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Steve Lehto Preston Tucker and His Battle to Build the Car of Tomorr (Paperback)
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- Book Title
- Preston Tucker and His Battle to Build the Car of Tomorrow
- Publication Name
- Preston Tucker and His Battle to Build the Car of Tomorrow
- Title
- Preston Tucker and His Battle to Build the Car of Tomorrow
- Contributor
- Jay Leno (Foreword by)
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- EAN
- 9780912777733
- ISBN
- 9780912777733
- Publisher
- Chicago Review Press, Incorporated
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, Business & Economics, History
- Topic
- Industries / Automobile Industry, United States / 20th Century, Business
- Release Date
- 01/04/2018
- Release Year
- 2018
- Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Item Height
- 0.7in
- Item Length
- 9in
- Item Weight
- 13.9 Oz
- Publication Year
- 2018
- Item Width
- 6in
- Number of Pages
- 272 Pages
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A 2017 Michigan Notable Book After 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 safety-glass windshielf that would pop out in case of an accident, a padded dashboard, independent suspension, and automatic transmission, it would be more attractive and aerodynamic--and safer--than any other car on the road. But as the public eagerly awaited Tucker's car of tomorrow, powerful forces in Washington were trying to bring him down. An SEC commissioner with close ties to Detroit's Big Three automakers deliberately leaked information about an investigation the agency was conducting, suggesting that Tucker was bilking investors with a massive fraud scheme. Headlines accused him a perpetrating a hoax and claimed that his cars weren't real and his factory was a sham. In fact, the Tucker '48 sedan was genuine, and everyone who saw it was impressed by what this upstart carmaker had achieved. But the SEC's investigation had compounded the company's financial problems and management conflicts, and a superior product was not enough to keep Tucker's dream afloat. Here, Steve Lehto tackles the story of Tucker's amazing rise and tragic fall, relying on a huge trove of documents that has been used by no other writer to date. It is the first comprehensive, authoritative account of Tucker's magnificent car and his battles with the government. 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?
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Publisher
Chicago Review Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0912777737
ISBN-13
9780912777733
eBay Product ID (ePID)
5038813210
Product Key Features
Book Title
Preston Tucker and His Battle to Build the Car of Tomorrow
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Industries / Automobile Industry, United States / 20th Century, Business
Publication Year
2018
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Business & Economics, History
Number of Pages
272 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9in
Item Height
0.7in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
13.9 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Hd9710.U54t854 2018
Reviews
"A deeply researched and highly approachable new biography written by Steve Lehto (with a forward by Jay Leno), Preston Tucker and His Battle to Build the Car of Tomorrow , describes the mad, madcap, and often maddening efforts Preston Tucker undertook in his attempt to create real and practical change within the American automotive industry." --TheDrive.com, "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, "This is not just a book for automobile buffs; there's enough insight and intrigue to appeal to a wider audience." -- Chicago Review of Books
Copyright Date
2018
Target Audience
Trade
Dewey Decimal
338.7629222092
Dewey Edition
23
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