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This is not a joke, but there are only 47 of these amazing vintage Tucker cars left in the world, and guess what? They’re worth millions each. Now, let’s rewind over 100 years – car lovers have always been arguing over which whip is the top collectible. A bunch of them go crazy over the ’57 Chevy Bel Air and the ’64 and half Ford Mustang. But the real MVP? That’s gotta be the Tucker 48. It’s not just a part of your collection—it’s the whole deal. It’s like having a super-rare limited edition Jordan in your shoe collection.
So, what’s the deal with this Tucker thing?
Preston Tucker was all about cars since he was a kiddo. No formal training, no college degree, but the dude just knew how machines worked, especially cars. His dream? To design and mass-produce his own cars for the American market, using his own inventions or some really innovative stuff. After the war, he bagged $20 million ( equivalent to over $259 million today) and was all set to make his dream a reality.
Tucker and his squad made 51 cars completely by hand. Each car had a little something different – they were extremely unique and luxurious vehicles. It wasn’t like you could just swap a door from one car to another. Each Tucker car is known by its serial number. There’s the prototype called No. 1000, also known as the Tin Goose. Fifty Tuckers followed that, numbered 1001 to 1050. To spice things up, Nos. 1026 and 1042, known as Tuckermatics, had unique transmissions.
Now to the jaw-dropping part – the innovations. Tucker was all about safety. He put in a windshield that would pop out in case anything whack happened, to save the driver or passenger from getting cut. If you see a car with three headlights, that’s a Tucker. Also, he came up with a spongy rubber crash panel, kinda like the first ever padded dashboard – this trend’s still alive in cars today.
Although Tucker wanted his cars to have seat belts, the marketing dudes thought it would make the car look unsafe. So that idea didn’t pass. And the Tucker 48? It crushed all norms with a four-wheel, independent suspension which later became commonplace in many cars.
