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Old 03-16-2018, 07:46 PM   #410 (permalink)
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I was looking for the one with a real-deal B-17 canopy grafted on, but this is the closest DuckDuckGo could find. Can you find the thread or the original of this?
The only thing that comes to mind is the Tucker Turret.

Tucker gun turret
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tucker_gun_turret

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The Tucker gun turret was a fast-traversing electrically powered gun turret widely described as having been mounted on World War II bombers and on some ground vehicles and small naval vessels like US Navy PT boats.[1][2][3] American industrialist Preston Tucker first developed the turret for the experimental Tucker armored car in 1938.

Highlighting the Tucker Tiger, a 114-mph tank that could have been
December 25, 2013
http://autoweek.com/article/car-life...ould-have-been

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Just one prototype was built. Initially, Tucker had planned to sell to the Dutch, who wanted something to traverse muddy ground.

Replica from the movie.

http://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_8454-Tucker-Turret.html


http://myquartermile.com/loader.php?story=tucker




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