On the right is Hal’s Tucker Torpedo. Conceived by Preston Tucker and briefly produced in Chicago, Illinois in 1948, where Hal was living at the time. The original proposed price was said to be $1,000, but the actual selling price was closer to $4,000. Only 51 cars were made including their prototype before the company was forced to declare bankruptcy.
The 1988 movie Tucker: The Man and His Dreams is based on the saga surrounding the car’s production.