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Published: 12.19.2011
Wayside Exhibits installed at Historic Fort Wayne
MotorCities Wayside Exhibit Program continues to document and celebrate our automotive and labor story across our region. A new exhibit was recently dedicated at Historic Fort Wayne during World War II day.

Published: 09.26.2011
MotorCities National Heritage Area and Wheelhouse Detroit partner on heritage bike tours
The word on the street is that one of the most fascinating bike tours being given is offered by two Detroit based companies who have partnered to present a new perspective on Detroit’s landscape. MotorCities National Heritage Area and Wheelhouse Detroit are offering a monthly bike tour series based around Detroit’s automotive and labor history. These new tours tell the stories of the people and places that powered the birth and boom of the auto industry over its 100+ year history.

Published: 05.09.2011
Walter P. Chrysler Museum
An original 1941 Willys MA is the focal point of an anniversary exhibition at the Walter P. Chrysler Museum in Auburn Hills, Mich., that celebrates one of the automotive industry’s most iconic vehicles. 70 Years of Jeep® runs April 19 – Dec. 30, 2011.

Published: 05.09.2011
Detroit Tigers Car Show
For the first time ever, the Detroit Tigers are offering their classic car loving fans the chance to showcase their historic vehicles at Comerica Park.

Published: 01.31.2011
Gilmore Car Museum Embarks on Major Expansion
The state of Michigan has been known as the home of the auto industry—despite the recent economic downturn—for more than 100 years and is currently undergoing a renewal. Like the innovators and the entrepreneurs it has celebrated for nearly a half century, the renowned Gilmore Car Museum near Kalamazoo, MI has embarked on its own re-invention.

Published: 01.10.2011
Top 5 Factors That Will Boost Auto Sales in 2011
"The auto industry is coming back strong from what has been a difficult economy," Taylor says. "Auto sales are playing a key role in leading the economic recovery."

Published: 11.15.2010
Model A Ford Museum Coming to Gilmore Car Museum Campus
Over 50 representatives of various national and regional Model A Ford clubs were on hand at the Gilmore Car Museum on November 4, 2010 for the official announcement of the creation of the Model A Ford Museum.

Published: 11.04.2010
Prestigious Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot Award goes to...
Congratulations to Dr. Charles K. Hyde on his book "Storied Independent Automakers: Nash, Hudson, and American Motors" which was awarded the prestigious Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot Award ("Outstanding Book of 2009 in Automotive History in the English Language") by the Society of Automotive Historians (SAH).

Published: 08.13.2010
Mr. House and the “Boulevard of Dreams”
By: Margery Krevsky
The year was 1994 and a Ferndale plumber, Nelson House, being community minded, decided the city needed a children’s soccer field. So he enlisted the support of the community to make this happen. The idea was a fund raiser focusing on a “remembrance time” when classic cars cruised the strip of Woodward Avenue.

Published: 07.01.2010
Four Wayside Exhibit Heritage Markers Installed in Downtown Romeo
The Romeo Historical Society proudly announces the addition of four heritage markers in downtown honoring Romeo’s contributions to the transportation industry so important to the state of Michigan.

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