On September 16-18, 2022, the First Annual Detroit Concours & Car Show will host a three-day car-themed event in Downtown Detroit, showcasing over 500 classic cars and entertaining over 25,000 car enthusiasts.

The main events include a funky Concours d’Lemons Car Show, a total 80s and 90s RadWOOD Car Show, and a formal, classic Concours d’Elegance. The Concours d’Lemons features a carefully curated collection of the most oddball and unexceptional cars you have ever seen. Adversely, The RadWOOD Car Show features “The Cool Cars” from the ’80s and ’90s (Think Miami Vice). Above them, in another class, is the illustrious Detroit Concours d’Elegance. The Concours features over 150 of the most elegant, rare, and expensive cars in the world.

A bulk of the events will take place in Downtown Detroit at Comerica Park, home to the Detroit Tigers. This includes the Concours d’Lemons, RADwood, Ride & Drive Share, a Kids Play Zone, Food Trucks,  Cocktails and Soft Drinks, and Live Entertainment. (See Event Details Below)

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Schedule of Events

 

RADwood Car Show
Saturday, September 17
9:00am-1:00pm.
Comerica Park Lots 1 & 2, 2100 Woodward Ave
Admission: $20 (Detroit Concours Tickets). 
Break out your 1980s mixtapes and boom boxes for a throwback RADwood Car Show. When “Dallas” and “Dynasty” were a hit, so were these cars. The show is dedicated to everything from the 1980s and 1990s, including the cars.  So suit up in period-correct clothes and bust out your pagers. These are pre-cell phone days, so bring some quarters for the pay phones. The Detroit Concourse RADwood takes place at Comerica Park (Parking Lots 1 & 2) at 2100 Woodward Ave, Detroit, MI 48201.

Concourse d’Lemons Car Show
Saturday, September 17, 2022
9:00am-1:00pm.
Comerica Park Lots 1 & 2, 2100 Woodward Ave
Admission: $20 (Detroit Concours Tickets)
The Detroit Concours d’Lemons is a quest to find the ugliest, worst, and oddball cars of the past. They include bad pain jobs, bad designs, and cars that just never really caught-on, or sold. I’m talking gremlins, pintos, and minivans. I’m talking just the worst of the worst. The Detroit Concourse RADwood takes place at Comerica Park (Parking Lots 1 & 2) at 2100 Woodward Ave, Detroit, MI 48201.

Saturday Motor City Party
Saturday, September 17, 2022
6:30pm – 10:00pm
College for Creative Studies at the Taubman Center
Admission: $275 per person, must be 21+  
Come join McKeel Hagerty (CEO Hagerty Insurance) in an open discussion about the future of the automobile industry with automotive industry leaders. The Motor City Party includes guest speakers, a roving gourmet dinner, and an open bar. The party takes place in the original office of Harley Earl on the 11th floor of the Taubman Center Art Deco building (MAP). (Directly across from the General Motors Headquarters).

Guest speakers include 2022 Honoree, Ed Welburn (Former General Motors’ Vice President of Global Design), Doug L. Parks (Executive Vice President, General Motors), Hau Thai-Tang (Executive Vice President, Ford Motor Company), and Ralph Gilles (Chief Design Officer, Stellantis).

Parking is available at the CCS Woodward Parking Lot, located at 206 W. Baltimore Ave., Detroit, MI 48202.

 

Detroit Social Club at Cars & Community
Saturday, September 17
8:00am – 1:00pm
Tigers Club, Comerica Park
Admission: $95
This is a party in the private lounge at the Tigers Club with views overlooking Cars & Community and the Comerica Tiger Stadium. The private lounge offers a gourmet brunch and cash bar. Admission includes a designated on-site parking for one car. Tickets are only $95. (Buy Tickets Here)

SATURDAY CARS & COMMUNITY
Saturday September 17, 2022
9:00am – 1:00PM
Comerica Park, Lots 1 & 2
The Cars & Community event starts at the Detroit Institute of Arts on Woodward Ave. at 9:00 a.m. and ends at about 3:00pm. The Cars & Community events include a Ride & Drive Share, Food & Drink Trucks, a Kids Play Zone, and Musique & Live Entertainment.

