133 Comments for Motor City Garage

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Thanks for your great captions, Mr Motts, and also for the research and sharing with us the old black and white original drawings.
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What a fascinating subject for photos! and a great wonderful new gallery!!
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Such a broad range of interesting places is what keeps me coming back for more, thanks !
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Ben Ju ???? I don't see one?
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Note the long shaft protruding from the flywheel.
Another wheel can be fitted there to drive different machines or simply to attain different pulley ratio.
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Thats the brush on the street sweeper a few pics back.
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Great find. This is whats generically called a "C" cab truck.
Virtually everybody making trucks then constructed C cabs.
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My first car was a '74 Buick Century...... Oh the memories!
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Well, I am glad they plugged up the door. Motts, you got some great shots here. I hope the crackheads can't get back in.
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Motts, did you forget to shave?
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I believe its a 73. It has the huge 5mph bumpers. I loved those old GM cars...big and heave, little wheezy motors...Nice find here, Motts!
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Damn....someone should rescue these before the crackheads clear it all out....
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That's a Wayne Carini special right there!!!
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Some of these parts can still be used, I'm sure.
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Just try TURNING this thing!