Love Classic and
Antique Automobiles?
Read On.
Welcome to the South Florida Region of the Antique
Automobile Club of America. Located in
Miami-Dade County, Florida, our club
is open to
enthusiasts of antique automobiles of all makes and
models of cars, trucks,
and
motorcycles from the early 1900’s and now including the
year 1984. Our show rules require that the vehicles be
twenty-five years old or older, but that doesn’t mean
you have to own a show car to join the club or
participate in non-show events. In fact, you don’t even
have to own an antique car; all it takes is a love of
these treasures and an appreciation for the history they
represent.
Because we’re located in a part of the country that is
known for great weather, we have a lot of
events and
shows. We get the year off to an early start with the
two-day Art Deco Classic Car
Show and Parade
in January. The two-day show features a parade
and car show on Saturday and a car show on Sunday of restored
and un-restored cars and motorcycles 25 years or older that compete for
trophies and for Best of Show in the following
categories:
Pre-War, Post-War, and Best
Original. Each day is its own show with trophies handed out on
both Saturday and Sunday. It
all takes place in connection with the Art Deco Weekend Festival on South Beach
held over the Martin Luther King weekend that fills up
ten blocks of the famed Ocean
Drive on Miami Beach with antiques, art, food, street
performers, stilt-walkers and of course our cars.
Our most prestigious event is the Memory Lane Show.
This exhibit is put on in conjunction with the South
Florida International Auto Show at the Miami Beach
Convention Center for ten days in October and November. Open to members only,
it is one of the favorite stops for auto show visitors
who get to see some of the great classic cars of the
world up close. It’s also a
great introduction to people who have never seen some of
these cars, and we always enjoy answering questions
about the history of our cars and to share the memories
of those who stop by. You’ll hear a lot of “My dad had
one just like that…...” You’ll see a lot of
teenagers casting envious eyes at the
muscle cars,
and you’ll hear a lot of people tell each other about
how much fun they had when they drove one
of these back in the good old days
when cars had style.
All of our other events – picnics, brunches, tours, the
progressive dinner, the annual Holiday party, and our Occasional Sunday Morning Drives – are free or
subsidized for members. Check the
Calendar
for
dates and times, and
click on
Membership Application to
download one and
send it
in. If you have any questions, please
don’t
hesitate to
Contact Us. Our monthly meeting is held at
7:30 p.m. on the third Thursday of the month at the
La Casona Restaurant,
9608
SW 72nd Street (Sunset Drive),
Miami. - Map.
Click on the
Photo Album and take a stroll down our virtual
memory lane, and come
to any of our events. We’d love
to tell you about our cars. |
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