The Detroit was an automobile manufactured in

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by the

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in 1904. The Detroit was a five-seater

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with an entrance in the rear. It had a 35 hp opposed two-cylinder engine, claimed to produce . It had a removable wood top, and was offered in either red or green, with yellow running gear.

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* Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of the United States Motor vehicle manufacturers based in Michigan Cars powered by boxer engines Defunct manufacturing companies based in Detroit {{Veteran-auto-stub