he only managed build 51 vehicles before closing shop. Over time, they have become highly sought-after; In 2012, one sold for $2.65 million at auction. 1946-tucker-torpedo-prototype-replica-002 ...

often called the Tucker Torpedo, is one of the most intriguing vehicles ever designed in the US. It's also among the rarest, with only 51 units produced (including the prototype) before the ...

The story of the Tucker 48, also known as the Tucker Torpedo, has both. This oddball car, which never became a ...

Today, the Tucker on display at the Henry Ford Museum is number 16 of 51 built (including a single ... The very Tucker Torpedo that sits in the Henry Ford today had been acquired by the Evening ...

As a result, Tucker completed only 51 cars (including the prototype), a number that makes the 48 "Torpedo" one of the rarest American classics out there. Despite the extremely short production run ...

I've had the chance to ride in many neat automobiles, but I literally jumped at the chance to take a spin in this pristine 1948 Tucker 'Torpedo' this afternoon. Sadly, like the Tucker's history ...

the Tucker 48. Named after both its creator and its model year, the Torpedo was... a hot mess. Only 51 models were made before the company was forced to file for bankruptcy. The media wasn't ...

Just 51 Tucker 48s (50 production cars plus the "Tin Goose" prototype) were ever built. The end. Thing is, despite the dramatic back story, the Tucker 48 — also known as the Tucker Torpedo ...

THE TUCKER, 48, BETTER KNOWN AS THE TUCKER TORPEDO. LOOK AT THAT BEAUTY. HUGE, 75 YEARS OLD, EIGHT OF THE 51 TUCKER’S MADE IN 1948 WILL BE AT THE MUSEUM. THE CAR MADE BY PRESTON TUCKER WAS A ...

Tucker claimed the engine was capable of accelerating the Torpedo to 60 mph in 10 seconds and up to a 120-mph top speed. Total engine weight was just 320 pounds. While only 51 original cars were ...

But for the Torpedo, the concept car that inspired the iconic Tucker 48 and still inspires automakers, they had nothing but a few 60-year-old sketches—and a 1/4-scale plaster model unearthed in ...