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Preston Tucker and his battle to build the car of tomorrow
- Title
- Preston Tucker and his battle to build the car of tomorrow / Steve Lehto ; foreword by Jay Leno.
- Author
- Lehto, Steve
- Publication
- Chicago, Illinois : Chicago Review Press, [2016]
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JBE 16-796 | Schwarzman Building - General Research Room 315 |
Details
- Description
- xi, 260 pages : illustrations (some color); 24 cm
- Summary
- "The first comprehensive, authoritative account of the amazing rise and tragic fall of Preston Tucker, the visionary entrepreneur who, in the wake of World War II, took on the Big Three automakers to create a revolutionary new vehicle: the Tucker '48, the first car in almost a decade to be built fresh from the ground up"--
- Subjects
- HISTORY / United States / 20th Century
- Automobile industry and trade > United States > History > 20th century
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Business
- Tucker automobile > History
- BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Automobile Industry
- Tucker, Preston, 1903-1956
- Experimental automobiles > United States > History > 20th century
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-254) and index.
- Call Number
- JBE 16-796
- ISBN
- 9781613749531
- 1613749538
- LCCN
- 2016009223
- OCLC
- 2016009223
- Author
- Lehto, Steve, author.
- Title
- Preston Tucker and his battle to build the car of tomorrow / Steve Lehto ; foreword by Jay Leno.
- Publisher
- Chicago, Illinois : Chicago Review Press, [2016]
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-254) and index.
- Research Call Number
- JBE 16-796