When Tucker said he was going to build a car with cutting edge features, he pulled out all the stops. Many ideas he got came from spending time in the garages at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway ...

Tucker #1027 was heavily damaged during factory testing at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway: The car spun out and rolled after its engine stalled and a tire blew out. The wrecked car was retained ...

rear-engine car with the engine being a modified air-cooled helicopter motor from the war that generated 166 horsepower and weighed only 320 pounds. The Tucker had performance as well ...

With a partner who had been instrumental in the early success of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Tucker persuaded Henry Ford to sponsor a racing team with 10 advanced design cars to race in 1935.

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 ...

We start with a hypothetical car suggested by you, I draw it, and then try and think through the world it would be in. It's fun. The really important factor about the survival of the Tucker Motor ...

it was used for speed testing at Indianapolis Motor Speedway and also demonstrated the capability of Tucker vehicles in a promotional film. See All 85 Photos Before he died, Tucker sold the car to ...

To recap, Preston Tucker launched his eponymous car company just after World War II with a design that was radically different from anything offered by established automakers at the time.

A racing enthusiast, Tucker regularly attended the Indianapolis 500 race, where he became acquainted with race-car builder Harry Miller. They formed a partnership to develop a team of Ford Motor ...