It is a story that has been repeated many times: A car company is founded by a larger-than-life visionary with unconventional ideas. It goes on to create remarkable vehicles.
This story can have many different endings. Some of the plucky startups, like Ferrari and Honda, endure, and their cars become the stuff of legend. Many more – Bricklin and DeLorean, for example – drop out of sight before gaining a commercial foothold.
Among the failures is one of the most fascinating chapters of American automotive history, the story of Preston Tucker and his attempt to break into a market dominated by Detroit’s Big Three in the years …Â Details
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