1948 Tucker 48 Torpedo # 21 in Black & Engine Sound on My Car Story with Lou Costabile

[@loucostabile]

Hi, If you like this video, please click on SUPER THANKS ❤ with the $ in the middle which is the SUPER THANKS button under the video. Thank you! Lou

[@wilsixone]

I'd love to get an actual pov driving impression from you Lou. This may not have been the best time for that here because it was a celebration and whatnot. Maybe better to go revisit them on another occasion so you can have them take it out and you ride in the back. I'm very curious about the noise level inside the vehicle with the windows closed whether it permeates inside the vehicle. It's a really cool vehicle in all though!

[@TheGunfighter45acp]

What a nice homecoming! The car is only half of the story here, but it is an honor to see it arrive to the museum and into Mr. Martin's care. Of all of the wonderful cars on display, this is truly a special one. Thanks, Lou!

[@loucostabile]

Hi TheGunfighter45acp, Happy to share this "special one" with you :-) You're welcome, Lou

[@JeffKing310]

Very cool - I’ve never seen a black Tucker before. What an iconic and historic car. Thanks Lou!

[@loucostabile]

Hi Jeff, I have one more for you :-) kzbin.info/www/bejne/gILdo4iim6yMfck

[@bruceh92]

This Tucker looks amazing in black, kudos to the owner for taking great care of this gem. Thank Lou, good work my friend.

[@loucostabile]

Happy to read you enjoy the looks of this car :-) You're welcome Bruce H.

[@LITTLE1994]

One of the meanest looking cars of its time.

[@loucostabile]

Hi LITTLE, Thank you for viewing and sharing your thoughts. Hope you see many more cars on this KZbin Channel you enjoy. Please subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this KZbin Channel, Lou

[@alanblanes2876]

I would say more stately and futuristic than mean.

[@johncaballero8013]

The Tucker Torpedo was indeed special. One of the most beautiful and advanced designs of its time. Incredible craftsmanship! I would be so proud beyond words to own a Tucker. Loved this video!

[@loucostabile]

Hi John, Happy to read "Loved this video!" :-)

[@unclerudy9797]

Great Looking Tucker ! Saw this one sell at Mecum ! Great piece of Automotive History ! Thanks for posting Lou !

[@loucostabile]

Hi Rudy, Happy to read you saw this one on Mecum. Now you know where it's at. You're welcome, Lou

[@joe6096]

What a great car Lou! You got this right after the Mecum auction last month, I was watching it on TV. This is truly a piece of American history. I see it has the accessory radio installed - Preston sold the radios to prospective dealers to finance production before the first car was built so there are actually more radios out there than actual Model 48s produced!

[@loucostabile]

Hi Joe, Happy to read you enjoy this great car :-) Lou

[@michaelgorman4229]

Tucker was ahead of time

[@loucostabile]

I agree.

[@czechmate6916]

Lou you out did yourself. This is probably the best video yet 👍👍

[@loucostabile]

Thank you Czech Mate!

[@Sshtb0x_cars]

I cant wait to go see this car.

[@loucostabile]

NICE!

[@dumpsterchicken6287]

That's a piece of history right there.

[@loucostabile]

I agree.

[@jeffreymartin6369]

A Tucker!! I’ve never seen one in person. Wow Lou what a treat for you to get to see one of these! Heartbreaking that they never got into production!

[@loucostabile]

Hi Jeffrey, Happy to share this one with you :-) Good news! If you type into KZbin search "My Car Story with Lou Tucker" there are 3 of them on the Channel.

[@johnkalberer2277]

Congratulations Lou!! Excellent work. Thank you for your time! JPK

[@loucostabile]

You're welcome JPK :-)

[@thomasdeveno5646]

What a fantastic vehicle. Thanks lou

[@loucostabile]

You're welcome Thomas.

[@boson2916]

Hi Lou, this is a real classic, and definitely the right choice to start with.

[@loucostabile]

Hi boson, Happy to share this "classic" with you, Lou

[@DaveStubbs-bq6kg]

Wow…. now THIS is something you don’t see everyday. You don’t even see this every half-century!! And very cool Lou to tease the viewers with the scenes of the delivery truck and the “unveiling”! Nice job. Btw…. presuming you’ve seen the Tucker movie starring Jeff Bridges? It’s fabulous!!

