. Despite engineer Preston Tucker's intentions of mass-producing "the car of the future," the Tucker never entered full production. A federal investigation into the company's management practices led to its collapse. Only 51 of these sedans were ever built--of which this one is the 39th.
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Top speed, 120 mph |
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Odometer reading, 11,721 miles |
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Preston Tucker (1903-1956) |
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