Preston Tucker and His Battle to Build the Car of Tomorrow
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| Rating | : | 4.22 (854 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1613749538 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-03-10 |
| Language | : | English |
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Informative The book was interesting which made for an easy read. It was also quite informative -- even for those who have seen the Tucker movie. The book clearly shows the evils of our own government trying to choose favorites and how that same government can destroy adventurous entrepreneurism and the associated jobs. It also makes one w. The most complete history of the Tucker yet. I have grown up hearing the Tucker story. I have know people who worked for Tucker, seen the photos, read the news articles, and read the other books. This is the most complete story to date, and probably the most complete story that will ever be written. The amount of research that the author has done is staggering. While many. Frederick S. Goethel said Was Tucker A Huckster Or A Genius…You Decide. The author presents a very balanced look at the life of Preston Tucker, starting when he was young and following until after his death. The man had a very interesting life, and while the majority of the book focuses on his attempts to build his remarkable car, there is a lot of additional information about Tucker that is amazin
And in this book, Lehto finally answers the questions automobile aficionados have wondered about for decades: Exactly how and why was the production of such an innovative car killed?. 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. It is the first comprehensive, authoritative account of Tucker's magnificent car and his battles with the government. Headlines accused him a perpetrating a hoax and claimed that his
“Car enthusiasts of every stripe—including Jay Leno, who was inspired to provide a thoughtful introduction—will appreciate Lehto’s meticulous research, which re-creates a lost era and cogently and accurately presents the full dramatic story of one of the auto industry’s seminal innovators.” —Booklist