Preston Tucker & Others, 9781845840174
Paperback
Dreamers, eccentrics, and forgotten cars that changed automotive history forever.

Preston Tucker & Others

Tales of Brilliant Automotive Innovators & Innovations

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  • Paperback

    160 pages

  • Release Date

    1 February 2011

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Summary

Can you imagine a world where people drive beautiful and unusual cars, created by designers prodigiously endowed with talent and imagination? Names like Preston Tucker, Carl Borgward and John DeLorean are hardly known today. Nevertheless, today’s cars would be a lot different without their contributions to automotive engineering. Although the car is a technological and rational affair, it’s the dreamers and eccentrics like these who have made the biggest contribution to the development of the…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781845840174
ISBN-10:1845840178
Author:Arvid Linde
Publisher:David & Charles
Imprint:Veloce
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:160
Release Date:1 February 2011
Weight:432g
Dimensions:229mm x 155mm x 13mm
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Critics Review

“Packs plenty to fascinate anoraks of obscure cars and their masterminds.” - Classic & Sports Car “Well worth a read.” - Octane “This is a fascinating book - an excellent selection of pictures bears testimony to the far side of car design.” - Classic Cars “Innovation and engineers go hand in hand, and this book celebrate automotive trail blazers such as Preston Tucker and Guy Negre. There’s a lot in here, which proves how ahead of their time many of these automotive geniuses really were.” - Practical Classics “Preston Tucker & Others is highly recommended for any auto buff interested in automotive innovators. It celebrates the pioneering innovators of automotive designs who took radical approaches to design, and offers a history lavishly illustrated, well researched and packed with color photos. A top pick for any collection strong in auto innovations and history!” - Bookwatch “A great look at the more unusual elements of automotive history.” - Daily Express

About The Author

Arvid Linde

Arvid Linde is a car enthusiast and an appreciator of eccentric design ideas. He has an MSc degree in Car Engineering and Logistics but has currently found himself on a career path of new media marketing. Arvid is Estonian. He worked as a car journalist for more than 10 years before moving to the UK. He edits a website where he tries to unravel the dilemma of whether the electric car is the answer to the green motoring needs of the 21st century, or just another political gimmick. The constant dissatisfaction with some of the modern car design tendencies has worked for him as an inspiration to recall the times when engineers were more passionate about cars.

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