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Memory Lane

2024 MEMORY LANE

Another successful display at Memory Lane at the Miami International Auto Show, from Aug 30th through Sept 8th an amazing 10 days.

We had 48 vehicles on display this year, ranging from 1896 to 2000! A variety of makes, models and years. The display began with an 1896 Ford Quadracycle and was organized in chronological order all the way to the year 2000. We would have loved to have a couple more of 30’s and 40’s era vehicles but overall it was an incredible display.

We had an amazing crew of volunteers working a rotation every day, keeping a watchful eye over all the pristine vehicles. It was the most well attended and behaved group of spectators in years.

In addition we had several added bonuses, on Monday Labor Day we had the Sunshine CorvetteClub come out and display their Corvettes out in front of the Convention Center, then on Saturday 09/07 we had the South Florida Classic Mustangs display out front and Sunday 09/08 we had the Atomik VW Group come out with the classic Volkswagens.

Thank you to all who brought their cars out for the display or Rally and to all the volunteers that came out and spend some quality time as a club!

Best of Show award went to Volker’s 1973 Citroen DS Henri Chapron Series II

The Outside rallies

Progressive Dinner

Dauer Museum and Breathless Racing Tour – 2025

On February 1st the South Florida Region was invited by Edward Dauer to  visit his Classic Car Museum in Sunrise. All South Florida Region members wishing to participate were invited at no fee to go and tour his amazing museum and private collection.

As an added Bonus Ernie & Monica Zima Francis invited club members to visit their Breathless Racing facility in Southwest Ranches. This combination made for an incredible eventful morning and afternoon for the club members that participated.  

The club in order to make this a complete package tour date, had hot fresh breakfast waiting for all participants early morning at Dauer Classic Cars upon your arrival. Then in the afternoon at Breathless Racing all members received a box lunch as well. Our South Florida Region members are the backbone of the club and as we always say, “this is your club” so what a perfect way to treat the members with two incredible tours and breakfast and lunch. 

The South Florida Region would like to extend a warm and heartfelt thank you to Edward Dauer and Ernie and Monica Zima Francis for their hospitality. 

These are pictures of the Dauer Museum Tour

These are pictures at Breathless Racing

Winston Park

WINSTON PARK CLASSIC CAR SHOW 2025

The 5th Annual Winston Park Classic Auto Show was a great hit this year. The Show began several years ago between the South Florida Classic Mustang group and the Winston Park HOA, the show also features Food trucks. It is a great community event for the residents of Winston Park.

The show features automobiles that are 25 years or older, it is an open to all cars original stock and modified versions, there are best of class awards in every category and a best of show, the cars are voted by the participants as it is a people’s choice show. Contributions and Sponsor support comes Infinity Sound providing the DJ and music, Williamson Cadillac and The great Winston Park Community hosts the location.

This year we had an unexpected but yet great visit from your Friendly Neighborhood Spider Man,  gracing the entrance to the show field, it was a huge hit with the children of the community attending the show. 


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Cat A  Pre 1960

RUNNER UP:  1955 Cadillac Eldorado – Jorge Estopinales

BEST IN CLASS: 1955  Buick Century Convertible – Al Padilla

 

Cat B  1960-1969

RUNNER UP: 1964 Ford Thunderbird – Jose Trujillo

BEST IN CLASS: 1969 Chevrolet Camaro – Javier Martin

 

Cat C  1970-1979

RUNNER UP: 1974 Detomaso Pantera – Michael Arias

BEST IN CLASS: 1970 Plymouth Cuda – Robert Lopez

 

Cat D  1980-1989

RUNNER UP: 1986 Oldsmobile 442 – Bruce  S.

BEST IN CLASS: 1988 Pontiac Formula – Greg Stuver

 

Cat F   MUSTANGS 1965-1973

RUNNER UP: 1969 Shelby GT350 – David Rankin

BEST IN CLASS: 1968 Mustang Fastback – Ricardo Montero

 

Cat G  MUSTANGS 1974-2000

BEST IN CLASS: 1989 Ford Mustang 5.0 Convertible – Robbie Greene

 

Cat H  IMPORTS PRE-1980

RUNNER UP: 1973 Triumph TR6 – Javier Negrin

BEST IN CLASS: 1974 Alfa Romeo GTV – Dennis Nunez

 

Cat I  IMPORTS 1980-2000

RUNNER UP: 1991 BMW 325 is – Diego Palacios

BEST IN CLASS: 1991 Nissan Figaro – Benjamin Cardonne

 

Cat J  TRUCKS / VANS ALL YEARS

RUNNER UP: 1956  Ford F100 – Terry Cullen

BEST IN CLASS: 1950 Chevrolet 3100 – Miriam Rodriguez

 

