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... Special at Indianapolis a center of interest for automotive engineers and manufacturers. But many of his engi neering developments could not then be produced in mass production factories of that day. So year after year, they were tested and refined on the Speedway. Year after year, they were the talk of automotive engineers, but they never became known to the public. How Tucker's Ideas Went to War When war came, Preston Tucker went to Washington. Peacetime automotive progress was forgotten, but from Mr. Tucker's storehouse of Speedwaytested designs came engineering principles for use in motorized vehicles and aircraft that helped win the war. His ideas went into bombers and pursuit planes . . . and into the motorized artillery that spear headed Patton in France. War brought great changes to Ameri can industry. To meet the demand for equipment, new techniques and machine tools were developed. New and more efficient factories were built. So Victory for our armies opened the way for America to have a completely new car. This was the opportunity Mr. Tucker had awaited for years. Mass production methods had at last caught up with engineering development. The Tucker '48 was ready to be produced! Since the war, Mr. Tucker has created this new car, found a plant ideally suited to its production—the largest and most mod ern ...
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