Another amazing Art Deco Weekend Classic Car Fest. The weather was perfect on both Saturday and Sunday, a little warmer on Sunday but beautiful South Florida weather.  The event as amazing as always, vendors, artists, artisans and many others lined the East side of Ocean Dr. from 5th street to 14th street. Yes this years event was extended all the way to 14th street unlike the past 30+ years it ended on 10th street.  Unlike previous years there were no food street vendors and the local restaurants were invited to participate in the event, all those choosing  to participate had tables and chairs out on the street and many had special menus just for the event, with surprisingly decent rates.  On the West side of Ocean Dr. the spaces in between the restaurants the classic  cars  were lined up all the way from 5th street to 14th street on Saturday and to 13th street on Sunday.  The display and almost everything about the event had a new clean and appealing layout, the cars were better setup with protection from the strollers, cyclist, and scooters.  The one thing we all agreed that was a drawback was the change of dates, as the Art Deco Weekend has always taken place on the long weekend of MLK but this year due to the Orange Bowl and National Championship game taking place on the long weekend the festival was forced to move to the weekend ahead. We are assured the Festival will move back for next year to its original long weekend. 

In no particular order these are the cars that received awards each day, keep in mind these are popular awards. 

Saturday: 1995 Porsche 911 by Bernardo Abello, 1973 BMW 3.0 CS by Drew Gregg, 1966 Ford Thunderbird by Eddie Gil, 1981 Chevy Camaro Z28 by Carlos Alvarez, 1967 Chevy Corvette by Terry Cullen, 1952 MG TD by Francisco Matallana, 1986 Buick Grand National by Peter Rodriguez, 1969 Plymouth Road Runner by Jay Pilch, 1992 Mini Cooper by Henry Gonzalez, 1967 MG B by Peter Lacao, 1975 Chevy Corvette by Art Fernandez.

Best of Show Saturday: 1930 Rolls Royce Phantom by Henry Kohn

Sunday: 1959 Ford Fairlane 500 by Bob Mayer, 1969 Pontiac Firebird by Mike Penn, 1936 Ford Roadster by Diane Ash, 1959 MG A Roadster by Luis Fernandez, 2000 BMW Z8 by Eduardo Areas, 1970 Chevy Corvette by Julio Martinez, 1969 Ford Mustang Mach 1 by Bruno Zayas, 1955 Chevy Corvette by Henry Kohn, 1934 Buick 56C sport by Larry Epstein, 1964 Ford Thunderbird by Jose Trujillo, 1929 Ford Woody by Ross Battaglia, 

Best of Show Sunday: 1958 Cadillac El Dorado Brougham by Junior Valdes

Awards and Club Support by Williamson Automotive Group

AACA South Florida Region would like to also extend a thank you to the Miami Design Preservation League for hosting the event and always having AACA as the classic car show representatives. 

A special thank you to Ira & Jorge who chaired and organized the event and to Angel, Tony H., Junior, Millie, Manny, Tomas,  Al,  Alejandro. Hector,  Ed,  Anthony N., and  Art F. for helping out and donating water and ice on Sunday.