- Once on the grounds, there were classic and current car displays, ranging from a 1903 Ford Model A to the 2005 Mustang GT prototype, to bull riding shows (Ford is a sponsor), a Monster Truck Jam (it looked like they were crushing old General Motors cars for the most part), a Ford Racing display, a rock climbing tower, a kayak pool, and Detroit Lions themed inflatable slides and bouncers for the kids (the woeful Lions, one of the worst in the American NFL, is owned by William Clay Ford Sr., board member, grandson of Henry Ford, and father of Bill Ford Jr., the automaker's current chairman and CEO).
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| Nearly 40 Model T owners agreed to participate in the Model T ride, where visitors could ride in the cars and listen to a taped narration by Edsel B Ford II. (Photo: Joseph Cabadas, Canadian Auto Press) |
- Land Rover fans could take a ride in a product from the Ford-owned British sport utility maker, up a steep dirt hill that was created for the centennial. Contrasting to the Land Rover experience there was a Model T ride -- aboard one of the nearly 40 privately owned Model Ts whose owners agreed to participate in the event. The Model T ride featured a taped narration by Edsel B. Ford II, cousin of Bill Ford Jr. and son of the late Henry Ford II, who told the story of the automaker's rise on June 16, 1903, and through the decades, with key product displays, such as the 1949 Ford sedans (Ford's first all-new car following World War II that helped save the company from financial ruin), to the Mustang and Explorer.
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| Edsel B. Ford II, great-grandson of Henry Ford, and Amanda Wright Lane, great-grandniece of the Wright brothers, stand in front of the authentic reproduction of the 1903 Wright Flyer. (Photo: Ford Motor Company) |
- There was also a tie in to the upcoming 100th anniversary of the Wright Brothers first successful powered flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. A reproduction of the 1903 Wright Brothers Flyer was on display along with various flight simulator games for adults and children to play.