One never really knows what can be found in and around Detroit, Michigan. Over a century of self-propelled antiquity has meant that Motown garage and estate sales have a habit of yielding compelling discoveries—think unusual prototype and pre-production automobile parts that managed to slip out manufacturers’ back doors. Surprising garage finds and incredible classified ads are more than mere lore, too. To this day, enthusiasts hunt and find extraordinarily rare parts and whole automobiles, the kind that managed to dodge crushers ages ago. Such epic discoveries make great conversation pieces, even generations later.
Not to be excluded are the incredible family treasures waiting to be revealed. Area resident Art Cairo knows this all too well. Retired from a long and successful career at Ford, it
