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Preston Tucker dreamed of building a new and different type of car with safety as his top priority. He hired former Cord designer Alex Tremulis to help design the car. Power was provided by a rear-mounted Franklin flat-six helicopter engine converted to water cooling. This eliminated the driveshaft tunnel while providing a lower center of gravity to improve handling. Independent suspension was at all four wheels. The dash was padded and the windshield - mounted on sponge rubber - was designed to pop out on impact. The standard performance was zero-to-sixty mph in 10 seconds with a top speed of 120 mph.
The Tucker Corporation was officially founded on July 8th of 1946.
This Tucker is the original prototype used to promote the features and unique design of the new Tucker automobile. The car made its unveiling in Chicago on 6/19/1947. Known as the Tin Goose, it was the first automobile produced by the Tucker Corporation. It was an aerodynamic fastback sedan with body-on-frame construction and a perimeter-type chassis. The engine is an air-cooled, horizontally-opposed six-cylinder built by Air-cooled Motors, Inc. of Syracuse, NY. It had dual-barrel Stromberg downdraft carburetors and was mounted in the back and powered the rear wheels. Since the engine is mounted on its side, Tucker designed a new oil pan, water pump, and radiator for it.
The engine is mated to a modified Cord four-speed manual transaxle that was placed ahead of the engine and featured an electro-pneumatic pre-selector shift mechanism. An independent suspension was used for both the front and the rear. Braking was operated by four-wheel hydraulic disc brakes. Also at all corners were aluminum (magnesium) dish-type 13-inch diameter wheels and bias-ply tires.
The frame is located below the centerline of the wheels. It has a full 128-inch wheelbase. It has air intakes in the rear fenders and the exhaust fan is located in the rear bumper.
The four-door, six-window, fastback sedan has Avant-grade styling courtesy of Alex Tremulius. It was one of the most advanced vehicles of its time and fitted with many innovative features. It uses parts from many other vehicles and was put together by chief mechanics John Eddie Offutt and Harry Miller, both racing legends who had worked with Tucker at Indy.
This prototype nicknamed 'Tin Goose', currently owned by the Swigart Museum is painted a maroon color similar to its original color. It was restored in the 1980s and retains much of its original components. It was hand-built and used for promotional purposes across America.By Daniel Vaughan | Jun 2019
The Tucker Corporation was officially founded on July 8th of 1946.
This Tucker is the original prototype used to promote the features and unique design of the new Tucker automobile. The car made its unveiling in Chicago on 6/19/1947. Known as the Tin Goose, it was the first automobile produced by the Tucker Corporation. It was an aerodynamic fastback sedan with body-on-frame construction and a perimeter-type chassis. The engine is an air-cooled, horizontally-opposed six-cylinder built by Air-cooled Motors, Inc. of Syracuse, NY. It had dual-barrel Stromberg downdraft carburetors and was mounted in the back and powered the rear wheels. Since the engine is mounted on its side, Tucker designed a new oil pan, water pump, and radiator for it.
The engine is mated to a modified Cord four-speed manual transaxle that was placed ahead of the engine and featured an electro-pneumatic pre-selector shift mechanism. An independent suspension was used for both the front and the rear. Braking was operated by four-wheel hydraulic disc brakes. Also at all corners were aluminum (magnesium) dish-type 13-inch diameter wheels and bias-ply tires.
The frame is located below the centerline of the wheels. It has a full 128-inch wheelbase. It has air intakes in the rear fenders and the exhaust fan is located in the rear bumper.
The four-door, six-window, fastback sedan has Avant-grade styling courtesy of Alex Tremulius. It was one of the most advanced vehicles of its time and fitted with many innovative features. It uses parts from many other vehicles and was put together by chief mechanics John Eddie Offutt and Harry Miller, both racing legends who had worked with Tucker at Indy.
This prototype nicknamed 'Tin Goose', currently owned by the Swigart Museum is painted a maroon color similar to its original color. It was restored in the 1980s and retains much of its original components. It was hand-built and used for promotional purposes across America.By Daniel Vaughan | Jun 2019
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