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Car Shows, Cruise-Ins and More: 904 Jacksonville Car Culture Automotive Events Calendar July 22, 2026

Jacksonville Car Culture events calendar:

The next Caffeine & Octane Jacksonville, set for 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, August 9. Gentle reminders – All vehicles parked in the Central Lot Features area must remain in place until the show concludes. If you cannot stay until then, please park in the exhibit lot. And please listen to C&O volunteer staff.

Past events: 

Cruise Fruit Cove: Returning after a hiatus last Saturday at the new SAUCY at 194 Florida 13 in  Saint Johns – same site, new name – and over 150 cars.

Beaches Classic Cruisers at Culhane’s in Atlantic Beach: Last Sunday:

Upcoming events: 

Staker Productions and the Jacksonville Sports Car Museum hold a special automotive showcase to showcase a special lineup of vehicles – and one of the wildest hypercars recently acquired by the museum at Deerwood Castle at 7601 Centurion Parkway. Set for 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday. The event includes live DJ entertainment, food trucks and vendors, and exclusive vehicle displays from area Bentley, Lamborghini, Audi, BMW, Lexus and Maserati dealerships, plus First Coast Hot Wheels. Tickets – $30 per person – can be purchased in advance through the Jacksonville Sports Car Museum page or at the gate on the day of the event.

Street Wars Car Show: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, at Wipeouts Grill at 1585 Atlantic Blvd. in Neptune Beach. Spectators free, and show vehicles $25.

Honda/Acura Meet: 8:30 p.m. on Friday, July 31, at Stage 6 Motorsports at 5105 Philips Highway. Hondas and Acuras only – no burnouts; no revving and no loud music, organizers say.

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HickenPower Drag Strip: Drag racing begins at 1 p.m. Saturday, August 1; at 543455 U.S. 1 in Callahan. Spectators are $20, driver entry is $25. Next dates are: Aug. 8, 22 and 29.

B.O.S.S. Series Classic Car and Truck Show:  1 to 5 p.m. on Saturday, August 1, at The Starling at Ponte Vedra, 405 Solana Road. Only 40 slots are open, so please pre-register at STREETWORLDENTERTAINMENT.COM. Spectators are free, show vehicles $25 each – proceeds benefit the residents at The Starling.

Back to School Cruise-In: 5 to 7 p.m. on Saturday, August 1, at Jacksonville Chrysler/Jeep/Dodge/Ram at 11101 Nurseryfields Drive, The event is free to spectators and $20 per show vehicle, proceeds to benefit the Duval Charter School at Baymeadows. 

Toon Town Showcase: 5 to 10 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 1, at Toon Town at 1726 E. Church St.

Rides & Ridums: 2 to 6 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 1, at Mayport Brewing Co., 2152 Mayport Road. This is a car culture linkup held by North Florida Bimmers and Conscious Vibe.

*** First Coast Car Council Cruise-in: The First Coast Car Council revives its cruise-ins with a new event, set for 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, August 8, at the Chick-fil-A at 1925 Wells Road. The cruise-in will then be held at the same time on the second Saturday of each month.

Wheels and Worship Night cruise-in: 6 to 9 p.m. on Friday, August 14, at the Church of the Eleven22 St. John’s Campus at 2101 Longleaf Pine Pkwy, St Johns. 

Braderie Boulevard – A Celebration of Timeless Classics: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, August 29th & 30th, at the Jekyll Island Club Resort on Riverview Drive. The inaugural showcase will display vintage automobiles that are 50 years and older among the oaks of the historic Jekyll Island Club Resort. There is no registration fee for car owners to participate — fill out the form here to secure your space. There is a $10 toll per vehicle to get on the resort island.

Northeast Florida Rod Run/Car Show/Swap meet: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 5, at the Northeast Florida Fairground at 543378  U.S. 1 in Callahan. Free for spectators and $20 day of show for display vehicles.

Rocketman Rally and Show: 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 12, at Trout Creek Memorial Park, 6550 Florida 13 N. Spectators are free, show vehicle registration is $15, register on Eventbrite.

Truth Pointe Church Cruisin’ For Christ Car Show:  11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 19 at the church at 5330 Dunn Ave. Free for spectators and $20 per show vehicle.

North Jax Baptist Church Car Show: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 26 at the church at 8531 N. Main St. Free.

