| Event: | Regional Mini-Meet - Carlisle All Ford Nationals |
| Location: | Carlisle, Pennsylvania |
| Contact: | Dennis Martin |
You can find more info at: http://www.carsatcarlisle.com | |
June 03, 2012 - June 03, 2012
| Event: | Michigan Mini-Meet - 37th Annual Motor City Show and Go |
| Location: | Ford Motor Company World Head Quarters - Dearborn, Michigan |
| Contact: | Tony Simpson |
Sponored by the Shelby American Automobile Club, Motor City Region. Held rain or shine. Show open to all Fords and Ford Clubs from Model T to Late Model GT. Swap meet set up begins at 7am, Car Registration 8:30am until Noon. Entry Fees: Spectators $3.00 per person. Show Pre-registration $15.00 by May 28, Day of show $20.00. Day of Show Vendors for Swap Meet Pre-registration $15.00 by May 28, after and day of show $20.00. Car Corral $10.00 (any vehicle) Pre-registration ends May 28 Send your registration to:
Show and Go 36 You can print out your Registration forms from the web. http://www.saac-mcr.com/events/showgo asimpso2@hotmail.com 734.529.2343 | |
July 25, 2012 - July 29, 2012
| Event: | MCCI 19th Annual Roundup Nationals |
| Location: | Dearborn, Michigan |
| Contact: | Shawn Simpson |
Wednesday, July 25 Early Arrival Day See many sites in Dearborn, the home of Ford Motor Company. 11:30 AM: We will caravan from the host hotel to MCCI President Shawn Simpson’s house (address will be provided), for a cookout. Burgers and hot dogs will be served, and there is plenty of parking for our cars and trucks and trailers. For those that are interested, as a separate activity, there is an option of going to Milan Dragway, in Milan, MI, a test and tune (http://www.milandragway.com/). The gates open at 4:00 pm, and there is a $25 charge for Test & Tune.
Thursday, July 26 Family Day # 1 Ford Test Track and Automotive Hall of Fame 10:00 AM: We will caravan by a police escort (required) to the Dearborn Development Center Ford Test Track, Oakwood Boulevard, Dearborn, Michigan 48124. The Test Track will consist of a guided tour. Cost is $25 per vehicle, which is donated to charity. A signed waiver will be collected from each vehicle prior to leaving the hotel. For those that are interested in attending the Test Track Tour, some requirements are: no open-toed shoes, and long pants or jeans only. Also, NO cameras are allowed on the Test Track. After visiting the Test Track, we will break for lunch. An option for lunch is the Michigan Café, which is located at Greenfield Village and the Henry Ford Museum, next to the Ford Test Track. Museum admission is not needed to eat at the Café. 2:00 PM: We will visit the Automotive Hall of Fame, 21400 Oakwood Boulevard, Dearborn, MI 48124 Click here for the website for the Automotive Hall of Fame. The Automotive Hall of Fame is located next to the Dearborn Development Center Ford Test Track, and the Henry Ford and Greenfield Village. The cost of Admission for the Automotive Hall of Fame is as follows, with a discount admission for groups of 15 or more
Admission:
Adults $8.00 For those that are interested, as an alternative to visiting the Dearborn Development Center Ford Test Track, please consider visiting the Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village, 20900 Oakwood Boulevard, Dearborn, Michigan 48124 800.835.5237. Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village For 2012, there is a new automotive exhibit at the Henry Ford called “Driving America”. 6:00 PM: Supper. We will meet at the hotel prior to going for a cruise-in at a local restaurant.
Friday, July 27 Family Day # 2 Nankin Mills Tour and Roush Tour 10:00 AM: We will caravan from the hotel by traveling on Hines Drive, a road that travels through the most scenic drives in the area, to Nankin Mills, 33175 Ann Arbor Trail, Westland, MI 48185. Nankin Mills is a historic site that used to be owned by Ford Motor Company to manufacture parts, as one of Henry Ford’s “village industries”. Nankin Mills is now an interpretive center that is open for tours, showing the history of the mill. Admission is free, with donations accepted. After visiting Nankin Mills, we will caravan for lunch to Daly's Drive In, 31500 Plymouth Rd., Livonia, 48150. This is an original Drive In that has been in operation since the late 1950’s. After lunch, we will caravan to Roush Industries, 11851 Market St., Livonia, MI 48150, for a tour of their automotive museum. Roush Industries is a major manufacturer of aftermarket parts, as well as complete cars for Ford. Admission is free. 6:00 PM: We will meet at the hotel prior to going to a local restaurant for supper. We will go to the Sign of the Beefcarver Restaurant, 23100 Michigan Ave., Dearborn, MI 48124. The main menu choices, in addition to roast beef, include fish, turkey, chicken, and ham. Also, there are many side dishes, including vegetables, macaroni and cheese, fresh salads, desserts, and more. The annual club meeting will follow supper. 8:00-9:30 PM: Club meeting at hotel.
Saturday, July 28 Show Day (Hotel Parking Lot)
9:00 AM-Noon Registration Saturday evening is free to do as you please. As always, there are plenty of good times to be had in the usual manner of hanging around in the parking lot, with each other at the hotel. For those that are interested, there is the Telegraph Road (US 24) Car Cruise the day of the show. The cruise route on Telegraph Road stretches from Eureka Road in the city of Taylor, to the south, to Puritan Road in the city of Redford, to the north. This car cruise is an “active” cruise, where you have the opportunity to drive your car on the road in the cruise. This cruise is considered a “mini-Woodward Dream Cruise”.
Sunday, July 29
There are opportunities to see the many sites in the city of Dearborn and
surrounding areas. One place of note is in the city of Milford, MI, at Baker’s,
for a Sunday car cruise-in. The address is 2025 S. Milford Road, Milford, MI
48381 (http://www.bakersofmilford.com/1/252/cruisin.asp). The car cruise-in at
Baker’s has been billed, per Baker’s website, as “America's Largest Weekly Cruise”.
Baker's Cruise In Website
Phone: 313-336-3340
Room rate: $95/night. The room rate also includes breakfast in
the hotel restaurant, Grille39, for the entire family.
Website for general hotel information:
Website to register for rooms online: Click HERE for on-line hotel room registration Hosted by MCCI members for MCCI members. | |
To find out more about the MCCI involvement with these shows, contact: Seth Roberts