Thought some of you might be interested...

[Lisa]

This was sent to the site the other day. I thought some of you might be interested.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2005

CONTACT: Dawn Garner, MDOT Office of Communications, 906-485-6322, ext. 12

Wanted: Cars and trucks for historic timeline

January 25, 2005 -- Do you have an old Gremlin or Pacer sitting in your garage? Or perhaps you own a show car or muscle car that is the best that year had to offer. Then, the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) wants your car to participate in a historic event, 100 years in the making.

The MDOT Centennial Automotive Timeline will be held over Labor Day Weekend at the Little Bear Arena in St. Ignace. The department will be selecting 100 vehicles, one from each model year from 1905 through 2005 to participate.

"We're not just looking for the typical cars you see at most car shows," said MDOT Director Gloria J. Jeff. "We want the old family station wagon, the kind of cars we all grew up with."

Show car owners are encouraged to participate, but so are owners of other vehicles. "This is going to be something people can walk by and go, hey,my grandmother had one of those," said event organizer Dawn Garner. "I won't feel this timeline is complete without an El Camino or wood-grained station wagon." Only one car from each year will be selected to participate in the show. Car owners are encouraged to submit a photo and description of their vehicle. The department will review the submissions and select the 100 vehicles that will be displayed at the Labor Day event.

"This is going to be a fun event and we hope residents get involved, whether it's submitting their car to be a part of the timeline, or attending the festivities," added Director Jeff.

Car owners can apply to participate in the event by e-mailing
their information to garnerda@michigan.gov.

MDOT: Celebrating 100 years of transportation innovation, 1905-2005