Yat Ming Scale 1:18 - 1948 Tucker Torpedo

by Yat Ming

Product Features

• Detailed engine
• Features opening hood
• Opening doors
• Adjustable steering wheel

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 6 x 5.5 x 14 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00000JSZH
• Item model number: 92268
• Manufacturer recommended age: 8 years and up
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #21,962 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

Product Description

Editorial Review

This off-road version of the Tucker will be as prized by serious car collectors as the original was. It's an 11-inch die-cast model in the signature metallic blue, with all the classic components of the original. The doors, hood, and trunk open; the steering works; and of course there's the distinctive pivoting third headlight. The only thing this car doesn't have is the speed to get up to 131 mph like the rare Tuckers did once upon a time. Lynne Sampson

Product Description

Twenty years ahead of its time, the Tucker was originally rear-powered by a helicopter engine that hit a top speed of 120 mph and still got 30 mpg! It also had unique safety features like the foam-padded dash, pop-out windshield and famous third headlight.
This die cast metal and plastic replica features opening hood and trunk, opening doors, movable wheels & steering wheel, and detailed engine and interior. Includes base. 1:18 scale. 11" long.
Colors for this item may vary. We are sorry, but we cannot honor specific color requests.

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars totally spectacular/collectable, May 12, 2007

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duanek0714 "duanek0714" (rockford,il usa) - See all my reviews

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Yat Ming Scale 1:18 - 1948 Tucker Torpedo (Toy)

paint job is fantastic, interior and engine are perfect, trunk even has luggage. suiside doors are my favorite part, true collectors item!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nicest Yat Ming, June 10, 2007

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N. G. Mellish "Dad" (NJ USA) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Yat Ming Scale 1:18 - 1948 Tucker Torpedo (Toy)

Ordered a few Yat Mings as well as the Shelby collect. This Tucker is right up there with the Shelby Collect brand.

Amazing detail, right down to the logo on the rear hood.

Super Paint Job! Clear Coat appearance

Didn't remember that the Tucker was rear engine.

This car was so far ahead of anything made in the late 40's.

No brainer on this one if you like the era.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 1:18 die cast Tucker, November 16, 2010

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David Corbitt (WHITING, NJ USA) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Yat Ming Scale 1:18 - 1948 Tucker Torpedo (Toy)

This is not a toy but a 1:18 scale die cast model of the 1948 Tucker Torpedo, one of the most advanced cars ever built. The model is not the highest end version of a die cast model but it is a good model for its price. Presents well, details are good. Paint job is fair to good. Missing the shifter stalk on the steering column, an important detail that should have been included.It captures the look of the Tucker well although the gas cap is in the wrong place for the majority of the production run of Tuckers. I'd recommend this to anyone who is not a fanatic about the Tucker's details but just wants to see the car in a collection to be inspired by the visionary design that was killed by lawsuits and corrupt political agendas.