Preston Tucker and his battle to build the car of tomorrow
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- ISBN: 9781613749531 (hardback)
- ISBN: 1613749538 (hardback)
- ISBN: 9781613749562 (epub edition)
- ISBN: 9781613749555 (kindle edition)
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Physical Description:
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xi, 260 pages :L illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm - Publisher: Chicago, Illinois : Chicago Review Press, [2016]
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-254) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | An early morning car crash -- Preston Thomas Tucker -- Harry Miller -- The Tucker combat car -- Andrew Higgins -- Tucker's automobile plans -- The PIC article -- The Tucker Corporation -- Tucker acquires a plant -- Before the stock offering -- The tin goose -- Getting ready -- The tin goose unveiled -- The stock offering -- Post-tin goose -- Gearing up for production -- The first car off the assembly line: #100! -- The accessories program -- The end of the dream -- Bankruptcy -- The SEC report -- The grand jury -- Collier's and Reader's digest -- The trial -- The civil suits -- Preston Tucker speaks out -- Joseph Turnbull testifies again -- The last days of Preston Tucker -- The movie -- After -- The Tucker legacy -- The fleet of Tucker '48 sedans. |
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Subject: | Tucker, Preston 1903-1956 Tucker automobile History Experimental automobiles United States History 20th century Automobile industry and trade United States History 20th century |
Genre: | Biographies. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Kirtland Community College Library | HD 9710 .U5 T83 2016 | 30775305519440 | General Collection | Available | - |
Preston Tucker and His Battle to Build the Car of Tomorrow
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Table of Contents
Preston Tucker and His Battle to Build the Car of Tomorrow
Section | Section Description | Page Number |
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Foreword Jay Leno | p. ix | |
1 | An Early Morning Car Crash | p. 1 |
2 | Preston Thomas Tucker | p. 5 |
3 | Harry Miller | p. 11 |
4 | The Tucker Combat Car | p. 18 |
5 | Andrew Higgins | p. 24 |
6 | Tucker's Automobile Plans | p. 27 |
7 | The PIC article | p. 30 |
8 | The Tucker Corporation | p. 38 |
9 | Tucker Acquires a Plant | p. 41 |
10 | Before the Stock Offering | p. 50 |
11 | The Tin Goose | p. 56 |
12 | Getting Ready | p. 63 |
13 | The Tin Goose Unveiled | p. 68 |
14 | The Stock Offering | p. 72 |
15 | Post-Tin Goose | p. 82 |
16 | Gearing Up for Production | p. 87 |
17 | The First Car off the Assembly Line-#1001 | p. 97 |
18 | The Accessories Program | p. 102 |
19 | The End of the Dream | p. 108 |
20 | Bankruptcy | p. 124 |
21 | The Sec Report | p. 128 |
22 | The Grand Jury | p. 134 |
23 | Collier's and Reader's Digest | p. 139 |
24 | The Trial | p. 142 |
35 | The Civil Suits | p. 167 |
26 | Preston Tucker Speaks Out | p. 176 |
27 | Joseph Turnbull Testifies Again | p. 182 |
28 | The Last Days of Preston Tucker | p. 185 |
29 | The Movie | p. 192 |
30 | After | p. 196 |
31 | The Tucker Legacy | p. 200 |
32 | The Fleet of Tucker '48 Sedans | p. 203 |
Acknowledgments | p. 215 | |
Notes | p. 217 | |
Bibliography | p. 253 | |
Index | p. 255 |