el tema esta en que Preston Tucker desde hacia muchos años segun dicen ya tenia todas esas ideas adelantadas en muchos años a su tiempo en lo que se refiere a soluciones tecnicas,siendo un genio le pusieron las cosas dificiles para que no llevara a cabo su sueño y saco el torpedo en 1948,por eso digo que no se puede contabilizar desde 1948 que aun asi hubiera sido igualmente asombroso, si no desde mucho antes,como dice un proverbio oriental el clavo que sobresale se lleva mas golpes.giova.
VW payed Tatra compensation for design ideas it used in the Beetle from Tatra, if Tucker survived they probably would have had to as well....
I didnt say the Tucker was aircooled , the Tatra was. Its probably what made Tucker look at the aircraft engine he finally installed after all the problems he had with his own engine design.Tucker also claimed to have the lowest drag coefficient in the world but the Tatra was actually lower.
@bibbler227 it was a modernised version of a Czechoslovakian 1936 Tatra T87 right down to the 3 headlights and the Tatra had an air cooled rear engine.
It was not called the Torpedo. That was only during the early design and marketing phase. The correct name is the Tucker 48.
Cyclops headlight. All three of them don't turn, only the center turns. The outer ones are stationary. Look at the video, you can clearly see this.
The gas filler was under the rear intake grill on the first 25 cars. Later cars had the gas tank in the front so they had a filler door on the driver's side fender.
The engine. "I think they were going to design them themselves" Yes, they tried their own design called the 589. It had no camshaft, the valves were operated hydraulically. It was also mounted sideways and connected directly to the wheels with torque converters. This arrangement didn't work well and couldn't back up so given the time they had to look for something else.
"They went out and bought a bunch of helicopter engines. Franklin helicopter engines made by Howard Hughes"
Yes they were Franklin 335 helicopter engines, made by Air Cooled Motor Company. Howard Hughes was not affiliated with Air Cooled Motor Company. Howard Hughes did contact Preston Tucker and pointed him to the company but that is the extent of it. Preston Tucker liked the company so much that he purchased the company and it stayed in the Tucker family until the 60's.
Howard Hughes was not behind the Tucker in any way.
"Air cooled. Good Idea?" It is not an air cooled engine. Tucker's engineers modified the Franklin air cooled engine to water cooled. New cylinders and heads with water jackets. Take a look at the engine. That's a radiator with a big old radiator cap on it. It is supposed to have antifreeze in it. Perhaps your Tucker overheats because it is running low of antifreeze.
“Restored as an original, which is very rare today" What?? Most of them are restored as original or very close to original.
"The color, Evening Gown Blue?? The color was called Waltz Blue named after the color of his wife's favorite dress.
Your car is not painted Waltz Blue. Waltz Blue was a light blue metallic. Yours is an unoriginal shade of blue. Your car left the factory painted Green
"51 made". Well, you got that right.
"Roughly half left" Wrong. All but three are still around.
@tonidmc That is incorrect. The original factory colors were: * 100 – Black * 200 – Waltz Blue * 300 – Green * 400 – Beige * 500 – Grey (Silver) * 600 – Maroon
any other color was applied after it left the factory.
"and maybe half of those original as opposed to replacing engines and suspensions" Not true. Two of the cars have had new frames and engines installed. One is in Brazil and the other one is being restored back to original configuration at this time. The rubber suspension "springs" were replaced on about 12 of the first 25 cars with steel springs later in their life by a gentleman named Bill Hamlin but the basic suspension is intact on these cars.
back when cars were unique unlike todays cars
Mopar4life1995 2 months ago
Air cooled... I see a radiator in there... I think that guy's brain is air cooled lol
ControlledExplosions 7 months ago 3
el tema esta en que Preston Tucker desde hacia muchos años segun dicen ya tenia todas esas ideas adelantadas en muchos años a su tiempo en lo que se refiere a soluciones tecnicas,siendo un genio le pusieron las cosas dificiles para que no llevara a cabo su sueño y saco el torpedo en 1948,por eso digo que no se puede contabilizar desde 1948 que aun asi hubiera sido igualmente asombroso, si no desde mucho antes,como dice un proverbio oriental el clavo que sobresale se lleva mas golpes.giova.
wwxasw 1 year ago
VW payed Tatra compensation for design ideas it used in the Beetle from Tatra, if Tucker survived they probably would have had to as well....
I didnt say the Tucker was aircooled , the Tatra was. Its probably what made Tucker look at the aircraft engine he finally installed after all the problems he had with his own engine design.Tucker also claimed to have the lowest drag coefficient in the world but the Tatra was actually lower.
