1947 Tucker ‘48 Ad: The Surprise Car of the Year
This 1947 newspaper ad was one of the earliest promotions for the Tucker '48. It highlights the earliest planned features of the automobile.
This Sunday, you can see Tucker 1044 at the Americana Concours d'Elegance in Manhasset. Members of the Tucker family are planning to attend. Stop by and say hello!
Enjoy,
Howard Kroplick
The ad highlighted a stylized artist's rendering of the Tucker'48.
Here's the Success Story of America's Newest most exciting Motor Car...the SURPRISE car of 1947.
The famous engineering team of Preston Tucker and the late Harry Miller
Features developed by Preston Tucker were stored away.
Organization of top motor executives
Challenged by the War...
When War Came....
Now Flowing Power
Single Disc Aluminum Brakes
Precision Balance
New Individual Wheel Suspension
Rear Engine Drive
Comments
The car drawings were done by designer Alex Tremulis. He did a few of them in February, 1947 that were used in advertising, business cards, press releases, etc. It was the first public images for the newly-renamed “Tucker ‘48” design. If you look closely, you can see they just reversed the image for the 50:50 balance inset (it never was right hand drive). Here’s another of his variations, also used in advertising:
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Howard Kroplick
Very cool! Thanks for the insight!
I remember as a kid seeing a funny looking car with a middle head light. I know there weren’t that many Tuckers produced, and I had to be around 7 or 8 years old at the time of that sighting. I was born back in 1947. I still own a Burgundy, 1966 Pontiac GTO.