As the story goes, Tucker wanted this car to reflect post-war optimism, and he didn't think it was a great idea to remind the American public of naval warfare, U-boats, and battleships.

(This was around two decades before the first airbag appeared on a production car, the Oldsmobile Toronado). Preston Tucker attempted to create a new engine design himself, building a 9.65-liter ...

It still has the original Franklin modified helicopter engine (6 cylinders ... The Indomitable Tin Goose: The True Story of Preston Tucker and His Car. Minneapolis: Motorbooks International Publishers ...