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Reproduction Tucker Corporation \"Tool Check\" 1948 Automobile Car Preston Tucker For Sale
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Reproduction Tucker Corporation \"Tool Check\" 1948 Automobile Car Preston Tucker:
$11.49
Inmanufacturing settings, \"tool checks\" wereoften issuedto employees to facilitatecentrally coordinated tool cribs. The tags were used to track which employees wereusing thestock of tools, gauges, and equipment required for day to day operation of the facility. The Tucker Corporation manufacturing plant used such asystem, and original tool tags are now extremely rare and highly collectible. Using an original tool check as a guide, Preston Tucker LLC has recreateda modern exampleof the famousTucker Corporation tool check in the form of a key chain. The recreation tool check features the same font and text locationas the original and is manufacturedfrom brass with black back filled text. Although the original tool checks only featured text on one side, the Preston Tucker LLC tool check features the pictured text on both sides. Original tool tag1606 is shownnext torecreated tool tag 1980 to illustratethe design authenticity of the recreation tag. Each purchase will include one recreationTucker Corporation 1980 tool tag; please note that original tool tag 1606 is shown for comparisonpurposes only and is not included in your purchase. Please also note that several variations of the numbers and letters on the tag were created so you may receive a different number than pictured.
The Tucker \'48 was the brainchild of Preston Tucker and introduced features that were far beyond the typicalspecificationsof anautomotivebuilt 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 andtheirvaluecontinuesto skyrocket. This item is being offered by Preston Tucker LLC, a company started by Sean & Mike Tucker who are Preston Tucker\'s Great Grand children; own a piece of history and help keep the legend of the Tuckeralive!
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