Built to Be Seen Car Show: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, September 26, at the Orange Park Mall at 1910 Wells Road. Spectators are free, while show vehicles are $30 by a September 1 pre-registration deadline, or $40 day of show. The event benefits children affected by substance abuse, and is sponsored by Driving Hope Forward.

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Staker Production’s Endless Summer Showcase 4/Downtown Edition: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 26, in the grassy field across from Decca Live at 323 E. Bay St. Organizers are shutting down East Bay Street and utilizing the waterfront grass area to host the event, with a full stage setup, vendors and display vehicles from across Florida and Georgia. More details to come soon right here.

SAW Kustomz Car Show at Rawfest: 11 a.m. on Saturday, September 26, at Flamingo Lake RV at 3640 Newcomb Road – pre-1988 vehicles only.

First Coast Car Council’s Cruisin’ to the Creek Car Show: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 3, at Trout Creek Memorial Park at 6550 Florida 13 in Northwest St. Johns County.  Free for spectators and $30 registration for show vehicles day of show. Proceeds benefit the Ronald McDonald House of Jacksonville.

Cruisin’ to the Creek Car Show: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 3, at Trout Creek Memorial Park at 6550 County Road 13 N. in Orangedale. Spectators are free, and show vehicles are $30 day of show.

Fall Classic Pontiac-Oakland-GMC Car Show: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 10, at the Classic Car Museum of St. Augustine at 4730 U.S. 1 S. Free to spectators and $30 per show vehicle day of show.

The Barn at Maple Car Show/Farmers Market: October 17 at the venue at 545 Cathy Tripp Lane in Jacksonville. 

30th annual 8 Flags Car Show: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 17, along Centre Street in downtown Fernandina Beach. Spectators are free, and $30 pre-registration for show vehicles can be done here – Corvettes are the featured marque.

Fall-O-Ween Festival: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, October 24 at Northside Church of God at 5252 Dunn Ave. Free for spectators and $20 per show vehicle – proceeds go to church Kids Ministry. Trunk-or-Treat also happening.

Good Sam Car Show: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, October 24, at Tanglewood Station at 1241 Blanding Blvd. Free for spectators and $20 per show vehicle. 

Marietta Bullsbay Athletic Association Car Show: 10 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 24, at Jefferson Ballpark at 361 Bullsbay Highway. Free for spectators and $20 per show vehicle.

4th annual Car Show: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 24, at Immanuel Anglican Church at 915 Orchard Ave. in Keystone Heights.

Trunk or Treat Car Show: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, October 31, at Adamec Harley-Davidson at 380 Outlet Mall Blvd. In St. Augustine. Free for spectators and $20 per show vehicle.

Hillcrest Baptist Church Car Show: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, October 31, at the church at 7673 Collins Road. 

Ponte Vedra Auto Show: 10 a.m. on Sunday, November 8, at 245 Nocatee Center in Ponte Vedra Beach. More details soon.

Rods on the River: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 7, at 2352 State Road 13 in Saint Johns. This is a private property, but spectators are free and show vehicle registration is $30 per, or $40 for a premium spot. This is a fundraiser for 6:8 Ministries.

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: 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. every second Saturday at The Avenues Mall at 10300 Southside Blvd. Information: https://bit.ly/3gPRvVQ.

**Alert – Cruise Fruit Cove: Returns at 1 p.m. Saturday, July 18, and same time every third Saturday of the month at the new SAUCY at 194 Florida 13 in  Saint Johns – same site, new name.

**New cruise-in – Pine Royale Car Meet: noon to 4 p.m. every first Saturday at Pine Royale Mini-Golf/Golf Range/Restaurant at  4100 Callahan Club Blvd.

Cruise-in: 6 to 9 p.m. every first Monday of each month at the BRIX, 300 2nd St., in Jacksonville Beach – sponsored by the Cadillac Kings.

Cruise-in – PJ’s Cars and Coffee: 7 to 9 a.m. every first Sunday of the month at 3470 Royal Pines Drive in Middleburg

B.C.O.D. (Bold City Oil Drippers) Mid-Month Cruise: 1 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, May 17, at Myrtle Avenue Brewing, 633 Myrtle Ave. N.

*** Morning Motor Social: On hiatus for the summer – returns in the fall, 8 to 11 a.m. every third Saturday of each month, at Park Place at Nocatee, 100 Palmetto Park Place in Ponte Vedra – free for spectators and show vehicles. Pre-register at morningmotorsocial.com.

