I didn't verify it but according to a History channel show on Tucker.
After too many failures of the Tucker engine, Franklin aircraft engines
were converted to liquid cooling and proved to be reliable and Tucker
bought the Franklin company to be sure and have an uninterrupted supply
of engines for his cars. After the bankruptcy, the Franklin engine
company was sold off but I don't know who bought it and I assumed they
were gone forever. If the Pols are doing a good job at building these
new Franklin engines, they sure look like a bargain.


Tucker didn't have a lot of common sense.