Tucker '48 Torpedo

This is Yat Ming's 1:18 scale 1948 Tucker sedan. It was advertised as "The car of tomorrow - today!" Back then it had many safety features that were many years later incorporated into modern cars, such as disc brakes, pop-out laminated windscreen, padded dashboard, tubeless tyres, built-in rollover bar, side anti-intrusion bars, and independent suspension all round. Its (rear) engine was a modified 5.47-litre flat-six made for helicopters, and was good for 120mph. Tucker was able to build 51 cars and of those, 47 are still running today. It featured a fairly unconventional body style for 1948 including cut-in door tops and a seamless (no gutters) roof. The third (middle) headlamp was supposed to turn with the front wheels but on the finished production models it was fixed. It was nicknamed the "Tucker Torpedo" due to its unorthodox streamlined shape. A very nice diecast model for a reasonable price.

Oh my god. I almost forgot the poor old Torpedo existed. I havent seen a piccy of one in about 12 years. They were a weird old bus, but bloody ahead of its time too.

Thanks for joggin me memory. KOOL CAR!!!

Love it. I think the reason so many have survived is because of the publicity at the time and the car was so well known before it was even finished, talk about free advertising.
Now what mags do you reckon would suit this one

I rekon the first hover-car should be one of these... thats ridiculously awesome!

that's one very cool car, just think what the tucker car would be like today if they still built car's,