[@loucostabile]

Hi Dave, Happy to read you appreciate this Tucker and happy this "Trucker brought the Tucker" :-) Seen the movie. Good news! If you type into KZbin search "My Car Story with Lou Tucker" you'll see this one, and two more. Enjoy! Lou

[@jeeper5264]

Great video as usual Lou..thank you...keep em coming..

[@loucostabile]

Thank you Jeeper for the encouraging words. You're welcome.

[@Andyp3446]

What a unique car. So many unusual features on these tuckers. Really cool piece of automotive history!

[@loucostabile]

Happy to share this "Really cool piece of automotive history!" with you :-)

[@drcandor]

Thanks Lou, perfect timing, and what a gracious new owner. . . :>/

[@loucostabile]

Timing was key for this video Dr. Candor :-) You're welcome.

[@jeffbrummett2449]

Hey Lou , I most excited about this event out of All the cars you have featured it's not every day anyone sees a Tucker!! Thanks so much!!!

[@loucostabile]

Hey Jeff, You're right, you don't see a Tucker everyday......however I have good news! If you type into KZbin search "My Car Story with Lou Tucker" you can see now 3 of them :-) Enjoy, Lou

[@jeffbrummett2449]

@@loucostabile thanks so much for All you bring to us ✌️

[@oldblueshhrchannel1847]

If I remember correctly, only 4 Tuckers were painted black. Very nicely filmed, thanks Lou!

[@loucostabile]

1 of 4. NICE!

[@budgetaudiophilelife-long5461]

🙋‍♂️THANKS LOU,MEL ,NANCY AND SON FOR SHARING AN EMOTIONAL EXPERIENCE 🥹…GROWING UP,THIS WAS A FAVORITE 🤗 BECAUSE OF THE TECHNOLOGY AND THIS ONE IS A BEAUTIFUL 🤩 EXAMPLE,🤗 CONGRATS 🎉🎉🎉

[@loucostabile]

Hi Budget Audiophile Life-long, Happy to share this moment of receiving a Tucker with you :-) Lou

[@randyguyer]

Nice work Capt'n Lou! This one even got my attention which isn't easy to do, but a great video.

[@loucostabile]

Happy to read this one is an attention getter for you :-)

[@onemoremisfit]

That is one Bucket List Tucker!

[@loucostabile]

:-)

[@dragon-lf9ow]

What a cute couple sad story on both parts but happy ending. The car looks brand new

[@loucostabile]

Thanks for viewing and sharing Michael.

[@leroycaudill96]

Beautiful rare old car Lou beautiful thanks for the video.

[@loucostabile]

Happy to share this one with you :-) You're welcome Leroy.

[@patkane761]

Tucker was so far ahead of his time that the big 3 couldn't handle it. It's a shame what happened to the Tucker. Didn't the headlight in center turn with the steering? Thanks for one of the rarest post-war cars out there Lou. Keep up the great work 👍👍

[@loucostabile]

Hi Pat, Happy to share this rare treat with you :-) Yes, the center light turns when you steer the car. You're welcome, Lou

[@onemoremisfit]

The center headlight not only moves with the steering, but also the linkage is designed so it does not move until the steering moves enough to make a turn. That way the light stays still for small movements of the steering wheel that normally happen while cruising straight and only moves when you actually make a turn.

[@lauralowry9895]

And that third light did not turn on until the steering angle was greater than 10 degrees. So it was off for normal driving.

[@petemedina8446]

That's one cool looking vehicle there nice video Lou

[@loucostabile]

Happy to share this "cool looking" car with you :-)

[@fergieferg60]

Beautiful car

[@loucostabile]

Hi J F, Happy to read you appreciate the looks of this car :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing and I believe you're going to see many more cars on this Channel you'll enjoy. Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this KZbin Channel, Lou

[@Iraqkingdom1921]

What a great car....

[@loucostabile]

Happy to read you enjoy this "great car" :-)

[@keith3970]

The best video you have ever done.Wow.

