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Tucker's 1940s Car of Tomorrow
I
first learned about Tucker's vehicles in one of my high school classes, probably economics. I remember my teacher
praising Tucker's car (affordable, high quality, sensible, comfortable, safe). My father also praised Tucker.
Therefore,
I've always had admiration for Preston Tucker and now, with our own website about classic cars, I finally get a chance to
do something to keep Tucker alive in our memories.
Tuckermobile a Hit in 1947 Chicago
In the fall of 1947, half a million Chicagoans crowded the Chicago Arena with an eagerness and rapt attention rarely seen
in crowds of that era, writes Southeast Economist (9/11/1947)about Preston Tucker’s Car of Tomorrow.
The large crowds were repeated at the New York Museum of Science and Industry, at the World's Inventors Congress in Los
Angeles, at the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto, in St. Louis and wherever it has been shown to the public.
American Public Starts Demands Better Cars
The public (our parents) are beginning to ask embarrassing questions and the Big Three in Detroit don't like
it. After seeing Tucker's car, American families of the 1950s era saw Detroit's cars as unsafe, almost ugly, and
cheap looking but expensive to buy. Tucker's automobiles actually made sense and they were built for safety, speed,
and beauty but priced so Everyman could buy one.
source: Southeast Economist , Sept. 11, 1947, Chicago, IL
Where's the Beef? asks the publicWhy didn’t Ford, Chevy, and Chrysler develop this great car? Maybe
a better question would be, why aren’t these features in vehicles today?
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Comment from a visitor
I was in Oklahoma City when the Tucker was presented. I saw the demonstration
of the car being driven up and down the capitol house steps. I signed up to buy one but the dealer folded and I
was out of luck. A phenomenal auto to say the least. I often wish I had taken photos. Possibly the Oklahoma City newspapers
had pictures. -- anonymous visitor to Vintage Tins site
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