Event Information

Dear Old Car Enthusiast,

      The Henry Ford would like to invite you, your family, and your vehicle to be part of the 2008 Old Car Festival on September 6 & 7, 2008 at Greenfield Village.  Old Car Festival is open to all stock vehicles produced from 1932 and older. Restored and un-restored vehicles are eligible. All vehicle parts, including aftermarket parts, must be authentic and appropriate to the period of the vehicle. Documentation may be required.

      Applications are reviewed by our curators and historians as they are received.  You will be notified by mail as to whether or not your vehicle meets our requirements. Please read the enclosure for details regarding the application procedure and show requirements. The Old Car Festival Committee reserves the right to decline any vehicle it feels does not meet the requirements of the event. If for some reason your vehicle is not accepted for Old Car Festival and you feel that your vehicle should be considered, we welcome the opportunity to discuss those concerns with you.

     Please fill out the enclosed Old Car Festival Application and mail or fax it to the address noted on the application.  In an effort to streamline our processes we ask that you e-mail digital photograph(s) of your vehicles to .  If you are unable to send a digital photograph, please enclose a color photo with your returned application.  Additional Old Car Festival Application forms can be obtained at www.thehenryford.org.  The deadline for registration is July 25, 2008.  

Each accepted, registered participant will receive when checking in with their vehicle(s):

Ø       Four (4) participant buttons for the first vehicle registered and one (1) button for each additional
vehicle registered. The buttons will entitle the bearer free admission to both the village and the museum on the days of the event. This does not include IMAX or the Ford Rouge Factory Tour.

Ø       Coupons for discounted purchase of up to four (4) additional admission tickets to Greenfield Village, and coupons for discounted purchase of up to four (4) combination ride passes.

Ø       A souvenir dash plaque.

  Old Car Festival is two full days of activities along with the amazing Gas Light Tour on Saturday evening. Each day will highlight different types of vehicles and different decades. It truly is a unique experience to drive and display your vehicle in the historic setting of Greenfield Village, and we strongly encourage you to attend both days. After all, you and your vehicle are the show!  We look forward to seeing you at the 2008 Old Car Festival.  

Sincerely,

Jim Johnson

Senior Manager,

Greenfield Village & Henry Ford Museum Creative Programs

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Application Requirements

1.	Period accessories, either dealer-installed or after-market, are acceptable if they were available during the model year of the vehicle. Examples of such accessories include windshield visors, Motometers, “Rocky Mountain” brakes, Ruxtell 2-speed rear axels, running board–mounted luggage carries, and radiator stone guards.
2	Items that improve vehicle safety, or that are required to meet current vehicle standards, such as electric tail lights, are acceptable, even if they were not available when the car was new.
3	Mechanical modifications that were not available when the car was new, such as lowering or adding disc brakes, are not acceptable.
4	Engines must have been available for the vehicle from the factory during the model year of the vehicle. Chassis and engine numbers do NOT need to match.
5	Ideally, engines and the under hood area should look stock. (We have no way to monitor internal modifications). Any modifications to the external appearance of engines should conform to rule 1 above.
6	Interiors must be true to original specifications, including materials and colors.
7	Cosmetic modifications such as removing chrome and other trim are not acceptable.
8	Paint must be stock colors available from the factory when the vehicle was new. Exceptions are commercial and racing vehicles, which often featured custom paint schemes.