North Florida Domestic Car Club’s cruise-in: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on each first Saturday of the month at Culhane’s Irish Pub, 9720 Deer Lake Court off Southside Boulevard.

UB Coffee & Cars: 6:30 to 8:30 a.m. every Sunday at the Urban Bean Coffeehouse Café at 2023 Park Ave. in Orange Park – sponsored by Classic Motorworks.

Duval Car, Truck and Bike Meet: noon to 5 p.m. every first Saturday at 10749 N. Main St.

Rides and Brews: 8 to 10 a.m. each first Saturday of each month at 10618 Deerwood Park Blvd. – held for car clubs and vehicles, organized by vehicle style, by the North Florida Type R/Type S community.

Mod Talk Tuesdays: 5 p.m. every first Tuesday at Tequila’s Mexican Restaurant at 10915 Baymeadows Road. For car, truck and bike enthusiasts.

Cruise-in at the Creek: 9 a.m. to noon every fifth Saturday at Trout Creek Park, 6550 Florida 13 N.

Fernandina Beach Car Meet: 6 p.m. on the first Saturday of the month at Famous Quick Lube, 1707 8th St. Fernandina Beach.

Jeeps and Java: 9 to 11 a.m. each third Sunday of the month at Rummies and Yummies bakery and coffee bar at 1580 Wells Road – a free cruise-in for Jeep owners.

Duval Car, Truck and Bike meet: Free cruise-in from noon to 5 p.m. each 1st and 3rd Saturday at the shopping center at 3000 Dunn Ave. 

Orange Blossom Breakfast Show: 8 to 11 a.m. every third Saturday at Orange Blossom Diner at 14329 Beach Blvd., presented by Beaches Classic Cruisers and Carl Bush.

Beaches Classic Cruisers new event: Second Sunday Coffee and Carburetors, 10 a.m. Sunday Nov. 9, at the Hotel Palms at 28 Sherry Drive in Atlantic Beach.

Amelia Cruizers: 3 to 6 p.m. on the third Saturday of each month, meeting at Townies Pizza, 819 T.J. Courson Road.

Jax Beach Classic Car Cruise: 4 to 7 p.m. every fourth Tuesday at Latham Plaza, 143 2nd St. N. in Jacksonville Beach. This is a City of Jacksonville Beach sponsored event, but November’s is the last cruise of the year because Deck the Chairs takes over Latham Plaza through December.

Cruisin’ Classics Cruise-in: 1 to 4 p.m. the first Sunday of each month on the back lawn of the Elks Lodge at 1855 West Road, off Beach Boulevard – Hamburgers and more on sale.

Wings & Wheels Cruise-in: 2 to 6 pm. each first Saturday at Dicks Wings & Grill at 6055 Youngerman Circle.

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

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

Kingsland Cars & Coffee: 9 a.m. to noon every first Saturday, with expanded parking now at Tasty’s at 1607 Georgia 40 in Kingsland.

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. 

Brunch with Cars: noon to 3 p.m. every third Sunday at Pink Salt Restaurant and Wine Bar, 1567 University Blvd. W.

Cars and Gars: noon to 5 p.m. every 1st and third Saturday at Allusion’s restaurant and bar at 5045 Soutel Drive.

Jeremiah’s Italian Ice cruise-in: noon to 3 p.m. every fourth Saturday at the business at 18111 Golden Eagle Way on Fleming Island. 

Apex Auto Car Show and Cruise-in: 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. every third Saturday of the month at Apex Automotive, 9962 San Jose Blvd. 

Cars, Bikes and Burgers: 7:30 to 11 p.m. every last Friday of each month at Steak ‘n Shake at 10661 San Jose Blvd.

**UPDATED** Clay County Cruzers’ events: 2 to 5 p.m. every first Saturday at Callahan’s Irish Bistro, 2141 Loch Rane Blvd. in Orange Park; 1 to 4 p.m. the second Saturday of each month at Big Dawg’s at 1330 Blanding Blvd. in Orange Park; 2 to 5 p.m. every third Saturday at Cheers Park Avenue, 1138 Park Ave. in Orange Park; and 2 to 5 p.m. every fourth Saturday at Gator’s Dockside, 8316 Merchants Way, Jacksonville.

**NEW LISTING – Here’s the Pharoah’s of St. John’s cruise-in and show listing for 2026:

Oakleaf Classic Car Cruise-In: 5 p.m. every fourth Friday at Trinity Oakleaf, 710 Oakleaf Plantation Parkway in Orange Park, with food truck – Clay County Cruzers.

