BRAKE LIGHTS:Wetmore's/Guess the Car

BRAKE LIGHTS:Wetmore’s/Guess the Car

BRAKE & FRONT END, April 1961: Wetmore’s has been a fixture on Woodward Avenue in Ferndale, MI, since 1928. Their landmark building is known for a car on the roof with wobbly wheels. The front wheels are powered by an electric motor. Can you name the cars?

 

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