2008 E-M-F 100th Anniversary Homecoming
July 13th - 19th, 2008
Chelsea, MI and Surrounding Area

NOTE: The EMF Centennial Registration Packets are in the Mail!!!
Some of the tour details have changed so be sure to read your packet carefully when it arrives.

You can download the EMF Centennial registration packet forms by clicking here and selecting the file.

This is a picture of the Ford Piquette plant in it's heyday, before Studebaker E-M-F bought it out in January 1911.

We hope to have a historic gathering of as many E-M-Fs and Flanders automobiles as possible. We also encourage participation of owners of the following automobiles that were an important part of the E-M-F story:

• Wayne
• Northern
• Everitt
• Studebaker (though 1913)
• Flanders Motorcylces and Electrics

This event has been years in the making and is planned to be held July 13th - 19th in the Chelsea, Michigan area (west of Detroit).

The event is now being planned as one event with multiple activities all centering out of Chelea, MI. We will include a gathering of E-M-F's, Flanders and Everitts, at the site of Walter Flanders Mansion and garage on one of the days. This activity will be highly publicized and include a dedication of a state historical marker honoring Walter Flanders. We are hoping to get as many cars as we can back together at the mansion and garage for a picture on that day and car show open to the public.

We will also travel into Detroit on one of the days to visit the site of the E-M-F Plant on Piquette street, visit the Ford Piquette plant, the automotive hall of fame and other sites.

The schedule is being replanned now and this site will be updated as new information is passed to me.

This picture was taken during the 2006 E-M-F Tour in South Bend, In. From right to left, 1914 Studebaker 7-Passenger Touring owned by the Rein's, 1912 E-M-F 5-Passenger Touring owned by the Jaehnert's, 1910 E-M-F 5-Passenger Touring owned by the Grove's, 1912 Flanders Roadster owned by the Kemerer's, 1909 E-M-F Roadster owned by the Langeneger's, and a 1909 E-M-F 5-Passenger Touring owned by the Ruggles'. Click on the picture to see the full size.

As of this writing, here is how the week’s activities are looking:

Sunday – Arrival at Chelsea Comfort Inn in Chelsea , MI and Registration. Social gathering in the evening at the building that the Flanders Motorcycle was built in, which resides in Chelsea. This will allow participants to meet and greet each other at the start of our week together.
Monday – Tour to the Manchester area with a stop at the Sharon Mills. The eveing will be our "E-M-F Memorabilia Night" and we will have a lecture on the E-M-F Story by book author Anthony Yanik.
Tuesday – Historic E-M-F Sites bus tour including a stop and lunch at Piquette street, the location of the former E-M-F factory, and the Automotive Hall of Fame. We will also have a presentation on the freshly restored E-M-F Factory Racer by EMF registry member Gordon Matson.
Wednesday - Car tour to Ypsilant, MI which will include stops at the Ypsilanti Automotive Heritage Museum, the Michigan Ladder Factory, and RM Auction Collection.
Thursday – Tour to Walter Flanders Green Lake Estate with lunch on the Flanders grounds. Period outfit are encouraged (but not required) for this day. Photo ops abound here. We will have a presentation on Walter Flanders by his great-grandson, an in the evening we will have a presentation on vintage fashion.
Friday – Short tour to the Jackson area where we will see a a private car collection and have lunch at the Clark yacht club. We will conclude our tour with a closing banquet in the evening.

This will be a Once in a Lifetime Event for anyone interested in the E-M-F story and its contribution to the dawn of the automobile industry. More details will be posted as they are determined. So start planning now to attend in July of 2008. Bookmark this page and come back to see the details as they unfold.

For more information, please contact William Flanders Spencer, the Centennial Chairperson at:

Centenial Chairperson: William Flanders Spencer
Phone: (248) 540-9836
Email: wspen[REMOVE_ME_FIRST]@mindspring.com

Or you can contact me at:

E-M-F Homepage Webmaster: John M. Daly
Phone: (815) 695-9451
Email: emf-owner[REMOVE_ME_FIRST]@sbcglobal.net

How to contact me...
Address:	John M. Daly P.O. Box 244 Millington, IL 60537
Phone:	815-695-9451
:	emf-owner@sbcglobal.net