Classic Car Museum of St. Augustine events:

The regular 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 cruise-ins are at 4730 U.S. 1 S. Dixie Highway South in St. Augustine. And the museum is open Tues.-Sat., 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

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.

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

Wait – there’s more:

Concours d’Elegance at Copshaholm

More than 100 classic and specialty cars were shown during the Concours d’Elegance at Copshaholm on the lawn and gardens of the historic 38-room Oliver Mansion in South Bend, Indiana, adjacent to the Studebaker National Museum. Among the entries was a Studebaker that originated at South Bend’s Studebaker factory before making its way to Allentown, Pennsylvania.

Concours d’Elegance at Copshaholm

Best in Show went to the 1929 Duesenberg Model J Sports Sedan with a body by Weymann.

Concours d’Elegance at Copshaholm

Best of Class in Motorcars of the Lincoln Highway was awarded to this 1913 Cole Series 90 Touring 

Could James Bond have a new ride?

Nope – Aston Martin’s new Dreadnought is a digital-only military specification vehicle designed exclusively for the new Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4.

Aston Martin

Created in collaboration with the game’s developers and publishers, this angular and deliberately extreme creation combines Aston Martin’s high-performance, luxury DNA with the virtual landscape of Call of Duty to deliver an immersive experience designed to dominate the most challenging and unforgiving digital environments yet rendered, the British carmaker says.

Aston Martin

Conceived by the Aston Martin Design team, the tactical all-wheel drive SUV player experience includes “the roar of a full-blooded V-12 powered Aston Martin,” plus advanced armor technologies and adaptive combat zone intelligence systems, the company says.

“To create the ultimate exotic off-road machine, I had to imagine Dreadnought not only as a digital asset, but as a vehicle living in the real world,” Aston Martin Chief Creative Officer Marek Reichman said. “ …  That vision allowed us to create something that feels genuinely real, even within the immersive world of the game.”
Aston Martin

The digital creation gets a carbon fiber chassis, door hinges in anodised Satin Gold, and an Oxford Tan leather dashboard and door panels, plus metallic gold gear lever. Dreadnought makes its global debut at Fanatics Fest in New York, with a full-size model of Aston Martin’s virtual SUV on the Call of Duty stand.   

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Car Shows, Cruise-Ins and MUCH More: 904 Automotive Events Calendar 7-15-2026

  Jacksonville Car Culture events calendar:

The next Caffeine & Octane Jacksonville, set for 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, August 9. Gentle reminders – All vehicles parked in the Central Lot Features area must remain in place until the show concludes. If you cannot stay until then, please park in the exhibit lot. And please listen to C&O volunteer staff.

**Alert – Cruise Fruit Cove: Returns at 1 p.m. this Saturday, and same time every third Saturday of the month at the new SAUCY at 194 Florida 13 in  Saint Johns – same site, new name.

Past events: Caffeine & Octane Jacksonville: Last Saturday, celebrating RED, WHITE and BLUE vehicles in the Feature Area.

Upcoming events:.

HickenPower Drag Strip: Test and Tune is moved up to 10:30 a.m. Saturday; gates open at 9 a.m.at 543455 U.S. 1 in Calahan. Earlier start time at the new drag strip is due to weather concerns. Spectators are $20, driver entry is $25.

Car show/cruise-in: 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, at the St. Augustine Elks Lodge at 1420 Florida A1A South. Free to spectators and $20 per show vehicle.

C/10 Club of Florida Rally Renegades: A 5-stop road rally that starts at 8 a.m. this Saturday, station in Callahan, then ends at Renegades on the River in Crescent City. The free poker run-style cruise will see punch cards given to the first 50 trucks – best hand will win some swag.

Staker Productions and the Jacksonville Sports Car Museum hold a special automotive showcase to showcase a special lineup of vehicles – and one of the wildest hypercars recently acquired by the museum at Deerwood Castle at 7601 Centurion Parkway. Set for 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, July 25, the event includes live DJ entertainment, food trucks and vendors, and exclusive vehicle displays from area Bentley, Lamborghini, Audi, BMW, Lexus and Maserati dealerships, plus First Coast Hot Wheels. Tickets – $30 per person – can be purchased in advance through the Jacksonville Sports Car Museum page or at the gate on the day of the event.

Street Wars Car Show: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, July 25, at Wipeouts Grill at 1585 Atlantic Blvd. in Neptune Beach. Spectators free, and show vehicles $25.

