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904 Automotive Events Calendar 3-2-2023

Jacksonville Car Culture events calendar

FYI – Caffeine and Octane’s March event has been cancelled due to a conflict at the site. But Jacksonville’s biggest classic, hot rod and specialty vehicle cruise-in returns from 8 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 8, at The Avenues mall at 10300 Southside Blvd.

For all future C&Os, cars should start arriving by 7 a.m. each Saturday to the Southside Boulevard side of the shopping mall, the best way in through Malabar Boulevard. As always, there will be a Porsche Jacksonville corner, an MBCA Southern Stars section, exotics area, Classics Rows and more at the August C&O. And look for literally hundreds of vintage and classic cars, muscle cars and so much more.

  • Official Caffeine and Octane merchandise is on sale at all Caffeine and Octane Jacksonville events.
  • Check out more at firstcoastcarculture.com.

Gentle reminders – All vehicles parked in the Central Lot must remain in place until the show concludes at 11 a.m. Please Park in the Exhibit Lot if you need to leave prior to 11 a.m. Those parking in the Exotics Lot and the Porsche Corner are free to arrive and leave at any time.

Recent car events:

Third Annual Porsche Classic Kick-Off: The Porsche Club of America ‘s local chapter held it last Saturday at Porsche Jacksonville, 11211 Atlantic Blvd., in celebration of Amelia Car Week.

Other shows last weekend:

11th Annual Kruisin4Kids car show at Dinsmore Baptist Church, 10500 Old Kings Road in Jacksonville.

Mardi Gras Festival Car, Truck and Bike Show on South Lee Street in Kingsland.

Upcoming events….

First Coast Car Council Drive-in Cruise-in: 5 p.m. Friday at J-Tech, 8813 Western Way. “The Cannonball Run” shows at 7 p.m., $10 per car.

Classic Car Show: 9 a.m. on Saturday at Journey Church West at 550974 U.S. 1 in Hilliard.

West Park Baptist Church Car Show: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday at 372 Jones Road – Free for spectators and $10 for show vehicles.

Car Show, Market and Music: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. This and every first Saturday of the month at Cove Plaza, 1415 S. Orange Ave. in Green Cove Springs. Free for spectators and $10 per show vehicle.

Boy Scouts Troop 77 car show: 8 a.m. to 2:30 pm. on Saturday, March 11, at Old Plank Road Baptist Church, 8964 Old Plank Road.

Seize The Day Car, Truck and Bike Show: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 25, at 1 World Golf Village Place in St. Augustine. Show vehicles are $20 each. Proceeds benefit Mayo Clinic Epilepsy Center and Michael Gullion.

8th Annual San Jose Car & Truck Show at Dupont Station: 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 1, 6271 St. Augustine Road. Spectators are free; show vehicles $25 at the gate. Proceeds will be donated to the Bishop John J. Snyder Community Center.

Piston-N-Paws: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 1 at J-Tech, 8813 Western Way.

Pistons and Paws Car Show: 10 a.m. to 2 pm. on Saturday, April 1, at J-Tech Institute, 8813 Western Way. BenefittingK9s United.

Rockabilly Resurrection: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 15, at the Armed Forces Motorcycle Club, 5444 U.S. 17 in Kingsland, Ga. Event by Callahan Cruisers of North Florida.

Second Annual Easter Showdown: 4 to 8 p.m. on Saturday, April 8, at 10407 Centurion Pkwy N. This will be the 2nd Annual Easter truck, car and bike show located in Jacksonville FL. All makes and models will be welcomed. Gates open at 3pm for early set up. The show will be from 4pm to 8pm. Judging will begin at 6pm. After all categories are judged, we will then begin with audio contestants. Audio demos will be allowed throughout the show. Food trucks and vendors will be present.

Riding into History Concours D’Elegance: Set for April 15 at the World Golf Village in St. Augustine, with Competition Motorcycles as the featured class and Grand Marshal Mary McGee, AMA Hall of Fame and Off Road Motorsports Hall of Fame inductee. McGee will join the Grand Marshal Tour that weekend, as well as the Grand Marshal Banquet. Riding into History is a non-profit organization with its primary charity, K9s for Warriors, which provides service dogs for disabled veterans. Riding into History has donated more than $600,000 to local charities since its founding in 1999.

Car Show: 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday, April 22 at Dave & Buster’s, 7025 Salisbury Road. Presented by Ole Headz Car Club.

Rumble at the Ranch: Friday and Saturday, May 5 and 6, at the WW Motocross Park/WW Ranch at 1439 Otis Road in Jacksonville. Gates open at 3 p.m. Friday, and 8 a.m. Saturday – burnout contest, valve cover racing and a car show that’s free.

13th annual Rev It Up Car Show: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 13, at Moosehaven at 1701 Park Ave. in Orange Park. Free for spectators and $25 per show vehicle.

PT Cruiser Car Show: Saturday, May 20, at the Classic Car Museum of St. Augustineat 4730 U.S. 1 S./Dixie Highway South in St Augustine.

Good Sam Car Show: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 11, at Tanglewood Station, 1241 Blanding Blvd. Free for spectators and $25 per show vehicle.

Memorial Day Rod Run: Callahan Methodist Church at 449648 U.S. 301. Proceeds go to Barnabus FIT and Gear Up for Graduation.

4th annual Duval Car Club Show: 10 am. To 2 p.m. Saturday, June 3, at 15022 Max Leggett Parkway. Free for spectators and $20 per show vehicle.

The FIRM (Florida International Rally and Moto Park): Open Track Days held most weekends at the road course and rally course at 7266 Airport Road in Starke.

Hemmings Great Race presented by Coker Tire: June 24th to July 2nd, launching from Francis Field in St. Augustine to Colorado Springs, with Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, Missouri and Kansas stops in between.

Cruise-in heads-up:

Cruise Fruit Cove: This monthly cruise moves up to a noon to 4 p.m. slot on Saturday at PDQ, 194 Florida 13 in Saint Johns.

All the Cruise-ins

Clay County Cruzers, Callahan Cruisers and Amelia Cruizers all hold regular weekend cruise-ins, so check their Facebook pages.

Caffeine and Octane Jacksonville: 8 to 11 a.m. every second Saturday at The Avenues Mall at 10300 Southside Blvd. Information: https://bit.ly/3gPRvVQ.

Caffeine and Gasoline: Date Change this month – 3 to 6 p.m. this and each first Saturday of the month at J-Tech Institute at 8813 Western Way in Jacksonville. House rules – “respect the property.”

North Florida Domestic Car Club’s cruise-in: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. each first Saturday of the month at a new site – the Crossroad Church UMC, 10005 Gate Parkway.

Gripping Gears Car Meet: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the first Saturday of each month at Adamec Harley-Davidson at 380 Outlet Mall Blvd. in St. Augustine, presented by Jacksonville Headturners.

New cruise-in: Abandoned Treasures Thrift Store cruise-in: 5 to 8 p.m. each first Friday at 7358 Florida 21 in Keystone Heights.

New cruise-in: Wings & Wheels Cruise-in: 2 to 6 pm. on Saturday, March 4, at Dicks Wings & Grill at 6055 Youngerman Circle.

New cruise-in: Rides and Coffee: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. every fourth Sunday at Detail Garage, 9390 Arlington Expressway.

First Coast Car Council: All cruise-ins postponed.

Callahan Cruisers: 4 to 7 p.m. every second Saturday at Hardee’s at 542309 U.S. 1 in Callahan.

Auto Legends Amelia Cars and Coffee: 9 a.m. to noon every second Saturday at Mocama Beer Company, 629 S. 8th St. in Fernandina Beach.

Johnny Angels: 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. every third Friday at Johnny Angels diner at 3546 St. Johns Bluff Road S.

Cruise Fruit Cove: noon to 4 p.m. every third Saturday at the PDQ at 194 Florida 13 in Saint Johns, just south of Julington Creek.

New cruise-in: 1 p.m. every third Saturday at Hardee’s at 6852 Wilson Blvd.

Amelia Cruizers: 3 to 6 p.m. every third Saturday at Cold Stone Creamery, 808 Sadler Road, Fernandina Beach. The Amelia Cruizers Car Club will stage a cruise to the ice cream store, staging at 2 p.m. in the parking lot next to the closed Krystal’s (2020 Sadler Road), then make an informal parade along the ocean and on Centre Street through downtown to end at Cold Stone.

Yulee Cars and Coffee: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. every third Sunday at the Sonic Drive-In at 463939 Florida 200 in Yulee.

Clay County Cruzers’ events: 3 to 6 p.m. every first Saturday at Big Dawg Sports Restaurant, 1330 Blanding Blvd.; 3 to 6 p.m. every second Saturday at Dick’s Wings Fleming Island at 1803 E. West Parkway; 5 p.m. every third Friday at Freddy’s Steakburgers at 386 Blanding Blvd.; 8 to 10 a.m. every fourth at Nicole’s Café at 1101Blanding Blvd. in Orange Park; and 2 to 5 p.m. every fourth Saturday at Gator’s Dockside Oakleaf, 316 Merchants Way, Jacksonville.

Classic Car Museum of St. Augustine monthly cruise-ins: St. Augustine Cruiser’s “Cruise In” from 5 to 7 p.m. every third Saturday, and Cars and Coffee from 8 to 10 a.m. every fourth Saturday, both at 4730 U.S. 1 S./Dixie Highway South in St Augustine.

Cars and Coffee Fleming Island: 8 a.m. every fourth Sunday of the month at 2310 Village Square Parkway, Fleming Island.

New cruise-in: 6 p.m. every fourth Saturday at Mission BBQ, 8440 Blanding Blvd. in Jacksonville, hosted by Modern Mustangs of Jacksonville.

New cruise-in: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. every fourth Saturday at the Rockin’ 50’s Eatery at 3501 N. Ponce De Leon Blvd. in St. Augustine.

New cruise-in: Custard Cruise-in from 5 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, July 5, at Culver’s, 3433 U.S. 1 in St. Augustine.

Show and Tell: 6 to 9 p.m. every fourth Thursday at Advance Auto Parts at 10014 Atlantic Blvd.

Azalea City Cruisers: Monthly cruise-in from 5 to 8 p.m. every fourth Saturday at Velchoffs Corner, 105 N. 2nd St. in Palatka.

Historic Springfield Main Street Cruise: 4 p.m. every fourth Saturday between 8th and 17th streets at Main Street in Jacksonville’s Springfield community.

And finally…its this weekend…

The 28th iteration of The Amelia concours d’elegance – the huge display of 250 classics, race cars and specialty interest cars is on display from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday – – like these:

This year’s honoree —  stock car legend Jeff Gordon. There’s an entire weekend of events with Gordon and others from Thursday through Sunday’s concours. The weekend’s events include a Saturday seminar featuring Gordon and NASCAR Hall of Fame crew chief Ray Evernham; chances to meet the legendary driver at Sunday’s concours; and a class of vehicles he drove and won in during his career.

 Photos courtesy The Amelia/Hagerty

Details and tickets are at AmeliaConcours.com.

Other events on site:

Broad Arrow The Amelia Auction: The Amelia’s official auction starts at 10:30 a.m. onSaturday at the Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island, with dozens of classics and race cars up for sale like:

  • 1968 Porsche 907 K, Lot 155, estimate: $4,500,000 – $5,500,000

Courtesy Broad Arrow Auctions

  • 2015 McLaren P1, Lot 137, estimate: $1,800,000 – $2,100,000

 Courtesy Broad Arrow Auctions

RADwood at The Amelia: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 4, at the Golf Club of Amelia Island next to the Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island. RADwood is a celebration of ’80s and ’90s automotive lifestyle, this car show blending period-correct dress with automotive awesomeness. Register for the event with your 1980-1999 car or motorcycle. This is a limited event for just 150 vehicles and a handful of motorcycles, displayed on the same golf course property as the Sunday concours. Tickets range from $50 to $80. RADwood display ticket includes Cars and Caffeine access on Saturday for driver and one passenger.

 Photos courtesy The Amelia/Hagerty

Additional passengers/spectators will need to purchase tickets through the Amelia concours website.

Plus, there is also the annual Porsche Club of America Werks Reunion Amelia Island on Friday at The Amelia River Club at 4477 Buccaneer Trail, hosted by the local arm of the Porsche Club of America. Registration starts at 7 a.m. as registered cars begin filing the grass. Spectator parking is $40 cash per person. At 10:30 a.m., Youth Judging sponsored by Hagerty begins, with awards from 2 to 3 p.m.

And there’s also:

If you cannot afford some of The Amelia’s auction cars, how about the LEGO Speed Champions – McLaren’s Solus GT & F1 LM?:

As McLaren marks its 60th anniversary, the supercar maker has teamed up with the LEGO Group to release the first-ever double pack of LEGO Speed Champions featuring two of McLaren’s most iconic supercars. Both LEGO creations pay homage to McLaren’s technical innovation and design language with authentic details from the real-life cars, including the Papaya Orange color of the F1 LM, its central driving seat position, and cooling ducts. Born from a virtual gaming world concept, the Solus GT – also with its striking central single-seat cockpit design and high-downforce rear wing – is a perfect addition for any McLaren supercar enthusiast.

The 581-piece set also features two LEGO minifigure drivers in their his and hers McLaren “race suits.”

“We aim to inspire LEGO vehicle fans of all ages with new and unique building experiences, every time we expand the Speed Champions Collection. This launch is another great example of this long-standing partnership,” said Goran Ozbolt, Chief Designer, McLaren Automotive.

Each one is $34.99.

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904 Automotive Events Calendar February 16, 2023

Jacksonville Car Culture events calendar

Caffeine and Octane

The next Caffeine and Octane is set from 8 to 11 a.m. Saturday, April 8 – correct, March is postponed at the request of the The Avenue’s Mall. However, Caffeine and Octane Jacksonville will return to The Avenues on April 8! In the meantime, Florida’s First Coast will have plenty of automotive goodness to enjoy, including The Amelia, March 2-5, and the San Jose Car & Truck Show on April 1.

