what did preston tucker do before the car and WWII ... from the movie and other things I've read , I know he designed a very cool combat car with a gun teret (that was used by the army) BUT before the war , what did preston do? ...... I know he was involed in indy racing , but what else ?<br>
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BTW has any one noticed that the footage of the gun terets being made (in the movie) is the same used in the movie "its a wonderful life" in the scenes about what george bailey did during WWII .......was the footage from "its a wonderful life" taken from the 1947 Tucker promo film ??????????
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before the car and WWII ?
by Justinmo3000 » Thu Apr 10, 2003 2:08 pm
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before WWII
by Jenny » Mon May 26, 2003 3:41 pm
Before the war, Mr Tucker did alot. As far as my own research, I have found that he built race cars, and was a police officer. I think there was more but that is all I can remember right now. Jenny
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Before the war
by jfollis640 » Tue May 27, 2003 7:51 am
Preston Tucker got his start in the automobile industry as an office boy for Cadillac, and years later, hired his old boss, D. McCall White, to work for Tucker Corporation. Tucker had worked on the assembly lines at Ford, was a salesman at different times for Chrysler, Studebaker, Stutz, Packard and Dodge, and eventually worked his way up to regional sales manager for Pierce-Arrow.<br>
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He was a regular at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, and in 1935, formed Miller-Tucker, Inc., with the legendary racecar builder Harry Miller. Tucker then began building front-drive, streamlined Indy racers for Edsel Ford. <br>
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He was a regular at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, and in 1935, formed Miller-Tucker, Inc., with the legendary racecar builder Harry Miller. Tucker then began building front-drive, streamlined Indy racers for Edsel Ford. <br>
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