And famous he is, if you live in or near the Motor City.
They don't call it the Motor City for nothing.
Here's what is on my mind as the circuit left Motor City:
But drive 525 miles northwest to the Motor City, home to some of the world's largest companies, and the perspective changes.
A new automotive museum has just opened next to the Motor City.
No doubt they will get just the facts from the new cop on the beat in the Motor City.
That does not mean all is well in the Motor City.
The 139-square-mile Motor City now has a population of 911,000, less than half its 1950's peak.
"Motor City has been especially hard hit," he wrote.
This may seem odd, at least to someone who does not work in or around the Motor City.