Classic muscle cars, custom builds, and modern rides will line up at Dynamic Automotive's Urbana service center this Sunday, all in the name of helping Frederick County families find affordable homes. The 18th Annual Car Show runs from noon to 3 p.m. at 8824 Urbana Church Road, with vehicle registration for participants opening earlier at 10 a.m. Admission is free, and organizers will accept donations throughout the day.
The event, as DC News Now reports, will benefit Habitat for Humanity of Frederick County, with Dynamic Automotive serving as lead sponsor. Beyond writing the checks, the auto repair company's own volunteers pitch in hands-on with Habitat builds, according to the station's report. Wayne Myers, CEO and co-owner of Dynamic Automotive, told the outlet that Habitat for Humanity “does a lot for people,” pointing to the group's work building and renovating homes for low-income families. Dynamic Automotive has operated in the local small-business community for more than 30 years, per the same account.
Corporate backing for this year's show runs deep. A Dynamic Automotive social media announcement named ACNB Bank as the community sponsor for 2026, with Spartan Electric, NAPA Auto Parts, Springlake Financial Partners, and Rice Tire signed on as Gold-level sponsors. That kind of business sponsorship helps cover event costs so that public donations and the show's 50/50 raffle proceeds can go directly toward Habitat's housing work, according to the announcement. The show itself will feature classic, custom, and modern vehicles alongside food vendors.
A Growing Footprint Behind the Wheel
Dynamic Automotive isn't just a Frederick County name anymore. The company now operates eight auto service locations across Central Maryland — spanning Frederick, New Market, Urbana, Libertytown, Emmitsburg, Mount Airy, Sykesville, and Westminster — following a regional expansion tied to its 30th anniversary, according to a PR Newswire release. The business was founded in Frederick County before growing into neighboring jurisdictions, giving the annual car show a reach that extends well past Urbana.
Habitat's Biggest Project Yet
Habitat for Humanity of Frederick County has been building and renovating homes in the area since 1993, when it was established as an affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International. The chapter has constructed or renovated more than 44 homes across towns including Middletown, Brunswick, Walkersville, Thurmont, Emmitsburg, Buckeystown, and Frederick City, mobilizing more than 4,500 local volunteers along the way, according to the Frederick County Chamber of Commerce.
Its largest undertaking to date is a $4 million development on West All Saints Street in downtown Frederick, converting long-vacant properties into a 12-unit affordable condominium community, per a PRWeb release. The project operates under a community land trust model, meaning Habitat retains ownership of the ground beneath the homes to help preserve long-term affordability. Real estate listings for the development, reported by CENTURY 21 New Millennium, show homebuyer applicants must have lived or worked in Frederick County for at least a year, earn between 50% and 80% of the Area Median Income, hold a minimum credit score of 580, and complete sweat equity hours before qualifying for a zero-interest mortgage.
Eric Anderson, who has served as Habitat for Humanity of Frederick County's Executive Director since March 2022, oversees the chapter's home builds, home repair programs, and its ReStore facility on East Street, according to the Frederick County Chamber of Commerce. Anderson told DC News Now that Habitat does new home builds for qualified homeowners and works to place them into a mortgage situation they can sustain.
Why the Fundraising Matters Now
The timing underscores just how tight Frederick County's housing market has become. The median home sale price in the county reached $512,500 in July, up 2.5% year-over-year, according to Bright MLS data reported by NFM Lending; detached homes averaged $644,151 over the same stretch. Those figures help explain why local government has been paying closer attention to the issue as well. Frederick County Executive Jessica Fitzwater and Frederick Mayor Michael O'Connor released an updated Housing Needs Assessment and Affordable Housing Strategic Plan in February to address a growing countywide shortage of low-cost housing, according to a regional housing analysis. An earlier 2016 assessment had estimated the county needed 11,000 affordable homes for lower-income households.
Against that backdrop, Sunday's car show offers a small but tangible piece of the solution — a free community gathering built around shared enthusiasm for vintage and modern vehicles that funnels money toward one of the county's most ambitious affordable housing projects. Attendees can register vehicles starting at 10 a.m., browse food vendors, and enter the 50/50 raffle before the public show wraps up at 3 p.m.
