▁and ▁horizontal ▁ta ill ight ▁bar ▁designs ▁were ▁retained ▁for ▁the ▁final ▁car . ▁ ▁Another ▁car , ▁a ▁sport ier ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁T ucker ▁' 4 8 ▁called ▁the ▁T ucker ▁T alis man , ▁was ▁sketch ed ▁as ▁well ▁but ▁never ▁left ▁the ▁drawing ▁board . ▁ ▁To ▁divers ify ▁his ▁corpor ation , ▁T ucker ▁imported ▁Italian ▁engineer ▁Second o ▁Camp ini , ▁who ▁was ▁well ▁known ▁and ▁respect ed ▁in ▁the ▁av iation ▁industry . ▁He ▁was ▁put ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁purs uing ▁a ▁US ▁Air ▁Force ▁development ▁contract , ▁hoping ▁to ▁use ▁T ucker ' s ▁huge ▁Chicago ▁factory ▁to ▁som ed ay ▁build ▁more ▁than ▁just ▁cars . ▁Camp ini ▁and ▁T ucker ▁also ▁began ▁developing ▁plans ▁for ▁a ▁gas ▁tur bine - power ed ▁car ▁to ▁be ▁produced ▁by ▁T ucker . ▁ ▁The ▁T ucker ▁Ex port ▁Corporation ▁was ▁also ▁formed , ▁based ▁in ▁New ▁York , ▁which ▁was ▁established ▁as ▁an ▁entity ▁to ▁manage ▁world wide ▁sales ▁of ▁T ucker ' s ▁cars . ▁ ▁He aded ▁by ▁T ucker ' s ▁long - time ▁friend , ▁Colomb ian ▁Max ▁Gar av ito , ▁distrib utor ships ▁were ▁set ▁up ▁intern ation ally , ▁including ▁South ▁America ▁and ▁South ▁Africa . ▁ ▁T ucker ▁assemble d ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁leaders ▁for ▁his ▁corpor ation ▁that ▁read ▁like ▁a ▁" who ' s ▁who " ▁of ▁the ▁autom ot ive ▁industry : ▁Fred ▁Rock el man ; ▁T ucker ▁V P ▁and ▁Sales ▁Director