Preston Tucker's Tucker '48 was a revolutionary car that featured several innovative safety features, including a padded dashboard, a roll cage, and a shatter-proof windshield. However, the Tucker Automobile Company was plagued by financial problems and only produced a handful of cars before it went bankrupt.
2. DeLorean Motor Company
John DeLorean's DeLorean DMC-12 was a stainless-steel sports car that was made famous by the Back to the Future film trilogy. However, the DeLorean Motor Company was plagued by production problems and financial difficulties, and it only produced about 9,000 cars before it went bankrupt.
3. Sterling Cars
Sterling Cars was a British car company that was founded in 1983 by former executives from Rover and British Leyland. Sterling produced two models of cars, the Sterling 825 and the Sterling 827, but both models were commercial failures. The company went bankrupt in 1989.
4. Vector Motors
Vector Motors was an American car company that was founded in 1978 by Gerald Wiegert. Vector produced several high-performance sports cars, including the Vector W2, the Vector M12, and the Vector Avtech WX-8. However, the company was plagued by financial problems and went bankrupt in 1993.
5. Cizeta-Moroder
Cizeta-Moroder was an Italian car company that was founded in 1988 by Claudio Zampolli and Giorgio Moroder. Cizeta-Moroder produced one model of car, the Cizeta-Moroder V16T, which was a high-performance sports car powered by a 16-cylinder engine. The company went bankrupt in 1995.
