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Heinz Prechter (January 19, 1942 – July 6, 2001) a German born entrepreneur who founded the American Sunroof Company (ASC) was a quintessential entrepreneur, legendary visionary, community leader and philanthropist. He was a close friend and avid fundraiser for the Bush Family.〔http://www.whitehouseforsale.org/contributorsandpaybacks/pioneer_profile.cfm?pioneer_ID=161〕 ==Early life== Born in 1942 in Kleinhöbing, Germany, Prechter began his automotive career at the age of 13 as an apprentice in automotive trim, tool and die making and coach and body building. After completing his studies at the ''Berufs-Oberschule'' in Nuremberg, Mr. Prechter furthered his education at Nuremberg's Ohm Polytechnic Engineering School. During his studies, Prechter gained a wide range of practical experience working for a number of German companies, including ''Faunwerke'' (a truck and military equipment supplier), Siemens (an electronics firm), and Deutz (a diesel engine manufacturer). In 1963, he came to the U.S. as an exchange student. While studying Business Administration and English at San Francisco State College, he began installing sunroofs – then a virtually unknown product in the US. Fifteen months later, in 1965, Prechter founded the American Sunroof Company (now ASC Incorporated) in Los Angeles. He spent US$764 on tools, a workbench from an old door covered with aluminum and a sewing machine from a junkyard. This one-man enterprise soon became well known for its "custom" sunroofs as well as its creative approach to supporting the development of specialty vehicles for the film industry. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Heinz Prechter」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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