The 1948 Tasco Prototype 

The 1948 Tasco Prototype was designed by a man who was considered to be one of the greatest automotive designers of the 20th century Gordon Buehrig. The Tasco resembled an aircraft with its streamline body and sloped back windshield, all four wheels enclosed in aluminum similar to those of an airplane's landing wheels and a front grill that featured marks resembling air takes for early jets. 

The Tasco was a two person car with an interior featuring controls and gauges that looked like they belonged more in airplane than a car. One the most profound features of the Tasco was that it was the very first car to have a T-top roof. Gordon Buehrig patented his design and later sued Chevrolet for using the T-top design in the Corvette without Buehrig's consent (he won the lawsuit and was awarded a very large sum of money).

The name Tasco was an abbreviation for 'The American Sportscar Company" the mostly Aluminum Tasco was created in hopes of securing a contract with the Beech Aircraft Company for production. The Tasco prototype was presented to Beech Aircraft Companies managers along with a proposal for production to the public, unfortunately they turned down the proposal. 

Eventually the Tasco was donated to the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum in Auburn, Indiana and is still on display to this day.