Last week, chill and rain dampened attendance. But as C&O celebrated Fords Fiats in a special display within the Central Lot, it also launched the Drive Electric North Florida chapter with Electric Avenue and a nice gathering of EVs, with EVRider.tv, the North Florida Clean Fuels Coalition and JEA.

And despite the weather, some cool EV and fossil-fueled stuff rolled in……………

For all future C&Os, cars should start arriving by 7  a.m. each Saturday to the Southside Boulevard side of the shopping mall, the best way in through Malabar Boulevard. As always, there will be a Porsche Jacksonville corner, an MBCA Southern Stars section, exotics area, Classics Rows and more at the August C&O. And look for literally hundreds of vintage and classic cars, muscle cars and so much more.

  • Official Caffeine and Octane merchandise is on sale at all Caffeine and Octane Jacksonville events

Gentle reminders – All vehicles parked in the Central Lot must remain in place until the show concludes at 11 a.m. Please Park in the Exhibit Lot if you need to leave prior to 11 a.m. Those parking in the Exotics Lot and the Porsche Corner are free to arrive and leave at any time.

Jacksonville’s International Auto Show

Jacksonville’s annual new car and truck show runs four days this year, set for now through this Sunday at the Prime F. Osborn III Convention Center, 1000 Water St. About 100 new cars, sport utility vehicles, pickup trucks and electric vehicles will be on hand for review, plus displays from the Classic Car Museum of St. Augustine and Mercedes-Benz Club of America. Special events include:

Ladies Night – 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday, to benefit Rethreaded, a nonprofit agency, with wine tastings and live music – tickets on 904 Tix.

Saturday is First Responders Day, with active military and first responders receiving free admission with valid ID; college Students also receive $5 off tickets with valid ID. Children’s choir performances from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and live music by the Chris James Band starting at 6 p.m.

Sunday Education Day has a special Daytona 500 showing, and Children’s choir performances from 1 to 4 p.m.

Thursday’s show runs from 3 to 9 p.m., then noon to 9 pm. on Friday; 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday; and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 19. Admission is $15 per adult, $9 for seniors, $8 for military and free for children under 12. Parking is free courtesy of VyStar Credit Union. For more information and e-tickets, visit jaxautoshow.com.

Upcoming events….

Bike Show: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 18, at the Classic Car Museum of St. Augustine at 4730 U.S. 1 S./Dixie Highway S. Free for spectators and $10 per show motorcycle.

Benefit Car and Truck Show: 3 to 6 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 18, at The Crews Barn at 6852 Cattle Gap Lane Glen in St. Mary. Free to spectators and $25 per show vehicle.

Jacksonville International Auto Show: Feb. 16 to 19 at the Prime Osborn Convention Center at 100 Water St. More than 30 car company products on display, plus live music and special events – for hours, ticket prices and event news, go here.

11th Annual Kruisin4Kids car show: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, February 25, at Dinsmore Baptist Church, 10500 Old Kings Road in Jacksonville, with a burnout competition.

Mardi Gras Festival Car, Truck and Bike Show: 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 25, on South Lee Street in Kingsland.

Classic Car Show: 9 a.m. on Saturday, March 4, at Journey Church West at 550974 U.S. 1 in Hilliard.

Boy Scouts Troop 77 car show: 8 a.m. to 2:30 pm. on Saturday, March 11, at Old Plank Road Baptist Church, 8964 Old Plank Road.

Seize The Day Car, Truck and Bike Show: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 25, at 1 World Golf Village Place in St. Augustine. Show vehicles are $20 each. Proceeds benefit Mayo Clinic Epilepsy Center and Michael Gullion.

8th Annual San Jose Car & Truck Show at Dupont Station: 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 1, 6271 St. Augustine Road. More info to come. Proceeds will be donated to the Bishop John J. Snyder Community Center.

Pistons and Paws Car Show: 10 a.m. to 2 pm. on Saturday, April 1, at J-Tech Institute, 8813 Western Way. BenefittingK9s United.

Rockabilly Resurrection: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 15, at the Armed Forces Motorcycle Club, 5444 U.S. 17 in Kingsland, Ga. Event by Callahan Cruisers of North Florida.

Second Annual Easter Showdown: 4 to 8 p.m. on Saturday, April 8, at 10407 Centurion Pkwy N. This will be the 2nd Annual Easter truck, car and bike show located in Jacksonville FL. All makes and models will be welcomed. Gates open at 3pm for early set up. The show will be from 4pm to 8pm. Judging will begin at 6pm. After all categories are judged, we will then begin with audio contestants. Audio demos will be allowed throughout the show. Food trucks and vendors will be present.

Riding into History Concours D’Elegance: Set for April 15 at the World Golf Village in St. Augustine, with Competition Motorcycles as the featured class and Grand Marshal Mary McGee, AMA Hall of Fame and Off Road Motorsports Hall of Fame inductee. McGee will join the Grand Marshal Tour that weekend, as well as the Grand Marshal Banquet. Riding into History is a non-profit organization with its primary charity, K9s for Warriors, which provides service dogs for disabled veterans. Riding into History has donated more than $600,000 to local charities since its founding in 1999.

PT Cruiser Car Show: Saturday, May 20, at the Classic Car Museum of St. Augustineat 4730 U.S. 1 S./Dixie Highway South in St Augustine.

Memorial Day Rod Run: Callahan Methodist Church at 449648 U.S. 301. Proceeds go to Barnabus FIT and Gear Up for Graduation.

The FIRM (Florida International Rally and Moto Park): Open Track Days held most weekends at the road course and rally course at 7266 Airport Road in Starke.

Hemmings Great Race presented by Coker Tire: June 24th to July 2nd, launching from Francis Field in St. Augustine to Colorado Springs, with Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, Missouri and Kansas stops in between.

Cruise-in heads-up:

Cruise Fruit Cove: This monthly cruise moves up to a noon to 4 p.m. slot on Saturday at PDQ, 194 Florida 13 in Saint Johns.

All the Cruise-ins

Clay County Cruzers, Callahan Cruisers and Amelia Cruizers all hold regular weekend cruise-ins, so check their Facebook pages.

Caffeine and Octane Jacksonville: 8 to 11 a.m. every second Saturday at The Avenues Mall at 10300 Southside Blvd. Information: https://bit.ly/3gPRvVQ.

Caffeine and Gasoline: Free first Saturday of the month cruise-in at 7 to 10 a.m. Saturday at J-Tech Institute at 8813 Western Way in Jacksonville. House rules – “respect the property.”

North Florida Domestic Car Club’s cruise-in: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. each first Saturday of the month at a new site – the Crossroad Church UMC, 10005 Gate Parkway.

Gripping Gears Car Meet: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the first Saturday of each month at Adamec Harley-Davidson at 380 Outlet Mall Blvd. in St. Augustine, presented by Jacksonville Headturners.

New cruise-in: Wings & Wheels Cruise-in: 2 to 6 pm. on Saturday, March 4, at Dicks Wings & Grill at 6055 Youngerman Circle.

First Coast Car Council: All cruise-ins postponed.

Callahan Cruisers: 4 to 7 p.m. every second Saturday at Hardee’s at 542309 U.S. 1 in Callahan.

Auto Legends Amelia Cars and Coffee: 9 a.m. to noon every second Saturday at Mocama Beer Company, 629 S. 8th St. in Fernandina Beach.

Johnny Angels: 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. every third Friday at Johnny Angels diner at 3546 St. Johns Bluff Road S.

Cruise Fruit Cove: noon to 4 p.m. every third Saturday at the PDQ at 194 Florida 13 in Saint Johns, just south of Julington Creek.

New cruise-in: 1 p.m. every third Saturday at Hardee’s at 6852 Wilson Blvd.

Amelia Cruizers: 3 to 6 p.m. every third Saturday at Cold Stone Creamery, 808 Sadler Road, Fernandina Beach. The Amelia Cruizers Car Club will stage a cruise to the ice cream store, staging at 2 p.m. in the parking lot next to the closed Krystal’s (2020 Sadler Road), then make an informal parade along the ocean and on Centre Street through downtown to end at Cold Stone.

Yulee Cars and Coffee: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. every third Sunday at the Sonic Drive-In at 463939 Florida 200 in Yulee.

Clay County Cruzers’ events: 3 to 6 p.m. every first Saturday at Big Dawg Sports Restaurant, 1330 Blanding Blvd.; 3 to 6 p.m. every second Saturday at Dick’s Wings Fleming Island at 1803 E. West Parkway; 5 p.m. every third Friday at Freddy’s Steakburgers at 386 Blanding Blvd.; 8 to 10 a.m. every fourth at Nicole’s Café at 1101Blanding Blvd. in Orange Park; and 2 to 5 p.m. every fourth Saturday at Gator’s Dockside Oakleaf, 316 Merchants Way, Jacksonville.

Classic Car Museum of St. Augustine monthly cruise-ins: St. Augustine Cruiser’s “Cruise In” from 5 to 7 p.m. every third Saturday, and Cars and Coffee from 8 to 10 a.m. every fourth Saturday, both at 4730 U.S. 1 S./Dixie Highway South in St Augustine.

Cars and Coffee Fleming Island: 8 a.m. every fourth Sunday of the month at 2310 Village Square Parkway, Fleming Island.

New cruise-in: 6 p.m. every fourth Saturday at Mission BBQ, 8440 Blanding Blvd. in Jacksonville, hosted by Modern Mustangs of Jacksonville.

New cruise-in: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. every fourth Saturday at the Rockin’ 50’s Eatery at 3501 N. Ponce De Leon Blvd. in St. Augustine.

New cruise-in: Custard Cruise-in from 5 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, July 5, at Culver’s, 3433 U.S. 1 in St. Augustine.

Show and Tell: 6 to 9 p.m. every fourth Thursday at Advance Auto Parts at 10014 Atlantic Blvd.

Azalea City Cruisers: Monthly cruise-in from 5 to 8 p.m. every fourth Saturday at Velchoffs Corner, 105 N. 2nd St. in Palatka.

Historic Springfield Main Street Cruise: 4 p.m. every fourth Saturday between 8th and 17th streets at Main Street in Jacksonville’s Springfield community.

And finally…

Catch the new Ram 1500 REV commercial during the Super Bowl, the one that tells consumers to reserve a place in line to pre-order the all-new, all-electric pickup?

The Big Game spot revealed the Ram 1500 REV for the first time , a 60-second commercial called “Premature Electrification,” actor Jason Jones (“The Detour,” “The Flight Attendant,” “The Daily Show”) humorously addresses potential electrification concerns that may weigh on consumers’ minds when purchasing an electric truck

Ram officials said the Ram 1500 REV will be the first in a lineup of electrified solutions that will add to their current award-winning truck lineup.

RADwood at The Amelia: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 4, at the Golf Club of Amelia Island next to the Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island. RADwood is a celebration of ’80s and ’90s automotive lifestyle, this car show blending period-correct dress with automotive awesomeness. Register for the event with your 1980-1999 car or motorcycle. This is a limited event for just 150 vehicles and a handful of motorcycles, displayed on the same golf course property as the Sunday concours. Tickets range from $50 to $80. RADwood display ticket includes Cars and Caffeine access on Saturday for driver and one passenger. Additional passengers/spectators will need to purchase tickets through the Amelia concours website.

The annual Werks Reunion Amelia Island returns on March 3 to The Amelia River Club at 4477 Buccaneer Trail, hosted by the local arm of the Porsche Club of America. Registration has opened for the event, which starts at 7 a.m. as registered cars begin filing the grass. Spectator parking is $40 cash per person. At 10:30 a.m., Youth Judging sponsored by Hagerty begins, with awards from 2 to 3 p.m.  The Porsche event is held in conjunction with……

… The 28th iteration of The Amelia has tickets are available, with stock car legend Jeff Gordon as honoree on March 2-5.

And to remind air travelers that the concours is coming, The Amelia just parked this original condition Ford Galaxie stock car in the main concourse….groovy! Be sure to stop by the display for details about the event and this fantastic race car!

The weekend’s events include a Saturday seminar featuring Gordon and NASCAR Hall of Fame crew chief Ray Evernham; chances to meet the legendary driver at Sunday’s concours; and a class of vehicles he drove and won in during his career. Details and tickets are at AmeliaConcours.com.

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904 Automotive Events Calendar February 5, 2023

Jacksonville Car Culture events calendar

Caffeine and Octane

The next Caffeine and Octane is set from 8 to 11 a.m. Saturday at The Avenues mall’s Southside Boulevard parking lots.

And this time, C&O celebrates Fords, Ferraris and Fiats in a special display within the Central Lot.

Submit your ride for consideration at www.caffeineandoctane.com.

a new consumer education initiative launching called Drive Electric North Florida.

We’re going to have the inaugural Drive Electric North Florida event at this Caffeine and Octane, with an Electric Avenue section filled with EVs and a tent with materials about EVs.

The founding members of Drive Electric North Florida include EVRider.tv, the North Florida Clean Fuels Coalition and JEA.

Cars should start arriving by 7 a.m. each Saturday to the Southside Boulevard side of the shopping mall, the best way in through Malabar Boulevard. As always, there will be a Porsche Jacksonville corner, an MBCA Southern Stars section, exotics area, Classics Rows and more at C&O. And look for literally hundreds of vintage and classic cars, muscle cars and so much more.

  • Official Caffeine and Octane merchandise is on sale at all Caffeine and Octane Jacksonville events.
  • Check out more at firstcoastcarculture.com.

Gentle reminders – All vehicles parked in the Central Lot must remain in place until the show concludes at 11 a.m. Please Park in the Exhibit Lot if you need to leave prior to 11 a.m. Those parking in the Exotics Lot and the Porsche Corner are free to arrive and leave at any time.

Jacksonville’s International Auto Show

Jacksonville’s annual new car and truck show runs four days this year, set for Thursday to Sunday, Feb. 17 to 20, at the Prime F. Osborn III Convention Center, 1000 Water St. Hundreds of new cars, sport utility vehicles, pickup trucks and electric vehicles will be on hand for review. Special events include:

Ladies Night – 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday, to benefit Rethreaded, a nonprofit agency, with wine tastings and live music – tickets on 904 Tix.

