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When:
July 9, 2023 @ 4:00 pm – July 13, 2023 @ 10:00 am
2023-07-09T16:00:00-05:00
2023-07-13T10:00:00-05:00
2023 MiM Explore Detroit
July 9th – July 13th, 2023
Join National Corvette Museum Director of Collections & Education, Retired Senior Designer from GM Design, and longtime Detroit Landmark Expert, Brian Baker, as we visit Detroit, Michigan. This fun-filled week will take us to the Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation, Greenfield Village, Guided Tour at the beautiful SEMA Garage, the GM Tech Center for an exclusive group photo, Roush Automobile Museum, and a Guided Tour and Catered Dinner onsite at the Lingenfelter Collection. You don’t want to miss out on this!
Make sure you sign on to NCM Corvette Campus Connection to get the latest information on all MiM (Museum in Motion) events and on-site events including opening of registration and fees. Questions, contact Melissia @ 270-777-4556 or Maci @ 270-467-8804
Advance registration closes at 12:00pm on Friday June 2, 2023 or until sold out
No registrations or refunds are available after that date.
Please call Melissia (270)777-4556 or Maci (270)-467-8804 to register by phone
This tour includes 4 hotel nights, noted meals, admission to attractions
- Note: Non-member pricing does NOT include a 1 yr membership to NCM. To become a member for the member discount rate – please call Bobbie Jo Lee at 270-467-8833
- You Must be Driving a Corvette To Participate on this Tour
- Please contact us with any dietary or other special restrictions At Time of registration
Registration fee:
Members primary registrant (driver and car) $2000
Passenger / alternate driver $300
Non-Members primary registrant (driver and car) $2100
Passenger / alternate driver $300
WE ARE SOLD OUT FOR THIS EVENT. PLEASE CONTACT [email protected] TO BE ADDED TO THE WAITLIST
2023 MiM ‘Explore Detroit’Host Hotel: Hampton Inn Detroit / Dearborn 22324 Michigan Ave Dearborn, MI 48124 |
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| SUNDAY, JULY 9 | |||||||
| 4:00pm | Check-in at The Hampton Inn Detroit / Dearborn Find us just off US Highway 12. Only 3 miles from Greenfield Village, the Henry Ford Museum and Ford Motor Company. Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport is a 15-minute drive away. Unwind in our pool and fitness center and enjoy free daily hot breakfast and WiFi.
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| 5:00pm – 5:30pm | Credential Pick-Up in Hotel Lobby | ||||||
| 5:45pm | Depart for Dinner at Ford’s Garage | ||||||
| 6:00pm | ‘Meet n Greet’ Dinner at Ford’s Garage Ford’s Garage is your neighborhood burger and beer joint, where everyone is welcome. Ford’s Garage will give you the vibe of being in a 1920’s service station to include vintage Ford vehicles, gas pumps, and fixtures. Our bars feature prohibition-style elements of old brick, rich wood, and a hand-hammered copper bar top. Many more unique features, too numerous to list, really make the Garage a fun place to visit and take pictures!
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| MONDAY, JULY 10 | |||||||
| 6:00am – 8:55am | Breakfast at Hampton Inn Detroit / Dearborn
** Breakfast included in registration |
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| 9:00am | Stage in Hotel Lobby | ||||||
| 9:15am | Depart for Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation / Greenfield Village
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| 9:30am – 12:00pm | Arrive Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation Step into a world where past innovations fuel the imagination of generations to come. A vibrant exploration of genius in all its forms, Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation allows you to experience the strides of America’s greatest minds while fully immersing yourself in their stories. Step inside the bus where Rosa Parks took a stand by taking a seat. Play pilot as you explore flight innovations, starting with the Wright brothers’ achievements, or make yourself at home inside Buckminster Fuller’s circular Dymaxion House. Put yourself in the place of the movers and shakers who blazed the trail to where we stand today. And in doing so, discover your own path.
