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Automobile Enthusiasts

mahatmakanejeeves

(60,742 posts) Fri Dec 25, 2020, 10:24 AM Dec 2020

Sat Dec 22, 2018: Merry Christmas, 1947, (?) from the Tucker Corporation

Here's a second source for the image:

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/697565429775306739/

This Tucker Corporation Christmas greeting card is probably from December 1947 as it illustrates the basic design of the Tucker '48, but it has non-production trim.

Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/autohistorian/4385364429/

Find it at: Preston Tucker

Preston Thomas Tucker (September 21, 1903 – December 26, 1956) was an American automobile entrepreneur.

And we see that he died on the day after Christmas in 1956.

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Merry Christmas, 1947, (?) from the Tucker Corporation (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2020 OP

My dad spoke to us about Tucker more than once. murielm99 Dec 2020 #2

(14,620 posts)

1. Mr Tucker was a head of his time. The center headlight moved in conjunction with the wheels

Fri Dec 25, 2020, 10:45 AM

Dec 2020

Now auto mfg are doing the same thing tracking head lights with wheel position.
What goes around comes around, eh?
m

(31,414 posts)

2. My dad spoke to us about Tucker more than once.

Fri Dec 25, 2020, 12:10 PM

Dec 2020

He maintained that Tucker died of a broken heart. Tucker was ahead of his time, and was penalized for it.