SPECIAL AWARDS

HONORARY AWARD:  Friendly Neighborhood Spider Man

PROJECT WORK IN PROGRESS CAR OF THE YEAR:1970 Mustang – Zeke Farias

LONGEST DRIVE TO GET TO THE SHOW: 1959 Chevrolet Impala – Ross Battaglia – 500 miles roundtrip

BEST OF SHOW

1992 Mustang LX – Manny Mendez

 

 

 

Biltmore Way Classic Car Show

BILTMORE WAY CLASSIC CAR SHOW 2025

2025 Biltmore Way Show is in the books!

An incredible day and show to celebrate our 30th year of holding this event. In the past several years it has become quite a task to put on this event, but through a lot of perseverance and hard work on behalf of Manny Garcia, who is the Chairperson for this event and Ed Medina Co-Chair, we managed to yet again pull it off. Overcoming many obstacles and speed bumps which almost led to having the show venue relocated, Manny and his team managed to resolve and  hold the event in what has become known as one of South Florida premier events and settings. 

We could not ask for a more perfect day! The weather and breeze cooperated to make it pleasant for everyone. We saw record breaking crowds of spectators coming by to view the magnificent cars on display. Everything from 1916 through the year 2000, Sporting to Luxury, Imports to Muscle Cars, trucks and Motorcycles a little bit of everything was available to marvel at.  

We would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to the everyone who assisted throughout the day and our volunteer judges, without any of our members stepping up and volunteering,  events like these are almost impossible to have. 

List of the winning cars per category is below and Pictures are soon to follow. 

 

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American Production 1900-1949

Runner Up: Juan Penedo 1916 Overland 4 Touring

Best in Class: Octavio Mendizabal 1948 Buick Super Convertible

American Production 1950-1959

Runner Up: Alejandro Clay 1953 Buick Riviera

Best in Class: Camilo Gomez 1956 Ford Thunderbird

American Production 1960-1969

Runner Up: Eddie Gil 1966 Ford Thunderbird

Best in Class: Jose Trujillo 1964 Ford Thunderbird

American Production 1970-2000

Runner Up: Gary Shanock 1973 Pontiac Grand Am

Best in Class: David Hicks 1993 Cadillac Allante

Factory High Performance 1955-1973

Runner Up: Ignacio Ingelmo 1968 Camaro SS

Best in Class: Ozzie Arbello 1971 Oldsmobile 442

Factory High Performance 1974-2000

Runner Up: Alberto Torres 1974 AMC AMX

Best in Class: Alex Garcia 1975 Detomaso Pantera

Corvettes 1953-1973

Runner Up: Julio Martinez 1970 Corvette

Best in Class: Barry & Anna Delphus 1966 Corvette Roadster

Corvettes  1974-2000

Runner Up: Kevin Brown 1979 Corvette

Best in Class: Cliff Gibson 1992 Corvette ZR1

Mustangs 1964-1973

Runner Up: Alejandro Cicero 1965 Mustang Convertible

Best in Class: Fred Zaleski 1971 Mustang Boss 351

Mustangs 1974-2000

Runner Up: Jessica Lovio 1994 Mustang GT

Best in Class: Manny Mendez 1992 Mustang LX 5.0

Foreign Cars Luxury – All Years

Best in Class: Bob Caplan 1985 Rolls Royce Corniche

Foreign Cars Non Sporting -All Years

Runner Up: Diego Palacios 1991 BMW 325is

Best in Class: Peter Meneses  1991 Rover Mini 1000

Foreign Cars Sporting 1950-1969

Runner Up: Francisco Matallana 1952 MG  TD

Best in Class: Luis Fernandez  1959  MG  A 1500

 Foreign Cars Sporting 1970-2000

Runner Up: Felipe Isaza 1996 Porsche 911

Best in Class: Thomas Kosky 1974 Triumph TR6

Trucks, Work Vehicles, Military Vehicles and Motorcycles

Runner Up: Albert Scalla  1977 Toyota Landcruiser

Best in Class: Ernie & Myriam Bernal 1966 Vespa

BEST OF SHOW: 

Domingo Marrero 1971 Plymouth Duster

Art Deco Weekend

Art Deco Weekend Classic Car Fest 2025

Another amazing year and weekend for the annual Art Deco Weekend Classic Car Show on South Beach.  Saturday was a slightly overcast day but still a beautiful day with temperatures in the high 70’s to low 80’s. Many cars turned our for the open car show on Saturday but we could have used a little more, some people might have shied away because of unsure if it would rain or not.  As it turned out to be a great day for a car show. Sunday was even better, we had around 90 classics lined up from 5th street to end of 10th street, adorning Ocean Drive as thousands of spectators enjoyed and marvel at the collection of automobiles.  The Miami Beach city mayor even stopped by and spent a good time enjoying the classic cars. 

