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Our good friends Eric and Lyne from Quebec were visiting few days ago for the weekend. We went to visit ‘The Henry Ford’ Museum in Detroit.

The Henry Ford is really something to see. Of course, there are cars and other vehicles there, including some very rare pieces like the limousine in which JFK was shot. But it’s much more than cars or even planes. There is also machinery, famous homes, and other artifacts and inventions from American History. More details on the museum on Wikipedia.

On a Friday this early in the year, the museum was very quiet, good for photo opportunities. The only drawback was the very low light situation. This called for big apertures and high ISO settings. Here are a few samples. As usual, more are available in the album linked below.

Just installed new rims on the Mazda 3. My summer tires died last fall and I needed a new set this spring. I decided to upsize the wheel diameter from 16″ to 18″ in the process.

Last weekend was just awesome in South Ontario: sunny and above 20 degrees celsius. I cleaned the car, rubbed a clay bar on the body and applied a new coat of wax. Ready for summer!

While the car was clean, I drove around for an hour to find a few spots to take pictures of the result. I think it turned out pretty nice. See the pics below.

For the fellow mazda 3 owners, here is the fitment information:

Wheel:	Falken Torque 5
Finish:	Gunmetal finish with machined lip
Size:	18″x7″
Offset:	+42 mm
Tires:	Falken FK 452 in 215 / 40 R18
Suspension:	Original

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My uncle Michel and his wife Hélène visited us for the weekend. We went to the 2008 North American International Auto Show in Detroit on Saturday (www.naias.com). The Detroit auto show is really something to see if you are passionate about cars. There is an incredible amount of concept cars and new model announcements during the show.

One of the highlight for me was the Audi R8 V12 TDI: a beast surprisingly powered by a 6.0L - 500 HP V12 turbo-diesel engine. The front end looks very mean, ready to swallow anything staying in its way!

Here are few more sample pictures from the show.

More pictures in the album below.