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1948 Tucker 48 'Torpedo' 
Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin: 
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Vehicle used a lot by a main character or for a long time
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◊ 2014-09-05 15:52 |
This should be called 'Tucker 48'. I don't think the production car was ever officially called 'Torpedo'. |
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◊ 2014-09-05 16:16 |
Indeed it seems it was more a nickname |
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◊ 2014-09-26 06:42 |
As I understand it, Preston Tucker was originally going to call it the Torpedo, but decided not to so as not to stir up painful memories of ships sunk by U-boats during the war. |
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◊ 2014-12-20 10:30 |
I read about this vehicle. Tucker only made 51 of them from 1947 to 1948 as a result of a joint investigation conducted by the US Security Exchange Commission and the US Attorney Office into the company on the allegation that the company was misusing the funds allocated to the production of the vehicle. The investigation had lead to the demise of the Tucker Corporation on the 3rd March 1949 and Tucker and other executives indicted on fraud charges. The trial lasted from the 4th October 1949 to the 20th January 1950 and after 28 hours of deliberations, Tucker and the other executives were acquitted of all charges on the 22nd January 1950. After the company had shut down and the trial, Tucker; funded by investors from Brazil, had teamed up with a Ukrainian-born automaker; Alexis de Sakhnoffsky to develop a new sport car called the Carioca. During his trips to Brazil, Tucker was plagued with fatigue and upon his return to the US, he was diagnosed with lung cancer. Tucker died on the 26th December 1956 at the age of 53 of pneumonia as a result of his cancer. -- Last edit: 2017-06-10 14:10:38 |
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◊ 2017-08-05 20:51 |
![[Image: tucker1.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/3017/tucker1.jpg) ![[Image: tucker2.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/3017/tucker2.jpg) ![[Image: tucker3.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/3017/tucker3.jpg) ![[Image: tucker4.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/3017/tucker4.jpg) |
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◊ 2018-09-24 23:21 |
The Tucker used in the movie is actually a replica, built by Rob Ida Concepts. |
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