In no particular oder here are the cars which received awards on each day.

Saturday January 18; Anthony’s 1957 Bel Air, Richard’s 1962 Corvair, George’s 1974 Triumph, Lee’s 442 convertible, Tony’s 1966 Shelby GT350H, Irwins 1972 MB 280 SL,  Mike’s 1974, Pantera,  Artie’s 1975 Corvette,  Octavio’s 1948 Buick Super,  Urshula’s 1967 Velvedere,  Ricardo’s 1955 Star Chief and Best of Show went to Pedro’s 1959 ElDorado

Sunday January 19: Jeffrey’s 1974 Corvette,  Bob’s 1959 Fairlane,  Juan’s 1960 Austin Healey,  George’s 1964 Alfa Romeo, Jorge’s 1968 Porsche, Jose’s 1974 BMW,  Hector’s 1969 VW Beetle,  Barry’s 1966 Corvette,  Irwin’s 1955 Town & Country,  Al’s 1955 Buick convertible, Danilo’s 1985 Porshe and Best of Show went to John’s 1925 Alvis also celebrating its 100th year of existence, The Alvis has been in John’s family since it was brand new. 

Photos courtesy of: Artie Fernandez, Jean Hawa, Al Padilla, Robert Hernandez, Alex Fardales & Archie the Great Dane

Annual Picnic

2024 Annual Picnic South Florida Region

It was the perfect day with a great breeze for the 2024 South Florida Region Picnic, with over 80+ members in attendance it turned out to be a great success. The BBQ was catered by Shorty’s BBQ as it was last year, for a delish helping of Ribs, Chicken, Baked Beans, Corn on the Cob and we had an amazing  bunch of appetizers, side dishes and desserts presented by our members! Prizes were given to the selected side dishes presented by members and judged on by members as well.

We had many members come out with their antique and classic cars to the event, some won awards for traveling the longest distance, others for oldest vehicle in attendance. We also had a raffle give away and as a new surprise we gave away two renewals for 2025 to the winning members. Waldo Duran and George Harvey each won a South Florida Region renewal for the 2025 membership. 

We originally had 103 members register for the event so we had plenty of left over BBQ, but nothing went to waste, all leftovers were donated by Manny & Millie Garcia to Zasha Gomez-Chavez & Jesus Chavez who  packed and delivered to downtown Miami to feed some of the homeless. In total more than 70 meals were provided to individuals in need. See second gallery with pictures. AACA South Florida Region Feeding the homeless and needy. 

 


Winston Park

2024 Winston Park Classic Car Show

Thank you all who came out and participated in this years show, the 4th annual WP Classic Car Show. Again we had a record breaking participation as we have had every show this year!

It was a beautiful day and great crowd. Amazing variety of cars from all originals to modified. We even had the @Onlyinkendall from Instagram come by and shoot live video of the show. Food trucks also on the premises made for a great morning and afternoon.

Pre-1960

Best in Class: 1954 Ford Crestline by Tomas

Runner up: 1934c Ford 5 Window Coupe by Augusto

1960-1969

Best in Class: 1964 Ford Thunderbird by Jose

Runner up: 1964 Ford Galaxie 500 by Martin

1970-1979

Best in Class: 1970 Pontiac GTO by Robbie

Runner up:  1978 Lincoln Continental Mark V by Patrick

1980-1989

Best in Class: 1988 Monte Carlo SS by Greg

Runner up: 1982 Corvette by Sarah

1990-1999

best in Class: 1996 Impala by Adrian

Mustang 1964-1966

Best in Class: 1966 Mustang GT Fastback by Jessica

Runner Up: 1966 Mustang Coupe restomod by Robert

Mustang 1967-1973

Best in Class: 1969 Mach 1 by Elvis

Runner Up: 1969 Mach 1 Pro Street by Alex

Mustang 1974-1999

Best in Class: 1992 Mustang LX 5.0 by Manny

Runner Up: 1986 Mustang LX by Bernardo

Camaro/Firebird

Best in Class 1981 Camaro Z28 by Carlos

Import Pre-1980

Best in Class: 1960 Austin healey 3000 by Juan

Runner UP:  1957  Porsche Speedster by Cristi

Imports 1980-1999

Best in Class: 1994 Rover Mini Cooper by Gary 

Runner Up: 1985 BMW 528e by Paula

Truck/Vans all Years

Best in Class: 1949 International KB2 by Chris

Runner Up: 1952 Chevy 3100 by Tony

 

 

 

Biltmore Way Classic Car Show

2024 Biltmore Way Classic Car, Truck & Motorcycle Show

It was an incredible day at Biltmore Way in Coral Gables for our annual classic car show. With 111 vehicles in attendance it turned out to be our largest yet. We had all kinds of vehicles in participation from the early 1920’s all the way up to 1999. Making it a great selection for anyone and their favorite decade of automotive era. The weather although slightly warm was beautiful all day, by far the largest attendance ever by participants and by spectators, a few local celebrity sightings and City of Coral Gables commissioners and their family enjoying the show. 

