2012 Roundup in Dearborn Michigan! here are the details!

19th Annual Roundup Nationals
Dearborn, Michigan
July 25-29, 2012
Hosts: Members of the MCCI in Michigan

Highlights

Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Early Arrival Day

See many sites in Dearborn, the home of Ford Motor Company.

11:30 AM We will caravan from the hotel to MCCI President Shawn Simpson’s house (address will be provided), for a cookout. Burgers and hot dogs will be served, and there is plenty of parking for our cars and trucks and trailers.

For those that are interested, as a separate activity, there is an option of going to Milan Dragway, in Milan, MI, a test and tune (http://www.milandragway.com/). The gates open at 4:00 pm, and there is a $25 charge for Test & Tune.

Thursday, July 26, 2012
Family Day # 1 Ford Test Track and Automotive Hall of Fame

10:00 AM We will caravan by a police escort (required) to the Dearborn Development Center Ford Test Track, Oakwood Boulevard, Dearborn, Michigan, 48124. The Test Track will consist of a guided tour. Cost is $25 per vehicle, which is donated to charity. A signed waiver will be collected from each vehicle prior to leaving the hotel. For those that are interested in attending the Test Track Tour, some requirements are: no open-toed shoes, and long pants or jeans only. Also, no cameras are allowed on the Test Track.

After visiting the Test Track, we will break for lunch. An option for lunch is the Michigan Café, which is located at Greenfield Village and the Henry Ford Museum, next to the Ford Test Track. Museum admission is not needed to eat at the Café.

2:00 PM We will visit the Automotive Hall of Fame, 21400 Oakwood Boulevard, Dearborn, MI 48124 (http://www.automotivehalloffame.org/). The Automotive Hall of Fame is located next to the Dearborn Development Center Ford Test Track, and the Henry Ford and Greenfield Village. The cost of Admission for the Automotive Hall of Fame is as follows, with a discount admission for groups of 15 or more

Admission:
Adults $8.00
Seniors & students (13-18) $6.00
Youth (5-12) $4.00
Tour Groups of 15 or more $4.00


For those that are interested, as an alternative to visiting the Dearborn Development Center Ford Test Track, please consider visiting the Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village, 20900 Oakwood Boulevard, Dearborn, Michigan, 48124, 800.835.5237. (http://www.hfmgv.org/). For 2012, there is a new automotive exhibit at the Henry Ford called “Driving America”.

6:00 PM Supper. We will meet at the hotel prior to going for a cruise-in at a local restaurant.

Friday, July 27, 2012
Family Day # 2 Nankin Mills Tour and Roush Tour

10:00 AM We will caravan from the hotel by traveling on Hines Drive, a road that travels through the most scenic drives in the area, to Nankin Mills, 33175 Ann Arbor Trail, Westland, MI 48185. (http://www.nankinmills.org/). Nankin Mills is an historic site that used to be owned by Ford Motor Company to manufacture parts, as one of Henry Ford’s “village industries”. Nankin Mills is now an interpretive center that is open for tours, showing the history of the mill. Admission is free, with donations accepted.

After visiting Nankin Mills, we will caravan for lunch to Daly’s Drive In, 31500 Plymouth Rd., Livonia, 48150. (dalyrestaurants.com) This is an original Drive In that has been in operation since the late 1950’s.

After lunch, we will caravan to Roush Industries, 11851 Market St., Livonia, MI 48150, for a tour of their automotive museum. Roush Industries is a major manufacturer of aftermarket parts, as well as complete cars for Ford. Admission is free.

6:00 PM We will meet at the hotel prior to going to a local restaurant for supper. We will go to the Sign of the Beefcarver restaurant, 23100 Michigan Ave., Dearborn, MI 48124. The main menu choices, in addition to roast beef, include fish, turkey, chicken, and ham. Also, there are many side dishes, including vegetables, macaroni and cheese, fresh salads, desserts, and more. The annual club meeting will follow supper. The club meeting usually lasts from 8:00 PM to 9:30 PM.

8:00-9:30 PM Club meeting at hotel.

Saturday, July 28, 2012
Show Day (Hotel Parking Lot)

9:00 AM-Noon Registration
Noon-2:00 PM Judging
3:00 PM Awards Ceremony

Saturday evening is free to do as you please. As always, there are plenty of good times to be had in the usual manner of hanging around in the parking lot, with each other at the hotel.

For those that are interested, there is the Telegraph Road (US 24) Car Cruise the day of the show. The cruise route on Telegraph Road stretches from Eureka Road in the city of Taylor, to the south, to Puritan Road in the city of Redford, to the north. This car cruise is an “active” cruise, where you have the opportunity to drive your car on the road in the cruise. This cruise is considered a “mini-Woodward Dream Cruise”.

Sunday, July 29

There are opportunities to see the many sites in the city of Dearborn and surrounding areas. One place of note is in the city of Milford, MI, at Baker’s, for a Sunday car cruise-in. The address is 2025 S. Milford Road, Milford, MI 48381 (http://www.bakersofmilford.com/1/252/cruisin.asp). The car cruise-in at Baker’s has been billed, per Baker’s website, as “America's Largest Weekly Cruise”.

Hotel Information

Doubletree Hotel
5801 Southfield Expressway, Dearborn/Detroit, MI 48228
Phone: 313-336-3340
Room rate: $95/night. The room rate also includes breakfast in the hotel restaurant, grille39, for the entire family. Please note: The hotel is 100% non-smoking with designated smoking areas outdoors.

Also, if you would like a refrigerator in your room, there are two ways to request one. The first way is: If you reserve a room online, when you check in, please ask the front desk for a refrigerator. The second way is, if you reserve a room over the phone, please ask the person to reserve a refrigerator for you when placing the reservation.

Website for general hotel information:
http://doubletree1.hilton.com/en_US/dt/hotel/DTTDBDT-Doubletree-Hotel-Dearborn-Michigan/index.do

Website to register for rooms online: http://doubletree.hilton.com/en/dt/groups/personalized/D/DTTDBDT-MAV-20120724/index.jhtml

 

Sounds like fun. How's the Grabber project going?

 

I'm getting nothing done lately, I'm so bummed.
How have you been Earl?

 

Wow!!! We get to drive around the one and only Ford Test track!!! Cool!!

Looks like all you Michigan guys have put together another great MCCI Roundup Nationals!!

 

sweet its in dearborn again, i might take a day off to do the test track thing

 

Sweet!!! I'd better get my new wheels on the car for that!!

 

Id like to make it and run the mavericK,is anyone south of indiana coming through here maybe we could wagon train up

 

I think these were taken by satellite.

 

You can just come over and caravan up with me. I am sure a few others will be in my caravan as well.

 

Those are some real cool pictures for the Fairlane Club of America (FCA) Nationals. I have been to several of their National shows. Always a great time with cool cars. Thanks for posting those. I wasn't able to make it to the FCA Nationals that year. Just goes to show how much fun we will have. From looking over the fence last year, the test track is HUGE.

 

One word of advice. Don't take anything that runs hot at idle or at low speeds. It is really hot and they take you really slow, with quite a bit of idling time. You will notice all the hoods up in the group shot. I also recall one '69 Cobra pulled over on the test track with its hood up, apparently overheated. I have driven on it on two occassions. The only reason I went on it in '09 (the second time), was I had a friend fly in from California for it and he had not been on the track before.

 

Will do craig and ill get with you on some parts here soon ill need a few things

 

Does your car have to be all fancy and restored to do this?

 

Absolutely not, cars come in all stages. We just want ya to come out and have fun!
Hope to see you there!

 

Cool think I'm gonna come then it sounds like fun.