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Americans warming to idea of Chinese, Indian autos?

We've known for a while now that Mexicans are getting some Chinese cars with their ten gallon jars of pickles, but what about Americans? Would we go for vehicles from another country from across the Pacific? There's a wonderful moment at the end of Tucker: A Man and his Dreams where Jeff Bridge's Preston Tucker character pleads with the jury at his corruption trial that if American industry doesn't change change course, we'll soon be buying our cameras from the Japanese. According to a new study, 15% of American new car shoppers are ... Read more →

VIDEO: Archival footage reveals Preston Tucker's novel military Combat Car Jeremy Korzeniewski

Preston Tucker was nothing if not an innovator. While best known for the failed automaker that bore his name and the 51 iconoclastic Tucker Torpedo sedans his venture managed to push out before ...

Tucker Convertible "Prototype" hits eBay Jeremy Korzeniewski

So much for waiting until after it's first shown at the Pebble Beach and Amelia Island concours events. Benchmark Classics, the collector car firm that managed to procure the only known Tucker ...

Tucker Convertible to finally see the light of day Jeremy Korzeniewski

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Americans warming to idea of Chinese, Indian autos? 4 months ago on Autoblog

VIDEO: Archival footage reveals Preston Tucker's novel military Combat Car 6 months ago on Autoblog

Preston Tucker was nothing if not an innovator. While best known for the failed automaker that bore his name and the 51 iconoclastic Tucker Torpedo sedans his venture managed to push out before shutting its doors for good in 1948, that company was not the entrepreneur's first foray into the ...

Tucker Convertible "Prototype" hits eBay 10 months ago on Autoblog

So much for waiting until after it's first shown at the Pebble Beach and Amelia Island concours events. Benchmark Classics, the collector car firm that managed to procure the only known Tucker convertible in existence, has already placed the machine on eBay, despite the fact that the car's ...

Tucker Convertible to finally see the light of day 11 months ago on Autoblog

Tucker, undoubtedly one of the most famous of the many failed automotive companies the world has seen, was way ahead of its time in automotive technology. Featuring a rear-mounted engine that first designed for helicopter use, a full perimeter frame, a padded dash for safety and – lest we ...

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