Preston Tucker and His Battle to Build the Car of Tomorrow Lehto StevePaperback
A 2017 Michigan Notable BookAfter World War II, the American automobile industry was reeling. Having spent years building tanks and airplanes for the army, the car companies would need years more to…
Specifikacia Preston Tucker and His Battle to Build the Car of Tomorrow Lehto StevePaperback
A 2017 Michigan Notable BookAfter World War II, the American automobile industry was reeling. Having spent years building tanks and airplanes for the army, the car companies would need years more to retool their production to meet the demands of the American public, for whom they had not made any cars since 1942.And then in stepped Preston Tucker. This salesman extraordinaire from Ypsilanti, Michigan, had built race cars before the war, and had designed prototypes for the military during it. Now, gathering a group of brilliant automotive designers, engineers, and promoters, he announced the creation of a revolutionary new car: the Tucker '48, the first car in almost a decade to be built fresh from the ground up. Tucker's car would include ingenious advances in design and engineering that other car companies could not match. With a rear engine, rear-wheel drive, a
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