http://www.autoblog.com/2005/11/05/sweet-custom-tucker/
It gets worse. Since this article, they've made a custom glass hood for it that shows off the stereo system. What a shame. Why do this to a car they only made fifty-one of?

At the very least they could have done it to one of those NEW Tuckers they're making. Cause we have to remake everything. Originality through copying others hard work. Interesting concept that seems to work in the marketing world...

Hmmm. Interesting. When I saw it in the magazine at Walmart they claimed it was the real thing and not a replica.

Still to this day, the Tucker remains in my "Top-Five" of all-time favorite cars.  They actually used original cars for the most of the movie footage, including the factory assembly line scenes, but the movie magic people built a couple of front-engined stunt cars for the track scene to recreate the flip that proved Preston Tucker's car's windshield really would pop out in the event of an accident...That did actually happen.  One myth the movie put out:  It was Tucker, himself, who worried that if he put safety belts in the car, people might think it wasn't safe, not the penny-pinching board he was falling slave to.
Another one of my top-five picks....the 1957-1958 Plymouth Fury / Belvederes.  Blame Stephen King for that one.  I fell in love with the lines of those cars as a small kid.  The movie "Christine" wasn't as kind to the classics.  They destroyed a bunch of original and restored cars for its making.  Brings a tear to my eye still today.  I still remember going to the season opening games for the UTC mocs (at the old stadium).  My dad and I would eat at The Brass Register, walk past the Provident overflow parking, and to the ball game.  On more than one occasion, there was a '57 Fury sitting in the corner lot closest to the fountain square service station.  I knew what it was immediately.  Funny thing how you can retain certain details at a very young age, but three things stuck in my memory as a child about that car:  The long, gold spear side trim that ended in the most beautifully designed tailfins that Detroit ever put out (if I do say so myself) the big, wide grille with those angry looking headlights, and the push-button drive controls on the dash.  I had asked my dad about that one..."Daddy, what are those buttons for?"  ..."That's how you shift the transmission, son"...  "Cool.."  Got to see some images once of my step-dad playing with the family dog, clad in his winter coat...The backdrop of the image is the tailfin of my grandfather's '57 Plymouth Belvedere towering over his little head.  Shiny Black with a white trim spear...COOL.
And, in case any of you were wondering, the others in the top five were:  The Volkswagen-DUH! (pretty much any older one, before they started sticking a radiator in them), Just about anything that says Duesenberg on it (got that from my grandfather-mom's dad) and, I hate to say it, one category that holds a bunch of makes....Microcars.  Don't particularly want to take a long road trip in a BMW Isetta, but they're still cool as hell.
The General Lee from the Dukes of Hazard is a definite top-ten.
The Bandit's Trans-Am, The Munsters coach (and Grandpa's "Dragula"),  along with the '59 Cadillac Ambulance dubbed "ECTO 1" for the movie Ghostbusters are all up there.  Always thought the car from Knight Rider was a big weenis.
Back to the original subject, if you ever have the chance to see one in person, DO IT.  The Tucker is the size of a Ford Excursion and yet it is truly one of the most beautiful and advanced cars of their time.
If only I had half a million dollars laying around, I'd have to pick me one up...

Iheard one run once.  sounded kind of cool.  It's the only car I've known that had 6 tailpipes.  Overkill?  Perhaps.  But, it sure does look cool.  I have one particular book about the car that's full of details and rare photos regarding the prototype "Tin Goose" during the design/ build phase.  Here's one little tid-bit I found interesting.  I had noticed before that in the early press photos of Tucker with the Tin Goose,  the front bumper looked kind of dull.  In fact, in the early shots that were released, the deadline arrived too quickly for all of their affairs to be properly handled.  The front bumper, fresh off of numerous design revisions was actually painted wood.   Now that's some creative thinking.

Another one of my top-five picks....the 1957-1958 Plymouth Fury / Belvederes.  Blame Stephen King for that one.  I fell in love with the lines of those cars as a small kid.  The movie "Christine" wasn't as kind to the classics.  They destroyed a bunch of original and restored cars for its making.  Brings a tear to my eye still today.  I still remember going to the season opening games for the UTC mocs (at the old stadium).  My dad and I would eat at The Brass Register, walk past the Provident overflow parking, and to the ball game.  On more than one occasion, there was a '57 Fury sitting in the corner lot closest to the fountain square service station.  I knew what it was immediately.  Funny thing how you can retain certain details at a very young age, but three things stuck in my memory as a child about that car:  The long, gold spear side trim that ended in the most beautifully designed tailfins that Detroit ever put out (if I do say so myself) the big, wide grille with those angry looking headlights, and the push-button drive controls on the dash.  I had asked my dad about that one..."Daddy, what are those buttons for?"  ..."That's how you shift the transmission, son"...  "Cool.."  Got to see some images once of my step-dad playing with the family dog, clad in his winter coat...The backdrop of the image is the tailfin of my grandfather's '57 Plymouth Belvedere towering over his little head.  Shiny Black with a white trim spear...COOL.

I love Furies! I love old 50s cars anyway. But Christine holds a special place in my heart.

But if you wanna get technical, Christine wasn't a Fury. Yes, the book and film both say she is, and she's supposed to be, but a real 58 Plymouth Fury was hard to come by. Most of the cars seen in the film sport a different trim than a real Fury. They have an aluminum trim, not a gold. They're Belvederes! Furies only came in gold trim, and the car in the film is obviously a silvery metal during certain shots. Not only that, you COULD get a 58 Belvedere in red and white with matching interior while Furies only came in a whiteish yellow. Of course, the book explains this by saying LeBay ordered his Fury in a custom autumn red. The actual color of the car in the film is Camaro Red, in case you're curious. Also, according to the actor who played Arnie Cunningham, Keith Gordon, those push button transmissions were crap and most of the time filming any car scenes was halted because Christine didn't want to go into gear.

Nice. My friend's car did something simular. Reached under the seat looking for some CDs and discovered a moldy Krystal!

I like old forrest.He's alright lol

How about a farm fresh type-3 wagon full of chicken mites. Enough said.