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Royal Oak announces plans for vacant property...
...located at 400 N Main St.
Yep - that's the old Royal Pontiac location. K http://www.freep.com/article/2014070...-hotel-parking
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Here's what it looked like the last time I went by there:
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'63 LeMans Convertible '63 Grand Prix '65 GTO - original, unrestored, Dad was original owner, 5000 original mile Royal Pontiac factory racer '74 Chevelle - original owner, 9.85 @ 136 mph besthttp://www.superchevy.com/features/s...hevy-chevelle/ My Pontiac Story: http://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/...d.php?t=560524 "Intro from an old Assembly Plant Guy":http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=342926 |
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Keith, The proposed new hotel is one of the ugliest new buildings I've seen. What's up with that?
Qustion 2... How much federal funds are being spent for revialization in this area? Not a local yocal car show supporter, but seems like those that are into that kind of thing would seize on the opportunity to have a big Pontiac show on the premises, if it could be arranged, before the wrecking ball arrives.
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Gotta question the demand for such a hotel in that area. I suppose its appropriate that the figures in the artist's rendering look like ghosts...
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On a related note, do the cars look like Pontiac G8's? K
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'63 LeMans Convertible '63 Grand Prix '65 GTO - original, unrestored, Dad was original owner, 5000 original mile Royal Pontiac factory racer '74 Chevelle - original owner, 9.85 @ 136 mph besthttp://www.superchevy.com/features/s...hevy-chevelle/ My Pontiac Story: http://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/...d.php?t=560524 "Intro from an old Assembly Plant Guy":http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=342926 |
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I am not aware of any federal funds in Southeast Michigan (even in Detroit). If anyone has any specifics I'd be interested to know. In this case I assume the 5 private developers are pony-ing up the funds. There has been discussion on several occasions about one last hurrah at the old Royal site but it never has come to pass. K
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'63 LeMans Convertible '63 Grand Prix '65 GTO - original, unrestored, Dad was original owner, 5000 original mile Royal Pontiac factory racer '74 Chevelle - original owner, 9.85 @ 136 mph besthttp://www.superchevy.com/features/s...hevy-chevelle/ My Pontiac Story: http://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/...d.php?t=560524 "Intro from an old Assembly Plant Guy":http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=342926 |
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Wow and talk about a coincidence that a GTO would be there are took that pic!
It would at lease be nice if they had some Royal Pontiac related memorabilia in the lobby. |
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Cool looking property. Yea too bad that hotel blocks the view BUTT the hotel appears to provide much needed shade during a useful part of the day.
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'63 LeMans Convertible '63 Grand Prix '65 GTO - original, unrestored, Dad was original owner, 5000 original mile Royal Pontiac factory racer '74 Chevelle - original owner, 9.85 @ 136 mph besthttp://www.superchevy.com/features/s...hevy-chevelle/ My Pontiac Story: http://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/...d.php?t=560524 "Intro from an old Assembly Plant Guy":http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=342926 |
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This is how we make shade in my part of the country.
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Look whats in the front bumper, brackets for a tow bar ?
Gregg |
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What's that "rest of the story" GTO etc. link again Keith?
Seriously, some new members may be interested. |
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'63 LeMans Convertible '63 Grand Prix '65 GTO - original, unrestored, Dad was original owner, 5000 original mile Royal Pontiac factory racer '74 Chevelle - original owner, 9.85 @ 136 mph besthttp://www.superchevy.com/features/s...hevy-chevelle/ My Pontiac Story: http://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/...d.php?t=560524 "Intro from an old Assembly Plant Guy":http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=342926 Last edited by Keith Seymore; 08-09-2014 at 10:02 AM. |
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Long version:http://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/...d.php?t=560524
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'63 LeMans Convertible '63 Grand Prix '65 GTO - original, unrestored, Dad was original owner, 5000 original mile Royal Pontiac factory racer '74 Chevelle - original owner, 9.85 @ 136 mph besthttp://www.superchevy.com/features/s...hevy-chevelle/ My Pontiac Story: http://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/...d.php?t=560524 "Intro from an old Assembly Plant Guy":http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=342926 |
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Royal Oak announces
When the GTOAA convention was held in Atlanta(late 80's/early 90's), one of the scheduled events was a silent auction. One of the items being auctioned was a brick represented as being from the Royal Pontiac dealership after it was demolished. I seem to recall there were possibly two of these bricks offered. I won the auction on one of these bricks, and Jim Wangers autographed it for me, writing something like "From the original Royal Pontiac dealership." Now you guys are showing me the old Royal buildings are apparently still standing, so I'm wondering what the hell did I actually buy at this auction all these years ago. Did one or more of the original Royal buildings get demolished years ago , but others were left standing? Keith, I figured you would know the history, so what gives? Maybe I've misunderstood the above posts.
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Terry, you got snookered by Wangers.....that brick came from the outhouse
behind Ted's Drive In. No, just kidding! The buildings in the picture are only twenty years old. You will note that none of them look like the Royal Pontiac buildings in the old photos from the sixties. The brick you have came from the side of the showroom of the old building from the wall behind the plate glass window front facade. Your brick is not a fake! Please don't hit Wangers up side the head with it........Winston |
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Like any building occupied for any length of time it's safe to say there were changes to the building over the years. keep the image fresh.
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Sidebar: I go past the old Fisher Body building when traveling to and from the Dream Cruise. On one of the evenings (Friday, perhaps) there was a couple in a white Fiero and they were loading something into the engine compartment of their car. At first I thought it was hot dogs and buns or something and I thought "why are they putting those in the engine compartment instead of the front?". Then I realized they were bricks. They were reaching through the fence to grab bricks from where the building had been demolished. The building where all three of my Pontiacs were built, as well as their Fiero. Seems like a good idea, now that I think about it. K
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'63 LeMans Convertible '63 Grand Prix '65 GTO - original, unrestored, Dad was original owner, 5000 original mile Royal Pontiac factory racer '74 Chevelle - original owner, 9.85 @ 136 mph besthttp://www.superchevy.com/features/s...hevy-chevelle/ My Pontiac Story: http://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/...d.php?t=560524 "Intro from an old Assembly Plant Guy":http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=342926 |
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