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Please click on the picture to see a larger view. PRESTON TUCKER STANDING NEXT TO A TUCKER 48 AUTO OUTSIDE THE TUCKER FACTORY. THE TUCKER 48 WAS A REVOLUTIONARY AUTO DECADES AHEAD OF IT’S TIME. IT WAS CONSIDERED THE SAFEST AUTO IN THE WORLD, WITH DISK BRAKE, POPOUT WINDSHIELD ( IN CASE OF A WRECK ), PADDED DASH & PADDED DOOR PANELS, INDIVIDUAL WHEEL SUSPENSION, PERIMETER FRAME & INTEGRAL ROLL BAR, CENTRAL CYCLOPS EYE HEADLIGHT SYSTEM DESIGNED TO TURN WITH FRONT WHEELS TO ILLUMINATE AROUND CORNERS, LUGGAGE COMPARTMENT UNDER THE FRONT HOOD & THE ENGINE WAS IN THE REAR & LATER IT HAD A 5.5 LITRE HELICOPER ENGINE. 47 OF THE 51 BUILT ARE KNOWN TO EXIST. CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. This is an 8 1/2 x 11 picture that will fit perfectly in a document frame. 

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