Toon Town Showcase: 5 to 10 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 1, at Toon Town at 1726 E. Church St.

Braderie Boulevard – A Celebration of Timeless Classics: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, August 29th & 30th, at the Jekyll Island Club Resort on Riverview Drive. The inaugural showcase will display vintage automobiles that are 50 years and older among the oaks of the historic Jekyll Island Club Resort. There is no registration fee for car owners to participate — fill out the form here to secure your space. There is a $10 toll per vehicle to get on the resort island.

Northeast Florida Rod Run/Car Show/Swap meet: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 5, at the Northeast Florida Fairground at 543378  U.S. 1 in Callahan. Free for spectators and $20 day of show for display vehicles.

Rocketman Rally and Show: 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 12, at Trout Creek Memorial Park, 6550 Florida 13 N. Spectators are free, show vehicle registration is $15, register on Eventbrite.

Truth Pointe Church Cruisin’ For Christ Car Show:  11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 19 at the church at 5330 Dunn Ave. Free for spectators and $20 per show vehicle.

North Jax Baptist Church Car Show: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 26 at the church at 8531 N. Main St. Free.

Driving Hope Forward Recovery Awareness Car Show: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 26, at the Orange Park Mall at 1910 Wells Road in Orange Park. Free for spectators and $30 per show vehicle – register here

Endless Summer Showcase 4/Downtown Edition: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 26, in the grassy field across from Decca Live at 323 E. Bay St. More details to come soon right here.

Saw Kustomz Car Show at Rawfest: 11 a.m. on Saturday, September 26, at Flamingo Lake RV at 3640 Newcomb Road – pre-1988 vehicles only.

First Coast Car Council’s Cruisin’ to the Creek Car Show: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 3, at Trout Creek Memorial Park at 6550 Florida 13 in Northwest St. Johns County.  Free for spectators and $30 registration for show vehicles day of show. Proceeds benefit the Ronald McDonald House of Jacksonville.

Cruisin’ to the Creek Car Show: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 3, at Trout Creek Memorial Park at 6550 County Road 13 N. in Orangedale. Spectators are free, and show vehicles are $30 day of show.

Fall Classic Pontiac-Oakland-GMC Car Show: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 10, at the Classic Car Museum of St. Augustine at 4730 U.S. 1 S. Free to spectators and $30 per show vehicle day of show.

The Barn at Maple Car Show/Farmers Market: October 17 at the venue at 545 Cathy Tripp Lane in Jacksonville. 

30th annual 8 Flags Car Show: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 17, along Centre Street in downtown Fernandina Beach. Spectators are free, and $30 pre-registration for show vehicles can be done here – Corvettes are the featured marque.

Fall-O-Ween Festival: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, October 24 at Northside Church of God at 5252 Dunn Ave. Free for spectators and $20 per show vehicle – proceeds go to church Kids Ministry. Trunk-or-Treat also happening.

Good Sam Car Show: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, October 24, at Tanglewood Station at 1241 Blanding Blvd. Free for spectators and $20 per show vehicle. 

Marietta Bullsbay Athletic Association Car Show: 10 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 24, at Jefferson Ballpark at 361 Bullsbay Highway. Free for spectators and $20 per show vehicle.

4th annual Car Show: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 24, at Immanuel Anglican Church at 915 Orchard Ave. in Keystone Heights.

Trunk or Treat Car Show: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, October 31, at Adamec Harley-Davidson at 380 Outlet Mall Blvd. In St. Augustine. Free for spectators and $20 per show vehicle.

Hillcrest Baptist Church Car Show: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, October 31, at the church at 7673 Collins Road. 

Ponte Vedra Auto Show: 10 a.m. on Sunday, November 8, at 245 Nocatee Center in Ponte Vedra Beach. More details soon.

Rods on the River: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 7, at 2352 State Road 13 in Saint Johns. This is a private property, but spectators are free and show vehicle registration is $30 per, or $40 for a premium spot. This is a fundraiser for 6:8 Ministries.

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: 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. every second Saturday at The Avenues Mall at 10300 Southside Blvd. Information: https://bit.ly/3gPRvVQ.

**Alert – Cruise Fruit Cove: Returns at 1 p.m. Saturday, July 18, and same time every third Saturday of the month at the new SAUCY at 194 Florida 13 in  Saint Johns – same site, new name.

