Driver Controls, 1948 Tucker Sedan in Henry Ford Museum, December 1964
THF135062 / Driver Controls, 1948 Tucker Sedan in Henry Ford Museum, December 1964
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Artifact Overview
The Tucker 48's driver controls were underdeveloped compared with the car's exciting exterior. The steering wheel, in fact, was secondhand. Ford Motor Company supplied Tucker with steering wheels from its Lincoln Zephyr line. That cooperative gesture seemingly undercut the argument that Detroit's Big Three -- or Ford, at least -- were out to destroy Tucker.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
22 December 1964
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1671.P.B.37732
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8.25 in
Width: 10 in
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