The Tucker Torpedo is one of the great what-if stories of automotive history. ... However, due to a variety of problems, he only managed build 51 vehicles before closing shop. Over time, ...

Most, if not all, know the story of the 1948 Tucker sedan. Yes, there was a movie, and it's well worth watching. But even if you've never seen or heard of a the machine, one look at Preston Tucker ...

1948 Tucker Torpedo Sells For An Amazing $2.91 Million By Tom Joslin January 28, 2012 8:00 am EST The top seller of the high dollar automotive spectacle that is Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale was a ...

This Tucker 48, just the third in a total run of 51, has spent the better part of three years at Donaldson’s shop. ... Photos: Rare 1948 Tucker 48 “Torpedo” headed to auction.

Tucker Torpedo. Staff Writer. ... By March 1949, after only 51 cars had been completed, Tucker Corp. was forced into bankruptcy, and Preston Tucker himself was removed as head of the company.

Only 51 Tucker sedans were produced and 47 survive. One very important survivor will grace RM Sotheby's Arizona auction on January 18. ... The Tucker 48, first dubbed the Tucker Torpedo, ...

Sadly, like the Tucker's history, the ride was painfully short-lived.With only 51 cars ever manufactured and approximately 47 still in existence, a Tucker certainly isn't a common sight.; ...

Today, the Tucker on display at the Henry Ford Museum is number 16 of 51 built (including a single prototype, nicknamed the Tin Goose). It has not been restored or even operated since 1958 ...

This oddball car, which never became a mass-production vehicle and was doomed by mechanical and financial problems before it was even built, may not seem a likely candidate for changing the course of ...

Gooding & Co., an auction house that specializes in classic cars, said it will offer a 1948 Tucker Torpedo during its Amelia Island sale on March 9. The car is one of 51 Tuckers built and was ...

$2-Million Tucker 48 "Torpedo" Shows Up at Car Show, Flexes Helicopter Engine. Published: 16 Feb 2023, 15:18 UTC • By: ... And the fact that 46 of the 51 cars survived also helped.

In the late 1940s, automobile entrepreneur Preston Tucker developed what he envisioned as the car of the future. The 1948 Tucker Torpedo is a rare and fairly obscure automobile, as only 51 were ...