1948 Tucker - a photo on Flickriver

1948 Tucker

            From the Henry Ford Museum website:
"The Tucker '48 automobile, brainchild of Preston Thomas Tucker and designed by renowned stylist Alex Tremulis, represents one of the last attempts by an independent car maker to break into the high-volume car business. Ultimately, the big three would continue to dominate for the next forty years. Preston Tucker was one of the most recognized figures of the late 1940s, as controversial and enigmatic as his namesake automobile. His car was hailed as "the first completely new car in fifty years. " Indeed, the advertising promised that it was "the car you have been waiting for." Yet many less complimentary critics saw the car as a fraud and a pipe dream. The Tucker's many innovations were and continue to be surrounded by controversy. Failing before it had a chance to succeed, it died amid bad press and financial scandal after only fifty-one units were assembled. "
   

Taken in: United States / Michigan / Dearborn (show map)

Taken on: August 3, 2013

Tags:

vintage

automobile

Classic Car

Tucker

The Henry Ford Museum

vintage car

monochrome

black and white

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Sets appears in: • black and white, sepia toned • Vehicles and Transportation more » • Lake Superior and Michigan « less

Groups appears in: • The Galaxy & Stars 1 (P1/C5 - No AI Images • B&W Viva la Vida! (P1-A5)

Camera: Sony SLT-A65V, f/5.6, 1/15 sec, 20mm (=30mm), ISO 1600 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Sony SLT-A65V
Lens:	DT 18-135mm F3.5-5.6 SAM
Aperture:	f/5.6
Exposure Time:	0.067 sec (1/15)
Focal Length:	20mm (35mm equivalent: 30mm)
ISO:	1600
Exposure Bias:	+0.3 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Manual
Light Source:	Daylight
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CC 2014 (Windows)
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