Built in the Motor City...

I’m in Detroit for work for a few days, and it’s always great to be back in the Motor City. Dinner at Vinsetta Garage, a stroll around the Henry Ford Museum and DIA, and of course checking out lots of old cars. Ponder some serious Wiki data about this car-building capitol: In the 1950s, Automobile manufacturing became the largest industry segment in the entire United States, and the largest ever created; the US auto industry was many times larger than the automotive industries of the rest of the world combined, and by 1960, one-sixth of working Americans were employed directly or indirectly by the industry… And it was all headquartered right here in Detroit. Case in point, here’s a Chevrolet promotional film from 1952 helping to explain how much the auto industry provided to our entire country at that time.

Yes, things have changed quite a bit around here, and the old girl might have lost some luster, but there’s still some fire in the Motor City’s belly… And they still love cars in this town! 

SOURCE: The Jalopy Journal

AUTHOR: Jive-Bomber