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Dec 16, 2023 · The Tucker 48 never went into production and Tucker’s company went bankrupt. Preston Tucker died in 1956 at the age of 53. He left behind a wife, Vera, and four children: Preston Jr., Vera Jr., Mary, and John. After Tucker’s death, his family struggled to make ends meet.
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), and his mother was Lucille Caroline (née Preston) Tucker (1881-1960). He grew up outside Detroit in the suburb of Lincoln Park, Michigan.
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- Preston Thomas Tucker, September 21, 1903, Capac, Michigan, U.S.
- Vera Tucker (born Vera A. Fuqua) (married 1923-1956, his death)
- December 26, 1956 (aged 53), Ypsilanti, Michigan, U.S.
Jun 16, 2014 · Marilyn Lee Tucker McAndrew, daughter of famed automotive manufacturer Preston T. Tucker and Vera A. Tucker, passed away on June 5, 2014, in Carlsbad, Calif., at the age of 87, surrounded by her loving family.
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Oct 8, 2008 · Tucker, who lived in Ypsilanti for about 20 years and whose family still has roots in the community, died Sunday in California at the age of 78. He was the youngest son of Preston Thomas...
But Coppola would soon come to admire a more obscure automotive icon: Preston Tucker, father of the unlucky Tucker ’48, a cutting-edge car that was never mass-produced because of the...
Inducted 1999. Launching a torpedo across the bow of Detroit’s automakers. Preston Tucker was a gifted entrepreneur and technological visionary who challenged the automotive establishment. Born in 1903 in Capac, Michigan, Tucker was always obsessed with automobiles.
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