Saturday is First Responders Day, with active military and first responders receiving free admission with valid ID; college Students also receive $5 off tickets with valid ID. Children’s choir performances from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and live music by the Chris James Band starting at 6 p.m.

Sunday Education Day has a special Daytona 500 showing, and Children’s choir performances from 1 to 4 p.m.

Thursday’s show runs from 3 to 9 p.m., then noon to 9 pm. on Friday; 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday; and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 19. Admission is $15 per adult, $9 for seniors, $8 for military and free for children under 12. Parking is free courtesy of VyStar Credit Union. For more information and e-tickets, visit jaxautoshow.com.

Upcoming events….

Hastings Boulevard Car Show: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday on Main Street in downtown Hastings. Free for spectators and $25 per show vehicle day of show. Free for spectators and show vehicles.

Westside Baptist Church Super Annual Car Show: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday at Westside Baptist Church at 7775 Herlong Road.

Sixth annual Pedro Menendez High School Athletic Booster Club benefit car show: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday at the Classic Car Museum of St. Augustine at 4730 U.S. 1 S./Dixie Highway S. Free for spectators and $20 day-of-show for display vehicles.

Moose Lodge Car, Van and Truck Show: 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Saturday at the Chapter 184 Moose Lodge at 3875 Reid St. in Palatka. Free for spectators and $25 day-of-show for display vehicles.

Bike Show: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 18, at the Classic Car Museum of St. Augustine at 4730 U.S. 1 S./Dixie Highway S. Free for spectators and $10 per show motorcycle.

Benefit Car and Truck Show: 3 to 6 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 18, at The Crews Barn at 6852 Cattle Gap Lane Glen in St. Mary. Free to spectators and $25 per show vehicle.

Jacksonville International Auto Show: Feb. 16 to 19 at the Prime Osborn Convention Center at 100 Water St. More than 30 car company products on display, plus live music and special events – for hours, ticket prices and event news, go here.

11th Annual Kruisin4Kids car show: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, February 25, at Dinsmore Baptist Church, 10500 Old Kings Road in Jacksonville, with a burnout competition.

Mardi Gras Festival Car, Truck and Bike Show: 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 25, on South Lee Street in Kingsland.

Classic Car Show: 9 a.m. on Saturday, March 4, at Journey Church West at 550974 U.S. 1 in Hilliard.

Boy Scouts Troop 77 car show: 8 a.m. to 2:30 pm. on Saturday, March 11, at Old Plank Road Baptist Church, 8964 Old Plank Road.

Seize The Day Car, Truck And Bike Show: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 25, at 1 World Golf Village Place in St. Augustine. Show vehicles are $20 each. Proceeds benefit Mayo Clinic Epilepsy Center and Michael Gullion.

8th Annual San Jose Car & Truck Show at Dupont Station: 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 1, 6271 St. Augustine Road. More info to come. Proceeds will be donated to the Bishop John J. Snyder Community Center.

Pistons and Paws Car Show: 10 a.m. to 2 pm. on Saturday, April 1, at J-Tech Institute, 8813 Western Way. BenefittingK9s United.

Riding into History Concours D’Elegance: Set for April 15, 2023, at the World Golf Village in St. Augustine, with Competition Motorcycles as the featured class and Grand Marshal Mary McGee, AMA Hall of Fame and Off Road Motorsports Hall of Fame inductee. McGee will join the Grand Marshal Tour that weekend, as well as the Grand Marshal Banquet. Riding into History is a non-profit organization with its primary charity, K9s for Warriors, which provides service dogs for disabled veterans. Riding into History has donated more than $600,000 to local charities since its founding in 1999.

PT Cruiser Car Show: Saturday, May 20, at the Classic Car Museum of St. Augustineat 4730 U.S. 1 S./Dixie Highway South in St Augustine.

Memorial Day Rod Run: Callahan Methodist Church at 449648 U.S. 301. Proceeds go to Barnabus FIT and Gear Up for Graduation.

The FIRM (Florida International Rally and Moto Park): Open Track Days held most weekends at the road course and rally course at 7266 Airport Road in Starke.

Hemmings Great Race presented by Coker Tire: June 24th to July 2nd, launching from Francis Field in St. Augustine to Colorado Springs, with Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, Missouri and Kansas stops in between.

Cruise-in heads-up:

Cruise Fruit Cove: This monthly cruise moves up to a noon to 4 p.m. slot on Saturday at PDQ, 194 Florida 13 in Saint Johns.

All the Cruise-ins

Clay County Cruzers, Callahan Cruisers and Amelia Cruizers all hold regular weekend cruise-ins, so check their Facebook pages.

Caffeine and Octane Jacksonville: 8 to 11 a.m. every second Saturday at The Avenues Mall at 10300 Southside Blvd. Information: https://bit.ly/3gPRvVQ.

Caffeine and Gasoline: Free first Saturday of the month cruise-in at 7 to 10 a.m. Saturday at J-Tech Institute at 8813 Western Way in Jacksonville. House rules – “respect the property.”

North Florida Domestic Car Club’s cruise-in: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. each first Saturday of the month at a new site – the Crossroad Church UMC, 10005 Gate Parkway.

Gripping Gears Car Meet: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the first Saturday of each month at Adamec Harley-Davidson at 380 Outlet Mall Blvd. in St. Augustine, presented by Jacksonville Headturners.

New cruise-in: Wings & Wheels Cruise-in: 2 to 6 pm. on Saturday, March 4, at Dicks Wings & Grill at 6055 Youngerman Circle.

First Coast Car Council: All cruise-ins postponed.

Callahan Cruisers: 4 to 7 p.m. every second Saturday at Hardee’s at 542309 U.S. 1 in Callahan.

Auto Legends Amelia Cars and Coffee: 9 a.m. to noon every second Saturday at Mocama Beer Company, 629 S. 8th St. in Fernandina Beach.

Johnny Angels: 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. every third Friday at Johnny Angels diner at 3546 St. Johns Bluff Road S.

Cruise Fruit Cove: noon to 4 p.m. every third Saturday at the PDQ at 194 Florida 13 in Saint Johns, just south of Julington Creek.

New cruise-in: 1 p.m. every third Saturday at Hardee’s at 6852 Wilson Blvd.

Amelia Cruizers: 3 to 6 p.m. every third Saturday at Cold Stone Creamery, 808 Sadler Road, Fernandina Beach. The Amelia Cruizers Car Club will stage a cruise to the ice cream store, staging at 2 p.m. in the parking lot next to the closed Krystal’s (2020 Sadler Road), then make an informal parade along the ocean and on Centre Street through downtown to end at Cold Stone.

Yulee Cars and Coffee: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. every third Sunday at the Sonic Drive-In at 463939 Florida 200 in Yulee.

Clay County Cruzers’ events: 3 to 6 p.m. every first Saturday at Big Dawg Sports Restaurant, 1330 Blanding Blvd.; 3 to 6 p.m. every second Saturday at Dick’s Wings Fleming Island at 1803 E. West Parkway; 5 p.m. every third Friday at Freddy’s Steakburgers at 386 Blanding Blvd.; 8 to 10 a.m. every fourth at Nicole’s Café at 1101Blanding Blvd. in Orange Park; and 2 to 5 p.m. every fourth Saturday at Gator’s Dockside Oakleaf, 316 Merchants Way, Jacksonville.

Classic Car Museum of St. Augustine monthly cruise-ins: St. Augustine Cruiser’s “Cruise In” from 5 to 7 p.m. every third Saturday, and Cars and Coffee from 8 to 10 a.m. every fourth Saturday, both at 4730 U.S. 1 S./Dixie Highway South in St Augustine.

Cars and Coffee Fleming Island: 8 a.m. every fourth Sunday of the month at 2310 Village Square Parkway, Fleming Island.

New cruise-in: 6 p.m. every fourth Saturday at Mission BBQ, 8440 Blanding Blvd. in Jacksonville, hosted by Modern Mustangs of Jacksonville.

New cruise-in: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. every fourth Saturday at the Rockin’ 50’s Eatery at 3501 N. Ponce De Leon Blvd. in St. Augustine.

New cruise-in: Custard Cruise-in from 5 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, July 5, at Culver’s, 3433 U.S. 1 in St. Augustine.

Show and Tell: 6 to 9 p.m. every fourth Thursday at Advance Auto Parts at 10014 Atlantic Blvd.

Azalea City Cruisers: Monthly cruise-in from 5 to 8 p.m. every fourth Saturday at Velchoffs Corner, 105 N. 2nd St. in Palatka.

Historic Springfield Main Street Cruise: 4 p.m. every fourth Saturday between 8th and 17th streets at Main Street in Jacksonville’s Springfield community.

And finally…

RADwood at The Amelia: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 4, at the Golf Club of Amelia Island next to the Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island. RADwood is a celebration of ’80s and ’90s automotive lifestyle, this car show blending period-correct dress with automotive awesomeness. Register for the event with your 1980-1999 car or motorcycle. This is a limited event for just 150 vehicles and a handful of motorcycles, displayed on the same golf course property as the Sunday concours. Tickets range from $50 to $80. RADwood display ticket includes Cars and Caffeine access on Saturday for driver and one passenger. Additional passengers/spectators will need to purchase tickets through the Amelia concours website.

The annual Werks Reunion Amelia Island returns on March 3 to The Amelia River Club at 4477 Buccaneer Trail, hosted by the local arm of the Porsche Club of America. Registration has opened for the event, which starts at 7 a.m. as registered cars begin filing the grass. Spectator parking is $40 cash per person. At 10:30 a.m., Youth Judging sponsored by Hagerty begins, with awards from 2 to 3 p.m.  The Porsche event is held in conjunction with……

… The 28th iteration of The Amelia has tickets are available, with stock car legend Jeff Gordon as honoree on March 2-5. The weekend’s events include a Saturday seminar featuring Gordon and NASCAR Hall of Fame crew chief Ray Evernham; chances to meet the legendary driver at Sunday’s concours; and a class of vehicles he drove and won in during his career. Details and tickets are at AmeliaConcours.com.

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904 Automotive Events Calendar Feb 2, 2023

Jacksonville Car Culture events calendar

Caffeine and Octane

The next Caffeine and Octane is set from 8 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 11 at The Avenues mall’s Southside Boulevard parking lots.

Next month, C&O celebrates Fords, Ferraris and Fiats in a special display within the Central Lot.

Submit your ride for consideration at www.caffeineandoctane.com.

a new consumer education initiative launching called Drive Electric North Florida.

We’re going to have the  inaugural Drive Electric North Florida event at this Caffeine and Octane, with an Electric Avenue section filled with EVs and a tent with materials about EVs.

The founding members of Drive Electric North Florida include EVRider.tv, the North Florida Clean Fuels Coalition and JEA.

Cars should start arriving by 7 a.m. each Saturday to the Southside Boulevard side of the shopping mall, the best way in through Malabar Boulevard. As always, there will be a Porsche Jacksonville corner, exotics area, Classics Rows and more at the August C&O. And look for literally hundreds of vintage and classic cars, muscle cars and so much more.

  • Official Caffeine and Octane merchandise is on sale at all Caffeine and Octane Jacksonville events.

Gentle reminders – All vehicles parked in the Central Lot must remain in place until the show concludes at 11 a.m. Please Park in the Exhibit Lot if you need to leave prior to 11 a.m. Those parking in the Exotics Lot and the Porsche Corner are free to arrive and leave at any time.

This Saturday:

Jacksonville’s International Auto Show

Jacksonville’s annual new car and truck show runs four days this year, set for Thursday to Sunday, Feb. 16 to 19, at the Prime F. Osborn III Convention Center, 1000 Water St. Hundreds of new cars, sport utility vehicles, pickup trucks and electric vehicles will be on hand for review. Special events include:

Ladies Night – 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday, to benefit Rethreaded, a nonprofit agency, with wine tastings and live music – tickets on 904 Tix.

Saturday is First Responders Day, with active military and first responders receiving free admission with valid ID; college Students also receive $5 off tickets with valid ID. Children’s choir performances from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and live music by the Chris James Band starting at 6 p.m.

Sunday Education Day has a special Daytona 500 showing, and Children’s choir performances from 1 to 4 p.m.

Thursday’s show runs from 3 to 9 p.m., then noon to 9 pm. on Friday; 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday; and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 19. Admission is $15 per adult, $9 for seniors, $8 for military and free for children under 12. Parking is free courtesy of VyStar Credit Union. For more information and e-tickets, visit jaxautoshow.com.

Upcoming events….

Peterson Academies of Technology Automotive Showcase: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. this Saturday at the school at 7450 Wilson Blvd. Free for spectators and $25 per show vehicle.

Hastings Boulevard Car Show: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 11, on Main Street in downtown Hastings. Free for spectators and $25 per show vehicle day of show. Free for spectators and show vehicles.

Westside Baptist Church Super Annual Car Show: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 11, at Westside Baptist Church at 7775 Herlong Road.

Sixth annual Pedro Menendez High School Athletic Booster Club benefit car show: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 11, at the Classic Car Museum of St. Augustine at 4730 U.S. 1 S./Dixie Highway S. Free for spectators and $20 day-of-show for display vehicles.

Moose Lodge Car, Van and Truck Show: 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 11, at the Chapter 184 Moose Lodge at 3875 Reid St. in Palatka. Free for spectators and $25 day-of-show for display vehicles.

Bike Show: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. o Saturday, Feb. 18, at the Classic Car Museum of St. Augustine at 4730 U.S. 1 S./Dixie Highway S. Free for spectators and $10 per show motorcycle.

Benefit Car and Truck Show: 3 to 6 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 18, at The Crews Barn at 6852 Cattle Gap Lane Glen in St. Mary. Free to spectators and $25 per show vehicle.

Jacksonville International Auto Show: Feb. 16 to 19 at the Prime Osborn Convention Center at 100 Water St. More than 30 car company products on display, plus live music and special events – for hours, ticket prices and event news, go here.

11th Annual Kruisin4Kids car show: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, February 25, at Dinsmore Baptist Church, 10500 Old Kings Road in Jacksonville, with a burnout competition.

