He later built race cars and the Tucker Turret, a swiveling machine-gun turret used in World War II. After the war, and years of sugar and meat rationing, America’s biggest appetite was for cars.

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Rationing of food and other goods during World War Two changed the social landscape of Britain for a generation, creating a national culture of ingenuity, austerity and making-do. Photo ...