More than 1,000 Model T’s are expected to convene in Richmond, Indiana from July21-26 for the Centennial T Party, the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Ford Model T.  It is expected to be the largest Model T centennial celebration in the world, and is sponsored by the Ford Motor Company.

 “We’re thankful for Ford’s support in helping bring this event alive to the thousands of Model T enthusiasts who will join us from around the world,” said Jay Klehfoth, CEO of the Model T Ford Club of America (MTFCA) based in Centerville, Indiana.  

The Centennial T Party will celebrate the 1908 introduction of the car that changed the world.  Hailed as the first affordable automobile, Henry Ford’s car literally “put America on wheels.”  While more than 15 million Model T cars were built between 1908 and 1927, it is estimated that only 500,000 have survived.  At least 1,000 of those (from as far away as Australia, England, New Zealand and Norway) are expected this July in east central Indiana for the celebration of the Ford Model T’s 100th birthday.  This will be the largest gathering of Model Ts since they left the factory.

 The Centennial T Party will take participants and visitors back to a time when the Model T was new.  Centennial T Party attendees can expect to see the rare, the common and the absurd on display at the event. From Model T campers and tent-topped Touring Ts, to ambulances, delivery wagons and even Model T snowmobiles, the city streets and quiet, back country roads will once again be filled with THE “car of the century.”  

For details of this event, visit:  http://www.tparty2008.com/