Media Advisory: Ford 'Year of the Car' Tour Rolls Into Atlanta

WHAT: Ford showcases three outstanding and diverse examples of its new "Year of the Car" products on the Atlanta stop of its summer North American tour -- the Ford Mustang, the Ford Five Hundred and the Ford Freestyle.

  WHEN:  Wednesday, July 28 and Thursday, July 29

  WHO/WHERE:

July 28, 11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. - Media lunch hosted by Elena Ford, director, Ford North American Product Marketing, Park Tavern Restaurant, 500 10th Street, Atlanta, GA. Please RSVP to Neil Hirsch for reservations.

July 28, 5 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. - Public vehicle display of the 2005 Mustang, Ford Five Hundred, and Ford Freestyle at Piedmont Park. Also appearing will be more than 60 classic Mustangs and their owners from local clubs.

July 29, 5 a.m. - 9 a.m. - Public vehicle display of the 2005 Mustang, Ford Five Hundred, and Ford Freestyle at the Hampton Inn Atlanta-Midtown, 1152 Spring Street NW, Atlanta, GA.

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.

Go to http://media.ford.com/ for news releases and high-resolution photographs.

PRNewswire -- July 26