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Curator's Choice
Participant #385
Year, make, and model: 1929 Austin 7
Owner: Thomas Booth
City, State: Birmingham, MI
Participant #348
Year, make, and model: 1927 Ford Model A Tudor
Owner: David West
City, State: Johnstown, OH
Grand Champion 1869-1918
Participant #4
Year, make, and model: 1902 Curve Dash Oldsmobile
Owner: Don Martin
City, State: Dearborn, MI
Grand Champion 1819-1932
Participant #559
Year, make, and model: 1932 Daimler Double-Six Martin Walter Sport Sedan
Owner: Leslie Driest
City, State: Troy, MI
Autos Through 1908
1st Place: Participant #4
Year, make, and model: 1902 Curve Dash Oldsmobile
Owner: Don Martinb
City, State: Dearborn, MI
2nd Place: Participant #36
Year, make, and model: 1907 Wolfe Touring
Owner: Harry Pearce & J. Holcomb
City, State: Shelby Twp., MI
1909-1912
1st Place: Participant #109
Year, make, and model: 1911 Hudson
Owner: Tony Pienta
City, State: Portage, MI
2nd Place: Participant #77
Year, make, and model: 1910 Buick
Owner: Roger Melton
City, State: Bloomfield Village, MI
1913-1918
1st Place: Participant #135
Year, make, and model: 1913 Ford Model T Roadster
Owner: Arnold Escher
City, State: Gregory, MI
2nd Place: Participant #206
Year, make, and model: 1918 Oldsmobile 45 A Touring
Owner: Vern & Doris Campbell
City, State: Milan, MI
3rd Place: Participant #210
Year, make, and model: 1918 Oldsmobile 45 A Touring
Owner: Jeff Griffin
City, State: Kokomo, IN
1919-1924
1st Place: Participant #247
Year, make, and model: 1923 Chevrolet Superior Touring
Owner: Roger Schoer
City, State: Sidney, OH
2nd Place: Participant #265
Year, make, and model: 1923 Kissel Roadster
Owner: Ron Haussman
City, State: Bloomfield Hills, MI
1925-1927
1st Place: Participant #319
Year, make, and model: 1926 Ford Model T Touring
Owner: Eric MacLeod
City, State: Kalamazoo, MI
2nd Place: Participant #314
Year, make, and model: 1926 Ford Model T Runabout
Owner: Gordon Koll
City, State: Rockford, MI
3rd Place: Participant #302
Year, make, and model: 1926 Chrysler G 70 Roadster
Owner: Frank Cook
City, State: Kenton, OH
1928-1929
1st Place: Participant #366
Year, make, and model: 1928 Ford Model A Tudor
Owner: Michael Boyle
City, State: Howell, MI
2nd Place: Participant #403
Year, make, and model: 1929 Ford Model A Phaeton
Owner: Joseph Mareckil
City, State: Macomb, MI
3rd Place: Participant #441
Year, make, and model: 1929 Willys-Knight 66B Phaeton
Owner: Al Giddings
City, State: Pray, Montana
1930-1932
1st Place: Participant #559
Year, make, and model: 1932 Daimler Double-Six Martin Walter Sport Sedan
Owner: Leslie Driest
City, State: Troy, MI
2nd Place: Participant #513
Year, make, and model: 1931 Ford Model A Cabriolet
Owner: Timothy Wiggins
City, State: Aurora, IL
3rd Place: Participant #546
Year, make, and model: 1931 Ford Model A Tudor
Owner: Frank J. Sobecki Jr.
City, State: Belleville, MI
Commercial
1st Place: Participant #702
Year, make, and model: 1928 Ford Model AA Dump Truck
Owner: Ted & Louann Selle
City, State: Turner, MI
2nd Place: Participant #717
Year, make, and model: 1931 Ford Model AA Tank Truck
Owner: George Wacker
City, State: Manchester, MI
3rd Place: Participant #702
Year, make, and model: 1929 Ford Model A Pick-up
Owner: Carl Ruby
City, State: Clarkston, MI
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With so much to see and do, you'll need more than one day. With our complete vacation packages, planning your vacation is a snap.
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September 12-13, 2009 (Open Saturday 'til 9pm)
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America's Longest Running Antique Car Show
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Take in the spectacle as the streets and grounds of Greenfield Village are filled with sights, sounds, and smells of hundreds of authentic vehicles from the 1890s through 1932. Enjoy a self-guided tour through this fabulous exposition and talk to proud owners about their treasured vehicles. Watch drivers engage in games of skill, see a Model T assembled in just minutes, attend fascinating lectures and sit back and enjoy our experts sharing “car talks” while vintage vehicles pass by.
