Florida is becoming quite the vintage car state, what with three major concours events (all within the next few weeks), the Concours Club with its own private race track, and a trio of luxury Miami apartment towers involving name-brand automakers with storied histories—Bentley, Aston Martin and Porsche. All three come with built-in garages.

Of the concours events, first up is the eighth annual Miami Concours, which takes place Sunday, February 16 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the streets of the city’s famous Design District, with a full schedule of events throughout that weekend. Well over 100 cars will be arranged on the three streets (and six blocks) of the Concours, with another 100 being shown by local clubs, including the Porsche and Ferrari marques.

John Temerian is a co-founder of the Concours and also CEO of Curated, a high-end Miami dealership that specializes in low-production European cars from the 1970s through the early 2000s. “This year is very exciting,” he said. “We’re doing something unparalleled in the automotive world—bringing together the world’s fastest cars, including the McLaren F1, the RUF Yellowbird Porsche, the Bugatti Chiron Super Sport, the Jaguar XJ220, the Ferrari Daytona and the Lamborghini Countach.”

This year, via a new arrangement, car exhibitors, VIPs and paying guests will be able to come off the streets and relax at the Club at the Moore, in a landmark Design District building. The VIP ticket also includes reserved parking, a guided tour of Craig Robins’ art collection, and a private shopping experience. But the public is also invited free to walk the red carpet.

“We have a great relationship with the Design District,” said Brett David, a Concours partner who is also CEO of Prestige Imports Motor Group. “There are 10 restaurants on our campus, three of them Michelin-starred, and they sell out. There are elements of luxury, fashion, art, set against these iconic two- and three-story buildings. You become part of the show.” There’s no auction, but Temerian said one might be added in coming years.

Among the cars making their debut at the Miami Concours is the appropriate-for-south-Florida 2025 Overfinch Velocity Edition, based on the Range Rover. The car (above) offers carbon-fiber bodywork, special Helix wheels, Aurora seats with leather accents throughout the cabin, and an optional performance upgrade that boosts output of the 4.4-liter V-8 engine from 530 to 620 horsepower.

The second annual MODAMiami is March 1 and 2 at the city’s Biltmore Hotel (above), with some of the same local players as the Concours, but overseen by big player RM Sotheby’s, which holds its auction February 28. The auction house’s Florida base was Amelia Island until that event’s owner, classic insurer Hagerty, launched its own Broad Arrow sale. Last year, MODA and Amelia Island’s events were on the same day, but that logistical nightmare was avoided for 2025. The cars are arrayed on the hotel’s golf course, allowing viewers to get up close and personal.

The Amelia Island Concours this year is March 6 to 9. “We’re excited for our 30th year,” said Matt Orendac, vice chairman of the Concours Group. “Bill Warner founded the event in 1996, and since then it’s been the racer’s concours.” See below for what happens when it rains.

The show field, featuring 160 cars, is being somewhat rearranged for 2025, and there is also a new event, Reverie on March 6 in the host Ritz-Carlton ballroom, which promises to pair cars with an open bar and gourmet food stations.

This year’s honoree is driver Helio Castroneves (above), four-time winner of the Indianapolis 500, three-time winner of the 24 hours of Daytona, and one-time winner of Dancing with the Stars. On a Zoom from Brazil, Castroneves said, “My dad got bitten by the car bug, and had a small race team here in Brazil. I didn’t want to be a team owner—I just wanted to drive the cars. My dad is my hero. His big lesson was always work harder than the next guy.”

Castroneves said he “learned more from my losses than from my wins. Because of your losses, you come back and do it again.”

There’s a road tour around the island on Friday morning, March 7, and the public is invited to see the cars parked for lunch in downtown Fernandina Beach. Hagerty will also provide rides in classics from its own collection. A seminar that afternoon, hosted by former NASCAR crew chief Ray Evernham, focuses on motor sports announcers.

The Broad Arrow auction is that night, and Ramsey Potts, senior car specialist, promises 167 cars, including a star 1959 Ferrari 250 GT Spider estimated at $10 to $14 million. A 1954 Jaguar D-Type works competition car, OKV 2, driven by Stirling Moss (the first Amelia honoree) to 196 mph at Le Mans is expected to garner $6.5 to $8.5 million. A Euro-spec 1987 Lamborghini Countach 5000 QV is a relative bargain at $626,000 to $675,000, and a ex-Jimmy Buffett 1981 Porsche 911SC is a modest $75,000 to $100,000.

Gooding, now owned by Christie’s, once again has its auction at the Omni Hotel. A 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300SL “Gullwing” is expected to bring $1.3 to $1.5 million, and (below) a rare and striking 1935 Avions Voisin C25 Aérodyne $2 to $2.5 million. Bonhams, a fixture near the airport, is absent this year.

The auction will be followed by a screening of Back on Track, a documentary series focused on actor turned racer Patrick Dempsey and his partner Patrick Long as they compete in the Porsche Endurance Challenge North America. The Saturday seminar, also hosted by Evernham, features the return of past driver-honorees, including David Hobbs (2009), Derek Bell (2007), Lyn St. James (2021), Chip Ganassi (2022) and Bobby Rahal (2011).

And then there’s the Sunday big concours, which this year features 50 years of the Porsche Turbo, Sebring Corvettes, pre-war classics, IROC racers and Ferrari coach-built cars.

All in all, it might be worth traveling to Florida and parking yourself there for a while, getting up from your beach chair only long enough to attend all three classic car events.