Acorn Tour Spotlights Area Attractions and Autumn Beauty for Enthusiasts with Autos Manufactured in 1970 or Earlier

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Sept. 15 -- Two of Michiganders' favorite autumn activities - enjoying a leisurely drive with stops for dining and entertainment and basking in the season's changing colors - are highlights of the seventh annual Acorn Tour, a day-long motoring excursion slated for 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009. The event, hosted by the Walter P. Chrysler Museum, is open to auto enthusiasts with vehicles of all makes manufactured in 1970 or earlier.

The 2009 Acorn Tour gets underway at the three-story Museum, in Auburn Hills, with continental breakfast and informal tours of more than 70 antique, custom and concept vehicles that span a century, as well as interactive displays and historical exhibits.

From the Museum, the Acorn Tour winds through tree-lined roads in Oakland County to:

  --  Downtown Holly for a step back in time.  Guests will relax over brunch
      at the historic Holly Hotel, visit the members-only Detroit Model
      Railroad Club for a rare look at dozens of miniature operating
      locomotives, tour the 125-year-old Victorian home that features the
      Hadley House Museum and stroll through the village's charming shops.
  --  Downtown Rochester for informal tours and a closing reception at the
      Paint Creek Center for the Arts.  Guests can explore two of the
      center's temporary special exhibitions:
      --  Boing - featuring sculptures by Sara Joseph, abstract paintings by
          Brian Iler and images and constructions by Ryan Standfest -
          highlights offbeat and unconventional humorous works.

      --  Pedestrian Traffic, a drawing series, is the focus of a solo show
          by Mitch Cope, showcasing elements of urban landscape.

Convenient parking is available at all Acorn Tour stops and a suggested route of paved roads will be provided. The Walter P. Chrysler Museum is located at the corner of Featherstone and Squirrel Roads on Chrysler Group LLC's headquarters complex in Auburn Hills. From I-75 take exit 78 (Chrysler Drive) and follow the signs.

The Acorn Tour is $60 per person ($54 for Museum members), with a two-fer rate of $110 ($99 for members), payable by Tuesday, Sept. 30. Pay by American Express, Discover, MasterCard or VISA when registering by:

  --  Phone: 248-944-0450
  --  E-Mail: events@wpchryslermuseum.org
  --  Mail:
      --  Acorn Tour, c/o Walter P. Chrysler Museum
      --  One Chrysler Dr., CIMS 488-00-00
      --  Auburn Hills, MI 48326

      --  (checks and money orders, payable to the Walter P. Chrysler Museum
          Foundation, accepted via mail)

Acorn Tour participants are asked to provide the following information at registration:

  --  driver's name and address, telephone number, e-mail address
  --  make, model and year of driver's vehicle
  --  names of additional guests in the party

  --  if paying by credit card: account owner name, account number and
      expiration date

The Acorn Tour is a rain or shine event and registration fees are non-refundable. Participants will be required to sign a liability waiver prior to the event.

For photo highlights of past Acorn Tours or additional information about the Walter P. Chrysler Museum, including membership options, visit the Museum's new Web site at www.wpchryslermuseum.org.

The Walter P. Chrysler Museum (Walter P. Chrysler Museum Foundation) is a public charity described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

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