What Car ? (today, Ally Pally)

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Just got back from the Classic Car Show at Alexandra Palace. Amongst the exhibits was this wonderful machine.

Half an entrance ticket to the show to whoever first correctly guesses what it is.



^^luggage under the bonnet.





^^ engine in the boot.

[Balmoral Green]

Tucker Torpedo, all too easy. Fantastic car, i've never seen one in the flesh. What a fabulous thing to behold. Air cooled flat six engine, originally to be a Lycoming helicopter engine IIRC.

And the film is a good one to rent, even though the conspiracy angle was done to death. I reckon it really was just a case of under capitalisation.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDuBRFXRxIg

Edited by Balmoral Green on Saturday 23 February 17:06

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Where do I send the ticket stubb

I'd never heard of it TBH.

[DrTre]

I remember Fast Lane (I think) doing an article about this car. Superb thing.
One USP was being able to fit 3 American football linebackers in uniform and pads in the back seat I think! And they used that in their marketing.

I think there's a film about its creation too...

Edited by DrTre on Monday 25th February 09:39

[SB - Nigel]

I'd have got this only because I've seen the film (a couple of times years ago)

One of the few cars I could recognise too

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Forgot to add:

335 cu inch Franklin [b]helicopter[/] engine developing 166 bhp @ 3200 rpm

Only 51 were made. I think the blurb said that this is the only one in Europe.

For me she stole the show.

[Jderh]

Lovely car. Saw the film a while back, mildly interesting it was too.

Useless trivia- in the film, the car that flips over was actually a shell put onto a Chevrolet Corvair (iirc).

I've never seen one in the flesh either.

[Gretchen]

Jderh said:

Lovely car. Saw the film a while back, mildly interesting it was too.

Useless trivia- in the film, the car that flips over was actually a shell put onto a Chevrolet Corvair (iirc).

I've never seen one in the flesh either.

Didn't they use a Studebaker?


There was a Moss Green Tucker Torpedo sold in 2006 for $577,500

Link with info and a dozen photos. The interior, with interchangeable front and rear seat, is beautiful.



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IMDB said:

The Tucker that was crashed in this film was a Studebaker fitted with a replica Tucker front end. This car is now in the Tallahasse Antique Car Museum in Tallahassee, Florida.

Edited by Gretchen on Monday 25th February 17:41