[lonespaceranger]

Hey... Skyman drives a Tucker. And while there is a Tony Trent story, sadly there is no Mask.

Link to the book: Big Shot 097

[paw broon]

OK, I give in, what is a "Tucker"

[crashryan]

The Tucker 48 (commonly referred to as the Tucker Torpedo) was a car created by Preston Tucker in 1948. The car promised innovative design, modern safety features, unusual styling , and a low price. Unfortunately Tucker wasn't able to deliver the last of those. Tucker built a factory and promoted the car vigorously. He managed to build 51 of them before going broke. There was a lot of pushback from the media and the government, claiming Tucker was a fraudster. Speculation continues that the Big 3 automakers collaborated to drive Tucker out of business, and both he and the car have gained mythic underdog status. Francis Ford Coppola (who owns a Tucker) made a movie about the man in the late 80s.

Here's a link to the Wikipedia article, obviously written by a Tucker partisan:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tucker_48