▁them . ▁That ▁provided ▁great ▁opportun ities ▁for ▁new ▁small , ▁independent ▁autom akers ▁who ▁could ▁develop ▁new ▁cars ▁more ▁rapidly ▁than ▁the ▁huge ▁legacy ▁autom akers . ▁T ucker ▁saw ▁his ▁opportunity ▁to ▁develop ▁and ▁bring ▁his ▁" car ▁of ▁tom orrow " ▁to ▁market . ▁Another ▁small ▁autom aker , ▁St ude b aker , ▁was ▁first ▁with ▁an ▁all - new ▁post war ▁model , ▁but ▁T ucker ▁took ▁a ▁different ▁tack , ▁design ing ▁a ▁safety ▁car ▁with ▁innov ative ▁features ▁and ▁modern ▁sty ling . ▁ ▁T ucker ' s ▁first ▁design ▁appeared ▁in ▁Science ▁Illustr ated ▁magazine ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁showing ▁a ▁fut ur istic ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁car ▁with ▁a ▁hyd ra ul ic ▁drive ▁system ▁designed ▁by ▁George ▁Law son , ▁along ▁with ▁a ▁photo ▁of ▁a ▁ 1 / 8 ▁scale ▁model ▁blow n ▁up ▁to ▁appear ▁full ▁s ized , ▁titled ▁the ▁" T or ped o ▁on ▁Whe els ". ▁That ▁was ▁only ▁an ▁early ▁rendering ▁of ▁the ▁proposal , ▁with ▁its ▁design ▁features ▁yet ▁to ▁meet ▁reality , ▁but ▁the ▁mot oring ▁public ▁was ▁now ▁excited ▁about ▁the ▁T ucker . ▁ ▁To ▁finish ▁the ▁prototype ▁design ▁and ▁get ▁construction ▁under ▁way , ▁T ucker ▁h ired ▁f amed ▁sty list ▁Alex ▁T rem ul is , ▁previously ▁of ▁A ub urn / C ord / D ues enberg , ▁on ▁December ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁and ▁gave ▁him ▁just