Public Events

Driving by Design
Friday, September 12 at 6 p.m.
Presented by Hagerty Drivers Club

Andrew Comrie-Picard has been called “the actual most interesting man in the world.” Born in Canada and educated at Oxford, he had just begun a career at a NYC law firm when he left to pursue automotive challenges. In racing, he is a North American Rally Champion, X Games medalist, 3-time Baja1000 class champion, and Pikes Peak record holder. In TV and film, he has hosted car shows on Discovery and SPEEDTV, written and produced for Top Gear USA (History Channel), designed and stunt co-ordinated massive events for Netflix (Hyperdrive, Fastest Car), and performed and co-ordinated stunts in feature films like Atomic Blonde and the FastnFurious and Deadpool franchises.

In 2025, he completed the first ever surface circumnavigation of the Earth through both geographic poles with vehicles – the Transglobal Car Expedition drove from Canada to Greenland with hand-built amphibious vehicles, and crossed the Antarctic continent with custom-built large-tired Ford Super Duty trucks. The only people ever to reach both Poles by vehicle were on his team.

Today he consults in vehicle autonomy and the future of mobility, and regularly drives his 1919 Model T Touring around Hollywood with his young family. His talk will be on “Innovation Under Pressure” – linking extreme sports, exploration, and the future of mobility to Henry Ford and the Detroit innovation landscape.

Seating is limited for this exclusive evening. Tickets include cocktails and dinner. Creative automotive attire encouraged. Tickets are $50 for members and $75 for non-members.

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117th Model T Birthday Party
Sunday, September 28, 2025, 10 am – 3 pm

Celebrate the day in 1908 when the first Model T was produced at the Ford Piquette Avenue Plant. Enjoy free Model T rides and vintage vehicles on display. Eat and shop with local vendors and enjoy kids’ activities in the Piquette Assembly Room on the first floor of the museum. Model T rides are first-come, first-serve until 3 p.m. Free birthday cake is served at Noon while supplies last. Admission prices are $10 to $20 for museum entry and guided tours.

Motor City Origins Tour
Saturday, November 29 at 5:30 p.m.

Enjoy a special, after-hours tour of the Ford Piquette Plant Museum that explores the history of Detroit’s Milwaukee Junction neighborhood, where the Motor City got its start. This event will highlight how Ford, Dodge, Cadillac, Studebaker, Anderson Electric and others launched Detroit as the automotive capital of the world. A social start to the evening includes a complimentary Happy Half-Hour and light bites, followed by a theater presentation and guided tour of the museum’s rare collection of antique vehicles all made in Milwaukee Junction after the turn of the 20th century. Tickets are $25 for museum Members and $40 for non-members.

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