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The Oxford Dictionary describes the word “muster” as \u201can assembly (troops), especially for inspection or in preparation for battle; a formal gathering of troops, especially for inspection, display, or exercise; to come together or to bring people, especially soldiers, together.\u201d And while there are no drag strips, oval tracks or other types of racing battlefields at the historic 80-acre Greenfield Village, their annual Motor Muster<\/a> is a Father\u2019s Day weekend tradition and has brought together classic car fans from all generations for the past two-and-a-half decades. During this year\u2019s event, the iconic cars that rolled off Chrysler\u2019s assembly lines in and around the Motor City during the 1930s, ’40s, ’50s, ’60s and ’70s were well represented and gave even more meaning to the mantra \u201cMade in Detroit.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Here among the Village\u2019s historic buildings, you can visit Edison\u2019s workshop where he and his team harnessed the power of electricity and took this country out of the dark ages, or the famous bicycle shop of the Wright Brothers where they designed and constructed their famous Wright Flyer, introducing the age of aviation, or a replica of the Ford Piquette Avenue Plant which built the Model T (with parts supplied by the Dodge Brothers!) and revolutionized the mobility of millions of Americans overnight. But it\u2019s the distinctive sights and sounds of Mopar\u00ae<\/sub> muscle that dazzled Greenfield Village with a rainbow of colors while the thumping melodic sounds of big-blocks had everyone feeling the vibe during the Motor Muster. Henry Ford might have said, \u201cAny color you want, as long as it\u2019s black,\u201d when the Model Ts came rolling off the Piquette and Highland Park plants during the early part of the 20th<\/sup> century, but Dodge and Plymouth set the industry on its ear in the 1960s and early ’70s by introducing wild high-impact colors like HEMI\u00ae<\/sup> Orange, Sublime, Plum Crazy and wrapping these retina-blazing hues around big V8 engines making 300 to 400-plus horsepower. Any of these machines are capable of laying rubber longer than the length of the Wright Flyer\u2019s first successful powered flight back in 1903. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Time changes and so did the weather\nforecast at this year\u2019s Motor Muster. Despite some early Saturday morning rain showers, the selection of rare\nand vintage cars and trucks that shaped this country\u2019s landscape for the past\n100 years and gave Americans mobility was impressive. The variety of cars and trucks at the\nannual Motor Muster spanned over a century, but the owners we spoke with all\nhad a common theme when it came to their passion about their rides and this\nevent. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Steve Cool from South Rockwood, Michigan, brought his 1969 \u00bd Dodge Six Pack Super Bee out for enthusiasts to check out a prime example of Dodge muscle. With a 440-cubic-inch big block under the production fiberglass hood, Steve has had his rare Bee for over 28 years and has managed to rack up 36,000 miles on this machine. It\u2019s from an era when your reputation was based on how fast you could sprint from stoplight to stoplight. With a four-speed transmission attached to a Hurst shifter, Steve\u2019s Super Bee will launch like a rocket ship when he dumps the clutch. \u201cThis is the fourth Mopar Muster I\u2019ve attended and it\u2019s a fantastic show. The venue is awesome, and the ambiance of Greenfield is great. There\u2019s so much to do here like walk around and check out the historic buildings. It\u2019s a nice change from other automotive shows in which all you do is sit by your car on hot pavement and bake,\u201d exclaimed Steve. <\/p>\n\n\n\n