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Tucker Torpedo built at last

  • Rob Ida's wood buck for building the Tucker Torpedo concept, with a display of data scanned from models.
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    Tucker Torpedo Concept

    Rob Ida's wood buck for building the Tucker Torpedo concept, with a display of data scanned from models.
  • Rob Ida's New Jersey shop
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    Tucker Torpedo Concept

    Rob Ida's New Jersey shop
  • A magazine illustration of the Tucker Torpedo
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    Tucker Torpedo Concept

    A magazine illustration of the Tucker Torpedo
  • Original artwork for the Torpeo, the car Preston Tucker planned to follow his Tucker 48 sedan.
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    Tucker Torpedo Concept

    Original artwork for the Torpeo, the car Preston Tucker planned to follow his Tucker 48 sedan.
  • Preston Tucker and designer George Lawson made several drawings and a small scale model of the Torpedo concept.
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    Tucker Torpedo Concept

    Preston Tucker and designer George Lawson made several drawings and a small scale model of the Torpedo concept.
  • Rob Ida next to his wood buck for the Tucker Torpedo body
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    Tucker Torpedo Concept

    Rob Ida next to his wood buck for the Tucker Torpedo body
  • Rob Ida's New Jersey shop where he's building the Tucker Torpedo
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    Tucker Torpedo Concept

    Rob Ida's New Jersey shop where he's building the Tucker Torpedo
  • Sean Tucker next to the front of the Tucker Torpedo buck
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    Tucker Torpedo Concept

    Sean Tucker next to the front of the Tucker Torpedo buck
  • Rear of the Tucker Torpedo wood buck
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    Tucker Torpedo Concept

    Rear of the Tucker Torpedo wood buck
  • Tucker Torpedo wood buck.
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    Tucker Torpedo wood buck.
  • Fitting the aluminum hood of the Torpedo concept.
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    Tucker Torpedo Concept

    Fitting the aluminum hood of the Torpedo concept.
  • The Torpeo in progress.
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    Tucker Torpedo Concept

    The Torpeo in progress.
  • Another late drawing of the Torpedo concept, this time with a rear vertical fin.
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    Tucker Torpedo Concept

    Another late drawing of the Torpedo concept, this time with a rear vertical fin.
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    Tucker Torpedo Concept

Rob Ida's wood buck for building the Tucker Torpedo concept, with a display of data scanned from models.
Rob Ida's New Jersey shop
A magazine illustration of the Tucker Torpedo
Original artwork for the Torpeo, the car Preston Tucker planned to follow his Tucker 48 sedan.
Preston Tucker and designer George Lawson made several drawings and a small scale model of the Torpedo concept.
Rob Ida next to his wood buck for the Tucker Torpedo body
Rob Ida's New Jersey shop where he's building the Tucker Torpedo
Sean Tucker next to the front of the Tucker Torpedo buck
Rear of the Tucker Torpedo wood buck
Tucker Torpedo wood buck.
Fitting the aluminum hood of the Torpedo concept.
The Torpeo in progress.
Another late drawing of the Torpedo concept, this time with a rear vertical fin.