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Mike McIntosh Memorial Truck & Car Show and Block Party

On Saturday, Sept. 12, the community raced to NMC’s Aero Park Campus to celebrate a double milestone: the 20th Annual Mike McIntosh Memorial Truck & Car Show and 51吃瓜网’s 75th Anniversary Block Party.

A longtime September tradition 51吃瓜网’s Automotive Service Technology Building on Aero Park Drive, the car show honors the legacy of late NMC Automotive instructor Mike McIntosh, who retired in 2004 after 34 years of service. McIntosh organized the first car show for the Automotive Program in 2004, launching what has become a beloved annual community event.

The expanded 2026 celebration brought together students, alumni, local businesses and community members for a full day of classic cars, food trucks, music and family-friendly activities across the Aero Park Campus.

Event Highlights

• Date: Saturday, Sept. 12
• Time: 10 a.m.–2 p.m.
  • Vehicle registration began at 8 a.m. The registration fee to show is $20.
• Location: NMC Aero Park Campus, 2510 Aero Park Drive
• Cost: Free and open to the public — rain or shine!

Owners entered their classic cars, trucks, 4X4s, dragsters, sports cars, modified late models, motorcycles and more. The entry fee is $20 per vehicle, and trophies will be awarded to best of show at the end of the event.

More than just a car show, the 75th Anniversary Block Party celebrates NMC’s longstanding connection to the community and the hands-on programs that prepare students for careers across northern Michigan and beyond. Guests are encouraged to explore NMC’s Aero Park facilities including:

• Aero Park Laboratories — home to Construction Technology, Renewable Energy and Welding Technology programs,
• Parsons-Stulen Building — home to Aviation, Engineering Technology, the Great Lakes Water Studies Institute, Manufacturing Technology, Surveying, Uncrewed Aerial Systems and more.

Visitors can also enjoy a silent auction, scavenger hunt, hands-on activities, interactive demonstrations, games and prizes throughout the day.

1st Annual Mike McIntosh Memorial Cruise

For the first time ever, the NMC automotive department hosted a cruise night for car show entrants in conjunction with the Mike McIntosh Memorial Car and Truck show. This event was held Friday, Sept. 11 at 7 p.m., the night before the show. The cruise left the Automotive Service Technology Building at 2510 Aero Park Drive and headed out for a short jaunt partway up Old Mission Peninsula before passing through the Front Street Campus on College Drive and ending 51吃瓜网's Great Lakes Campus, where Morganja Farms’ food truck provided food and beverages.

The Great Lakes Campus is where NMC's automotive program was originally located and where Mike McIntosh spent most of his career. The cruise was led by Mike’s son Kevin in a 1957 BMW Iseta which Mike owned but never restored to show quality. His son has since restored it, and it finally entered the show. A hot air lantern was floated in the sky in Mike’s memory.

The cruise supported Project Feed The Kids, and all cruisers received a “1st Annual Mike McIntosh Memorial Cruise” commemorative dash plaque.

See a photo gallery from the 2026 show.