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SEPTEMBER EVENTS:

GMnext.com
Date(s): 4/1/2008 - 12/31/2008
Where: GMnext.com
To mark its 100th anniversary, GM has launched a global dialogue through an initiative called GMnext. The medium for the dialogue is a dedicated web site, GMnext.com.


GMnext Showroom
Date(s): 4/1/2008 - 12/31/2008
Where: GM Renaissance Center
Display of vintage, current and concept vehicles combined with new interactive displays and information centers relating to GMnext and the GM centennial


Motor City Exhibition, Cadillac Body Drop
Date(s): 4/1/2008 - 12/31/2008
Where: Detroit Historical Museum
The Motor City Exhibition is a permanent display which interprets how cars built Detroit and how Detroit builds cars.


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.


Visit the Buick Gallery
Date(s): 5/15/2008 - 12/31/2008
Where: Buick Gallery and Research Center
Sloan Museum's Buick Gallery features over 25 classic and concept Buicks, Chevrolets, and other locally-built automobiles.


Flint's Wayside exhibit signs tell the city's GM stories
Date(s): 5/15/2008 - 10/15/2008
Where: Flint River Trail, Chevrolet Ave. and the Carriage Town Historic District
The new wayside exhibit is titled "Moving Forward: Flint's Commitment to Change."


General Motors Gems
Date(s): 5/17/2008 - 9/14/2008
Where: Alfred P. Sloan Museum
Nicola Bulgari's true passion is cars from the 1930s and 1940s. His outstanding collection has a special emphasis on Buicks, along with other GM cars.


Jackson Cruise Nights
Date(s): 5/23/2008 - 9/26/2008
Where: Downtown Jackson
Join the tradition of cruising downtown Jackson.


The Picture Man: Lansing through the Lens of R. C. Leavenworth
Date(s): 5/29/2008 - 9/30/2008
Where: Michigan Historical Museum
"The Picture Man" is a unique special exhibit that features a slice of Michigan's auto heritage.


Join us for a complimentary tour of GM Renaissance Center
Date(s): 6/1/2008 - 12/31/2008
Where: Tour departs from GM Wintergarden
Available Monday-Saturday


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


Oakland Homecoming car club event
Date(s): 9/4/2008 - 9/7/2008
Where: The Henry Ford, Greenfield Village
Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Oakland Motor Car Company, predecessor of Pontiac.


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.


Golden Memories Car Show
Date(s): 9/14/2008
Where: Alfred P. Sloan Museum
Visit the Flint Cultural Center campus for a day of authentic antique automobiles that date back to 1965 and earlier.


GMnext Day
Date(s): 9/16/2008
Where: Ren Cen, Detroit
GMnext Day will reflect on the company's first century and highlight plans and products that will begin to define the second century.


Flint Community unveils Wayside Exhibits
Date(s): 9/16/2008
Where: Durant Dort Building
As a salute to the 100 anniversary of General Motors, the Flint Stewardship Community of MotorCities will unveil its Auto Heritage Wayside Exhibits


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


Mike W.R. Davis presents "General Motors: A Photographic History"
Date(s): 9/17/2008
Where: Grosse Pointe War Memorial


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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