As creator of the Fabulous Ruins of Detroit (www.bhere.com/ruins/home.htm ), amateur historian Lowell Boileau is driven to save one of the Motor City's most-endangered landmarks - the factory where Henry Ford built the first Model T in 1908. Threatened with demolition, the 67,500-square-foot structure at the corner of Beaubien and Piquette can be had for $300,000 - a bargain, considering Ford built it for just under $100,000. "This is the womb of the modern automobile industry," says Boileau. "The Model T did for cars what the $900 PC has done for computers - it made the automobile an affordable commodity."
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