Mardi Gras Festival Car, Truck and Bike Show: 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 25, on South Lee Street in Kingsland.

Classic Car Show: 9 a.m. on Saturday, March 4, at Journey Church West at 550974 U.S. 1 in Hilliard.

Boy Scouts Troop 77 car show: 8 a.m. to 2:30 pm. on Saturday, March 11, at Old Plank Road Baptist Church, 8964 Old Plank Road.

Seize The Day Car, Truck And Bike Show: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 25, at 1 World Golf Village Place in St. Augustine. Show vehicles are $20 each. Proceeds benefit Mayo Clinic Epilepsy Center and Michael Gullion.

8th Annual San Jose Car & Truck Show at Dupont Station: 8:30 10 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 1, 6271 St. Augustine Road. More info to come. Proceeds will be donated to the Bishop John J. Snyder Community Center.

Riding into History Concours D’Elegance: Set for April 15, 2023, at the World Golf Village in St. Augustine, with Competition Motorcycles as the featured class and Grand Marshal Mary McGee, AMA Hall of Fame and Off Road Motorsports Hall of Fame inductee. McGee will join the Grand Marshal Tour that weekend, as well as the Grand Marshal Banquet. Riding into History is a non-profit organization with its primary charity, K9s for Warriors, which provides service dogs for disabled veterans. Riding into History has donated more than $600,000 to local charities since its founding in 1999.

PT Cruiser Car Show: Saturday, May 20, at the Classic Car Museum of St. Augustineat 4730 U.S. 1 S./Dixie Highway South in St Augustine.

Memorial Day Rod Run: Callahan Methodist Church at 449648 U.S. 301. Proceeds go to Barnabus FIT and Gear Up for Graduation.

The FIRM (Florida International Rally and Moto Park): Open Track Days held most weekends at the road course and rally course at 7266 Airport Road in Starke.

Hemmings Great Race presented by Coker Tire: June 24th to July 2nd, launching from Francis Field in St. Augustine to Colorado Springs, with Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, Missouri and Kansas stops in between.

Cruise-in heads-up:

Cruise Fruit Cove: This monthly cruise moves up to a noon to 4 p.m. slot on Saturday at PDQ, 194 Florida 13 in Saint Johns.

All the Cruise-ins

Clay County Cruzers, Callahan Cruisers and Amelia Cruizers all hold regular weekend cruise-ins, so check their Facebook pages.

Caffeine and Octane Jacksonville: 8 to 11 a.m. every second Saturday at The Avenues Mall at 10300 Southside Blvd. Information: https://bit.ly/3gPRvVQ.

Caffeine and Gasoline: Free first Saturday of the month cruise-in at 7 to 10 a.m. Saturday at J-Tech Institute at 8813 Western Way in Jacksonville. House rules – “respect the property.”

North Florida Domestic Car Club’s cruise-in: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. each first Saturday of the month at a new site – the Crossroad Church UMC, 10005 Gate Parkway.

Gripping Gears Car Meet: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the first Saturday of each month at Adamec Harley-Davidson at 380 Outlet Mall Blvd. in St. Augustine, presented by Jacksonville Headturners.

First Coast Car Council: All cruise-ins postponed.

Callahan Cruisers: 4 to 7 p.m. every second Saturday at Hardee’s at 542309 U.S. 1 in Callahan.

Auto Legends Amelia Cars and Coffee: 9 a.m. to noon every second Saturday at Mocama Beer Company, 629 S. 8th St. in Fernandina Beach.

Johnny Angels: 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. every third Friday at Johnny Angels diner at 3546 St. Johns Bluff Road S.

Cruise Fruit Cove: 3 to 7 p.m. every third Saturday at the PDQ at 194 Florida 13 in Saint Johns, just south of Julington Creek.

New cruise-in: 1 p.m. every third Saturday at Hardee’s at 6852 Wilson Blvd.

Amelia Cruizers: 3 to 6 p.m. every third Saturday at Cold Stone Creamery, 808 Sadler Road, Fernandina Beach. The Amelia Cruizers Car Club will stage a cruise to the ice cream store, staging at 2 p.m. in the parking lot next to the closed Krystal’s (2020 Sadler Road), then make an informal parade along the ocean and on Centre Street through downtown to end at Cold Stone.

Yulee Cars and Coffee: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. every third Sunday at the Sonic Drive-In at 463939 Florida 200 in Yulee.

Clay County Cruzers’ events: 3 to 6 p.m. every first Saturday at Big Dawg Sports Restaurant, 1330 Blanding Blvd.; 3 to 6 p.m. every second Saturday at Dick’s Wings Fleming Island at 1803 E. West Parkway; 5 p.m. every third Friday at Freddy’s Steakburgers at 386 Blanding Blvd.; 8 to 10 a.m. every fourth at Nicole’s Café at 1101Blanding Blvd. in Orange Park; and 2 to 5 p.m. every fourth Saturday at Gator’s Dockside Oakleaf, 316 Merchants Way, Jacksonville.

Classic Car Museum of St. Augustine monthly cruise-ins: St. Augustine Cruiser’s “Cruise In” from 5 to 7 p.m. every third Saturday, and Cars and Coffee from 8 to 10 a.m. every fourth Saturday, both at 4730 U.S. 1 S./Dixie Highway South in St Augustine.

Cars and Coffee Fleming Island: 8 a.m. every fourth Sunday of the month at 2310 Village Square Parkway, Fleming Island.

New cruise-in: 6 p.m. every fourth Saturday at Mission BBQ, 8440 Blanding Blvd. in Jacksonville, hosted by Modern Mustangs of Jacksonville.

New cruise-in: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. every fourth Saturday at the Rockin’ 50’s Eatery at 3501 N. Ponce De Leon Blvd. in St. Augustine.

New cruise-in: Custard Cruise-in from 5 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, July 5, at Culver’s, 3433 U.S. 1 in St. Augustine.

Show and Tell: 6 to 9 p.m. every fourth Thursday at Advance Auto Parts at 10014 Atlantic Blvd.

Azalea City Cruisers: Monthly cruise-in from 5 to 8 p.m. every fourth Saturday at Velchoffs Corner, 105 N. 2nd St. in Palatka.

Historic Springfield Main Street Cruise: 4 p.m. every fourth Saturday between 8th and 17th streets at Main Street in Jacksonville’s Springfield community.

And finally…

The Pole to Pole expedition team and Nissan unveiled a special version of the new Ariya electric SUV, set to undertake an almost 17,000-mile trip from the magnetic North Pole to the South Pole. Set to kick off this March, the Ariya will tackle ice fields, deep snow, steep mountain climbs and inhospitable desert dunes. Arctic Trucks, specialists in polar expedition vehicles, collaborated with Nissan design and engineering teams to prepare the Ariya for these conditions with intentionally minimal modifications.

There’s no changes to the battery or powertrain, but there are 39-inch tires coupled with e-4ORCE, Nissan’s advanced electric all-wheel-control technology.

“One of the things that underpins all the adventures we do is that we take a standard production EV and aim to make minimal changes to clearly demonstrate its real, everyday capabilities, regardless of where you are driving it,” Pole to Pole EV Expedition Leader Chris Ramsey said. “Our Nissan Ariya is no different as the vehicle’s drivetrain and battery has remained factory standard. … We’ve modified the suspension and widened the wheel arches so we can benefit from the stable platform “

As a self-confessed coffee lover, Ramsey will have a specially integrated espresso machine , and a portable wind turbine and solar panels that will take advantage of high winds and long daylight hours to provide charge for the EV’s battery when him and wife Julie stop.

RADwood at The Amelia: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 4, at the Golf Club of Amelia Island next to the Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island. RADwood is a celebration of ’80s and ’90s automotive lifestyle, this car show blending period-correct dress with automotive awesomeness. Register for the event with your 1980-1999 car or motorcycle. This is a limited event for just 150 vehicles and a handful of motorcycles, displayed on the same golf course property as the Sunday concours. Tickets range from $50 to $80. RADwood display ticket includes Cars and Caffeine access on Saturday for driver and one passenger. Additional passengers/spectators will need to purchase tickets through the Amelia concours website.

The annual Werks Reunion Amelia Island returns on March 3 to The Amelia River Club at 4477 Buccaneer Trail, hosted by the local arm of the Porsche Club of America. Registration has opened for the event, which starts at 7 a.m. as registered cars begin filing the grass. Spectator parking is $40 cash per person. At 10:30 a.m., Youth Judging sponsored by Hagerty begins, with awards from 2 to 3 p.m.  The Porsche event is held in conjunction with……

… The 28th iteration of The Amelia has tickets are available, with stock car legend Jeff Gordon as honoree on March 2-5. The weekend’s events include a Saturday seminar featuring Gordon and NASCAR Hall of Fame crew chief Ray Evernham; chances to meet the legendary driver at Sunday’s concours; and a class of vehicles he drove and won in during his career. Details and tickets are at AmeliaConcours.com.

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904 Automotive Events Calendar January 25, 2023

Jacksonville Car Culture events calendar

Caffeine and Octane

The next Caffeine and Octane is set from 8 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 11 at The Avenues mall’s Southside Boulevard parking lots.

Next month, C&O celebrates Fords, Ferraris and Fiats in a special display within the Central Lot.

Submit your ride for consideration at www.caffeineandoctane.com

Cars should start arriving by 7 a.m. each Saturday to the Southside Boulevard side of the shopping mall, the best way in through Malabar Boulevard. As always, there will be a Porsche Jacksonville corner, exotics area, Classics Rows and more at the August C&O. And look for literally hundreds of vintage and classic cars, muscle cars and so much more.

  • Official Caffeine and Octane merchandise is on sale at all Caffeine and Octane Jacksonville events.

Gentle reminders – All vehicles parked in the Central Lot must remain in place until the show concludes at 11 a.m. Please Park in the Exhibit Lot if you need to leave prior to 11 a.m. Those parking in the Exotics Lot and the Porsche Corner are free to arrive and leave at any time.

Recent car action:

Cruise Fruit Cove: A bit of drizzle put a damper on the popular event.

But some fans braved the rain with their classics PDQ at 194 Florida 13 in Saint Johns before heading home to catch Saturday’s Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Kansas City Chiefs game.

Jacksonville’s International Auto Show

Jacksonville’s annual new car and truck show runs four days this year, set for Thursday to Sunday, Feb. 17 to 20, at the Prime F. Osborn III Convention Center, 1000 Water St. Hundreds of new cars, sport utility vehicles, pickup trucks and electric vehicles will be on hand for review. Special events include:

Ladies Night – 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday, to benefit Rethreaded, a nonprofit agency, with wine tastings and live music – tickets on 904 Tix.

Saturday is First Responders Day, with active military and first responders receiving free admission with valid ID; college Students also receive $5 off tickets with valid ID. Children’s choir performances from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and live music by the Chris James Band starting at 6 p.m.

Sunday Education Day has a special Daytona 500 showing, and Children’s choir performances from 1 to 4 p.m.

Thursday’s show runs from 3 to 9 p.m., then noon to 9 pm. on Friday; 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday; and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 19. Admission is $15 per adult, $9 for seniors, $8 for military and free for children under 12. Parking is free courtesy of VyStar Credit Union. For more information and e-tickets, visit jaxautoshow.com.

Upcoming events….

Gods of the Road Phase 1: 8 to 11:55 p.m. Saturday at 302 Lane Ave, N.

Frank H. Peterson Academies of Technology Automotive Showcase : 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 4, at 7450 Wilson Blvd, Jacksonville, Florida 32210. Free for spectators and $25 per show vehicle day of show.

Hastings Boulevard Car Show: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 11, on Main Street in downtown Hastings. Free for spectators and $25 per show vehicle day of show. Free for spectators and show vehicles.

Westside Baptist Church Super Annual Car Show: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 11, at Westside Baptist Church at 7775 Herlong Road.

Sixth annual Pedro Menendez High School Athletic Booster Club benefit car show: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 11, at the Classic Car Museum of St. Augustine at 4730 U.S. 1 S./Dixie Highway S. Free for spectators and $20 day-of-show for display vehicles.

Moose Lodge Car, Van and Truck Show: 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 11, at the Chapter 184 Moose Lodge at 3875 Reid St. in Palatka. Free for spectators and $25 day-of-show for display vehicles.

Benefit Car and Truck Show: 3 to 6 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 18, at The Crews Barn at 6852 Cattle Gap Lane Glen in St. Mary. Free to spectators and $25 per show vehicle.

Jacksonville International Auto Show: Feb. 16 to 19 at the Prime Osborn Convention Center at 100 Water St. More than 30 car company products on display, plus live music and special events – for hours, ticket prices and event news, go here.

11th Annual Kruisin4Kids car show: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, February 25, at Dinsmore Baptist Church, 10500 Old Kings Road in Jacksonville, with a burnout competition.

Classic Car Show: 9 a.m. on Saturday, March 4, at Journey Church West at 550974 U.S. 1 in Hilliard.

Boy Scouts Troop 77 car show: 8 a.m. to 2:30 pm. on Saturday, March 11, at Old Plank Road Baptist Church, 8964 Old Plank Road.

8th Annual San Jose Car & Truck Show at Dupont Station: 8:30 10 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 1, 6271 St. Augustine Road. More info to come. Proceeds will be donated to the Bishop John J. Snyder Community Center.

Riding into History Concours D’Elegance: Set for April 15, 2023, at the World Golf Village in St. Augustine, with Competition Motorcycles as the featured class and Grand Marshal Mary McGee, AMA Hall of Fame and Off Road Motorsports Hall of Fame inductee. McGee will join the Grand Marshal Tour that weekend, as well as the Grand Marshal Banquet. Riding into History is a non-profit organization with its primary charity, K9s for Warriors, which provides service dogs for disabled veterans. Riding into History has donated more than $600,000 to local charities since its founding in 1999.

PT Cruiser Car Show: Saturday, May 20, at the Classic Car Museum of St. Augustineat 4730 U.S. 1 S./Dixie Highway South in St Augustine.

The FIRM (Florida International Rally and Moto Park): Open Track Days held most weekends at the road course and rally course at 7266 Airport Road in Starke.

