Was it an overlooked prototype or a masterfully built fake? In this VINwiki story, we explore the puzzling origins of the so-called Tucker Convertible—a car that officially never existed, yet somehow ...

Few classic cars are as controversial as the Tucker, which promised to revolutionize the industry back in the day. The company went belly up before it could begin volume production, meaning few ...

Tucker produced only 50 cars plus a prototype before the business collapsed in 1949. ... Photo: Preston Tucker's Speed Shop/YouTube. ... And it's great to see the old "Torpedo" make noise again.

Preston Thomas Tucker, born in 1903 in Capac, Michigan, began working in the Cadillac offices of General Motors at just 13 years old. As he entered his 20s, Tucker bounced around a few jobs until ...