In this 58th year of the Old Car Festival, we celebrate a number of important anniversaries and milestones for the American automobile industry. Among the most important is the 100th anniversary of Henry Ford’s Model T. This truly universal car put the Ford Motor Company on the map and America on wheels. You’ll be treated to an amazing array of Model T Fords and hundreds of other unique and historically significant vehicles of America’s motoring past. Old Car Festival is free to members and free with Greenfield Village admission.
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Benson Ford Research Center Open House
Saturday 9am-5pm
(Click here to learn more.)
Pass-In-Review Parades
Join historians Marty Bufalini, Bob Casey, David Liepelt, Glenn Miler and Ross Hill
Reviewing stand near Thomas Edison statue
- Saturday, September 6
10:30am – Bicycles, Motorcycles
11:30 am – Centennial of the Model T Parade
Noon – The Dewar Trophy of 19081pm - Commercial Vehicles and Automobiles through 1924
1pm – Commercial Vehicles and Automobiles through 1924
- Sunday, September 7
11am – Race Cars & the Running of Old 16: Join us for an exciting presentation featuring several early race cars.
11:30am – Pontiac/Oakland EMF/Flanders Centennial Parades
1pm – Autos 1925-1931
4pm – Awards Ceremony
Bicycle parade
Join historians Ross Hill and the Wheelmen.
10:30am (Saturday only)
Near Thomas Edison statue
Bicycle games
Presented by the Wheelmen.
2pm
In front of Wright Cycle Shop
1920s Auto Touring
Special in-depth presentation about early car camping with historian Daniel Hershberger.
12:30pm & 3:30pm
Next to Scotch Settlement School
Car Games
Competition in early motoring skills
11:30am-4pm
Walnut Grove
Automobile demonstrations
Learn about the evolution of the automobile and many of its accessories that we take for granted today. Presented by historian Wade Leonard.
Noon, 1pm, 2:30pm & 3:30pm
Walnut Grove
Canadian Model T Assembly Team
Watch a Model T be assembled in minutes!
12:30pm & 3pm
Junior Driver’s Ed
Pedal cars for children 6 & under.
All day (until 7pm Saturday)
Near Roundhouse
Recess at Miller School Yard
Timeless playground games.
All Day (until 7pm Saturday)
Miller School
Meet "Lizzie"
Climb in a Model T and learn the history, social significance and operational basics
of a Model T.
10-11:30am Saturday and Sunday
Near Entrance of Greenfield Village
Displays
- Model T Centennial Display
All Day Saturday Only
Walnut Grove
- Pontiac/Oakland Centennial Display
All Day Saturday and Sunday
Village Green
- Pontiac/Oakland Memorabilia Display
All Day Saturday and Sunday
Village Pavilion
Drama
- Simply Gershwin
A 30-minute music and comedy revue.
11:30am, 12:45pm, 2:15pm & 3:30pm
Town Hall
- Model T Medley
A 10-minute music medley with a dash of Model T humor.
Bagley Ave. Workshop Yard
11:45am & 2:30pm (plus 4:30pm on Saturday)
Presented by Ford Motor Company
- Henry’s T
Meet Henry Ford in this 15-minute play.
Bagley Ave. Workshop Yard
10:45am, 12:15pm, 1:30pm & 3pm
Presented by Ford Motor Company
Live Music
- Greenfield Quartet
11am Sir John Bennett Sweet Shop
11:45am & 2:30pm Near Bagley Ave. Workshop
12:30pm & 2pm (plus 5:45pm Saturday only) Town Hall
- Village Trio
11:15am & 3:15pm (plus 4:45pm Saturday only) Town Hall
11:45am, 2:30pm (plus 4:30pm Saturday only) Near Bagley Ave. Workshop
1pm Model T Loading Dock
1:30pm Near Sir John Bennett Sweet Shop
Lectures
- Ideas & Innovations Lecture Series – Model T Ford: The Car That Put the World on Wheels
Lindsay Brooke, Senior Editor of “Automotive Engineering International”
Forward by Patricia Mooradian, president of The Henry Ford.
(includes book signing Model T Ford)
Saturday 1pm
Village Pavilion
(Click here to learn more.)
- Ideas & Innovations Lecture Series - A Car for the Great Multitude
Bob Casey, curator of Transportation at The Henry Ford.
(includes book signing The Model T: A Centennial History)
Sunday 1pm
Village Pavilion
(Click here to learn more.)
Awards ceremony
Presentation of judging awards following final Pass-in-Review Parade.
