1948 Tucker Torpedo

The original owner of the 1948 Tucker Torpedo in the top two photos was Preston Tucker and it is now owned by the Peterson Museum in Los Angeles, CA. Not really what I would call a bullet nose but I'm sure every bullet nose owner has had their car mistaken for a Tucker at one time or another. Some Studebaker owners tried to duplicate this look by adding a third headlight in place of the bullet on their cars.

According to the security guard, who was watching over this car at a charity car show in Beverly Hills, CA, it had been purchased for $750,000.00 by Mr. Peterson and the guard was keeping a close eye on it.

Photos by Bill Junge

The gold colored Tucker at the right is owned by Walter Ready of Lake Havasu City, AZ and is mounted on a Mercury chassis. It was a real Tucker, number 46 of 50, but now has the Mercury engine and drive train.

Photo by Bill Junge

Ida Automotive is now making a fiberglass replica of this unique car and it's being marketed as a Tucker 48. They will only be producing 50 of them, just like the original car, and the starting price is $150,000.00, which sounds like a good deal when compared to Mr. Peterson's car above. This car is powered by a modern Cadillac Northstar drive train and will take 6 months to complete after you order one with your 20% ($30,000.00) down payment.

Photo by Ida Automotive