AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Sept. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Walter P. Chrysler Museum is presenting the fourth annual Acorn Tour Sunday, Oct. 1 from 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. The one-day scenic excursion -- open to auto enthusiasts with vehicles of any make built before 1957 -- begins at the Museum in Auburn Hills and features stops at a private vehicle collection in Lapeer, the Historic White Horse Inn in Metamora and Canterbury Village in Lake Orion. The event gets rolling at the Walter P. Chrysler Museum with continental breakfast and informal tours of Forward Thinking, a new exhibition of vehicles from the DaimlerChrysler Corporate Historical Collection offering a complete look at Chrysler history dating back to the 1920s. Following a leisurely drive along colorful, paved roadways, the Acorn Tour will make a mid-morning stop at collector John McMullin's private garages, in Lapeer, featuring one of the country's largest diversified vehicle collections -- 130 models dating from 1886 - 1985. The tour will travel on to the Historic White Horse Inn, in Metamora, for a delicious meal in the former village store and stagecoach stop dating back to 1850. The Acorn Tour continues at Canterbury Village, in Lake Orion, for a guided walking tour of the former Scripps family farm turned retail attraction, designated a Michigan State Historic Site. Convenient parking will be available at all Acorn Tour stops and a suggested route of paved roads between destinations will be provided. Participants are welcome to travel in a caravan or solo. The Acorn Tour is $40 per person, payable at registration by Wednesday, Sept. 27. Register by phone at 248-944-0450, by e-mail at or by mail, addressed to Acorn Tour, c/o Walter P. Chrysler Museum, One Chrysler Dr., CIMS 488-00-00, Auburn Hills, MI, 48326. American Express, Discover, MasterCard and VISA are accepted with account owner's name, account number and expiration date. Checks or money orders, payable to the Walter P. Chrysler Museum, are also accepted. Include driver's name, address and telephone number, as well as make and model of the vehicle when registering. The Walter P. Chrysler Museum is located at the corner of Featherstone and Squirrel Roads on DaimlerChrysler's Auburn Hills Complex. From I-75, take exit 78 (Chrysler Drive) and follow the Museum signs. Visit the Museum's Web site at http://www.chryslerheritage.com/ . DATASOURCE: Chrysler Group CONTACT: Pat Adanti-Joy of Chrysler Group, +1-586-939-3429, Web site: http://www.media.daimlerchrysler.com/ http://www.daimlerchrysler.com/ http://www.chryslerheritage.com/

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