. ▁ ▁Having ▁run ▁out ▁of ▁time ▁to ▁develop ▁the ▁ 5 8 9 - c ub ic - inch ▁engine ▁for ▁the ▁car , ▁T ucker ▁ultimately ▁settled ▁on ▁a ▁modified ▁ 3 3 4 ▁in 3 ▁( 5 . 4 7 ▁L ) ▁Franklin ▁O - 3 3 5 ▁aircraft ▁engine . ▁He ▁liked ▁the ▁engine ▁so ▁much ▁he ▁purchased ▁its ▁manufact urer , ▁Air co o led ▁Mot ors ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁for ▁$ 1 . 8 ▁million ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 . ▁That ▁secured ▁a ▁guaranteed ▁engine ▁supply ▁for ▁his ▁car . ▁ ▁Tur mo il ▁surrounding ▁T ucker ▁Corporation ▁( 1 9 4 6 – 1 9 4 8 ) ▁ ▁The ▁Sec ur ities ▁and ▁Exchange ▁commission ▁bother ed ▁the ▁T ucker ▁Corporation ▁from ▁its ▁earliest ▁days . ▁ ▁The ▁SE C ▁was ▁em bit tered ▁after ▁small ▁autom aker ▁Kaiser - F ra zer ▁was ▁given ▁millions ▁of ▁dollars ▁in ▁gr ants ▁towards ▁development ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁car , ▁and ▁subsequently ▁squ ander ed ▁the ▁money . ▁ ▁While ▁T ucker ▁took ▁no ▁money ▁from ▁the ▁federal ▁government , ▁small ▁up start ▁autom akers ▁were ▁under ▁inten se ▁SE C ▁scr ut iny , ▁and ▁T ucker ▁was ▁no ▁exception . ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁T ucker ' s ▁most ▁innov ative ▁business ▁ideas ▁caused ▁the ▁most ▁trouble ▁for ▁the ▁company ▁and ▁was ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁SE C ▁to ▁spark ▁its ▁formal ▁investigation . ▁His ▁Access ories ▁Program ▁raised ▁funds ▁by ▁s elling ▁access ories