▁six ▁days ▁to ▁final ize ▁the ▁design . ▁On ▁December ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁T ucker ▁approved ▁T rem ul is ' s ▁pre lim inary ▁design . ▁ ▁T ucker ' s ▁future - car ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁" T ucker ▁Tor ped o " ▁from ▁the ▁first ▁Law son ▁sketch ; ▁however , ▁not ▁des iring ▁to ▁bring ▁to ▁mind ▁the ▁horror s ▁of ▁W W II , ▁T ucker ▁quickly ▁changed ▁the ▁name ▁to ▁the ▁" T ucker ▁' 4 8 ". ▁ ▁With ▁T rem ul is ' s ▁design ▁sketch , ▁a ▁full - page ▁advert is ement ▁was ▁run ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁in ▁many ▁national ▁newsp apers ▁claim ing ▁" How ▁ 1 5 ▁years ▁of ▁testing ▁produced ▁the ▁car ▁of ▁the ▁year ". ▁ ▁T ucker ▁said ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁thinking ▁about ▁the ▁car ▁for ▁ 1 5 ▁years . ▁The ▁second ▁advert is ement ▁described ▁specifically ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁innov ative ▁features ▁T ucker ▁proposed ▁for ▁his ▁car , ▁many ▁of ▁which ▁would ▁not ▁make ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁final ▁car . ▁This ▁advert is ement ▁had ▁the ▁public ▁very ▁excited ▁about ▁this ▁car , ▁but ▁T ucker ▁had ▁much ▁work ▁to ▁do ▁before ▁a ▁prototype ▁was ▁ready ▁to ▁be ▁shown . ▁ ▁To ▁final ize ▁the ▁design , ▁T ucker ▁h ired ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁design ▁firm ▁J . ▁Gordon ▁Li pp inc ott ▁to ▁create ▁an ▁alternate ▁body . ▁Only ▁the ▁front ▁end