This year we attempted to keep the cars arranged by class of judging as opposed to wherever they landed, eventually we had to jumble some in down the middle of the road. We did have the complete roadway from LeJeune to Hernando St. which allowed us to spread the vehicles along the whole roadway. Making it a beautiful display and amazing overhead shots from a drone. 

Photos courtesy of Rex Turner and Jaime Landauer

See Below for award winner.

Winners by Class

American Production 1925-1949

John Hermida 31 Ford Model A, Augusto Sanchez 34 Ford Model A

American Production 1950-1959

Nivardo Mora 54 Ford Crestline Skyliner, Al Padilla 55 Buick Century

American Production 1960-1969

Jose Trujillo 64 Ford Thunderbird, Timothy Battle 63 Corvair Monza 900

American Production 1970-1999

Patrick Mayer 78 Lincoln Continental Mark V

Factory High Performance 1955-1973

Robert Lopez 70 Plymouth Cuda, Juan Rodriguez 70 Chevrolet Chevelle

Factory High Performance 1974-1999

Shelly Zambo 92 Dodge Stealth,  Carlos Alvarez 81 Chevrolet Camaro Z28

Corvette 1953-1973

Michael Welch 65 Chevrolet Corvette, Eduardo Padron 68 Chevrolet Corvette

Corvette 1974-1999

Ivan Clare 78 Chevrolet Corvette, Kevin Brown 79 Chevrolet Corvette

Mustangs 1965-1973

Adrian Cicero 66 Ford Mustang, Everardo Padron 69 Mustang Mach 1

Mustangs 1974-1999

Manny Mendez  92  Mustang LX 5.0

Foreign Car Luxury All Years

Marcos Quintero 88 Mercedes Benz 560SL, Bob Caplan 85 Rolls Royce Corniche

Foreign Car Non-Sporting All Years

Larrey Epstein 82 Citroen 2cv, Jose Pacheco 74 BMW Tii

Foreign Car Sporting 1950-1969

Francisco Mantollena  52 MG TD,  Dave Farber  69 Jaguar XKE

Foreign Car Sporting 1970-1999

Drew Gregg 73 BMW 3.0 CS, Felipe Isaza. 96 Porsche 911 Carrera

Trucks, Military Vehicles & Motorcycles

Manny Garcia 93 Chevrolet Blazer Tahoe LT,  Jose Centeno  51 Chevrolet Pick up

Best of Show

Nivardo Mora  1955 Packard Clipper Constellation

 

 

 

 

Art Deco Weekend

2024 Art Deco Weekend Classic Auto Show

January 13th & 14th two amazing days of Art Deco weekend car show, festivities and food on South Beach, right on Ocean Drive, the street was shut down to allow only pedestrian traffic, and the only cars on the street were all on display as the annual AACA South Florida Region antique and classic car show took place. A total of 108 cars showed up on the weekend to make one amazing display! The weather was perfect and the rain held off for this amazing show which happens every year on Art Deco Weekend on the beach.

Saturday Award Winners

Ernie’s 1995 Porsche 911, Mike’s 1968 Camaro SS, Ross’s 1959 Impala, Tony/s 1991 Nissan Figaro, Drew’s 1973 BMW, Ruben’s 1994 Porshe RS America, Gary’s 1994 Mini-Cooper, Oscar’s 1967 VW Hor Rod Beetle, Jay’s 1969 Road Runner, Urshula’s 1967 Belvedere, Jessica’s 1994 Mustang GT and Best of Show went to Henry’s 1935 Auburn Boattail.

Sundays Award Winners

Bob’s 1985 RR Corniche, Al’s 1955 Buick Century, Hector’s 1964 Beetle, Lee’s 1972 442 Olds, Larry’s 1935 Airflow, Alex’s 1995 Cougar XR7, George’s 1934 Plymouth, Bob’s 1959 Fairlane 500, Nivardo’s 1954 Sunliner, Jose’s 1964 Thunderbird, Kim’s 1968 Mustang GT and Best of Show went to Volker and his 1972 Jaguar E Type.