Detoured to Detroit

We left Marshall, MI at 8:45 AM as planned.  It had rained overnight and I got out early and wiped the car down.  This was a good thing because I also wiped off some road grime that had accumulated over the last few days.  Jack's repaired tire held up overnight again so I guess its officially fixed.

Everything was going well despite the cold temperatures until we hit a detour and had to get on the interstate for a few exits.  The roadway was cement and had small groves in the surface that kind of grabbed the narrow Model A tires.  It was a little bit of work keeping the cars running straight.

We went through Albion, MI and then on to Jackson where the roads turned really ugly.  Michigan must spend their money on college football and not roadwork.

So speaking of roadwork it didn't get any better when we got to Ann Arbor and the bumpy roads continued.  What a workout for our little A's.

We ended up taking a detour and driving down a couple of dirt roads due to a bridge being out.  So much for the clean car!

We arrived in Dearborn at our hotel at 12:30PM and were able to check in early.  There is some sort of Ford Pinto Stampede at our hotel here and they are expecting 45 Pintos here today.  Some had arrived early and I saw one with a 302 V8 engine.

We also visited the Ford Piquette Assembly Plant in downtown Detroit and took the tour. Henry Ford first started making automobiles in 1905 at this location. Studebaker bought the plant after Ford moved to Highland Park. Ford's first cars the model B, C, F, K, N, R, S and the first Ts were made in this plant.