[@loucostabile]

High praise :-)

[@stephencivic1989]

This car is a prime example of innovation and styling in its prime. Proof that Preston Tucker was a visionary. Sadly his vision was crushed before it could take off. And unfortunately the car scene hasn’t been the same since. I wish car companies today had a pair to challenge the norm with a different design like Preston did.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Stephen Civic#18, "This car is a prime example of innovation and styling in its prime" I agree, Lou

[@stephencivic1989]

@@loucostabile thanks Lou. I have always been a fan of your channel. Passion for Cars run deep in my family. Running all the way back my Grandpa, who just recently passed away. I can’t say for certain if he watched your channel, but I know I talked about it with him 100s of times. Only 2 cars he loved more than others old Chevys and Hondas. Watching your channel helps me keep some of him with me through cars.

[@TheRealBlackivy5486]

Now this is a "Truck OF Treats!"

[@loucostabile]

:-)

[@jefffixesit60]

Keep reading, the tag says "Body no. 1023", "Serial no. 1021" at the bottom 😊

[@loucostabile]

Hi Jeff, Thanks for sharing, Lou

[@howlingladywolf]

Thats a beautiful car!

[@loucostabile]

:-)

[@motorTranz]

Awesome Lou! 😍😍😍😍😍 Thanks!

[@loucostabile]

Happy to read you enjoy this one motorTranz :-) You're welcome!

[@danam0228]

Very nice. Would be cool to see this speeding around a test track like in the movie 😉

[@loucostabile]

I like that idea!

[@stevegordon5243]

What a rare, cool car! Too bad the Tucker never got a chance to take off. Thanks for sharing Lou!

[@loucostabile]

What a rare, cool car!"" I agree. You're welcome Steve!

[@konradbenz7110]

❤ ❤ ❤ what a dream, breathtaking..... 🤠 🇫🇷

[@loucostabile]

High praise.

[@jenseninterceptors]

This is one of your best videos ever, even better than the $5 million dollar 71 hemicuda convertible from france... that one was epic too but in a different way :)

[@loucostabile]

High praise.

[@scolley0616]

Lou, have you seen the Tucker at the Gilmore Car Museum in Michigan. They have a blue one Serial 1047.

[@loucostabile]

Scott, Hmmm, I was there, but moving pretty quickly, so here was my time there to share with you (6 episodes), enjoy this 1st one, Lou kzbin.info/www/bejne/a6bbeoSpYq6nhMU

[@timinla64]

She’s definitely a beauty!

[@loucostabile]

Happy to read you enjoy the looks of this car :-)

[@СергійШамін]

Фантастичне авто! Цікава історія власників! Дякую!

[@loucostabile]

Hi Сергій, Happy to read you enjoy this "Fantastic car" :-) You're welcome, Lou

[@terrym5023]

Nancy is adorable 🌝 Not every day one gets to see a Tucker coming from a Trucker 😅

[@loucostabile]

Happy to share the "Car Go" in this trucks delivery :-)

[@terrym5023]

NICE😁

[@yodajolewis1728]

That car is as old as i am,Tucker made a great car. Its a shame that the big three were so greedy.Can you picture what the Tucker would look like today God bless Preston Tucker and the family that owns a great piece of history😻😍😇

[@loucostabile]

Hi Yoda Jo Lewis, Happy to read you enjoy this "great car" :-) Nice to know you and this Tucker share the same birth year. Make sure to watch the commercials in full before the video as that's how I get paid so I can keep sharing with you. Thank you, Lou

[@RDEnduro]

Holy cow

[@loucostabile]

:-)

[@kerblammo1600]

Congratulations to the new owners! This is the rarest color of the six factory colors (the 4 black cars are 1016, 1021 seen here, 1030, and 1041.) A seventh color (Opec Cameo Cream) was planned but 0 cars received that paint (so maybe that’s the rarest color?)

[@loucostabile]

Thank you for sharing.

[@kerblammo1600]

As others have already pointed out top number is body no. 1023 but at the bottom is serial no. 1021 which is how the Tuckers are usually Identified. Serial no. 1034 has body no. 1037 and vice versa. I could be mistaken but the biggest numerical difference between body and serial number I researched was serial no. 1023 had body no. 1008.

