“…thanks to war-born advances in mass production, Tucker has been able to start from scratch in the world’s largest and most modern plant…”
-Pittsburgh-Post Gazette, June 20, 1948
The Tucker Plant, Chicago, Illinois
Preston Tucker at the Chicago plant
In order to build his dream car, Tucker needed a place to begin working. An old Dodge plant in Chicago caught his eye. He leased the plant and rapidly began building the Tucker ’48 prototype. The plant itself covered 475 acres, but the main building covered 93 acres.
Tucker Fact:The main building of the Tucker plant in Chicago, Illinois was the largest building under one roof at the time. It was used during WWII to build B-29 engines.
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 Photo from, "Design and Destiny: The Making of the Tucker Automobile" by Philip S. Egan |