Hemmings Great Race presented by Coker Tire: June 24th to July 2nd, launching from Francis Field in St. Augustine to Colorado Springs, with Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, Missouri and Kansas stops in between.

Cruise-in heads-up:

Cruise Fruit Cove: This monthly cruise moves up to a noon to 4 p.m. slot on Saturday at PDQ, 194 Florida 13 in Saint Johns.

All the Cruise-ins

Clay County Cruzers, Callahan Cruisers and Amelia Cruizers all hold regular weekend cruise-ins, so check their Facebook pages.

Caffeine and Octane Jacksonville: 8 to 11 a.m. every second Saturday at The Avenues Mall at 10300 Southside Blvd. Information: https://bit.ly/3gPRvVQ.

Caffeine and Gasoline: Free first Saturday of the month cruise-in at 7 to 10 a.m. Saturday at J-Tech Institute at 8813 Western Way in Jacksonville. House rules – “respect the property.”

North Florida Domestic Car Club’s cruise-in: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. each first Saturday of the month at a new site – the Crossroad Church UMC, 10005 Gate Parkway.

Gripping Gears Car Meet: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the first Saturday of each month at Adamec Harley-Davidson at 380 Outlet Mall Blvd. in St. Augustine, presented by Jacksonville Headturners.

First Coast Car Council: All cruise-ins postponed.

Callahan Cruisers: 4 to 7 p.m. every second Saturday at Hardee’s at 542309 U.S. 1 in Callahan.

Auto Legends Amelia Cars and Coffee: 9 a.m. to noon every second Saturday at Mocama Beer Company, 629 S. 8th St. in Fernandina Beach.

Johnny Angels: 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. every third Friday at Johnny Angels diner at 3546 St. Johns Bluff Road S.

Cruise Fruit Cove: 3 to 7 p.m. every third Saturday at the PDQ at 194 Florida 13 in Saint Johns, just south of Julington Creek.

New cruise-in: 1 p.m. every third Saturday at Hardee’s at 6852 Wilson Blvd.

Amelia Cruizers: 3 to 6 p.m. every third Saturday at Cold Stone Creamery, 808 Sadler Road, Fernandina Beach. The Amelia Cruizers Car Club will stage a cruise to the ice cream store, staging at 2 p.m. in the parking lot next to the closed Krystal’s (2020 Sadler Road), then make an informal parade along the ocean and on Centre Street through downtown to end at Cold Stone.

Yulee Cars and Coffee: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. every third Sunday at the Sonic Drive-In at 463939 Florida 200 in Yulee.

Clay County Cruzers’ events: 3 to 6 p.m. every first Saturday at Big Dawg Sports Restaurant, 1330 Blanding Blvd.; 3 to 6 p.m. every second Saturday at Dick’s Wings Fleming Island at 1803 E. West Parkway; 5 p.m. every third Friday at Freddy’s Steakburgers at 386 Blanding Blvd.; 8 to 10 a.m. every fourth at Nicole’s Café at 1101Blanding Blvd. in Orange Park; and 2 to 5 p.m. every fourth Saturday at Gator’s Dockside Oakleaf, 316 Merchants Way, Jacksonville.

Classic Car Museum of St. Augustine monthly cruise-ins: St. Augustine Cruiser’s “Cruise In” from 5 to 7 p.m. every third Saturday, and Cars and Coffee from 8 to 10 a.m. every fourth Saturday, both at 4730 U.S. 1 S./Dixie Highway South in St Augustine.

Cars and Coffee Fleming Island: 8 a.m. every fourth Sunday of the month at 2310 Village Square Parkway, Fleming Island.

New cruise-in: 6 p.m. every fourth Saturday at Mission BBQ, 8440 Blanding Blvd. in Jacksonville, hosted by Modern Mustangs of Jacksonville.

New cruise-in: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. every fourth Saturday at the Rockin’ 50’s Eatery at 3501 N. Ponce De Leon Blvd. in St. Augustine.

New cruise-in: Custard Cruise-in from 5 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, July 5, at Culver’s, 3433 U.S. 1 in St. Augustine.

Show and Tell: 6 to 9 p.m. every fourth Thursday at Advance Auto Parts at 10014 Atlantic Blvd.

Azalea City Cruisers: Monthly cruise-in from 5 to 8 p.m. every fourth Saturday at Velchoffs Corner, 105 N. 2nd St. in Palatka.

Historic Springfield Main Street Cruise: 4 p.m. every fourth Saturday between 8th and 17th streets at Main Street in Jacksonville’s Springfield community.

And finally…

RADwood at The Amelia: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 4, at the Golf Club of Amelia Island next to the Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island. RADwood is a celebration of ’80s and ’90s automotive lifestyle, this car show blending period-correct dress with automotive awesomeness. Register for the event with your 1980-1999 car or motorcycle. This is a limited event for just 150 vehicles and a handful of motorcycles, displayed on the same golf course property as the Sunday concours. Tickets range from $50 to $80. RADwood display ticket includes Cars and Caffeine access on Saturday for driver and one passenger. Additional passengers/spectators will need to purchase tickets through the Amelia concours website.

The annual Werks Reunion Amelia Island returns on March 3 to The Amelia River Club at 4477 Buccaneer Trail, hosted by the local arm of the Porsche Club of America. Registration has opened for the event, which starts at 7 a.m. as registered cars begin filing the grass. Spectator parking is $40 cash per person. At 10:30 a.m., Youth Judging sponsored by Hagerty begins, with awards from 2 to 3 p.m.  The Porsche event is held in conjunction with……

… The 28th iteration of The Amelia has tickets are available, with stock car legend Jeff Gordon as honoree on March 2-5. The weekend’s events include a Saturday seminar featuring Gordon and NASCAR Hall of Fame crew chief Ray Evernham; chances to meet the legendary driver at Sunday’s concours; and a class of vehicles he drove and won in during his career. Details and tickets are at AmeliaConcours.com.

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904 Automotive Events Calendar for Jacksonville and First Coast Florida 1-19-2023

Jacksonville Car Culture events calendar

Caffeine and Octane

The next Caffeine and Octane is set from 8 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 11 at The Avenues mall’s Southside Boulevard parking lots.

But despite last Saturday’s chill, this month’s event was filled with rides of all kinds.

The event also celebrated Japanese enthusiast/collectible/classic/luxury vehicles in a special display within the Central Lot.

Cars should start arriving by 7 a.m. each Saturday to the Southside Boulevard side of the shopping mall, the best way in through Malabar Boulevard. As always, there will be a Porsche Jacksonville corner, exotics area, Classics Rows and more at the August C&O. And look for literally hundreds of vintage and classic cars, muscle cars and so much more.

Gentle reminders – All vehicles parked in the Central Lot must remain in place until the show concludes at 11 a.m. Please Park in the Exhibit Lot if you need to leave prior to 11 a.m. Those parking in the Exotics Lot and the Porsche Corner are free to arrive and leave at any time.

Upcoming events….

Classic Car Show: Noon to 5 p.m. on Sunday at Brewz – Bartram Park, 14866 Old St. Augustine Road.

Hastings Boulevard Car Show: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 11, on Main Street in downtown Hastings. Free for spectators and $25 per show vehicle day of show.

Sixth annual Pedro Menendez High School Athletic Booster Club benefit car show: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 11, at the Classic Car Museum of St. Augustine at 4730 U.S. 1 S./Dixie Highway S. Free for spectators and $20 day-of-show for display vehicles.

Moose Lodge Car, Van and Truck Show: 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 11, at the Chapter 184 Moose Lodge at 3875 Reid St. in Palatka. Free for spectators and $25 day-of-show for display vehicles.

Benefit Car and Truck Show: 3 to 6 pm. on Saturday, Feb. 18, at The Crews Barn at 6852 Cattle Gap Lane Glen in St. Mary. Free to spectators and $25 per show vehicle.

Jacksonville International Auto Show: Feb. 16 to 19 at the Prime Osborn Convention Center at 100 Water St. More than 30 car company products on display, plus live music and special events – for hours, ticket prices and event news, go here.

11th Annual Kruisin4Kids car show: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, February 25, at Dinsmore Baptist Church, 10500 Old Kings Road in Jacksonville, with a burnout competition.

Classic Car Show: 9 a.m. on Saturday, March 4, at Journey Church West at 550974 U.S. 1 in Hilliard.

Boy Scouts Troop 77 car show: 8 a.m. to 2:30 pm. on Saturday, March 11, at Old Plank Road Baptist Church, 8964 Old Plank Road.

8th Annual San Jose Car & Truck Show at Dupont Station: 8:30 10 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 1, 6271 St. Augustine Road. More info to come. Proceeds will be donated to the Bishop John J. Snyder Community Center.

Riding into History Concours D’Elegance: Set for April 15, 2023, at the World Golf Village in St. Augustine, with Competition Motorcycles as the featured class and Grand Marshal Mary McGee, AMA Hall of Fame and Off Road Motorsports Hall of Fame inductee. McGee will join the Grand Marshal Tour that weekend, as well as the Grand Marshal Banquet. Riding into History is a non-profit organization with its primary charity, K9s for Warriors, which provides service dogs for disabled veterans. Riding into History has donated more than $600,000 to local charities since its founding in 1999.

The FIRM (Florida International Rally and Moto Park): Open Track Days held most weekends at the road course and rally course at 7266 Airport Road in Starke.

Hemmings Great Race presented by Coker Tire: June 24th to July 2nd, launching from Francis Field in St. Augustine to Colorado Springs, with Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, Missouri and Kansas stops in between.

Cruise-in heads-up:

Cruise Fruit Cove: Due to Saturday’s Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Kansas City Chiefs game, this monthly cruise moves up to a noon to 4 p.m. slot on Saturday at PDQ, and 194 Florida 13 in Saint Johns.

All the Cruise-ins

Clay County Cruzers, Callahan Cruisers and Amelia Cruizers all hold regular weekend cruise-ins, so check their Facebook pages.

Caffeine and Octane Jacksonville: 8 to 11 a.m. every second Saturday at The Avenues Mall at 10300 Southside Blvd. Information: https://bit.ly/3gPRvVQ.

Caffeine and Gasoline: Free first Saturday of the month cruise-in at 7 to 10 a.m. Saturday at J-Tech Institute at 8813 Western Way in Jacksonville. House rules – “respect the property.”

North Florida Domestic Car Club’s cruise-in: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. each first Saturday of the month at a new site – the Crossroad Church UMC, 10005 Gate Parkway.

Gripping Gears Car Meet: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the first Saturday of each month at Adamec Harley-Davidson at 380 Outlet Mall Blvd. in St. Augustine, presented by Jacksonville Headturners.

First Coast Car Council: All cruise-ins postponed.

Callahan Cruisers: 4 to 7 p.m. every second Saturday at Hardee’s at 542309 U.S. 1 in Callahan.

Auto Legends Amelia Cars and Coffee: 9 a.m. to noon every second Saturday at Mocama Beer Company, 629 S. 8th St. in Fernandina Beach.

Johnny Angels: 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. every third Friday at Johnny Angels diner at 3546 St. Johns Bluff Road S.

Cruise Fruit Cove: 3 to 7 p.m. every third Saturday at the PDQ at 194 Florida 13 in Saint Johns, just south of Julington Creek.

New cruise-in: 1 p.m. every third Saturday at Hardee’s at 6852 Wilson Blvd.

Amelia Cruizers: 3 to 6 p.m. every third Saturday at Cold Stone Creamery, 808 Sadler Road, Fernandina Beach. The Amelia Cruizers Car Club will stage a cruise to the ice cream store, staging at 2 p.m. in the parking lot next to the closed Krystal’s (2020 Sadler Road), then make an informal parade along the ocean and on Centre Street through downtown to end at Cold Stone.

Yulee Cars and Coffee: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. every third Sunday at the Sonic Drive-In at 463939 Florida 200 in Yulee.

Clay County Cruzers’ events: 3 to 6 p.m. every first Saturday at Big Dawg Sports Restaurant, 1330 Blanding Blvd.; 3 to 6 p.m. every second Saturday at Dick’s Wings Fleming Island at 1803 E. West Parkway; 5 p.m. every third Friday at Freddy’s Steakburgers at 386 Blanding Blvd.; 8 to 10 a.m. every fourth at Nicole’s Café at 1101Blanding Blvd. in Orange Park; and 2 to 5 p.m. every fourth Saturday at Gator’s Dockside Oakleaf, 316 Merchants Way, Jacksonville.

Classic Car Museum of St. Augustine monthly cruise-ins: St. Augustine Cruiser’s “Cruise In” from 5 to 7 p.m. every third Saturday, and Cars and Coffee from 8 to 10 a.m. every fourth Saturday, both at 4730 U.S. 1 S./Dixie Highway South in St Augustine.

Cars and Coffee Fleming Island: 8 a.m. every fourth Sunday of the month at 2310 Village Square Parkway, Fleming Island.

New cruise-in: 6 p.m. every fourth Saturday at Mission BBQ, 8440 Blanding Blvd. in Jacksonville, hosted by Modern Mustangs of Jacksonville.

New cruise-in: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. every fourth Saturday at the Rockin’ 50’s Eatery at 3501 N. Ponce De Leon Blvd. in St. Augustine.

New cruise-in: Custard Cruise-in from 5 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, July 5, at Culver’s, 3433 U.S. 1 in St. Augustine.

Show and Tell: 6 to 9 p.m. every fourth Thursday at Advance Auto Parts at 10014 Atlantic Blvd.

Historic Springfield Main Street Cruise: 4 p.m. every fourth Saturday between 8th and 17th streets at Main Street in Jacksonville’s Springfield community.

And finally…

Image courtesy: Goodwood Revival

On what would have been Carroll Shelby’s 100th birthday, Goodwood will celebrate the legendary American driver, car manufacturer and entrepreneur at this year’s Goodwood Revival from Sept. 8 to 10. That will include one of Goodwood’s signature tributes, comprising cars that were not only raced, but also designed and developed by the 1959 Le Mans winner. Look for the MG-TC in which Shelby competed for the very first time, in 1952; and an assortment of Cobras set to take to the track in the all-star Royal Automobile Club TT Celebration. Meanwhile, the Whitsun Trophy will host a number of examples of the Ford GT40, whose design Shelby played such an integral part in refining.

