The 1948 Tucker Sedan was produced in Chicago, Illinois in 1948.
The car was the idea of Preston Tucker.
Tucker was an automotive engineer who had been involved in the design of Miller racing cars before World War Two.
The car was often nicknamed the Tucker Torpedo.
The Tucker featured some very advanced features such as disc brakes, fuel injection, a padded dashboard and independent four-wheel suspension.
The world premiere of the Tucker car was July 17, 1947.
Over 3,000 people turned up.
Tucker found himself in trouble after using his Accessories Program to raise funds by selling accessories before the car was in production.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the United States Attorney conducted investigations which led to an indictment of company executives.
All the charges were eventually dropped.
The negative publicity eventually lead to the closure of the company.
A total of 51 Tuckers were built.
Only 47 survive.
The company folded on March 3, 1949.
In 1988, the Tucker story was documented in the 1988 movie, Tucker: The Man and His Dream.
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