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See the Detroiter with 21-mile walking commute get a surprise new car

James Robertson has been walking 21 miles to commute to work outside Detroit for nearly a decade — until today.

After his story became public last Sunday in the Detroit Free Press, an outpouring of support and donations culminated with Robertson taking the keys to a new Ford Taurus — one that he wasn't expecting to get when he walked into the Suburban Ford dealership in Sterling Heights, Mich., today.

"I don't like it," he told the dealer. "I love it."