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SEPTEMBER EVENTS:

What's My Assembly Line?
Date(s): 4/1/2008 - 12/31/2008
Where: The Henry Ford, Henry Ford Museum
Visitors can take a shift on the assembly line in this audience participation game show.


Model T 101
Date(s): 4/15/2008 - 10/31/2008
Where: The Henry Ford, Greenfield Village
Learn about the basic mechanical components and operation of the Model T.


Model T Ride Experience
Date(s): 4/15/2008 - 10/31/2008
Where: The Henry Ford, Greenfield Village
Hop on a real Model T and take a narrated tour through Greenfield Village.


Building on a Legend: Tin Lizzy's Successor
Date(s): 5/10/2008 - 10/31/2008
Where: Edsel & Eleanor Ford House
Henry Ford was the practical, chassis man; son Edsel was the stylistic designer.


Wheels on Woodward
Date(s): 6/9/2008 - 9/18/2008
Where:
Raise funds for the Woodward Avenue Action Association and win a new car!!!


Art of the Model T exhibit by the Artists' Society of Dearborn
Date(s): 6/15/2008 - 10/4/2008
Where: Henry Ford Estate- Fair Lane
Painting and prints inspired by the 100th anniversary of the Model T.


Visit Greenfield Village with Your Model T
Date(s): 6/16/2008 - 9/28/2008
Where: The Henry Ford, Greenfield Village
Open to Model T's of any year (individuals or clubs up to 75 cars)


The Home the Model T Built
Date(s): 7/1/2008 - 10/15/2008
Where: Henry Ford Estate - Fair Lane
Henry Ford Estate -Fair Lane includes the residence of Clara and Henry Ford and his powerhouse, consisting of his generators, research laboratory and garage.


The Birthplace of the Model T factory
Date(s): 9/1/2008 - 9/30/2008
Where: Ford Piquette Avenue Plant
The plant looks a lot like it did in 1908 when the first 12,000 Tin Lizzies were built here. Available September days - 9/6, 9/20


Model T Celebration at Ford World Headquarters
Date(s): 9/5/2008
Where: Ford World Headquarters, Dearborn
Hundreds of Model T loyalists, coming to The Henry Ford's Old Car Festival are invited to the grounds of Ford World Headquarters.


Old Car Festival
Date(s): 9/6/2008 - 9/7/2008
Where: The Henry Ford, Greenfield Village
America's longest-running car show featuring hundreds of pre-1930s cars, including a display of over 200 Model T's on regional tour.


The Birthplace of the Model T Factory
Date(s): 9/6/2008
Where: Ford Piquette Avenue Plant
The plant looks a lot like it did in 1908 when the first 12,000 Tin Lizzies were built here.


Saline Fair Parade
Date(s): 9/6/2008
Where: Downtown Saline
Antique cars on parade through Downtown Saline


The Henry Ford Ideas and Innovations Lecture Series
Date(s): 9/7/2008
Where: The Henry Ford, Greenfield Village
The Model T:A Centennial History, Robert Casey, Curator of Transportation at The Henry Ford and one of America's foremost Model T experts, will discuss his newly published book, The Model T: A Centennial History (Johns Hopkins University Press). There will be copies available for sale and a book signing.


Model T Centennial 2008 MTFCI Regional Meet
Date(s): 9/8/2008 - 9/11/2008
Where: Piquette Avenue Ford Plant
What an ideal way to celebrate 100 years of the Model T. Visit key Ford and Model T historic sites combined with the Old Car Festival and a day of celebration at Ford World Headquarters.


Tin Lizzie Tea
Date(s): 9/16/2008
Where: W.K. Kellogg Manor House
Celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the Model T at W.K. Kellogg Manor House


The Birthplace of the Model T Factory
Date(s): 9/20/2008
Where: Ford Piquette Avenue Plant
The plant looks a lot like it did in 1908 when the first 12,000 Tin Lizzies were built here.


Model T Centennial events-Piquette Ave. Plant
Date(s): 9/27/2008
Where: Ford Piquette Avenue Plant
A Model T "Centennial Motorcade" Heritage Tour traveling to four key Detroit area attractions that are tied to the story of Henry Ford's innovation and the Model T.


Model T Centennial events-Edsel & Eleanor Ford House
Date(s): 9/27/2008
Where: Edsel and Eleanor Ford House
A Model T "Centennial Motorcade" Heritage Tour traveling to four key Detroit area attractions that are tied to the story of Henry Ford's innovation and the Model T.


Model T Centennial Motorcade
Date(s): 9/27/2008
Where: 5 Major Ford Historic Venues
On its 100th birthday, join the Model T on a trip to where it all began.


Model T Centennial events-Henry Ford Estate-Fair Lane
Date(s): 9/27/2008
Where: Henry Ford Estate-Fair Lane
A Model T "Centennial Motorcade" Heritage Tour traveling to four key Detroit area attractions that are tied to the story of Henry Ford's innovation and the Model T.


Model T Centennial event- The Henry Ford
Date(s): 9/27/2008
Where: The Henry Ford
A Model T "Centennial Motorcade" Heritage Tour traveling to four key Detroit area attractions that are tied to the story of Henry Ford's innovation and the Model T.




  




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