Oct 29, 2014 6:30 AM

Gallery: After 70 Years, a Forgotten Concept Car Is Finally Coming to Life

Rob Ida
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Tucker 6
The 1947 Tucker Torpedo was a concept that led to the Tucker 84, which was never produced beyond the original 50 examples.
Rob Ida
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Tucker 2
The original Tucker Torpedo only exists in drawings and a 1/4-scale model found in a barn.

Rob Ida
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Tucker 4
The Idas had the original model of the Tucker Torpedo 3-D scanned to give them a working model for construction.
Rob Ida
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tucker 3
Bob and Rob are planning to execute the Torpedo as closely as possible to the original vision of Preston Tucker and designer George Lawson.

Rob Ida
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Tucker 5
Preston Tucker's great-grandson and auto engineer Sean Tucker is helping design the signature Tucker steering column that will go in the Torpedo.
Rob Ida
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Tucker 7
The Idas hand-hammer metal over the CNC-milled wood body. No plans exist for the interior, so they will have to engineer it themselves.

Rob Ida
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Tucker 9
The Idas will 3-D print smaller parts as needed as they move towards designing the interior.
Rob Ida
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Tucker 1
Since the original Torpedo called for an air-cooled engine, the plan is to power the car with a late-90s Porsche motor.

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