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Ford Piquette Avenue Plant

The brick factory where the first Model T was built in 1908.

The red-brick front of the Ford Piquette Plant with its painted sign
Photo: Jackdude101, CC BY-SA 4.0

Before the giant Highland Park and Rouge plants, Ford made cars on these wooden floors. The building is now a museum full of early cars, and it may be the most Motor City stop on the map.