Vanderbilt Cup Races

Rob Ida of Ida Automotive has posted this 22-second video documenting the center headlight of Tucker 1044.

Rob Ida: "Did you know that a center headlight (third light) was not street legal in every state? Preston Tucker made the center light selectable and only lights the way during a turn of 15 degrees or more.

The center bulb is in a brass housing and mechanism with a push/pull cable activated by the idler arm and does not move in a 1:1 ratio with the spindle. A micro-switch inside the brass housing triggers the light."

Watch the front wheels.

Enjoy,

Howard Kroplick