The Life and Death of Preston Tucker: RCR Car Stories

Can't wait to watch this. But had to comment. Many years ago a friend of my girlfriend(now wife) at the time said she new someone with some rare cars to look at in the area(Virginia) and arranged us to meet him. His name was David Cammack. He had three of the remaining cars, thousands of parts, and almost all the blueprints in his collection. He walked us around for hours in his little hidden museum of Tuckers. David passed in 2013, but his collection was moved to the AACA in Pennsylvania. It was an experience I'll never forget. I would love to go to the AACA and see them again.

Yes yes yes yes yes yes. As an European this American industry's history lessons feels exotic af, especially since here in italy the majority of car makers were born cause some guy had a tantrum with another guy and wanted his own factory with blackjack and hookers.

Roman, i have spent the last week and a half by my young wifes side in the hospital. Doctors have scheduled a major surgery for this morning in hopes that it may help. This content has allowed me to remain distracted and kept the panic at bay. You never know how something that seems basic for you, may have a major impact on someone elses reality. Thank you for the time and effort you put into your content.

Roman your stories are criminally underrated. Your over a hour stories with meticulous attention to details is unreal all the while keeping the viewers attention. Keep up the great work 💯

This was an absolutely amazing presentation. I have the movie “Tucker, a man and his dream” in my collection which I have watched a few times. Your presentation filled in all the blanks in the movie story. Thank you for fabulous effort.

RCR Stories are the best part of Youtube! Tucker was...an enigma. He was a person with drive and a vision and he would have made it if it wasn't for those pesky kids (the Government, etc...). But that car, that car was impressive. I'm sorry it never made it.

This is one hell of a story. It almost reminds me of an early version of what John DeLorean went through in the 80s..

So what these always tend to be longer than originally intended? They make for great entertainment on solo road-trips. If I can offer a suggestion, I’d like to see (hear) a story about John Lingenfelter in a future RCR Story. Thanks for doing these!

I see that MGS nod at 3:23. Well done sir.

I am now going to try and work "Press the flesh" into conversation😂

Great job Roman! I absolutely love the story of Preston Tucker and his “car of tomorrow”. In fact, that movie with Jeff Bridges is what inspired me to even pursue a career in the automotive industry and perhaps maybe (naively) think one day I could create my own automobile, and (perhaps even more naively) still think I could. So this story hits a nerve with me. A Tucker “Torpedo” 48 is one of my bucket list cars as are many other “unoptainium” cars out there. I’m so glad you took the time to cover all the details most don’t. I’m not exaggerating when I say that this made my day infinitely better. Thank you

And on the day Tucker Carlson got fired. That, as we say, is some Swiss timing. And here I was just wishing for another RCR story. Thanks, Nick!

Starting my week with another RCR car story by Roman is always the best. Tucker went into law enforcement to basically drive the cars. Sounds familiar. Except I found my niche in crash reconstruction and stayed.

These documentary videos are always a pleasure to listen too; and this one was no exception. Tucker was ahead of his time, and it’s amazing to just see how many of those features he wanted to incorporate are now commonplace among automobiles today. It’s still such a travesty all of those roadblocks really hampered the attempts at success. The explanation of the trial was absolutely glorious! Kirby made the prosecutors look like absolute dunces! Another wonderful Car Stories Episode! Looking forward to the next one as well!

Hi Roman, I'm a big fan of rcr in general but I have to admit that your long form car stories are a real highlight for me. They are well written and you have a real gift for bringing the characters in these stories to life and making them very relatable. Well done, keep up the good work, and thank you.

I can't believe that they came up with what is essentially the multiair engine used in Dodge cars today, back after WWII. Same idea, use oil pressure to actuate valve lifters rather than a camshaft. This allows basically infinite intake valve timing. Granted, all this is way easier today with computer controls as opposed to mechanical devices but it's still pretty prescient.

I haven't heard about the Tucker for a long time, it's crazy how far ahead of his time that dude was

God bless I been fiending for an RCR car story recently

Roman you did it again. I hope one day the world really recognizes the legacy of automotive archeology you have given us. Truly some of the best documentary work on the subject. Until then sir, i recognize, appreciate, and await the next adventure. Thank you

Roman, Don't apologize if these things go long. Projects like this need room to breathe, for the nuance of the story to be conveyed. You're doing a great job and I love the RCR Stories. Keep it up!