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Lunch at Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation or Greenfield Village *On Your Own*
** Lunch on your own ** |
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| 12:00pm – 5:00pm | Afternoon on your own to explore Greenfield Village Experience firsthand the sights, sounds and sensations of America’s fascinating formation, where over 80 acres brim with resourcefulness and ingenuity. Here, 300 years of American perseverance serve as a living reminder that anything is possible. Step foot in the lab where Thomas Edison had his lightbulb moment or the workshop where the Wright brothers taught us to reach for the sky. Take a ride in a real Model T, or a walk through four working farms. Rub shoulders with world-class artisans and explore the place where America’s can-do spirit inspires you to go out and get it done.** Greenfield Village admission also included in registration |
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TUESDAY, JULY 11 |
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| 6:00am – 10:00am | Breakfast at Hampton Inn Detroit / Dearborn
** Breakfast included in registration |
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| On Your Own* | Free Time to Explore Area on Your Own | ||||||
| 12:35pm | Driver’s Meeting in Lobby | ||||||
| 12:40pm | Depart for Vinsetta Garage for Lunch A place that was built to serve one purpose and preserved to serve the next. It’s the kind of place that made a name for itself on Woodward Avenue by delivering the deepest kind of care to car owners and auto lovers one wrench turn at a time. Today, the oldest garage east of the Mississippi carries a different kind of torch but the cause remains the same: make it honest, make it legit and make it as good as you know how. While the Kurta and Marwil families have long since moved their tools out of the station, the tradition they set still steers the joint one course at a time. |
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| 1:15pm – 2:15pm | Arrive at Vinsetta Garage
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| 2:15pm | Depart for Lingenfelter Collection | ||||||
| 3:00pm – 5:00pm
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Arrive Lingenfelter Collection In 2008, Ken Lingenfelter’s passion for speed and excellence led him to purchase the assets of Lingenfelter Performance Engineering. For over 50 years, Lingenfelter Performance Engineering products have been instrumental in establishing performance thresholds. Their talented team along with The Lingenfelter Collection, will continue to enhance the passion and create excitement among hot-rodders, racers and exotic car enthusiasts that reach far beyond their imagination.
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| 5:00pm – 6:00pm | Catered Dinner at Lingenfelter Collection
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| 6:00pm | Depart for GM Tech Center for Group Photo Our participants have been granted special access to the GM Technical Center Campus where the Corvette was first conceived. Since 1954 all Corvettes have been designed at this facility through the use of sketches, clay and computer aided design. We have been granted exclusive access to drive though the restricted campus featuring the Engineering, Research, and Design buildings thanks to our wonderful friends at General Motors. The opportunity for a photograph with your Corvette in front of the Design dome, a nationally recognized mid-century modern architectural icon, is a rare privilege not available to the public. Although we will not be able to enter the top-secret buildings, you’ll drive streets named for Harley Earl, Zora Duntov, and more. This opportunity is indeed a rare privilege we are pleased to be able to share with you.
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| 7:00pm – 7:45pm | Arrive at GM Tech Center for Group Photo | ||||||
| Immediately Following | Leave for Hampton Inn Detroit / Dearborn
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| WEDNESDAY, JULY 12 | |||||||
| 6:00am – 8:40am | Breakfast at Hampton Inn Detroit / Dearborn
** Breakfast included in registration |
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| 8:45am | Drivers Meeting & Stage in Hotel Lobby | ||||||
| 9:00am | Depart for SEMA Garage Tour & Lunch | ||||||
| 11:15am – 1:00pm
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Arrive at SEMA Garage for Tour A love for cars, trucks and SUVs is the motivating force behind the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA). This trade association consists of a diverse group of manufacturers, distributors, retailers, publishing companies, auto restorers, street-rod builders, restylers, car clubs, race teams and more. SEMA members make, buy, sell and use all kinds of specialty parts and accessories to make vehicles more attractive, more unique, more convenient, faster, safer, more fun and even like-new again. Join us for a guided tour and lunch at the SEMA Garage!
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| 1:15pm – 2:15pm | Lunch Catered from Maya’s Deli We have been serving the finest quality sandwiches and delicatessen classics since 1985. Family owned and operated we take great pride in the friendships we have built with the members of this amazing community over the past three decades. We use only the finest quality ingredients crafted by hands with years of experience and a desire to make you the best possible lunch in the area.
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| 2:15pm | Depart for Roush Automobile Museum
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| 2:40pm – 3:25pm | Arrive and Tour Roush Automotive Museum The Roush Automotive Collection, located in the Detroit Metropolitan area, is a 30,000 sq. ft. private facility. Housed within the collection are a wide variety of displays, multi-media exhibits, artifacts, memorabilia and 110+ vehicles dedicated to the preservation of the heritage of Roush Enterprises.
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| 3:25pm | Depart As Group for Hampton Inn Detroit / Dearborn | ||||||
| 5:30pm | Meet In Lobby & Depart for Lake of Taylor Golf Club | ||||||
| 6:00pm | Arrive at Lake of Taylor Golf Club for Farewell Dinner Since 1995, The Lakes of Taylor Golf Club has given the Taylor golf community the perfect place to satisfy all its needs. The Lakes of Taylor golf course, designed by renowned Arthur Hills, provides a great place to challenge yourself or learn the game, to spend a wonderful time outdoors with your family, or to have a unique dining out experience or banquet venue.
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| THURSDAY, JULY 13 | |||||||
| 6:00am – 10:00am | Breakfast at Hampton Inn Detroit / Dearborn
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| Travel home safely and thank you for joining the
2023 MiM ‘Explore Detroit’ |
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