!!  2010 Orphan Car Tour Date Announced  !!

The 21st Annual Orphan Car will be held on Saturday, June 5th , 2010. The tour will start in the Mt. Airy, MD area and finish in the Hanover, PA area, where we will have a buffet-style dinner.  As in past tours, we'll be traveling over picturesque back roads, and will try to hit at least three points of interest along the way.  Should any Orphan related car clubs have recommended points of interest (e.g. private car collections, etc.) along the route, we are still open to suggestions!  Check back often for updates on the 2010 tour.

What is the Orphan Car Tour?

The Orphan Car Tour is an annual afternoon-long driving tour for antique "orphan" (i.e. discontinued make, not models) automobiles held every June in the Baltimore-Washington D.C. area.  Each year since the tour began back in 1990, the tour has taken place in different locations in Maryland, Virginia, and Pennsylvania.  The tours purpose is to encourage the driving enjoyment of independently produced antique vehicles.

Who is Eligible?

The Tour is open to "orphan" antique cars defined as automobiles at least 25 years old, which were produced either by now-defunct manufacturers, or by the discontinued divisions of still existing companies.

Who Runs the Tour and Who are the Sponsors?

The Tour is organized and run completely by a group of dedicated volunteers!  Many of them are associated with the local sponsoring chapters of national "orphan" car clubs.

Who are these Sponsors?

The Orphan Car Tour is sponsored by a coalition of independent-make "orphan" car clubs in the Baltimore-Washington area: Mid-Atlantic Packards (a region of the Packard Club), the Chesapeake Bay Chapter of the Hudson-Essex-Terraplane Club, the Potomac Ramblers Chapter of the American Motors Corporation (AMC) Rambler Club (AMCRC) & American Motors Owners, Association (AMO), Potomac Chapter, Studebaker Driver's Club, and the Desoto Owners Club of Maryland affiliate of the National DeSoto Club (NDC), Incorporated.

Why Has the Orphan Car Tour been so Popular?

Above all, the Orphan Car Tour is about the people behind their cars. The tour has become an excellent way to meet some fantastic people with the side benefit of enjoying your orphaned automobile.

Please consider participating with us in a future Orphan Car Tour.

The Orphan Car Tour would like to thank the members of the DeSoto Club of Maryland for their financial contributions!

If your Baltimore - Washington area orphan car club would like to join us as a sponsor, please contact Mr. Jon Battle at the e-mail below for further information:

TourDirector@orphancartour.org