Ford Piquette Plant

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11/17/2015 at 11:46 • Filed to: None

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If for some reason you happen to be in town to sightsee, a neat place to visit is this beautiful old brick building in Detroit.

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This was the home of Ford from 1904-1910, the Model T was designed here, and likely the idea for the moving assembly line happened here as well, as demand quickly outpaced the factory’s capacity.

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The wood floors are still soaked with 100+ year old oil, the elevators used to move cars from level to level still work, and the fire doors are still there.

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They have a great collection of Model Ts of all years and configurations, including some pretty neat things, plus some Model As and beyond as well - they also had a Ford GT (2005) prototype and bare chassis there when I stopped in.

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Oh, and they also do weddings there - some good friends of mine got married there a few years ago, amongst the history. How cool is that?

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DISCUSSION (3)


Kinja'd!!! gin-san - shitpost specialist > burglar can't heart click anything
11/17/2015 at 11:50

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Nuts, I’ve been there twice and didn't know this was something I could do. Only times I've visited have been for sports, beer, and surprisingly good food.


Kinja'd!!! MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > burglar can't heart click anything
11/17/2015 at 13:00

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Damn, finally something cooler than the place I got married. Missed OPPOrtunity.


Kinja'd!!! DasWauto > burglar can't heart click anything
11/17/2015 at 15:36

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I stopped by there on a work trip once. The building was closed that day, unfortunately, but I think I have a picture of the sign by the door on an old phone somewhere.