Word: owner
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Only 51 Tuckers were produced. Five have been destroyed; the other 46 are still roadworthy and sell for up to $100,000. Francis Coppola has two; so has George Lucas. Owners admit the car's design flaws (the suspension system, a sticky transmission) but wouldn't trade it for a Lamborghini. Says Owner Curtis Foester: "It's my idea of what a car ought to be." That's the Tucker -- a car for yesterday, today and tomorrow...
...trades or put together rosters. Yet they are held responsible if the team fares badly. They usually have no background in the sport and are employed directly by the large corporations that finance the teams. Furuya, who had worked since 1955 for the Hanshin Electric Railway Co., the Tigers' owner, oversaw operations at Koshien Stadium before being appointed managing director. Furuya was "too earnest, sincere and had too strong a sense of responsibility," observed noted Sports Commentator Shinya Sasaki. "His title was managing director, but he was just another middle-class manager forced to shoulder heavy responsibility without being given...
...custom-made model. Today 5 million Americans ride mountain bikes, compared with 200,000 in 1983, and the BFA expects the total to climb 70% in 1988. Despite the name, more than two-thirds are used by cyclists bent on surviving the local potholes. Says Sam Silver, co-owner of Houston's Bikes & Backpacks: "It's kind of the urban assault vehicle...
...clothing on MTV and rock stars," says Huffy's David Goubeaux. Waist- slung bike bags are standard city-street chic, while the shorts have become so popular that some manufacturers are making them without the padding, for everyday wear. "Bicycle shorts are now avant-garde fashion," says Bruce Burgess, owner of Bicycle Holidays in Vermont. "Who cares if you've ever seen a bike?" Still to come: Gucci panniers, kidskin biking gloves, designer training wheels...
...club's owner said that the bar was willing to pay a higher rent to keep its location, but said that Burns wanted to lease the space to a new tenant...