Yutubetopteensingers 1 year ago
@bibbler227 it was a modernised version of a Czechoslovakian 1936 Tatra T87 right down to the 3 headlights and the Tatra had an air cooled rear engine.
Yutubetopteensingers 1 year ago
@Yutubetopteensingers No it wasn't. And the Tucker didn't have an air cooled engine.
bibbler227 1 year ago
It wasn't ahead of its time, Tucker borrowed most of the design from the Tatra T87.
KenMacMillan 1 year ago
@KenMacMillan but he made it better
EXTREME4YEARSTOCOME 1 year ago
@EXTREME4YEARSTOCOME He didn't even come close.
KenMacMillan 1 year ago
WHAT A BEAUTIFUL MACHINE
tonidmc 1 year ago
Thanks snaredude56 for all of the information and corrections. The LeMay Museum needs to hire you!
vintagevehicleshow 1 year ago
Ah, Where to Start.
It was not called the Torpedo. That was only during the early design and marketing phase. The correct name is the Tucker 48.
Cyclops headlight. All three of them don't turn, only the center turns. The outer ones are stationary. Look at the video, you can clearly see this.
The gas filler was under the rear intake grill on the first 25 cars. Later cars had the gas tank in the front so they had a filler door on the driver's side fender.
snaredude56 1 year ago
The engine. "I think they were going to design them themselves" Yes, they tried their own design called the 589. It had no camshaft, the valves were operated hydraulically. It was also mounted sideways and connected directly to the wheels with torque converters. This arrangement didn't work well and couldn't back up so given the time they had to look for something else.
snaredude56 1 year ago
"They went out and bought a bunch of helicopter engines. Franklin helicopter engines made by Howard Hughes"
Yes they were Franklin 335 helicopter engines, made by Air Cooled Motor Company. Howard Hughes was not affiliated with Air Cooled Motor Company. Howard Hughes did contact Preston Tucker and pointed him to the company but that is the extent of it. Preston Tucker liked the company so much that he purchased the company and it stayed in the Tucker family until the 60's.
snaredude56 1 year ago
@snaredude56 Air Cooled motors was taken over by the bankruptcy and run by the government until the mid 1970's
jcd351 1 month ago
Howard Hughes was not behind the Tucker in any way.
"Air cooled. Good Idea?" It is not an air cooled engine. Tucker's engineers modified the Franklin air cooled engine to water cooled. New cylinders and heads with water jackets. Take a look at the engine. That's a radiator with a big old radiator cap on it. It is supposed to have antifreeze in it. Perhaps your Tucker overheats because it is running low of antifreeze.
snaredude56 1 year ago 16
“Restored as an original, which is very rare today" What?? Most of them are restored as original or very close to original.
"The color, Evening Gown Blue?? The color was called Waltz Blue named after the color of his wife's favorite dress.
Your car is not painted Waltz Blue. Waltz Blue was a light blue metallic. Yours is an unoriginal shade of blue. Your car left the factory painted Green
"51 made". Well, you got that right.
"Roughly half left" Wrong. All but three are still around.
snaredude56 1 year ago 14
@snaredude56 they were i think 3 different blues to choose, the one that you say was the most vivid metallic blue.
tonidmc 1 year ago
@tonidmc That is incorrect. The original factory colors were: * 100 – Black * 200 – Waltz Blue * 300 – Green * 400 – Beige * 500 – Grey (Silver) * 600 – Maroon
any other color was applied after it left the factory.
snaredude56 1 year ago
@snaredude56 hey! thanks for the information, nice to know exactly the colors available for the Tucker
tonidmc 1 year ago
@snaredude56 You notice he also said that all three lights move.
charliejoe1993 7 months ago
"Maybe half of those drive" Wrong again. Most are still in running condition. Less than 10 are not road worthy at this time.
snaredude56 1 year ago
"and maybe half of those original as opposed to replacing engines and suspensions" Not true. Two of the cars have had new frames and engines installed. One is in Brazil and the other one is being restored back to original configuration at this time. The rubber suspension "springs" were replaced on about 12 of the first 25 cars with steel springs later in their life by a gentleman named Bill Hamlin but the basic suspension is intact on these cars.
snaredude56 1 year ago
Your might be one of the cars that had the rubber replaced by springs. If you have metal springs on your front suspension then it is not original.
snaredude56 1 year ago
I enjoyed it! First time that I see this car!
jobatribe 1 year ago