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Just a couple of cars I saw lately
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Why are the roads out near Detroit rock city called 7 mile, 8 mile etc.?? It doesn't look to be the distance from the center of the city though it looks like it could correlate to that.
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Check out these two links:potownrob wrote:Why are the roads out near Detroit rock city called 7 mile, 8 mile etc.?? It doesn't look to be the distance from the center of the city though it looks like it could correlate to that.
http://detroitplanninghistory.weebly.com/1700-1900.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roads_and ... an_Detroit
The distance isn't to the city center but to "the direct east–west portion of Michigan Avenue, and M‑153 (Ford Road) west of Wyoming Avenue [which becomes] the "zero mile" baseline." <-- from the second link
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thanks for the info. that first link answered more about detroit in general but very good info.Squint wrote:Check out these two links:potownrob wrote:Why are the roads out near Detroit rock city called 7 mile, 8 mile etc.?? It doesn't look to be the distance from the center of the city though it looks like it could correlate to that.
http://detroitplanninghistory.weebly.com/1700-1900.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roads_and ... an_Detroit
The distance isn't to the city center but to "the direct east–west portion of Michigan Avenue, and M‑153 (Ford Road) west of Wyoming Avenue [which becomes] the "zero mile" baseline." <-- from the second link
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Yeah, they are kind of linked because the history really does help give a better explanation as to the design.
But they were both interesting. So I linked them both.
But they were both interesting. So I linked them both.
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Kinda makes me wanna visit Detroit....kinda..........Squint wrote:Yeah, they are kind of linked because the history really does help give a better explanation as to the design.
But they were both interesting. So I linked them both.
ClutchFork wrote:...So I started carrying a stick of firewood with me and that became my parking brake.
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I had an R35 GT-R get behind me yesterday. It was dark out but I could see the shape of the headlights in the rear view mirror. I was thinking, "Hey, those kind of look like GT-R headlights. It probably isn't one, though." Then I had to get in the right turn lane and I took a peek as it passed on my left and it totally was a GT-R. It's actually the 4th or 5th time I've seen a GT-R around here over the last year or so.
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Not sure if these are a few of the same ones, but I see one at least every 2 weeks around here. Probably would be more often if I actually paid attention to them.noob5,000,000 wrote:I had an R35 GT-R get behind me yesterday. It was dark out but I could see the shape of the headlights in the rear view mirror. I was thinking, "Hey, those kind of look like GT-R headlights. It probably isn't one, though." Then I had to get in the right turn lane and I took a peek as it passed on my left and it totally was a GT-R. It's actually the 4th or 5th time I've seen a GT-R around here over the last year or so.
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I saw a new Corvette with a wing and front splitter with zebra camo on the front and rear ends. Must have been a ZR1 prototype.
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Here's a bad photo of the Fisker Karma I saw in a Kroger parking lot:
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Fickset!noob5,000,000 wrote:Here's a great photo of a VW Karman Ghia I saw in a Kroger parking lot:
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I did see one of those in the same Kroger parking lot once.
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I see a lahm yeller one every time I drive behind the corner shopping center when I look for people who are avoiding the traffic signal.noob5,000,000 wrote:I did see one of those in the same Kroger parking lot once.
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I saw another Fisker Karma yesterday, about a quarter mile from where I saw the first one. A light blue color this time.
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I saw yet another Fisker Karma two days ago . A red one this time.
I also found out that Fisker went bankrupt in 2013, a Chinese company bought "some of the assets of the company, the designs, rights to a plug-hybrid powertrain and a manufacturing facility in Delaware" in 2016 and re-commenced production (as the Karma Revero), and there is a dealer nearby that sells them.
I also found out that Fisker went bankrupt in 2013, a Chinese company bought "some of the assets of the company, the designs, rights to a plug-hybrid powertrain and a manufacturing facility in Delaware" in 2016 and re-commenced production (as the Karma Revero), and there is a dealer nearby that sells them.
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