1948 Tucker "Torpedo"

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Caption: 1948 Tucker "Torpedo"
Description: 1948 photograph of the front grill of Preston Tucker's Tucker "Torpedo" in front of the Chicago plant that produced approximately 50 automobiles between 1947 and 1947 when Tucker was tried (and acquitted) of SEC violations, during which he lost the plant an the business folded. This car sports a 1948 Illinois license plate.
Year: 1948
Period: 1940s
Subject Terms: 1948; 1940s; Tucker; Tucker Torpedo
Photo Number: yhs00414
Image Filename: yhs00414

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Collection: Ypsilanti Historical Society Photo Archives
Image Size: 5727 x 4543
File Size: 609 KB
Record: yhs00414
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/y/yhsic1/x-yhs00414/yhs00414

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Full citation: "1948 Tucker "Torpedo"." In the digital collection Ypsilanti Historical Society Photo Archives. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/y/yhsic1/x-yhs00414/yhs00414. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 10, 2025.