Federal-Mogul Hosts Stop of Legendary Cannonball Classic

23 September 1999

    SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Sept. 22 -- On Tuesday, Sept. 28 at
7:30 a.m., 20 classic cars from the 1999 Federal-Mogul Cannonball Classic will
arrive at Federal-Mogul World headquarters in Southfield, Michigan signaling
the start of the third leg of the rally.
    The Cannonball Classic is a cross-country trip and a toned-down version of
the historic Cannonball Run and is not a race or competition, but a rally.
The trip starts in New York City at Rockefeller Center and ends six days and
3,000 miles later in Redondo Beach, California.  The originator of the
Cannonball Run, Brock Yates, who wrote the "Smokey & the Bandit" and "The
Cannonball Run" movies, runs the event and is a driver this year.
    Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Detroit will be presented with
$5,000 raised from the proceeds of this event.  A weeklong community clothing
drive for the Big Brothers Big Sisters Clothing Plus program is expected to
raise an additional $2,000.  Federal-Mogul actively supports a year round
partnership with Big Brothers Big Sisters promoting the mentoring of youth by
employee volunteers.
    The community is invited to donate a bag of clothing to Big Brothers Big
Sisters, view the cars, meet the drivers and cheer them on as they leave
Southfield at 9 a.m. headed for Federal-Mogul's training center in St. Louis,
Missouri.
    Federal-Mogul, celebrating its centennial year, has a rich automotive
history in Detroit, is proud to be chosen as this year's lead of the
Cannonball Classic.
    Headquartered in Southfield, Michigan, Federal-Mogul , is an
automotive parts manufacturer providing innovative solutions and systems to
global customers in the automotive, light truck, heavy-duty, railroad, farm
and industrial markets.  The company was founded in 1899.  Visit the company's
web site at http://www.federal-mogul.com  for more information.  Federal-
Mogul's press releases are available by fax through Company News On-Call, call
800-758-5804, ext. 306225.