Microcar 500 Tour

Microcar 500

Information

We hope you will include this Pre-show tour in your planning for attending the Micro/Mini Car World Meet 2021 at the Gilmore Car Museum in Hickory Corners, MI. We are planning on visiting 5 Great Car Museums, in 5 days and cover slightly over 500 miles. See below for a list of the Museums and overnight stops

There is no charge for this tour. All of your hotels, meals and admissions are at your own expense. That way you can stay at the hotel of your choice, eat where you want to and still enjoy the fellowship of like-minded Micro and Mini car owners.

Can’t take 5 days off to join the entire tour? Don’t think your car or your body will make this length of trip? That’s fine. Join up at any point along the way. Simply meet the tour in the morning, before they leave on the next day’s drive. Just let us know you are joining the tour so we can include you in the planning.

Jeff Lane is going to be following the tour with a support trailer in case of break downs. It is highly suggested that you bring whatever spare parts you think you may need to do repairs on the tour. We will NOT have spare parts available for your model car. In case of a breakdown, we will try to assist you in getting your car running again. If we cannot, it will be loaded on the trailer and taken to the next hotel we are staying at. You will be responsible for getting further transportation for you and your car. The tour will continue without you. We will not transport your car to Kalamazoo unless your breakdown occurs on the final leg of the tour.

Museums and Overnight Stops

The Microcar 500 will begin at the Lane Motor Museum on Sunday, June 13, 2021 with a private tour of the Museum. On Monday, June 14, you will depart from the Lane Motor Museum and drive to Bowling Green, KY to visit the National Corvette Museum, after which you will be driving to Elizabethtown, KY to spend the night. On Tuesday, June 15, you will be driving Indianapolis, IN to visit the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum, spending the evening in Indianapolis area. On Wednesday, June 16, you will drive to Auburn, IN to visit the Auburn-Cord-Duesenberg Museum. You will be staying in Auburn, IN this evening. On Thursday, June 17, you will be driving to South Bend, IN to visit the Studebaker Museum. You will be staying in South Bend overnight. On Friday, June 18 you will be driving to Kalamazoo, MI in preparation for the World Meet activities.

Hotels

The recommended hotels are still to be determined. We will post them as soon as we finalize the details