Sunday, September 7
4pm
Reviewing stand near Thomas Edison statue
Saturday evening includes:
- Concert and Dancing: Featuring The Hotel Savarine Society Orchestra performing favorite dance tunes of the 1920s.
7pm
Reviewing stand near Thomas Edison statue
- Gaslight Parade of Cars: Take in the sights of hundreds of pre-1932 automobiles, trucks, motorcycles, and bicycles as they take to the streets of Greenfield Village after dark amid an array of gaslight, kerosene, and early electric lamps.
7pm
- Fireworks show
9pm
2008 Special Events
- The Centennial of Henry Ford's Model T
Join in the festivities as Old Car Festival celebrates the 100th anniversary of the "Universal Car", the Model T. The Henry Ford, along with the Model T Ford Club International and the Model T Automotive Heritage Complex will host Michigan's largest gathering of Model Ts. Take in the sight as over two hundred Ts take to the streets of historic Greenfield Village.
- The Oakland Centennial
The All American Oakland Chapter and the Pontiac-Oakland Club International join forces to celebrate the centennial of the Oakland nameplate. Oakland's younger sibling, Pontiac, would become an enduring part of General Motors, also formed in 1908 by William Durant.
Saturday and Sunday all day
Village Pavilion and Village Green
- "The Great Race" - Recollections of the Winner - New York to Paris Race 1908
Join Jeffrey Mahl for an amazing tale of this important international automobile race. Won by an American Thomas Flyer automobile and its American crew, this victory was another milestone for the newly emerging American automobile industry.
Saturday and Sunday, 2:30pm
Village Pavilion
(Click here to learn more.)
- "Old 16 and the Vanderbilt Cup"
Among the most prestigious of all automobile races was the Vanderbilt Cup. This race, previously dominated by European car makers, was decisively won for the first time by an American Locomobile in 1908. This unrestored Locomobile, "Old 16" which normally resides in the Henry Ford Museum will fire to life and run again in Greenfield Village, 100 years after its winning of this important race.
Saturday 6pm
Reviewing stand near Thomas Edison statue
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All activities are free with Village admission.
MEMBERS free of charge
NON-MEMBER SENIORS age 62 & up, $21
ADULTS age 13-61, $22
YOUTH age 5-12, $16
CHILDREN 4 & under are free.
Parking is $5 per vehicle.
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Greenfield Village is spread over dozens of acres-- comfortable clothing and comfortable shoes are a must. A large portion of activities are held outdoors, rain or shine. Dressing for the weather is a must. Bring umbrellas / rain gear and prepare for a wide range of temperatures, especially if you will be staying into Saturday evening. Folding chairs are also recommended for those who cannot stand for long periods.
Wheelchairs are available for a small fee at the Village entrance. Electric scooters are also available for a fee, but only in limited supply. Wheelchairs and scooters are rented on a first come, first served basis-- plan to arrive early if you need to rent them. You are welcome to bring your own wheelchair or scooter, however, upright scooters (Segways) are not allowed on premises.
Children's wagons are also available to rent for a fee at the Village entrance. You are welcome to bring your own stroller or wagon, however, recreational scooters, bicycles or in-line / in-sole skates are not allowed inside the Village gates.
Bring a camera; photography is allowed in all areas of the Village.
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Tickets to Greenfield Village are available online, through The Henry Ford Call Center (open 7 days a week, 9am - 5pm) 313-982-6001 and at all admissions counters. Tickets can be mailed when reservations are made 2 weeks or more in advance. Tickets purchased less than 2 weeks out will be held at Village Will Call.
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The Henry Ford is located in Dearborn, Michigan on the corner of Village Road and Oakwood Boulevard, just west of the Southfield Freeway (M-39) and south of Michigan Avenue (US-12).
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The Henry Ford
20900 Oakwood Blvd.
Dearborn, MI 48124-4088
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From the East or West via I-94:
Take I-94 to the Oakwood Blvd exit; go north on Oakwood. The Henry Ford is 2.5 miles from the exit on the corner of Village Rd and Oakwood Blvd.
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From the South via I-75:
Exit to northbound Southfield Freeway (M-39), drive 4.1 miles to Oakwood Boulevard (Exit 4). Left on Oakwood and drive 1.8 miles.
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From the North via Southfield Road (or I-96):
Take Southfield Freeway (M-39) South 4.5 miles past I-96 and exit at Michigan avenue (Exit 6). Continue on the Southfield service drive (veer left) for .5 miles. At the first stop light, turn right onto Village Road (through the iron gates) and drive 3/4 miles.
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Metro-Detroit often has major construction projects. Please check the following sites for the latest on construction areas and road closures.
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Michigan Department of Transportation
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AAA Traffic & Construction Report
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