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Galen55
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32b19611ffb136a7376ebf3d52bb0c02  vintage cars auto vintage


   
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(@100ford2003)
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and track your movements with that Cyclops headlight.



   
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(@bob-jackman)
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Love the picture.



   
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(@jack-dodds)
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A short career for these guys unfortunately.  What a great shame for driver safety that this car company didn't succeed.



   
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Al_Dorado
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Unfortunately, the Tucker was a victim of late-40's automotive industry "cancel culture" by the Big Three.  This is documented fairly well in the 1988 Paramount film, "Tucker: The Man and His Dream". 

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(@100ford2003)
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Might Preston Tucker, if allowed to manufacture his automobiles, been the Elon Musk of his days ?
I guess, unfortunately, we'll never know.



   
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