[@loucostabile]

Hi kerblammo1600, Thank you for viewing and sharing your research and knowledge. Hope you see many more cars on this KZbin Channel you enjoy. Please subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this KZbin Channel, Lou

[@budgetaudiophilelife-long5461]

Btw LOU Because you have a good camera 🤗we see on the Vin tag the number 23 and the bottom one 21❤️

[@loucostabile]

:-)

[@LonnySelf]

the motor and trans is alot like a Subaru crazy that it's an old aircraft motor as well.

[@loucostabile]

Thanks for sharing.

[@JeffFrmJoisey]

Great video Lou. Looked it up and found out Mr. Martin’s wife Sallie just passed on New Year’s Eve. That makes this video even more poignant since this Tucker was bought as “Sallie’s Car.”

[@loucostabile]

Happy to read "Great video" :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing.

[@charlessupp2543]

I saw a yellow Tucker in Houston. I think in 2002.😂 It was for sale at a Classic Car dealership.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Charles, Happy to read this car brings back memories of the yellow car you saw in Houston :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many cars on this Channel you enjoy! Please Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this KZbin Channel, Lou

[@carllavell8673]

👍🔥😎🔥👍

[@loucostabile]

:-)

[@Gas_n_Gears]

Beautiful specimen! Ahead of it's time for sure. I got a little angry watching the movie, Tucker: A Man and His Dream, shame this car didn't get to the public. The exhaust note is one I'd like to hear in person. I was sure you were going to highlight the center headlight. Where was the smoke coming from? Very nice car.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Mark, Happy to share this "Beautiful specimen!" with you :-) Lou

[@CaptGizmo01]

I don't believe the Feds required manufacturers to use matching numbers until 1965 or 68, that would explain the number mismatching. Like your channel.

[@loucostabile]

Hi CaptGizmo01, Thank you for viewing and sharing your knowledge. Hope you see many more cars on this KZbin Channel you enjoy. Please subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this KZbin Channel, Lou

[@williamhetrick1550]

Since I saw the movie "Tucker" I've always wanted one but way too expensive for me. One hellva car.

[@loucostabile]

Thank you for viewing and sharing.

[@tonydagostino6158]

What a treat to see this car! What was up with the smoke in the engine compartment? Nothing serious I hope. Didn't they offer custom luggage to go with the car? That leaves the new owner with something left to collect

[@loucostabile]

Happy to share this "treat" with you :-)

[@czechmate6916]

The smoke was probably coming from the crankcase ventilation system I saw it too. No smog devices back then.

[@onemoremisfit]

Yeah, that was just a little blow-by from the crankcase breather, perfectly normal for all engines of that time period.

[@hammereisen7493]

❤

[@loucostabile]

:-)

[@caspar0777]

very nice car! Maybe a good one for Mr Carlson?

[@loucostabile]

Happy to read you enjoy this "very nice car!"

[@automatedelectronics6062]

Cool! The engine definitely sounds like a helicopter engine. I'm sure they would have to do something about the loud sound if the Tucker went into full production.

[@onemoremisfit]

Those engines were also originally air cooled in the aircraft application, because on a helicopter the engine can be mounted out in the wind. The engine had to be adapted for water cooling to run enclosed in the engine bay of a car without overheating, so Tucker had them modified with water cooled cylinders. The water jackets on the cylinders absorb a little bit of mechanical noise, so they would have been even louder with the air cooled cylinders.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Automated Electronics, Happy to share the looks and sounds of this engine with you, Lou

[@milfordcivic6755]

I'd like to know where these people get the money to buy these cars.

[@loucostabile]

...the bank like the rest of us.

[@fredlardieri6879]

These cars were way ahead of there time! The big three were definitely afraid of this automotive ledgend!

[@loucostabile]

"These cars were way ahead of there time!" I agree.

[@godsowndrunk1118]

Sounds like a helicopter..... Hold that Tiger!

[@loucostabile]

You're right :-)

[@czechmate6916]

Lou you out did yourself. This is probably the best video yet 👍👍

[@loucostabile]

High praise Czech Mate :-)