One of the most fascinating
cars on display is the 1948 TASCO, an acronym that stands
for The American Sports Car Company. Billed as the sports
car of the future, the TASCO was designed by Gordon
Buehrig, a man who worked as a designer for both
Duesenberg and Cord, in a bid to convince the Beech
Aircraft Company to build a science fiction-esque
aircraft-inspired sports car. Design aside, the TASCO was
highly innovative when it debuted, because it was crafted
largely out of aluminum and it was the first car to use a
T-top roof. Although few would have been surprised to look
under the hood and see a Beechcraft engine, the TASCO was
powered by a V-8 borrowed from the Oldsmobile parts bin. |
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