# Tucker Inspired Chrysler

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tucker-inspired-chrysler/329822>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [November 6, 2005, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tucker-inspired-chrysler/329822 "2005-11-06T21:39:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2005, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tucker-inspired-chrysler/329822/1 "2005-11-06T21:39:41Z")

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Apparently, after the Lawson designed Tucker Torpedo appeared in ads, a designer at Chrysler, Jon W. Hauser, was inspired to create [Le Prix](http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c228/tuckerfan/lawsonchrysler.jpg) in 1946. It looks an awful lot like a Tucker Torpedo crossed with a Chrysler Airflow.

Oh, the illustration appears in the 2nd issue of _Motor Trend Classic_ which is currently on-sale. The magazine also has a number of different prototypes, including 'Vettes, Alfa Romeo’s B.AT.s, and a big article on the Citroen DS.

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**Author:** ![Rocketeer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocketeer/32/4437_2.png) [@Rocketeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rocketeer)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2005, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tucker-inspired-chrysler/329822/2 "2005-11-07T15:09:32Z")

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> [@Tuckerfan](#):
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> Apparently, after the Lawson designed Tucker Torpedo appeared in ads, a designer at Chrysler, Jon W. Hauser, was inspired to create [Le Prix](http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c228/tuckerfan/lawsonchrysler.jpg) in 1946. It looks an awful lot like a Tucker Torpedo crossed with a Chrysler Airflow.
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> Oh, the illustration appears in the 2nd issue of _Motor Trend Classic_ which is currently on-sale. The magazine also has a number of different prototypes, including 'Vettes, Alfa Romeo’s B.AT.s, and a big article on the Citroen DS.

What it looks like is a Tatra crossed with a '46 Buick. 🙂

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**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2005, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tucker-inspired-chrysler/329822/3 "2005-11-07T23:27:26Z")

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> [@Rocketeer](#):
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> What it looks like is a Tatra crossed with a '46 Buick. 🙂

I’ve often wondered how much the Tucker designers were influenced by Tatra, but unfortunately, the folks who could answer that for certain have all passed on.

[Here’s](http://usera.imagecave.com/tuckerfan/tt1.jpg) the concept drawing for a Tucker that inspired the Chrysler drawing.