4 9 . ▁The ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁movie ▁T ucker : ▁The ▁Man ▁and ▁His ▁Dream ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁T ucker ' s ▁spirit ▁and ▁the ▁s aga ▁surrounding ▁the ▁car ' s ▁production . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁( 1 9 0 3 – 1 9 3 3 ) ▁ ▁Pr eston ▁T ucker ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 9 0 3 , ▁on ▁a ▁pe pp erm int ▁farm ▁near ▁Cap ac , ▁Michigan . ▁▁ ▁His ▁father ▁was ▁a ▁rail road ▁engineer ▁named ▁Sh ir ley ▁Har vey ▁T ucker ▁( 1 8 8 0 - 1 9 0 7 ). ▁ ▁His ▁mother ▁was ▁Luc ille ▁Caroline ▁( née ▁Pr eston ) ▁T ucker ▁( 1 8 8 1 - 1 9 6 0 ). ▁ ▁He ▁grew ▁up ▁outside ▁Detroit ▁in ▁the ▁sub urb ▁of ▁Lincoln ▁Park , ▁Michigan . ▁ ▁T ucker ▁was ▁raised ▁by ▁his ▁mother , ▁a ▁teacher , ▁after ▁his ▁father ▁died ▁of ▁append ic itis ▁when ▁Pr eston ▁was ▁ 2 ▁years ▁old . ▁ ▁First ▁learning ▁to ▁drive ▁at ▁age ▁ 1 1 , ▁T ucker ▁was ▁obs essed ▁with ▁autom ob iles ▁from ▁an ▁early ▁age . ▁ ▁At ▁age ▁ 1 6 , ▁Pr eston ▁T ucker ▁began ▁purch asing ▁late ▁model ▁autom ob iles , ▁repair ing / ref urb ishing ▁them ▁and ▁s elling ▁the ▁cars ▁for ▁a ▁profit . ▁ ▁He ▁attended ▁the ▁Cass ▁Techn ical ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁Detroit ,