Tucker models

Tucker was an American car company founded by the entrepreneur Preston Thomas Tucker (1903–1956) to build a new family saloon after the Second World War. By 1947 the Tucker Corporation had taken over the former Dodge Chicago aircraft engine plant on South Cicero Avenue in Chicago, although disputes delayed the move until September 1947.

Its only model was the Tucker 48. The plans included a rear-mounted engine, a windscreen designed to pop out in an accident and a central "cyclops" headlight; disc brakes and fuel injection were dropped during development. About 50 cars were completed, plus one prototype. In 1949 receivers took control of the company in March, and Tucker and six colleagues were indicted for mail fraud and conspiracy in June; the factory closed in October. On 22 January 1950 the jury found them not guilty on all counts, but by then the company was effectively finished. For more post-war American cars, see classic cars.