MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The Monongalia County Technical Education Center wants motor vehicle enthusiasts around the county to show off their favorite ride.

The 2025 MTEC Car, Truck, and Motorcycle Show will be hosted on Sunday, September 7, starting at 12:00 p.m. at the MTEC parking lot, where all makes and models will be welcomed for a $10 participation fee. MTEC instructor Don Robinette encourages Morgantown area residents with unique cars, trucks, and motorcycles to stop on by, with all proceeds aimed to support extra programming for the over 50 full-time students that are currently enrolled in career placement programs.

“All of the money that we raise goes to the organization called SkillsUSA, which is basically the Olympics for tech centers, that’s the best way I can describe it,” said Robinette.

The proceeds from the MTEC Car, Truck, and Motorcycle Show will support student participation in the SkillsUSA competition, where the top MTEC student in each trade profession taught at the school will have a chance to compete against trade students from across the country. This includes participation in regional contests located within the Mountain State as well as the National SkillsUSA competition that will be hosted in Atlanta during the 2025-26 school year. Refreshments will also be served as part of the show that will be made by MTEC students specializing in catering services.

“Most of them are sponges that want to learn, and they understand the opportunities that are there for them once they get out into the real world after school,” said Robinette.

According to Robinette, over two dozen motorists are expected to participate in the 2025 MTEC Car, Truck, and Motorcycle Show on Sunday. Much like last year, vehicles that range from classic muscle cars and job-specialized trucks from as far back as the 1940s to motorcycles varying from choppers to super-sport cycles that are normally seen in racing competitions are expected to be showcased. Prizes will also be awarded for those who participate.

“It’s really amazing to see, we have older cars back into the early 1900s up till new Corvettes or fairly new Mustangs,” said Robinette on the type of vehicles that will be showcased on Sunday. “So it’s kind of one of those ones where if you’re happy and you’re proud of your ride, please bring it out and show it off to everybody.”

Outside of the entry fee and costs of refreshments, no costs will be needed for Morgantown area residents to participate in the MTEC Car, Truck, and Motorcycle Show. The first 100 people to register their vehicles will get a chance to receive a dash plaque that will be handed out as vehicles park at the MTEC Parking Lot. With vehicles on display until 3 p.m. and a 50/50 raffle hosted throughout the event, Robinette hopes car, truck, and motorcycle enthusiasts alike will join them on Sunday.

“You would be surprised with the cars that come over here and the care that these people put into their cars,” said Robinette. “I mean, I like to walk around and try to figure out how much money is actually in the parking lot that day with these old cars, and the new ones as well.”