It has been fifteen years since I saw this film. I seem to remember that Tucker's cars were built with some anomoly -something like, they did not go in reverse or the tires popped off with the press of a button. Anyone know any of the particulars to the design of the Tucker?
shareSafety was a concern for Tucker, headlights that turned with the driver to shine the road with curves. Also he was one of the first to insist on seat belts, he also had a windshield that would pop off in an accident (before the invention of safety glass). Rear engine.
"Life is a state of mind"
The Tucker did not have seat belts...Tucker wanted them, but his Board of Directors voted him down on the matter....they thought the inclusion of seat belts would undermine consumer confidence in the cars. What the Tucker DID have was an instrument binnacle around the steering wheel, and a flat dashboard that didn't have a glovebox.. The area was hollowed out, and a passenger could conceiveably crouch down under the dashboard in what Tucker called a "Storm Cellar".
Dan
The prototype car that was used for press was not a completed Tucker and did not go in reverse.
sharePreston Tucker is partly to blame for the reverse gear controversy. He was known to have a feisty temper, and often said things without thinking. The press was skeptical of his new car, and jumped on the prototype's problem with it's reverse gear. When cornered by the press on the issue, he snapped, "A Tucker backs up for nobody!" That set him back in the public eye.
Dan