Goodwood also celebrates 75 years of the Motor Circuit, and 25 years of the Revival.

“Goodwood held a very special place in my grandfather’s heart,” said Aaron Shelby, board member of Carroll Shelby International. “He competed there as a driver in an Aston Martin and returned to race at the Circuit with the Shelby American team cars during the 1960s. Carroll attended the Goodwood Revival with his Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe, and as a Word War II aviator he especially admired the vintage warbird exhibit.”

Image courtesy BMW

BMW Group shared its vision of the future digital experience, both inside and outside the vehicle at the recent Consumer Electronics Show  in Las Vegas with the i Vision Dee, the futuristic mid-size sedan with a new, pared-down design language.

The name “Dee” stands for Digital Emotional Experience – and its aim is to create an even stronger bond between people and their cars going forward, BMW said. Its BMW Head-Up-Display extends across the full width of the windshield, providing a glimpse of the next vehicle generation. The BMW Group has also refined its use of color-change technology, the i Vision Dee now changing its exterior in up to 32 colors.

“With the BMW i Vision Dee, we are showcasing what is possible when hardware and software merge. In this way, we are able to exploit the full potential of digitalization to transform the car into an intelligent companion,” said Oliver Zipse, Chairman of the Board of Management of BMW AG. “That is the future for automotive manufacturers – and, also, for BMW: the fusion of the virtual experience with genuine driving pleasure.”

The annual Werks Reunion Amelia Island returns on March 3 to The Amelia River Club at 4477 Buccaneer Trail, hosted by the local arm of the Porsche Club of America. Registration has opened for the event, which starts at 7 a.m. as registered cars begin filing the grass. Spectator parking is $40 cash per person. At 10:30 a.m., Youth Judging sponsored by Hagerty begins, with awards from 2 to 3 p.m.  The Porsche event is held in conjunction with……

… The 28th iteration of The Amelia has tickets are available, with stock car legend Jeff Gordon as honoree on March 2-5. The weekend’s events include a Saturday seminar featuring Gordon and NASCAR Hall of Fame crew chief Ray Evernham; chances to meet the legendary driver at Sunday’s concours; and a class of vehicles he drove and won in during his career. Details and tickets are at AmeliaConcours.com.

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904 Automotive Events Calendar January 12, 2023

Caffeine and Octane

The next Caffeine and Octane is set from 8 to 11 a.m. Saturday at The Avenues mall’s Southside Boulevard parking lots. This is the sixth anniversary of the event moving to the shopping center from its former home at the old Florida Times-Union site on Riverside Avenue.

Photos courtesy of Deremer Studios and Caffeine and Octane

And here’s a reminder that the Saturday’s event celebrates Japanese enthusiast/collectible/classic/luxury vehicles in a special display within the Central Lot. And Mercedes-Benz enthusiasts are invited to join the cruise-in at the gated “Central Lot” as well.

Cars should start arriving by 7 a.m. each Saturday to the Southside Boulevard side of the shopping mall, the best way in through Malabar Boulevard. As always, there will be a Porsche Jacksonville corner, exotics area, Classics Rows and more at the August C&O. And look for literally hundreds of vintage and classic cars, muscle cars and so much more.

  • Official Caffeine and Octane merchandise is on sale at all Caffeine and Octane Jacksonville events

Gentle reminders – All vehicles parked in the Central Lot must remain in place until the show concludes at 11 a.m. Please Park in the Exhibit Lot if you need to leave prior to 11 a.m. Those parking in the Exotics Lot and the Porsche Corner are free to arrive and leave at any time.

Upcoming events….

Southeast Eurofest: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday at the Classic Car Museum of St. Augustine at 4730 U.S. 1 S./Dixie Highway S.  Open to all European Cars. VW, Audi, BMW, Porsche and more. Online registration is $20 per show vehicle.

Sixth annual Pedro Menendez High School Athletic Booster Club benefit car show: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 11, at the Classic Car Museum of St. Augustine at 4730 U.S. 1 S./Dixie Highway S. Free for spectators and $20 day-of-show for display vehicles.

Moose Lodge Car, Van and Truck Show: 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 11, at the Chapter 184 Moose Lodge at 3875 Reid St. in Palatka. Free for spectators and $25 day-of-show for display vehicles.

Jacksonville International Auto Show: Feb. 16 to 19 at the Prime Osborn Convention Center at 100 Water St. More than 30 car company products on display, plus live music and special events – for hours, ticket prices and event news, go here.

11th Annual Kruisin4Kids car show: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, February 25, at Dinsmore Baptist Church, 10500 Old Kings Road in Jacksonville, with a burnout competition.

Classic Car Show: 9 a.m. on Saturday, March 4, at Journey Church West at 550974 U.S. 1 in Hilliard.

Boy Scouts Troop 77 car show: 8 a.m. to 2:30 pm. on Saturday, March 11, at Old Plank Road Baptist Church, 8964 Old Plank Road.

8th Annual San Jose Car & Truck Show at Dupont Station: 8:30 10 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 1, 6271 St. Augustine Road. More info to come. Proceeds will be donated to the Bishop John J. Snyder Community Center.

Riding into History Concours D’Elegance: Set for April 15, 2023, at the World Golf Village in St. Augustine, with Competition Motorcycles as the featured class and Grand Marshal Mary McGee, AMA Hall of Fame and Off Road Motorsports Hall of Fame inductee. McGee will join the Grand Marshal Tour that weekend, as well as the Grand Marshal Banquet. Riding into History is a non-profit organization with its primary charity, K9s for Warriors, which provides service dogs for disabled veterans. Riding into History has donated more than $600,000 to local charities since its founding in 1999.

The FIRM (Florida International Rally and Moto Park): Open Track Days held most weekends at the road course and rally course at 7266 Airport Road in Starke.

Hemmings Great Race presented by Coker Tire: June 24th to July 2nd, launching from Francis Field in St. Augustine to Colorado Springs, with Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, Missouri and Kansas stops in between.

All the Cruise-ins

Clay County Cruzers, Callahan Cruisers and Amelia Cruizers all hold regular weekend cruise-ins, so check their Facebook pages.

Caffeine and Octane Jacksonville: 8 to 11 a.m. every second Saturday at The Avenues Mall at 10300 Southside Blvd. Information: https://bit.ly/3gPRvVQ.

Caffeine and Gasoline: Free first Saturday of the month cruise-in at 7 to 10 a.m. Saturday at J-Tech Institute at 8813 Western Way in Jacksonville. House rules – “respect the property.”

North Florida Domestic Car Club’s cruise-in: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. each first Saturday of the month at a new site – the Crossroad Church UMC, 10005 Gate Parkway.

Gripping Gears Car Meet: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the first Saturday of each month at Adamec Harley-Davidson at 380 Outlet Mall Blvd. in St. Augustine, presented by Jacksonville Headturners.

First Coast Car Council: All cruise-ins postponed.

Callahan Cruisers: 4 to 7 p.m. every second Saturday at Hardee’s at 542309 U.S. 1 in Callahan.

Auto Legends Amelia Cars and Coffee: 9 a.m. to noon every second Saturday at Mocama Beer Company, 629 S. 8th St. in Fernandina Beach.

Johnny Angels: 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. every third Friday at Johnny Angels diner at 3546 St. Johns Bluff Road S.

Cruise Fruit Cove: 3 to 7 p.m. every third Saturday at the PDQ at 194 Florida 13 in Saint Johns, just south of Julington Creek.

New cruise-in: 1 p.m. every third Saturday at Hardee’s at 6852 Wilson Blvd.

Amelia Cruizers: 3 to 6 p.m. every third Saturday at Cold Stone Creamery, 808 Sadler Road, Fernandina Beach. The Amelia Cruizers Car Club will stage a cruise to the ice cream store, staging at 2 p.m. in the parking lot next to the closed Krystal’s (2020 Sadler Road), then make an informal parade along the ocean and on Centre Street through downtown to end at Cold Stone.

Yulee Cars and Coffee: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. every third Sunday at the Sonic Drive-In at 463939 Florida 200 in Yulee.

Clay County Cruzers’ events: 3 to 6 p.m. every first Saturday at Big Dawg Sports Restaurant, 1330 Blanding Blvd.; 3 to 6 p.m. every second Saturday at Dick’s Wings Fleming Island at 1803 E. West Parkway; 5 p.m. every third Friday at Freddy’s Steakburgers at 386 Blanding Blvd.; 8 to 10 a.m. every fourth at Nicole’s Café at 1101Blanding Blvd. in Orange Park; and 2 to 5 p.m. every fourth Saturday at Gator’s Dockside Oakleaf, 316 Merchants Way, Jacksonville.

Classic Car Museum of St. Augustine monthly cruise-ins: St. Augustine Cruiser’s “Cruise In” from 5 to 7 p.m. every third Saturday, and Cars and Coffee from 8 to 10 a.m. every fourth Saturday, both at 4730 U.S. 1 S./Dixie Highway South in St Augustine.

Cars and Coffee Fleming Island: 8 a.m. every fourth Sunday of the month at 2310 Village Square Parkway, Fleming Island.

New cruise-in: 6 p.m. every fourth Saturday at Mission BBQ, 8440 Blanding Blvd. in Jacksonville, hosted by Modern Mustangs of Jacksonville.

New cruise-in: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. every fourth Saturday at the Rockin’ 50’s Eatery at 3501 N. Ponce De Leon Blvd. in St. Augustine.

New cruise-in: Custard Cruise-in from 5 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, July 5, at Culver’s, 3433 U.S. 1 in St. Augustine.

Show and Tell: 6 to 9 p.m. every fourth Thursday at Advance Auto Parts at 10014 Atlantic Blvd.

Historic Springfield Main Street Cruise: 4 p.m. every fourth Saturday between 8th and 17th streets at Main Street in Jacksonville’s Springfield community.

And finally…

Hennessey has unveiled a new, lighter-weight, track-focused version of its Venom F5 hypercar, called – the Revolution. And the Texas-based hypercar’s maker calls it “an apex predator on a racing circuit,” and the most powerful and visceral pure-combustion hypercar in the world.

Based on the Hennessey Venom F5 Coupe, it gets comprehensively reworked aerodynamics, suspension, engine cooling and digital telemetry. And a focus on weight reduction means it tips the scales at under 3,000 pounds – the lightest Venom F5 model as honed by Chief Engineer John Heinricy.

“I led engineering on some of the most extreme cars to come out of GM, including the Corvette Z06 and Cadillac CTS-V, but nothing compares to designing, developing, and refining a race car for the road like the Venom F5 Revolution,” he said. “From the outset, we designed the Venom F5 hypercar to be ultra-light and monstrously powerful, with dynamics to match. So, taking these ingredients and adding track-focused aerodynamics, suspension, and gearing, enabled us to create a machine that is the ultimate visceral and emotional driving experience.”

Mid-mounted in the carbon-fiber monocoque chassis is a twin-turbocharged, 6.6-liter ‘Fury’ V-8 rated at 1,817 hp, with an automated single-clutch gearbox calibrated for competitive use.

The new Venom F5 Revolution Coupe makes its global public debut on Jan. 15 at the Miami Motorcar Cavalcade Concours d’Elegance, priced at $2.7 million and limited to just 24 units.

The annual Werks Reunion Amelia Island returns on March 3 to The Amelia River Club at 4477 Buccaneer Trail, hosted by the local arm of the Porsche Club of America. Registration has opened for the event, which starts at 7 a.m. as registered cars begin filing the grass. Spectator parking is $40 cash per person. At 10:30 a.m., Youth Judging sponsored by Hagerty begins, with awards from 2 to 3 p.m.  The Porsche event is held in conjunction with……

… The 28th iteration of The Amelia has tickets are available, with stock car legend Jeff Gordon as honoree on March 2-5. The weekend’s events include a Saturday seminar featuring Gordon and NASCAR Hall of Fame crew chief Ray Evernham; chances to meet the legendary driver at Sunday’s concours; and a class of vehicles he drove and won in during his career. Details and tickets are at AmeliaConcours.com.

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904 Automotive Events Calendar January 5, 2023

Jacksonville Car Culture events calendar

Caffeine and Octane

The next Caffeine and Octane is set from 8 to 11 a.m. Saturday, January 14, at The Avenues mall’s Southside Boulevard parking lots.

And this is the sixth anniversary of the event, formerly known as Cars and Coffee, moving to the shopping center from its former home at the old Florida Times-Union site on Riverside Avenue.

Here’s some memories of those days with images from the December 2016 Cars and Coffee at the Times-Union building, now gone:

And here’s a reminder that the January event celebrates Japanese enthusiast/collectible/classic/luxury vehicles in a special display within the Central Lot. Submit your ride for consideration at caffeineandoctane.com:

And Mercedes-Benz enthusiasts are invited to join the cruise-in at the gated “Central Lot” as well.

Cars should start arriving by 7 a.m. each Saturday to the Southside Boulevard side of the shopping mall, the best way in through Malabar Boulevard. As always, there will be a Porsche Jacksonville corner, exotics area, Classics Rows and more at the August C&O. And look for literally hundreds of vintage and classic cars, muscle cars and so much more.

  • Official Caffeine and Octane merchandise is on sale at all Caffeine and Octane Jacksonville events

Gentle reminders – All vehicles parked in the Central Lot must remain in place until the show concludes at 11 a.m. Please Park in the Exhibit Lot if you need to leave prior to 11 a.m. Those parking in the Exotics Lot and the Porsche Corner are free to arrive and leave at any time.

Upcoming events….

Seventh annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam & Car Show: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on this Saturday at the St. Johns County Fairgrounds at 5840 Florida 207 in Elkton. Spectator admission is $5 per person, and $25 per show vehicle day-of-show. The title sponsor is MasterCraft Builder Group. There is a Florida BBQ Association Competition, and an SCA Steak Competition, with food for sale and live music.

