▁Liber ty ▁ships , ▁P T ▁boats ▁and ▁landing ▁craft . ▁H igg ins ▁acquired ▁T ucker ▁A viation ▁Corporation ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁and ▁T ucker ▁moved ▁to ▁New ▁Orleans , ▁Louisiana , ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁a ▁vice - pres ident ▁of ▁H igg ins ▁Indust ries , ▁specifically ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁the ▁H igg ins - T ucker ▁A viation ▁division . ▁This ▁entity ▁was ▁to ▁produce ▁gun ▁tur rets , ▁arm ament , ▁and ▁engines ▁for ▁H igg ins ' ▁tor ped o ▁boats . ▁ ▁This ▁relationship ▁did ▁not ▁work ▁out ▁and ▁T ucker ▁sever ed ▁his ▁association ▁with ▁H igg ins ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 3 . ▁ ▁H igg ins ▁referred ▁to ▁Pr eston ▁T ucker ▁as ▁" The ▁world ' s ▁greatest ▁sales man . ▁ ▁When ▁he ▁turns ▁those ▁big ▁brown ▁eyes ▁on ▁you , ▁you ' d ▁better ▁watch ▁out !" ▁ ▁After ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁T ucker ▁moved ▁back ▁to ▁Michigan , ▁int ending ▁to ▁start ▁his ▁own ▁auto ▁company , ▁the ▁T ucker ▁Corporation . ▁ ▁T ucker ▁Corporation ▁and ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁T ucker ▁Sed an ▁( 1 9 4 4 – 1 9 4 7 ) ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁war , ▁the ▁public ▁was ▁ready ▁for ▁totally ▁new ▁car ▁designs , ▁but ▁the ▁Big ▁Three ▁Detroit ▁autom akers ▁had ▁not ▁developed ▁any ▁new ▁models ▁since ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁and ▁were ▁in ▁no ▁hur ry ▁to ▁introduce