Acorn Tour Spotlights Area Attractions/Autumn Beauty for Enthusiasts with Autos Manufactured Before 1957
07 Septembre 2006 - 4:41PM
PR Newswire (US)
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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