Preston Tucker

Preston Tucker

Luca Carrera

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2025
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9781923525719
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In the turbulent aftermath of World War II, America’s automotive industry was poised for revival-yet trapped in the inertia of prewar designs and corporate control. Into this landscape stepped Preston Tucker, a charismatic engineer-turned-entrepreneur with a vision for a revolutionary new car. The Tucker 48 wasn’t just stylish or fast-it was a machine years ahead of its time, boasting innovations in safety, performance, and design that would unsettle the giants of Detroit.This meticulously researched, fact-based narrative traces the life of Tucker from his humble beginnings in Michigan to his bold confrontation with some of the most powerful institutions in American industry. It chronicles the rapid rise and dramatic collapse of the Tucker Corporation, a saga marked by ingenuity, ambition, media frenzy, and federal investigation.Told through documented events and surviving testimony, Preston Tucker: The 48 That Terrified Detroit is not just a story about cars-it’s a story about the cost of challenging a system, and how one man’s dream continues to inspire generations of innovators. From the Tin Goose prototype to the courtroom drama that followed, this is the definitive chronicle of the man and the machine that shook an industry.

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