1948 Tucker 48 Replica based on 1950 Studebaker

1948 Tucker 48 Replica in Car Crazy, Non-fiction TV, 2001-2015 Ep. 1.02

Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin:

Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

Author	Message
CougarTim ◊ 2012-07-16 03:05	Studebaker-based, from the Tucker movie - /vehicle_2682-Tucker-Torpedo-1948.html
skywatcher68 ◊ 2012-07-16 03:25
Commander 57 ◊ 2012-07-16 04:29	With what's left of the bullet nose, visible grille portion and with a divided windshield, we can conclude a 1950 model was used.
oddsox ◊ 2015-07-13 22:07	Here's the real deal, rolled at 100mph in a test run at Indy. Body damage, windshield and rear window popped out, as designed. -- Last edit: 2015-07-13 23:12:24
SN95 ◊ 2025-12-08 19:20	It was built from a 1951 Studebaker Commander and is currently on display at the Tallahassee (Florida) Automobile Museum along with Tucker #1005.
MMCMDR ◊ 2026-01-28 17:11	SN95 wrote It was built from a 1951 Studebaker Commander and is currently on display at the Tallahassee (Florida) Automobile Museum along with Tucker #1005. actually a 1950 Studebaker Champion. https://www.tuckerclub.org/tuckers/tucker-1027/
San ◊ 2026-03-17 19:57	Wikiepida wrote Three cars were used to film the crash scene, a "before" version, with a fiberglass body the car used to do the actual rollover was a Studebaker modified to look like a Tucker (this car is currently in a privately owned museum in Tallahassee, Florida) and an "after crash" version which was another fiberglass body fitted to a Ford LTD chassis