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0Video: Detroit Free Press delivers in-depth report on city's biggest eyesore, the Packard Plant 1354573920
Even if you don't know Detroit, odds are you know the city's derelict Packard plant. A go-to source of urban decay porn, the plant has become a haven for graffiti artists of every caliber, arsonists, the homeless and scrappers looking to gut the structure of its steel for cash. Detroit's ...
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Report: Detroit's infamous Packard plant to be razed. Finally. 1330730400
Despite its various and sundry dangers, urban spelunking has become something of a rite of passage for adventuresome types living in and around Detroit. And while Corktown's legendary Michigan Central Station is probably illicit explorers' favorite quarry, the derelict 3.5-million square foot ...
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Renowned street artist Banksy tags Detroit, ignites controversy 1279207740
Banksy's graffiti before it was removed from the Packard plant – Click above for high-res image galleryIt's just a little graffiti, and yet its existence has caused a firestorm of legal wrangling as to who actually owns the work and the building that once housed it. Seems rather odd, until ... -
Detroit still hunting down Packard plant owner 1278793020
Detroit may be one step closer to wiping the old Packard automobile plant off the face of the map for good. For years, the structure has stood derelict as a symbol of the city's decay as lawmakers fought to figure out who exactly owns the property. Supposedly, the plant is currently owned by a ...
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VIDEO: Fun, frolic and destruction with a dump truck at Detroit's Packard plant 1257525600
This dump truck is going to take a dive - Click above to watch the videoIn future Detroit, pushing a junked dump truck out of a fourth floor window at the old Packard plant might result in a swarm of gen-1 Taurus police cars surrounding the building, and, if you're particularly unlucky, ... -
Meadow Brook Concours 2009: Pre-WWII rides for the rich 1249327260
Pre-WWII luxury at Meadow Brook Concours 2009 - click above for high-res image galleryFrom the moment the world's first automobiles were built, the wealthy began demanding better transportation than the masses. Brands like Rolls-Royce, Lincoln Pierce-Arrow and Cadillac delivered big, beautiful ... -
Pebble Preview: Gooding tests the market with Phil Hill's Packard and a prince's Duesenberg 1248908280
Gooding & Company star cars for Pebble Beach 2009 -- Click above for high-res image galleryPebble Beach regular Gooding & Company will be bringing three special cars to this year's auction and the vintage rides are said to carry not only the requisite pedigree, but are expected to be ... -
Separated At Birth: We find the 2000 HP twin brother of Leno's tank car 1244824080
1946 Aero Packard Flyer "Dream Rod" - Click above for a high-res galleryWe thought a vehicle like Jay Leno's Tank Car would be a one-off. After all, how many hot rods out there are thirty feet long and have a 1792 cubic-inch turbocharged V12 underneath the hood putting out 1600 horsepower? Well, ... -
eBay Find of the Day: 1999 Packard Twelve concept car 1244228220
1999 Packard Twelve concept - Click above for an image galleryThe Packard nameplate is one steeped in rich heritage, having produced its first automobile way back in 1899. Unfortunately, the Detroit-based builder of eminently luxurious and opulent automobiles hit dire straits in the years closely ... -
Manhattan Project's "Los Alamos Limo" found 1234648980
Click above for a gallery of the 1941 Packard "Los Alamos Limo"The car you see here may not look like much, but it helped carry us into the nuclear age. Or, at least some of the scientists who brought us there. This 1941 Packard Clipper limousine is one of three that are still known to exist ...

