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In 1902, Fred Fisher left for Detroit, the burgeoning center of the auto industry. He was soon joined by his brother Charles, and together they envisioned a transition from building carriages to automobile bodies. Despite skepticism from industry veterans, such as Henry Ford and their Uncle Albert, the brothers launched Fisher Auto Body Company in 1908 with the backing of family loans—$30,000 from their Uncle Albert—at a time when Detroit was rapidly evolving into an automotive capital.