ery ▁at ▁the ▁Chicago ▁plant ▁to ▁mass - produ ce ▁the ▁vehicle . ▁ ▁Later ▁life ▁and ▁death ▁( 1 9 5 0 – 1 9 5 6 ) ▁ ▁Pr eston ▁T ucker ' s ▁reputation ▁reb ounded ▁after ▁the ▁acqu itt al . ▁His ▁optim ism ▁was ▁remarkable ; ▁after ▁the ▁trial ▁was ▁over , ▁he ▁was ▁quoted ▁as ▁saying , ▁" E ven ▁Henry ▁Ford ▁failed ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁out ". ▁ ▁T ucker ▁Corporation ▁assets ▁were ▁au ction ed ▁off ▁public ly ▁in ▁Chicago . ▁ ▁One ▁remaining ▁T ucker ▁' 4 8 ▁car ▁was ▁given ▁to ▁Pr eston ▁T ucker , ▁and ▁another ▁to ▁his ▁mother . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 5 0 s , ▁T ucker ▁te amed ▁up ▁with ▁invest ors ▁from ▁Brazil ▁and ▁auto ▁designer ▁Alex is ▁de ▁S akh no ff sky ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁sports ▁car ▁called ▁the ▁C ari oca . ▁ ▁T ucker ▁could ▁not ▁use ▁the ▁T ucker ▁name ▁for ▁the ▁car , ▁as ▁Peter ▁Dun , ▁of ▁Dun ▁and ▁Brad street , ▁had ▁purchased ▁the ▁rights ▁to ▁the ▁name . ▁The ▁T ucker ▁C ari oca ▁was ▁never ▁developed . ▁ ▁T ucker ' s ▁travel s ▁to ▁Brazil ▁were ▁pl ag ued ▁by ▁fat igue ▁and , ▁upon ▁his ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁he ▁was ▁diagn osed ▁with ▁lung ▁cancer . ▁ ▁T ucker ▁died ▁from ▁p neum onia ▁as ▁a ▁comp lication ▁of ▁lung ▁cancer ▁on ▁December ▁ 2 6 , ▁