1 9 5 6 , ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 5 3 . ▁T ucker ▁is ▁buried ▁at ▁Michigan ▁Memorial ▁Park ▁in ▁Fl at ▁Rock , ▁Michigan . ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁invest ors ▁tried ▁to ▁rev ive ▁the ▁T ucker ▁Corporation ▁by ▁solic iting ▁invest ors ▁( most ly ▁former ▁T ucker ▁distrib utors ▁and ▁deal er ▁own ers ) ▁for ▁a ▁new ▁car . ▁ ▁This ▁effort ▁was ▁led ▁by ▁George ▁A . ▁Schmidt , ▁former ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁T ucker ▁De al ers ▁Association . ▁ ▁They ▁developed ▁sketch es ▁for ▁a ▁sle ek ▁ 2 - door ▁convert ible , ▁but ▁were ▁unable ▁to ▁generate ▁enough ▁support ▁to ▁get ▁it ▁off ▁the ▁drawing ▁board . ▁ ▁T ucker ' s ▁defense ▁att orney , ▁William ▁T . ▁Kir by , ▁later ▁became ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁the ▁John ▁D . ▁and ▁Catherine ▁T . ▁Mac Ar thur ▁Foundation . ▁ ▁Otto ▁K erner , ▁Jr ., ▁the ▁US ▁att orney ▁who ▁had ▁ag gress ively ▁purs ued ▁the ▁T ucker ▁Corporation , ▁was ▁later ▁conv icted ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁counts ▁of ▁b ri ber y , ▁consp i racy , ▁per j ury , ▁and ▁related ▁charges ▁for ▁stock ▁fra ud ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁federal ▁app ell ate ▁judge ▁in ▁history ▁to ▁be ▁ja iled . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁sent enced ▁to ▁three ▁years ▁in ▁prison ▁and