The untold story of Preston Tucker's battle to revolutionize the American automobile.After WWII, Preston Tucker dared to challenge Detroit's Big Three with his innovative Tucker 48. Featuring groundbreaking safety features and a futuristic design, Tucker's car promised a new era in automotive engineering. But his dream was met with fierce resistance.
Steve Lehto uncovers the truth behind Tucker's rise and fall, drawing on a wealth of previously unexamined documents. Was Tucker a visionary genius or a naive dreamer? Discover the forces that conspired to crush his ambition, and the legacy of a car that continues to captivate enthusiasts today. Perfect for readers of automotive history, business biographies, and tales of American ingenuity.
“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
“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
"Smoothly written and well researched." —Wall Street Journal
Steve Lehtois the author ofChrysler’s Turbine Car,Death’s Door, Drawn to Injustice, andThe Great American Jet Pack, among others. His articles havel£$
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