Ford 'Year of the Car' Tour Rolls Into Lincoln

WHAT: Ford showcases three outstanding and diverse examples of its new "Year of the Car" products on the Lincoln stop of its summer North American tour -- the Ford Mustang, the Ford Five Hundred and the Ford Freestyle at the 2nd Annual Mid-West All Ford & Mustang Club of America Mustang Show -- Saturday and Sunday July 10-11, 2004

  WHERE:  Speedway Motors, 340 Victory Lane, Lincoln, Nebraska

  WHEN/WHO:

* Saturday July 10 - 8 a.m. Media Breakfast hosted by Wes Sherwood, Public Affairs Manager, Ford Mustang

* Saturday July 10 - 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. - Annual Mid-West All Ford & Mustang Club of America Mustang Show

* Saturday July 10 - 6:30 p.m. Nebraska Ford Clubs' Hospitality Night with presentations from Ford spokesman Wes Sherwood and Speedway Motor's Bill Smith

* Sunday July 11 - 12 p.m. - 4 p.m. Annual Mid-West All Ford & Mustang Club of America Mustang Show

SUMMARY: Ford is celebrating Mustang's 40th anniversary with a back-to- the-future design of the 2005 model. It's one of 40 new products the company will launch this fall, designated by Ford as "The Year of the Car." The swaggering Pony car legend, the all-new flagship Five Hundred sedan, and the Freestyle that bridges the gap between SUVs and traditional passenger cars, demonstrate the range of these products.

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PRNewswire -- July 8