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Preston Tucker
Preston Thomas Tucker (21 September 1903 – 26 December 1956) was an American automobile entrepreneur. He is most remembered for his Tucker 48 sedan, initially nicknamed the "Tucker Torpedo", an automobile which introduced many features that have since become widely used in modern cars. Production of the Tucker '48 was shut down on 3 March 1949 amid scandal and controversial accusations of stock fraud. The 1988 movie '' Tucker: The Man and His Dream'' is based on Tucker's spirit and the saga surrounding the car's production. Early life (1903–1933) Preston Tucker was born on September 21, 1903, on a peppermint farm near Capac, Michigan. His father was a railroad engineer named Shirl Harvey Tucker (1880-1907). His mother was Lucille Caroline (née Preston) Tucker (1881-1960). He grew up outside Detroit in the suburb of Lincoln Park, Michigan. Tucker was raised by his mother, a teacher, after his father died of appendicitis when Preston was three or four years o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Capac, Michigan
Capac is a village in Mussey Township, Michigan, Mussey Township, St. Clair County, Michigan, St. Clair County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,890 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. History Capac was founded and platted by a group of men from Romeo, Michigan, Romeo headed by George R. Funstan and Judge DeWitt C. Walker in 1857. The judge named it after Huayna Capac, Sapa Inca of the Inca Empire. A nearby post office named "Pinery" was transferred to and renamed "Capac" in January 1858. The Grand Trunk Railroad opened a station in 1866. Capac incorporated as a village in 1873. Preston Tucker, designer of the 1948 Tucker Sedan, was born near Capac in 1903. Tucker is the subject of the 1988 movie ''Tucker: The Man and His Dream''. Roman Gribbs, mayor of Detroit from 1970 to 1974, was raised near Capac. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Demographics 2010 census ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
