▁but ▁he ▁quit ▁school ▁and ▁land ed ▁a ▁job ▁as ▁an ▁office ▁boy ▁for ▁the ▁Cad illa c ▁Motor ▁Company , ▁where ▁he ▁used ▁roll er ▁sk ates ▁to ▁make ▁his ▁r ounds ▁more ▁efficiently . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 2 , ▁young ▁T ucker ▁joined ▁the ▁Lincoln ▁Park , ▁Michigan , ▁police ▁department ▁( ag ain st ▁the ▁ple as ▁of ▁his ▁mother ), ▁his ▁interest ▁stir red ▁by ▁his ▁desire ▁to ▁drive ▁and ▁ride ▁the ▁fast , ▁high - per formance ▁police ▁cars ▁and ▁motor cy cles . ▁ ▁His ▁mother ▁had ▁him ▁removed ▁from ▁the ▁force , ▁pointing ▁out ▁to ▁department ▁officials ▁that ▁at ▁ 1 9 , ▁he ▁was ▁below ▁the ▁department ' s ▁minimum ▁required ▁age . ▁ ▁T ucker ▁and ▁his ▁new ▁wife , ▁V era ▁( mar ried ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁at ▁ 2 0 ), ▁then ▁took ▁over ▁a ▁ 6 - month ▁le ase ▁on ▁a ▁gas ▁station ▁near ▁Lincoln ▁Park , ▁running ▁the ▁station ▁together . ▁V era ▁would ▁run ▁the ▁station ▁during ▁the ▁day ▁while ▁Pr eston ▁worked ▁on ▁the ▁Ford ▁Motor ▁Company ▁assembly ▁line . ▁After ▁the ▁le ase ▁ran ▁out , ▁T ucker ▁quit ▁Ford ▁and ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁police ▁force ▁again , ▁but ▁in ▁his ▁first ▁winter ▁back ▁he ▁was ▁b anned ▁from ▁driving ▁police ▁vehicles ▁by ▁the ▁force ▁after ▁using ▁a ▁blow tor ch ▁to ▁cut ▁a ▁hole ▁in ▁the ▁dash board ▁of ▁a ▁cru iser ▁to ▁allow ▁engine ▁heat ▁to ▁warm ▁the ▁cabin