FORD ROUGE FACTORY TOUR

Come with Club members and friends to see this historic auto plant in full operation, assembling the iconic F150 truck. This is a five-part experience explained on their excellent website. https://www.thehenryford.org/visit/ford-rouge-factory-tour

Thursday
April 24, 2025
11:00 AM

Meet at the Museum
20900 Oakwood Blvd
Dearborn

Park across the street; take the shuttle, which runs every 20 minutes from the Museum to the factory

Tickets may be purchased at the Museum of $23.50, on online for $21.50. Parking is $9.00.


There is a restaurant on the premises and we could meet there for lunch after the tour.

Please sign up in advance as the Museum would like to know how large a group we will have. There will be a yellow pad to signup at the next Membership Meeting or contact Ed Benz.

Carpooling is recommended.

A great chance to see the heart of Detroit at work. We hope you can join us.

Ed Benz    efbenz@mac.com or 313-885-3618 

LOCAL SPECIAL EVENT IS AVAILABLE…

Ever wanted to visit the Motown Museum where the Detroit sound was put on the musical map?

Such an opportunity is available through The Helm.  158 Ridge Road, Grosse Pointe Farms.

A bus will leave from the Helm on Wednesday,  February 19th at 10:30 AM for a two hour tour.

Helm Members :  $30.00

Guests:  $40.00.   

The price includes the bus ride and admission  to the museum.

Register at: helm life.org

 Or call 313-882-9600

In this guided tour of the Motown Museum, you can walk in the footsteps of your favorite Motown artists, where hit after hit was recorded in the original Studio A from 1959-1972. Explore the gallery of rare historic photos and glittering stage costumes, see Barry Gordy’s apartment, the control room and tape library. Imagine sitting at the actual piano where legendaryartists like Stevie Wonder and Marvin Gaye composed some of their greatest Motown hits or sing into the very microphones that recorded some of the Temptations, Four Tops and Supremes most memorable tunes. Cost for this field trip is for the bus ride and tour ticket.

For Car Guys, music lovers and their guests

A very Special Men’s Cub Event

STAHLS AUTO MUSEUM

Free Admission

October 29, 2024

Tuesday

                              Over 100 cars on display. From the very first Benz to muscle cars of the 60’s. Operational musical instruments—glorious Gaudin organ. 

Suggested Agenda: 11:30 lunch at Louie’s Chop House—a classic and unique restaurant. 

50355 Gratiot Ave. New Baltimore

1:00 Stahls self-guided tour 

                                           Stahls is 33 minutes from Grosse Pointe. 56516 North Bay Drive; New Baltimore, MI. Car pooling is suggested.

                                                All who have been there say is it well worth the trip.