This was not a good day for Preston Tucker. Last-minute problems occurred. Two of the independent suspension arms broke due to the heaver weight of the prototype model. The experimental 589-cubic-i… ...

John Tucker, 60, of Ann Arbor, Mich. was just 3 years old when his grandfather died in 1956 of lung cancer at age 53. He said what stands out most about his grandfather was his ''undying energy ...

Preston T. Tucker, who was the 44-year-old head of the Tucker Corporation at the time, is shown with the hand-made model of his vehicle in Chicago on June 26, 1947. He said the car has 800 fewer ...

If you want to know more about the controversy, watch the movie, Tucker: A Man and His Dream. The long story told short is that after WW2 Preston Tucker decides to build the best car in the world ...

Sixty years later, the car continues to be a symbol of innovation; among prominent automotive museums, adding a Tucker to the collection is a defining moment.

But for Preston Tucker, this was not enough. He didn't think drivers deserved a refreshed car, or one that even suffered from the dreaded nadir of Old Ideas.. He wanted a revolution. And since the ...

The 1948 Tucker “48.” (Photo by David Krumboltz) Show Caption. ... He was only 53 years old. This September, the Blackhawk Museum in Danville is planning a Tucker event with a showing of cars, ...