Now You Too Can Buy A Shining Symbol Of Detroit Ruin Have you ever wanted to possess your very own symbol of American decay? Something that says "we used to build a lot of cars, but now we build less of them?" A real fixer-upper? Well now you can, as the old Packard Plant in Detroit is coming up on the auction block, and the bidding starts at just $975,000. The enormous factory was originally built from 1903 to 1911, and pretty purple Packards ...
June 9, 2013 - Jalopnik
Michael Johnson in San Francisco Chronicle You call it a turnaround; we call it a fixer-upper,said Johnson, 51, explaining his management team has sought to build on the foundation left by Hughes.
Frank Hamblen in San Diego Union Tribune I think he'd be a great candidate for any job,Hamblen said before the game. "That's a situation he and Dr. Buss have to discuss. Phil's been a great closer his whole career. I don't know if he'd be a fixer-upper."
Frank de Jong in Globe and Mail The house was a fixer-upper,says Mr. de Jong, 51. "Today it would be worth about double that. Even the area where I live has started to be gentrified. Also, we have done quite a bit of work on it."