Official Tucker Corporation CHICAGO Tucker 48 T-Shirt by Preston Tucker LLC For Sale

Check out this 50/50 cotton/poly blend t-shirt inspired by the delivery and maintenance vehicles used by the Tucker Corporation! The shirt features a 2D side view of the Tucker 48 with \"Tucker Corporation\" text on the top and \"Chicago\" on the bottom. The original Tucker factory was located at 7401 S. Cicero Ave. in Chicago, Illinois. This shirt is available in black or sport maroon with off-white printing in sizes S-XXXL (2X and 3X have a small surcharge).The Tucker \'48 was the brainchild of Preston Tucker and introduced features that were far beyond the typicalspecificationsof anautomobilebuilt in the late 1940\'s. The Tucker had a 6 cylinderhorizontallyopposedengine placed in the rear.Thisengineproduced 166 hp and 372 ft/lbs of torque; good for a 0-60 time ofaround10 seconds and a top speed of well over 100 mph. The Tucker was not just aboutperformance- safety features were a major part of the design and included a pop-out safety glass windshield,collapsiblesteering column, padded dashboard, front crash compartment, and many other features neverbeforeseen in anautomobile. The centerpiece of the design is the cyclops thirdheadlightthatturnedwith the wheels toassistthe driver in seeing around corners. The Tucker also had design ideas witheconomicsin mind. For instance, the front bench seatcushionwas the same as the rear seatcushion; the idea being that the front wore out faster so you could just swap them to extend thelifeof theupholstery. Had Tucker fullysucceededwithhiscar who knows where the automobilewouldbe today. Only 51 original Tuckers were ever produced andtheirvaluescontinueto skyrocket. Stay tuned for our other items!