The event has something for the entire family. Free events include Hagerty Ride & Drives and a Kids Zone packed with automotive activities. The Cars & Community event is an umbrella event that includes the RADwood Car Show at Comerica Park, the Concours d’Lemons in the parking lot at Comerica Park.

(Detroit Concours Tickets)

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SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 17

CONCOURS DELEGANCE
Sunday September 18, 2022 (10:00-4:00pm)
Detroit Institute of Arts
Adults (ages 16-64) pay $65; seniors (ages 65+) pay $45; and children (15 and under) pay FREE.
The Detroit Concours d’Elegance will feature over 150 classic cars at the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) on Woodward Ave. from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event will feature over 150 historically significant classic cars divided into 15 car classes, which will be prominently displayed around the DIA lawns and parking lots. The 15 car classes include the Cars of Woodward Avenue, cars from Harley Earl, Euro Alley cars, and specialty Orphan Cars. The cars will be judged, voted on, and awards will be presented for the best in each class.

The Concours will provide food trucks and signature cocktails; Ride & Drives; live jumbotron entertainment; merchandise shops; and printed Detroit Concours programs.

PARKING
Tickets include complimentary convenient and highly secured parking at Wayne State University, located across the street from the DIA.

SUMMARY
The Detroit Concours d’Elegance will take place at the Detroit Institute of Arts on Sunday, September 18 from 10:00am – 4:00pm.

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SUMMARY

• Date: Sunday 18 September
• Time: 10:00am – 4:00pm
• Official New Show: Detroit Concours d’Elegance
• Venue: The Detroit Institute of Arts
• Address: 5200 Woodward Ave, Detroit, MI 48202
• Cars on Display: +144
• Car Show Tickets: Adult: $25 (Buy Tickets)
         • Children  Under 18 are FREE
• Featured Classes: Ford Shelby Cobras, Dodge Vipers, and other American and European classics, and race cars.
• Website:  https://www.detroitconcours.com/
• Facebook
• Instagram
• Phone: 231-632-1583
• Number of Cars on Display: +144
• Year founded: 2022

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History of The Detroit Concours

The Meadow Brook Concours started forty-five years ago at Meadow Brook Hall in Rochester, MI.  The Meadow Brook Hall and Estate was the private residence of automotive tycoon John F. Dodge. The residence  is the ninth largest residence in the United States and includes 110 rooms and covers 88,000 square feet. Today, Meadow Brook Hall is owned by Oakland University. (1979–2010).

Meadow moved the venue in 2010 to Plymouth, MI, to the John’s Golf Course in Plymouth, MI, and changed its name to the “Concours d’Elegance of America”. The St. John’s Inn is a large venue with over 200 acres of carefully sculptured and landscaped lawn. The Concours was very popular attracting over15,000 car lovers per show. The show was forced to find a new venue when Luxury homebuilder Toll Brothers was granted approval for a new $100 million luxury condominium development. (2011-2020)

In 2021, Hagerty stepped in and bought the “Concours d’Elegance of America” and renamed it to “The Detroit Concours d’Elegance”. Hagerty needed a new venue and chose the Detroit Institute of Arts Museum (DIA) and the Detroit Tigers’ Comerica Park. This will be the first year for Hagerty to host this event. Hagerty has a tremendous amount of experience with car shows. In fact, Hagerty takes part in more than 2,500 car events annually. In the last couple years, Hagery has acquired ownership of the Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance, Greenwich Concours d’Elegance, and the California Mille. (2021–Present)

Additional Hagerty acquisitions include The Concours d’Elegance include Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance – another one of the premiere automotive events in the country, plus California Mille and the Greenwich Concours d’Elegance. Hagerty takes part in more than 2,500 car events annually.