▁before ▁the ▁car ▁was ▁even ▁in ▁production . ▁Pot ential ▁buy ers ▁who ▁purchased ▁T ucker ▁access ories ▁were ▁guaranteed ▁a ▁spot ▁on ▁the ▁deal er ▁waiting ▁list ▁for ▁a ▁T ucker ▁' 4 8 ▁car . ▁ ▁T ucker ▁also ▁began ▁s elling ▁deal ers hips ▁before ▁the ▁car ▁was ▁ready ▁for ▁production , ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁trial ▁had ▁sold ▁over ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁deal ers hips ▁nation wide ▁at ▁a ▁price ▁of ▁$ 7 5 0 0 ▁to ▁nearly ▁$ 3 0 , 0 0 0 ▁each . ▁ ▁Fe eling ▁pressure ▁from ▁the ▁SE C , ▁Harry ▁A ubre y ▁Toul min , ▁Jr ., ▁the ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁T ucker ▁board ▁of ▁direct ors , ▁res igned ▁and ▁wrote ▁a ▁letter ▁to ▁the ▁SE C ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁in ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁distance ▁himself ▁from ▁the ▁company . ▁In ▁the ▁letter , ▁Toul min ▁indicated ▁that ▁he ▁quit ▁" because ▁of ▁the ▁manner ▁in ▁which ▁Pr eston ▁T ucker ▁is ▁using ▁the ▁funds ▁obtained ▁from ▁the ▁public ▁through ▁sale ▁of ▁stock ." ▁Descri bing ▁T ucker ▁as ▁" a ▁tall , ▁dark , ▁delight ful , ▁but ▁in ex per ien ced ▁boy ", ▁ ▁Toul min ▁added ▁that ▁the ▁T ucker ▁' 4 8 ▁machine ▁" does ▁not ▁actually ▁run , ▁it ▁just ▁goes ▁' go ose - ge ese '" ▁and ▁" I ▁don ' t ▁know ▁if ▁it ▁can ▁back ▁up ."