Vintage Style Tucker Corporation Script Iron-On Patch Preston Tucker Car For Sale

Vintage style cream / black patch featuring the original \"Tucker Script\" used by the Tucker Corporation back in 1948. The patch measures 4.75 x 2 inches and the reverse features a heat activiated adhesive for easy application to your favorite piece of clothing or other media type. No additional shipping charges for the purchase of multiple patches!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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