Tucker (1948)
Value: $575,000 to $1.1 million
The Tucker was, in many ways, ahead of its time. Unfortunately, the start-up carmaker turned into "exhibit A" of how hard it can be to challenge America's established car industry. Ultimately, under-capitalization, poor management and an SEC investigation spelled the end for Tucker after only 51 cars were built.
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Last updated July 07 2010: 11:03 AM ET
Correction: An earlier version of this story said only 47 were built. Actually, that is the number surviving today.
