Gallery: Father-Son Team Resurrects a Strange, Forgotten Concept Car

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    Tucker Torpedo

    Rob Ida, left, and his father, Bob Ida, right, pose for a portrait in front of the Tucker Torpedo they're building from scratch at their shop in Morganville, NJ on February 5th, 2015. Joe Ida, Bob's father, was a Tucker dealer for one day in the 1940s before the company went bust. Now the father and son duo are completing a car that was never produced outside of a 1/4-scale model.
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    WIRED | Tucker Torpedo

    The body of the Tucker Torpedo that Rob Ida is building with his father at the shop in Morganville, NJ on February 5th, 2015.
  • The steering mechanism for the Tucker Torpedo that Rob Ida is building with his father at the shop in Morganville NJ on...
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    WIRED | Tucker Torpedo

    The steering mechanism for the Tucker Torpedo that Rob Ida is building with his father at the shop in Morganville, NJ on February 5th, 2015.
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    Tucker Torpedo

    A detail of the body of the Tucker Torpedo that Rob Ida is building with his father at the shop in Morganville, NJ on February 5th, 2015.
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    Tucker Torpedo

    A magazine article about the Tucker Torpedo is displayed at Ida Concepts in Morganville, NJ on February 5th, 2015. The Idas are building a Tucker Torpedo from scratch.
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    WIRED | Tucker Torpedo

    Bob Ida works on a custom-made brake for the Tucker Torpedo that he's building with his son at their shop in Morganville, NJ on February 5th, 2015.
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    WIRED | Tucker Torpedo

    The body of the Tucker Torpedo that Rob Ida is building with his father at their shop in Morganville, NJ on February 5th, 2015.
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    WIRED | Tucker Torpedo

    A CNC lathe where Bob Ida is fabricating a custom brake for the Tucker Torpedo he's building with his son at their shop in Morganville, NJ on February 5th, 2015.
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    WIRED | Tucker Torpedo

    Scraps sit in a CNC lathe where Bob Ida is fabricating a custom brake for the Tucker Torpedo he's building with his son at their shop in Morganville, NJ on February 5th, 2015.
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    Tucker Torpedo

    Rob Ida bends sheet metal for the body of the Tucker Torpedo he is building with his father at their shop in Morganville, NJ on February 5th, 2015.
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    WIRED | Tucker Torpedo

    A detail of the body of the Tucker Torpedo that Rob Ida is building with his father at the shop in Morganville, NJ on February 5th, 2015.
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    Tucker Torpedo

    A press photo of the Tucker Torpedo at Ida Concepts in Morganville, NJ on February 5th, 2015.
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    WIRED | Tucker Torpedo

    The body of the Tucker Torpedo that Rob Ida is building with his father at the shop in Morganville, NJ on February 5th, 2015.
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    Tucker Torpedo

    A 3D model of the Tucker Torpedo that Rob Ida and his father are building at their shop in Morganville, NJ on February 5th, 2015.
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