Sixth annual Pedro Menendez High School Athletic Booster Club benefit car show: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 11, at the Classic Car Museum of St. Augustine at 4730 U.S. 1 S./Dixie Highway S. Free for spectators and $20 day-of-show for display vehicles.

Moose Lodge Car, Van and Truck Show: 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 11, at the Chapter 184 Moose Lodge at 3875 Reid St. in Palatka. Free for spectators and $25 day-of-show for display vehicles.

Southeast Eurofest: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Jan 14, at the Classic Car Museum of St. Augustine at 4730 U.S. 1 S./Dixie Highway S.  Open to all European Cars. VW, Audi, BMW, Porsche and more. Online registration is $20 per show vehicle.

11th Annual Kruisin4Kids car show: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, February 25, at Dinsmore Baptist Church, 10500 Old Kings Road in Jacksonville, with a burnout competition.

8th Annual San Jose Car & Truck Show at Dupont Station: 8:30 10 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 1, 6271 St. Augustine Road. More info to come. Proceeds will be donated to the Bishop John J. Snyder Community Center.

Riding into History Concours D’Elegance: Set for April 15, 2023, at the World Golf Village in St. Augustine, with Competition Motorcycles as the featured class and Grand Marshal Mary McGee, AMA Hall of Fame and Off Road Motorsports Hall of Fame inductee. McGee will join the Grand Marshal Tour that weekend, as well as the Grand Marshal Banquet. Riding into History is a non-profit organization with its primary charity, K9s for Warriors, which provides service dogs for disabled veterans. Riding into History has donated more than $600,000 to local charities since its founding in 1999.

The FIRM (Florida International Rally and Moto Park): Open Track Days held most weekends at the road course and rally course at 7266 Airport Road in Starke.

All the Cruise-ins

Clay County Cruzers, Callahan Cruisers and Amelia Cruizers all hold regular weekend cruise-ins, so check their Facebook pages.

Caffeine and Octane Jacksonville: 8 to 11 a.m. every second Saturday at The Avenues Mall at 10300 Southside Blvd. Information: https://bit.ly/3gPRvVQ.

Caffeine and Gasoline: Free first Saturday of the month cruise-in at 7 to 10 a.m. Saturday at J-Tech Institute at 8813 Western Way in Jacksonville. House rules – “respect the property.”

North Florida Domestic Car Club’s cruise-in: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. each first Saturday of the month at a new site – the Crossroad Church UMC, 10005 Gate Parkway.

Gripping Gears Car Meet: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the first Saturday of each month at Adamec Harley-Davidson at 380 Outlet Mall Blvd. in St. Augustine, presented by Jacksonville Headturners.

First Coast Car Council: All cruise-ins postponed

Callahan Cruisers: 4 to 7 p.m. every second Saturday at Hardee’s at 542309 U.S. 1 in Callahan.

Auto Legends Amelia Cars and Coffee: 9 a.m. to noon every second Saturday at Mocama Beer Company, 629 S. 8th St. in Fernandina Beach.

Johnny Angels: 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. every third Friday at Johnny Angels diner at 3546 St. Johns Bluff Road S.

Cruise Fruit Cove: 3 to 7 p.m. every third Saturday at the PDQ at 194 Florida 13 in Saint Johns, just south of Julington Creek.

New cruise-in: 1 p.m. every third Saturday at Hardee’s at 6852 Wilson Blvd.

Amelia Cruizers: 3 to 6 p.m. every third Saturday at Cold Stone Creamery, 808 Sadler Road, Fernandina Beach. The Amelia Cruizers Car Club will stage a cruise to the ice cream store, staging at 2 p.m. in the parking lot next to the closed Krystal’s (2020 Sadler Road), then make an informal parade along the ocean and on Centre Street through downtown to end at Cold Stone.

Yulee Cars and Coffee: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. every third Sunday at the Sonic Drive-In at 463939 Florida 200 in Yulee.

Clay County Cruzers’ events: 3 to 6 p.m. every first Saturday at Big Dawg Sports Restaurant, 1330 Blanding Blvd.; 3 to 6 p.m. every second Saturday at Dick’s Wings Fleming Island at 1803 E. West Parkway; 5 p.m. every third Friday at Freddy’s Steakburgers at 386 Blanding Blvd.; 8 to 10 a.m. every fourth at Nicole’s Café at 1101Blanding Blvd. in Orange Park; and 2 to 5 p.m. every fourth Saturday at Gator’s Dockside Oakleaf, 316 Merchants Way, Jacksonville.

Classic Car Museum of St. Augustine monthly cruise-ins: St. Augustine Cruiser’s “Cruise In” from 5 to 7 p.m. every third Saturday, and Cars and Coffee from 8 to 10 a.m. every fourth Saturday, both at 4730 U.S. 1 S./Dixie Highway South in St Augustine.

Cars and Coffee Fleming Island: 8 a.m. every fourth Sunday of the month at 2310 Village Square Parkway, Fleming Island.

New cruise-in: 6 p.m. every fourth Saturday at Mission BBQ, 8440 Blanding Blvd. in Jacksonville, hosted by Modern Mustangs of Jacksonville.

New cruise-in: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. every fourth Saturday at the Rockin’ 50’s Eatery at 3501 N. Ponce De Leon Blvd. in St. Augustine.

New cruise-in: Custard Cruise-in from 5 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, July 5, at Culver’s, 3433 U.S. 1 in St. Augustine.

Show and Tell: 6 to 9 p.m. every fourth Thursday at Advance Auto Parts at 10014 Atlantic Blvd.

Historic Springfield Main Street Cruise: 4 p.m. every fourth Saturday between 8th and 17th streets at Main Street in Jacksonville’s Springfield community.

And finally…

He coined the term Hoonigan, and Ken Block showed that skilled attitude whether racing against any and all comers in his wild Hoonicorn Mustang, or hanging the rear wheels of his Ford Focus rally car over the edge of a harbor.

But last weekend, the 55-year-old racer, video blogger and very nice guy died, confirmed on Jan. 2 by Hoonigan’s Instagram:

“With our deepest regrets that we can confirm that Ken Block passed away in a snowmobile accident today. Ken was a visionary, a pioneer and an icon. And most importantly, a father and husband He will be incredibly missed. Please respect the family’s privacy at this time while they grieve.”

Block co-founded DC Shoes, then moved on to race in Rally America starting in the mid-2000’s, steering a Subaru WRX STI. He co-founded Hoonigan Racing with Brian Scotto and continued rallying in the World Rally Championship as well as FIA World Rallycross. And anyone with YouTube saw his many wild-yet-hyper-skilled Gymkhana videos starting in 2008.

Two years later, he partnered with Ford Performance and raced/exhibited his outrageous Mustang, Focus, Fiesta, and F-150 builds. And more recently, he worked with Audi, one of his rides the all-electric “S1 Hoonitron.”

Geoffrey Hacker, head of Undiscovered Classics and Forgotten Fiberglass in Tampa, posts on his Facebook page that there will be 9 American Specials on The Amelia concours d’elegance show field in early March. Here’s another one expected to shine on the show field – the 1955 Bosley GT Mark I.

The Bosley GT Mark I has wowed crowds around the world since it was first introduced via Road & Track magazine to the public in 1955.  

Richard Bosley, a horticulturist from Mentor, Ohio had never built a hot rod or car of any sort. In 1952 when he was 21, he decided he wanted to build his dream car that would surpass anything on the market at the time, Hacker said.

Powered by a Chrysler Hemi V-8, the low-slung fiberglass Bosley had an advertised top speed of more than 160 miles per hour.  Intended as a dual-purpose sports and racing car, Road & Track writer Len Frank called the Bosley the most exciting, gorgeously proportioned shape he had ever seen when he wrote about it then. And Strother Macminn, director of the Pasadena Art Center of Design’s Transportation Department, stated that the Bosley changed the thinking of his students at that time.

The Ohio-based creator found it difficult to secure funding to produce his car in quantity, Hacker said. Built at a cost of over $9,000, this prototype remains the only Bosley GT Mark I ever produced.

Speaking of The Amelia….

The annual Werks Reunion Amelia Island returns on March 3 to The Amelia River Club at 4477 Buccaneer Trail, hosted by the local arm of the Porsche Club of America. Registration has opened for the event, which starts at 7 a.m. as registered cars begin filing the grass. Spectator parking is $40 cash per person. At 10:30 a.m., Youth Judging sponsored by Hagerty begins, with awards from 2 to 3 p.m.  The Porsche event is held in conjunction with……

… The 28th iteration of The Amelia has tickets are available, with stock car legend Jeff Gordon as honoree on March 2-5. The weekend’s events include a Saturday seminar featuring Gordon and NASCAR Hall of Fame crew chief Ray Evernham; chances to meet the legendary driver at Sunday’s concours; and a class of vehicles he drove and won in during his career. Details and tickets are at AmeliaConcours.com.

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904 Automotive Events Calendar 12-15-2022

Jacksonville Car Culture events calendar

Caffeine and Octane

The next Caffeine and Octane is set from 8 to 11 a.m. Saturday, January 14, at The Avenues mall’s Southside Boulevard parking lots.

At December’s show, C&O celebrated MOPARS in a special display within the Central Lot., while the Mercedes-Benz Club of America Southern Stars Section was the First Coast Car Council’s Car Club of the Month. The day began with fog, soon burned off by some hot cars:

Courtesy: David Grooms Photography

On Monday, the Jacksonville Car Culture team made a stop at Wolfson Children’s Hospital to deliver the new unwrapped gifts collected at the Jekyll Island Holiday Lights Adventure and Caffeine and Octane Jacksonville on December 10, 2022.

Cars should start arriving by 7 a.m. each Saturday to the Southside Boulevard side of the shopping mall, the best way in through Malabar Boulevard. As always, there will be a Porsche Jacksonville corner, exotics area, Classics Rows and more at the August C&O. And look for literally hundreds of vintage and classic cars, muscle cars and so much more.

  • Official Caffeine and Octane merchandise is on sale at all Caffeine and Octane Jacksonville events

Gentle reminders – All vehicles parked in the Central Lot must remain in place until the show concludes at 11 a.m. Please Park in the Exhibit Lot if you need to leave prior to 11 a.m. Those parking in the Exotics Lot and the Porsche Corner are free to arrive and leave at any time.

Fun past car events:

Old Town Classic Car Show: A classic amusement park at 5770 W. Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway in Kissimmee, it has held a Saturday night classic car cruise-in for most of its 34 years. In the shadow of its roller coaster and rides, we took a recent stroll through the Central Florida spot, which starts at 1 p.m. and welcomes show-quality 1985 and older hot rods, street rods and antiques – like these:

 

Cars will cruise at 8:30pm and all cars registered can participate.

Upcoming events….

Winter Fest Toy Drive: 7 to 10 p.m. on Friday at Autobahn Indoor Speedway & Events at 6601 Executive Park Court N. Staker Productions and Autobahn partner with Florida Baptist Children’s Home and One More Child to collect new unwrapped toys, diapers, blankets and clothes. Autobahn will be offering a 20% discount on their karts and axe throwing, plus 15% discount on all food and drinks!

Riding into History Concours D’Elegance: Set for April 15, 2023, at the World Golf Village in St. Augustine, with Competition Motorcycles as the featured class and Grand Marshal Mary McGee, AMA Hall of Fame and Off Road Motorsports Hall of Fame inductee. McGee will join the Grand Marshal Tour that weekend, as well as the Grand Marshal Banquet. Riding into History is a non-profit organization with its primary charity, K9s for Warriors, which provides service dogs for disabled veterans. Riding into History has donated more than $600,000 to local charities since its founding in 1999.

The FIRM (Florida International Rally and Moto Park): Open Track Days held most weekends at the road course and rally course at 7266 Airport Road in Starke.

All the Cruise-ins

Clay County Cruzers, Callahan Cruisers and Amelia Cruizers all hold regular weekend cruise-ins, so check their Facebook pages.

Caffeine and Octane Jacksonville: 8 to 11 a.m. every second Saturday at The Avenues Mall at 10300 Southside Blvd. Information: https://bit.ly/3gPRvVQ.

North Florida Domestic Car Club’s cruise-in: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. each first Saturday of the month at a new site – the Crossroad Church UMC, 10005 Gate Parkway.

Caffeine and Gasoline: Free first Saturday of the month cruise-in at 7 to 10 a.m. Saturday November 5, at J-Tech Institute at 8813 Western Way in Jacksonville. House rules – “respect the property.”

Gripping Gears Car Meet: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the first Saturday of each month at Adamec Harley-Davidson at 380 Outlet Mall Blvd. in St. Augustine, presented by Jacksonville Headturners.

First Coast Car Council: All cruise-ins postponed

Callahan Cruisers: 4 to 7 p.m. every second Saturday at Hardee’s at 542309 U.S. 1 in Callahan.

Auto Legends Amelia Cars and Coffee: 9 a.m. to noon every second Saturday at Mocama Beer Company, 629 S. 8th St. in Fernandina Beach.

Johnny Angels: 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. every third Friday at Johnny Angels diner at 3546 St. Johns Bluff Road S.

Cruise Fruit Cove: 3 to 7 p.m. every third Saturday at the PDQ at 194 Florida 13 in Saint Johns, just south of Julington Creek.

New cruise-in: 1 p.m. every third Saturday at Hardee’s at 6852 Wilson Blvd.

Amelia Cruizers: 3 to 6 p.m. every third Saturday at Cold Stone Creamery, 808 Sadler Road, Fernandina Beach. The Amelia Cruizers Car Club will stage a cruise to the ice cream store, staging at 2 p.m. in the parking lot next to the closed Krystal’s (2020 Sadler Road), then make an informal parade along the ocean and on Centre Street through downtown to end at Cold Stone.

Yulee Cars and Coffee: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. every third Sunday at the Sonic Drive-In at 463939 Florida 200 in Yulee.

Clay County Cruzers’ events: 3 to 6 p.m. every first Saturday at Big Dawg Sports Restaurant, 1330 Blanding Blvd.; 3 to 6 p.m. every second Saturday at Dick’s Wings Fleming Island at 1803 E. West Parkway; 5 p.m. every third Friday at Freddy’s Steakburgers at 386 Blanding Blvd.; 8 to 10 a.m. every fourth at Nicole’s Café at 1101Blanding Blvd. in Orange Park; and 2 to 5 p.m. every fourth Saturday at Gator’s Dockside Oakleaf, 316 Merchants Way, Jacksonville.

