About Preston Tucker
Preston Thomas Tucker was an American automobile entrepreneur who developed the innovative Tucker 48 sedan, initially nicknamed the "Tucker Torpedo", an automobile which introduced many features that have since become widely used in modern cars. First learning to drive at age 11, Tucker was obsessed with automobiles from an early age. After the lease ran out, Tucker quit Ford and returned to the LPPD, but in his first winter back he was banned from driving police vehicles after using a blowtorch to cut a hole in the dashboard of a cruiser to allow engine heat to warm the cabin. He met an automobile salesman, Michael Dulian, who later became sales manager for the Tucker Corporation.
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