Model T 115th Birthday

The first of 15 million Model Ts rolled off the production line in 1908 at Henry Ford’s original Detroit factory at 461 Piquette Avenue. An unprecedented and revolutionary machine, the Model T helped make Detroit the Silicon Valley of its era and influenced automotive trends into the current century. Detroiters can celebrate the car that put the world on wheels at the annual Model T Birthday Party on Sunday, October 1. The Ford Piquette Avenue Plant Museum will mark the occasion with free Model T rides, a vintage vehicle show, live music, food and shopping between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Admission to the museum’s event space on the first floor is free. The line for free T rides (subject to availability) will form at the historic front entrance. T Birthday cake will be served at Noon! Regular museum hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and admission includes optional guided tours at 10 a.m., Noon, and 2 p.m. Tickets range from $10 to $17. Through photographs, film, exhibits, original artifacts, and more than 60 rare vehicles, the Ford Piquette Museum brings to life the industrial, cultural, and social history of the City of Detroit just after the turn of the century. A cultural anchor in Detroit’s Milwaukee Junction neighborhood, just east of the Fisher Building, the museum attracts over 35,000 people annually.