1948 Tasco Prototype

This one was from the Dream Cars exhibit at the Indianapolis Museum of Art in 2015. It's a 1948 Tasco Prototype. The front fenders steer with the wheels.

Tasco stood for "The American Sportscar Comany" The car was designed by Gordon Buehrig, creator of classics like the Duesenberg Model J, Auburn 851 Boattail Speedster, Cord 812, and the Lincoln Continental Mark II...

The idea of the Tasco was pitched as a way for Beech Aircraft to get into the booming automobile market in the postwar years. Buehrig patented the T-top with this car and sued GM in 1968 over the T-tops on the Corvette.