Taylor Design Studios

The automotive industry requires precise attention to detail in
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Whether it's technical illustrations at a high volume level or
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As envisioned by Tucker himself, the "Tucker Torpedo" (as the concept vehicle was known) represented quite a
departure from the standard fare offered by the Big Three automakers. Long, low, and substantially wider than other
large cars then available, with sleek lines reminiscent of a rocket, it had doors that slid up into the roof and six
chrome-plated exhaust pipes. Its unique safety features included headlights mounted in fenders that moved with the
front wheels to illuminate the road as the car made a turn, a windshield made of shatterproof glass, seat belts, disc
brakes, and a heavily padded dashboard to protect front-seat passengers in the event of a collision. In another unusual
twist, the driver's seat was positioned in the middle rather than on the left, with separate passenger seats on either side.

Engineering-wise, too, the Tucker was different. It boasted a gigantic, fuel-injected, six-cylinder engine mounted in the
rear that its creator claimed could hit a top speed of 130 mph, maintain a cruising speed of 100 mph, and deliver an
astonishing 35 mpg gas mileage. In addition, it sported a revolutionary power delivery system of "hydraulic torque
converters" that Tucker said would eliminate the need for a clutch, transmission, drive shaft, and differential.

The American public responded with unbridled enthusiasm to Tucker's "car of tomorrow" and buried him in an avalanche
of letters and inquiries. But first he had to secure some factory space in which to make his fantasy a reality. Under the
auspices of the War Assets Administration (WAA), the federal government leased him a former B-29 engine plant
outside Chicago, Illinois. Because the deal was contingent upon his ability to raise $15 million in capital by March 1,
1947, Tucker then set about lining up potential investors. However, he soon found out that in return for their financial
support they expected him to surrender control of his company, a notion he found intolerable.

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PRESTON THOMAS TUCKER
(1903-1956)
Creator of the "Tucker Torpedo"

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"TUCKER The Man
and His Dream"
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History tells us that would-be automobile mogul Preston Tucker was a silver-tongued con man, who misappropriated his
investors' money and played fast and loose with ethics and legalities in the pursuit of his dream. Filmmaker Francis Ford
Coppola isn't buying this: to hear Coppola tell it, Tucker was "Mr. Smith Goes to Detroit," a sincere visionary who tried
and failed to buck the Big Three auto manufacturers. Moreover, he was a staunch defender of family values, as witness
his inseparable relationship with his loyal wife (Joan Allen) and adoring children. It was for his family's sake, rather than
any dreams of financial gain, that Tucker created the oddball three-headlight vehicle which he envisioned as the "car of
the future". Naturally, the corporate fat cats of 1947 can't abide competition from a rugged individualist; thus, with
several politicos in their pockets, they crush the Tucker and the man who built it. We'd have been more inclined to
believe the story had Coppola adopted a straightforward Capraesque approach and not utilized all sorts of complicated
camera trickery. Somehow, by presenting Tucker in so showoffy a directorial manner, the character comes off more as a
sleight-of-hand artist than a bastion of sincerity. Even so, Jeff Bridges does a nice job as Tucker, as does Martin
Landau as Tucker's incongruous business partner. Jeff's dad, Lloyd Bridges, appears in an uncredited role as a
"bought" senator. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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