Classic Car Museum of St. Augustine monthly cruise-ins: St. Augustine Cruiser’s “Cruise In” from 5 to 7 p.m. every third Saturday, and Cars and Coffee from 8 to 10 a.m. every fourth Saturday, both at 4730 U.S. 1 S./Dixie Highway South in St Augustine.

Cars and Coffee Fleming Island: 8 a.m. every fourth Sunday of the month at 2310 Village Square Parkway, Fleming Island.

New cruise-in: 6 p.m. every fourth Saturday at Mission BBQ, 8440 Blanding Blvd. in Jacksonville, hosted by Modern Mustangs of Jacksonville.

New cruise-in: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. every fourth Saturday at the Rockin’ 50’s Eatery at 3501 N. Ponce De Leon Blvd. in St. Augustine.

New cruise-in: Custard Cruise-in from 5 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, July 5, at Culver’s, 3433 U.S. 1 in St. Augustine.

Show and Tell: 6 to 9 p.m. every fourth Thursday at Advance Auto Parts at 10014 Atlantic Blvd.

Historic Springfield Main Street Cruise: 4 p.m. every fourth Saturday between 8th and 17th streets at Main Street in Jacksonville’s Springfield community.

And finally….

The latest episode of “Barn Find Hunter” has host Tom Cotter looking at a 1963 Ford Mustang.

Wait, you say – the first Mustang was in 1964.5, right?

Well, this one is the 1963 prototype Ford Mustang that was once owned by Henry Ford II. In Tom’s video, the prototype Mustang’s current owner walks through the finer details of what exactly makes this one so different from the rest.

As for the 28th iteration of The Amelia, tickets are available for premiere concours d’elegance, with stock car legend Jeff Gordon as honoree on March 2-5.

The weekend’s events include a Saturday seminar featuring Gordon and NASCAR Hall of Fame crew chief Ray Evernham; chances to meet the legendary driver at Sunday’s concours; and a class of vehicles he drove and won in during his career. Details and tickets are at AmeliaConcours.com.

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904 Events Calendar Thanksgiving Edition 11-24-2022

Jacksonville Car Culture events calendar

Caffeine and Octane

The next Caffeine and Octane is set from 8 to 11 a.m. Saturday, December 10, at The Avenues mall’s Southside Boulevard parking lots.

Image courtesy Caffeine and Octane

This month, we celebrate MOPARS in a special display within the Central Lot. Submit your ride for consideration at www.caffeineandoctane.com. And it’s a holiday toy drive, so bring a new unwrapped toy for donation.

Cars should start arriving by 7 a.m. each Saturday to the Southside Boulevard side of the shopping mall, the best way in through Malabar Boulevard. As always, there will be a Porsche Jacksonville corner, exotics area, Classics Rows and more at the August C&O. And look for literally hundreds of vintage and classic cars, muscle cars and so much more.

  • Official Caffeine and Octane merchandise is on sale at all Caffeine and Octane Jacksonville events.
  • Check out more at firstcoastcarculture.com.

Gentle reminders – All vehicles parked in the Central Lot must remain in place until the show concludes at 11 a.m. Please Park in the Exhibit Lot if you need to leave prior to 11 a.m. Those parking in the Exotics Lot and the Porsche Corner are free to arrive and leave at any time.

And check out the official photos of last weekend’s C&O as lensed by Deremer Studios.

20th Annual Ponte Vedra Auto Show: Here’s some of what was arrayed across the Nocatee Station Event Field at 400 Nocatee Center Way in Ponte Vedra Beach a week ago.

Here’s the full list of winning classes, and a gander at some of them and more:

Yes – THAT Bobby Rahal – IndyCar legend and Ponte Vedra Beach resident – and his 1965 AC Cobra named Best of Show.

And here’s a sampling of the incredible 180-plus cars and specials on display:

Upcoming car events:

  Images courtesy Deremer Studios

Jacksonville Car Culture holds its annual December 2 and 3 Holiday Lights Tour and motoring event on Jekyll Island, with an optional cruise up to the site from the River City Marketplace at 5:30 p.m. the first night.

Jekyll Island is about 70 miles from downtown Jacksonville, a small fee required to enter the former winter vacation spot for the millionaires of old. The run includes the Jekyll Island holiday event, while participants can also reserve an overnight stay at the Courtyard Jekyll Island or Residence Inn Jekyll Island on December 2 and an exclusive Caffeine and Octane event on that Saturday.

The cruise is limited to 50 vehicles, cost:$100 for driver and passenger, plus the cost of the hotel room, base rate $169 plus fees/taxes. Participants are asked to bring an unwrapped toy for Wolfson Children’s Hospital. For full information and to register, go here.

And the upcoming cars shows….

Of course, it’s the Daytona Turkey Rod Run all weekend long at Daytona International Speedway: Get all your information, schedule and ticket costs right here at https://www.turkeyrun.com/.

Fall Cruisin’ to the Creek 2022: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, December 3, at Trout Creek Memorial Park and Marina at 6550 Florida 13 North in Saint Johns. Spectators are free; $25 show vehicle registration pre-show, and $30 day of show – register at carcouncil.org/show-registration. The annual show benefits the Ronald McDonald House of Jacksonville.

Jacksonville Corvette Club Toys for Tots/Safe Harbor Cruise-in: 10 a.m. to 1 pm. On Saturday, December 3, at the Classic Car Museum of St. Augustine at 4730 U.S. 1 S./Dixie Highway South in St Augustine. Spectators are free, show vehicles can offer an unwrapped new toy to enter. There’s a $100 prize for the best Christmas car decoration.

Holiday Matsuri Car Show at The FIRM (Florida International Rally and Moto Park): 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, December 3, at the road course and rally course at 7266 Airport Road in Starke. Called the largest single day drift event in Florida, it includes a Toys for Tots toy drive. No charge to be in the car show, with free parking. Drift event tickets are $20 per person at the gate ($15 if purchased online, see link).

Cruisin’ and Crossin’ 4 Kids Car, Truck and Motorcycle Show: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday Dec. 4, at the WW Ranch Motocross Park at 1439 Otis Road in Jacksonville. Spectators are $5 per adult. Kids under 10 free, while show vehicle are $30 each. Burnout contest at 1 p.m.

Riding into History Concours D’Elegance: Set for April 15, 2023, at the World Golf Village in St. Augustine, with Competition Motorcycles as the featured class and Grand Marshal Mary McGee, AMA Hall of Fame and Off Road Motorsports Hall of Fame inductee. McGee will join the Grand Marshal Tour that weekend, as well as the Grand Marshal Banquet. Riding into History is a non-profit organization with its primary charity, K9s for Warriors, which provides service dogs for disabled veterans. Riding into History has donated more than $600,000 to local charities since its founding in 1999.

The FIRM (Florida International Rally and Moto Park): Open Track Days held most weekends at the road course and rally course at 7266 Airport Road in Starke.

All the Cruise-ins

Clay County Cruzers, Callahan Cruisers and Amelia Cruizers all hold regular weekend cruise-ins, so check their Facebook pages.

Caffeine and Octane Jacksonville: 8 to 11 a.m. every second Saturday at The Avenues Mall at 10300 Southside Blvd. Information: https://bit.ly/3gPRvVQ.

North Florida Domestic Car Club’s cruise-in: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. each first Saturday of the month at a new site – the Crossroad Church UMC, 10005 Gate Parkway.

Caffeine and Gasoline: Free first Saturday of the month cruise-in at 7 to 10 a.m. Saturday November 5, at J-Tech Institute at 8813 Western Way in Jacksonville. House rules – “respect the property.”

Gripping Gears Car Meet: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the first Saturday of each month at Adamec Harley-Davidson at 380 Outlet Mall Blvd. in St. Augustine, presented by Jacksonville Headturners.

First Coast Car Council: All cruise-ins postponed

Callahan Cruisers: 4 to 7 p.m. every second Saturday at Hardee’s at 542309 U.S. 1 in Callahan.

Auto Legends Amelia Cars and Coffee: 9 a.m. to noon every second Saturday at Mocama Beer Company, 629 S. 8th St. in Fernandina Beach.

Johnny Angels: 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. every third Friday at Johnny Angels diner at 3546 St. Johns Bluff Road S.

Cruise Fruit Cove: 3 to 7 p.m. every third Saturday at the PDQ at 194 Florida 13 in Saint Johns, just south of Julington Creek.

New cruise-in: 1 p.m. every third Saturday at Hardee’s at 6852 Wilson Blvd.

Amelia Cruizers: 3 to 6 p.m. every third Saturday at Cold Stone Creamery, 808 Sadler Road, Fernandina Beach. The Amelia Cruizers Car Club will stage a cruise to the ice cream store, staging at 2 p.m. in the parking lot next to the closed Krystal’s (2020 Sadler Road), then make an informal parade along the ocean and on Centre Street through downtown to end at Cold Stone.

Yulee Cars and Coffee: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. every third Sunday at the Sonic Drive-In at 463939 Florida 200 in Yulee.

Clay County Cruzers’ events: 3 to 6 p.m. every first Saturday at Big Dawg Sports Restaurant, 1330 Blanding Blvd.; 3 to 6 p.m. every second Saturday at Dick’s Wings Fleming Island at 1803 E. West Parkway; 5 p.m. every third Friday at Freddy’s Steakburgers at 386 Blanding Blvd.; 8 to 10 a.m. every fourth at Nicole’s Café at 1101Blanding Blvd. in Orange Park; and 2 to 5 p.m. every fourth Saturday at Gator’s Dockside Oakleaf, 316 Merchants Way, Jacksonville.

Classic Car Museum of St. Augustine monthly cruise-ins: St. Augustine Cruiser’s “Cruise In” from 5 to 7 p.m. every third Saturday, and Cars and Coffee from 8 to 10 a.m. every fourth Saturday, both at 4730 U.S. 1 S./Dixie Highway South in St Augustine.

Cars and Coffee Fleming Island: 8 a.m. every fourth Sunday of the month at 2310 Village Square Parkway, Fleming Island.

New cruise-in: 6 p.m. every fourth Saturday at Mission BBQ, 8440 Blanding Blvd. in Jacksonville, hosted by Modern Mustangs of Jacksonville.

New cruise-in: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. every fourth Saturday at the Rockin’ 50’s Eatery at 3501 N. Ponce De Leon Blvd. in St. Augustine.

New cruise-in: Custard Cruise-in from 5 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, July 5, at Culver’s, 3433 U.S. 1 in St. Augustine.

Show and Tell, 6 to 9 p.m. every fourth Thursday at Advance Auto Parts at 10014 Atlantic Blvd.

Historic Springfield Main Street Cruise: 4 p.m. every fourth Saturday between 8th and 17th streets at Main Street in Jacksonville’s Springfield community.

And finally…

Get your NASCAR motor running as the 28th edition of The Amelia hosts stock car legend Jeff Gordon as will serve as honoree on March 2-5.

Photo courtesy The Amelia

The weekend’s events include a Saturday seminar featuring Gordon and NASCAR Hall of Fame crew chief Ray Evernham; chances to meet the legendary driver at Sunday’s concours; and a class of vehicles he drove and won in during his career.

“Jeff embodies the spirit of The Amelia, often referred to as ‘the racer’s concours,’” said McKeel Hagerty, CEO of Hagerty. “His incredible success on the track has made him a household name, but Jeff is more than a legendary driver. His charitable heart is on display at Jeff Gordon Children’s Foundation, where he has led the battle to find a cure for childhood cancer for more than two decades.”

Gordon joins a long line of racing honorees including Sir Stirling Moss (1996 & 2015), Richard Petty (2010), Roger Penske (2020) and Chip Ganassi (2022). Gordon’s former crew chief, Ray Evernham, is an Amelia regular. This year he will lead That Saturday seminar, “Jeff Gordon: The Hendrick Motorsports Years

Gordon is NASCAR’s winningest driver on road courses (nine wins) and restrictor-plate tracks (12). In January 2017, he became the first NASCAR Cup Series champion to win overall at the Rolex 24 at Daytona, joining A.J. Foyt, Mario Andretti and Jamie McMurray as the only drivers to win the prestigious sports car race and the Daytona 500.

In other news from The Amelia, Broad Arrow Auctions has been named the official auction house of the event, its inaugural auction set for March 4 at The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island.

As for The Amelia weekend, there’s the Porsche Winemaker’s Dinner, followed by Friday’s seminar: “Corvette at Le Mans,” plus a movie night featuring the film, “The Quest.” On Saturday, there’s Cars & Community includes RADwood, Concours d’Lemons, Youth Zone, Ride & Drives, a Bavarian beer garden and a curated Cars & Caffeine. On Saturday night, it is the Honoree Dinner at The Ritz-Carlton and Gordon.

On Sunday, The Amelia Concours d’Elegance will showcase 250 historically significant vehicles in 32 classes, including: Cars of Jeff Gordon, 120th Anniversary of Buick, Supercars Limited Production and Le Mans Winners.

Details and tickets are at AmeliaConcours.com.

An offroad supercar?

Yes – Automobili Lamborghini’s first super sports “all terrain” concept will be shown Nov. 28 to Dec. 4 at Art Basel in Miami Beach – the Huracán Sterrato.

Photo courtesy Lamborghini

The 2019 Huracán Sterrato concept combined the power of the V-10 engine, ground clearance increased with the approach and departure angle. The track width was increased on both axles, wide-walled tires inside wider wheel arches with integrated air intakes

The underbody and front frame of the Sterrato concept was reinforced, with integrated aluminum elements protected by an aluminum bulkhead, with the same material used for the side skirt reinforcements.

Finally – could they; would they?

Photo courtesy Mazda/EV Rider

A recent video from Mazda reported on by Jacksonville’s EV Rider Mazda just might have given us a brief glimpse of a future electric MX-5 Miata – check it out here.