Shows Around Florida – Dec 15 & 16
SATURDAY Dream Cars 4 Kids Holiday Toy Road Rally (Windermere) – Keystone Holiday Car Show & Toy Drive (Odessa) – Rock & Brews Cruise (Oviedo) – Quaker Steak & Lube Car & Truck Show (Pinellas Park) – Wreath's Across America Car Show (Pompano Beach) – Mopars vs Harleys (Tampa) – Street Racing Made Safe (Jupiter) – Toys for Tots Car Show (Sanford) – SUNDAY S FL Car Swap Meet, Corral & Show...
What’s Diamonds & Donuts All About?
Contributed by Lee Josephson of Raymond Lee Jewelers If you aren’t familiar, Diamonds and Donuts is a monthly car show in Boca Raton, held at Diamonds by Raymond Lee. Our car show is more than just a place where amazing cars gather; it is a charity event, raising money and goods for local causes. The first Diamonds and Donuts car show was April of 2017, and we have been growing month-over-month ever since. We now get a TON of cars...
Mustang Club of Tampa Car Show
Contributed by Ed Sindoni The Mustang Club of Tampa held its 37th Mustang, Shelby, and Ford Roundup Car Show at Tampa Joe’s on November 3. A cool, crisp morning greeted show-goers, much better than the tornado warnings and rain from the previous day. Better than 120 vehicles participated at the show’s new venue. Some of these had literally been at the Garage One monthly show next-door at Starbucks, then simply rolled to this...
Streetside’s Caffeine & Classics
Contributed by Ed Sindoni On the last Saturday of the month, this store located in Lutz (Tampa) opens it doors to all car enthusiasts and encourages them to display their rides alongside of the consigned vehicles being offered for sale. Entering from the main showroom, you are greeted by what could only be described as some of the best “classics” in the area for sale. Beyond the air conditioned/ office showroom area are the treats...
Tips on Shipping a Show Car
Contributed by Max at MIG Auto Transport in Jacksonville So you finally finished restoring that classic car that’s been sitting in your garage and you want to take it to the soonest show possible? Well if that show isn’t in town you might want to use an auto transport company to ship the car to the show. Shipping for a car show requires a little bit more attention to the details and planning than a regular car shipment. Scheduling is...
History of Florida’s Tin Can Tourists
Contributed by Forrest Bone, Tin Can Tourists The Tin Can Tourists were organized at Desoto Park, Tampa, Florida, in 1919. They received the official state charter a year later. The groups stated objective was “to unite fraternally all autocampers”. Their guiding principles were clean camps, friendliness among campers, decent behavior and to secure plenty of clean, wholesome entertainment for those in camp. The group known for the tin...
Vietnam Veteran Tribute Hot Rod
Contributed by David Rose, owner 1946 Chevy Hot Rod Tuck Video by Casey J. Porter, Combustion Chamber More than 40 years after the United States officially reached a final peace agreement with North Vietnam and pulled its troops out of Vietnam, a 1946 Chevrolet Pickup serves as both a tribute to and a reminder of those who returned to American soil following the conflict, as well as those who didn’t. The Vietnam Veteran Tribute Truck,...
Let’s Take a Ride – The Ormond Loop
Contributed by Tom Quinn, Mercedes-Benz Club of America Central Florida Is it possible, that when you live somewhere long enough, you start to lose sight of what’s in your own backyard? Have you ever heard someone say “There’s just nothing to do here!” indicating the need to hop a plane to somewhere, anywhere, more interesting?. That’s exactly what I heard the other day in line to checkout and I couldn’t help but think about the...
Road Trip to Festivals of Speed
Contributed by Tara Bush, Photos by Vic Pal A little town called Yalaha, just south of Leesburg in Central Florida, has a very unique and well-known German bakery where the breads, cookies and pastries are baked fresh every day. A few of us decided to take the scenic back roads on a Sunday spring morning with the old cars to have lunch. Skies were overcast but the rain stayed away. We got the waves and the thumbs up all along the...
Florida Car Scene – A Year-Round Experience
Contributed by Steve Klein – Photos by Russ Muller Photography When people think of Florida, sunshine, palm trees, beaches, amusement parks and drinks with umbrellas often come to mind. However, Florida, and Central Florida in particular, offers much more for car enthusiasts of every sort and is home to thousands of amazing cars and a very strong and active car community. There are multiple shows, races, and other show...
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