**New cruise-in – Pine Royale Car Meet: noon to 4 p.m. every first Saturday at Pine Royale Mini-Golf/Golf Range/Restaurant at  4100 Callahan Club Blvd.

Cruise-in: 6 to 9 p.m. every first Monday of each month at the BRIX, 300 2nd St., in Jacksonville Beach – sponsored by the Cadillac Kings.

Cruise-in – PJ’s Cars and Coffee: 7 to 9 a.m. every first Sunday of the month at 3470 Royal Pines Drive in Middleburg

B.C.O.D. (Bold City Oil Drippers) Mid-Month Cruise: 1 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, May 17, at Myrtle Avenue Brewing, 633 Myrtle Ave. N.

Morning Motor Social: 8 to 11 a.m. every third Saturday of each month, at Park Place at Nocatee, 100 Palmetto Park Place in Ponte Vedra – free for spectators and show vehicles. Pre-register at morningmotorsocial.com.

North Florida Domestic Car Club’s cruise-in: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on each first Saturday of the month at Culhane’s Irish Pub, 9720 Deer Lake Court off Southside Boulevard.

UB Coffee & Cars: 6:30 to 8:30 a.m. every Sunday at the Urban Bean Coffeehouse Café at 2023 Park Ave. in Orange Park – sponsored by Classic Motorworks.

Duval Car, Truck and Bike Meet: noon to 5 p.m. every first Saturday at 10749 N. Main St.

Rides and Brews: 8 to 10 a.m. each first Saturday of each month at 10618 Deerwood Park Blvd. – held for car clubs and vehicles, organized by vehicle style, by the North Florida Type R/Type S community.

Mod Talk Tuesdays: 5 p.m. every first Tuesday at Tequila’s Mexican Restaurant at 10915 Baymeadows Road. For car, truck and bike enthusiasts.

Cruise-in at the Creek: 9 a.m. to noon every fifth Saturday at Trout Creek Park, 6550 Florida 13 N.

Fernandina Beach Car Meet: 6 p.m. on the first Saturday of the month at Famous Quick Lube, 1707 8th St. Fernandina Beach.

Jeeps and Java: 9 to 11 a.m. each third Sunday of the month at Rummies and Yummies bakery and coffee bar at 1580 Wells Road – a free cruise-in for Jeep owners.

Duval Car, Truck and Bike meet: Free cruise-in from noon to 5 p.m. each 1st and 3rd Saturday at the shopping center at 3000 Dunn Ave. 

Orange Blossom Breakfast Show: 8 to 11 a.m. every third Saturday at Orange Blossom Diner at 14329 Beach Blvd., presented by Beaches Classic Cruisers and Carl Bush.

Beaches Classic Cruisers new event: Second Sunday Coffee and Carburetors, 10 a.m. Sunday Nov. 9, at the Hotel Palms at 28 Sherry Drive in Atlantic Beach.

Amelia Cruizers: 3 to 6 p.m. on the third Saturday of each month, meeting at Townies Pizza, 819 T.J. Courson Road.

Jax Beach Classic Car Cruise: 4 to 7 p.m. every fourth Tuesday at Latham Plaza, 143 2nd St. N. in Jacksonville Beach. This is a City of Jacksonville Beach sponsored event, but November’s is the last cruise of the year because Deck the Chairs takes over Latham Plaza through December.

Cruisin’ Classics Cruise-in: 1 to 4 p.m. the first Sunday of each month on the back lawn of the Elks Lodge at 1855 West Road, off Beach Boulevard – Hamburgers and more on sale.

Wings & Wheels Cruise-in: 2 to 6 pm. each first Saturday at Dicks Wings & Grill at 6055 Youngerman Circle.

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

Wheels and Worship Night cruise-in: 6 to 9 p.m. on every second Friday, at Wheelhouse San Pablo at  14105 William Davis Parkway. 

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

Kingsland Cars & Coffee: 9 a.m. to noon every first Saturday, with expanded parking now at Tasty’s at 1607 Georgia 40 in Kingsland.

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. 

Brunch with Cars: noon to 3 p.m. every third Sunday at Pink Salt Restaurant and Wine Bar, 1567 University Blvd. W.

Cars and Gars: noon to 5 p.m. every 1st and third Saturday at Allusion’s restaurant and bar at 5045 Soutel Drive.

Jeremiah’s Italian Ice cruise-in: noon to 3 p.m. every fourth Saturday at the business at 18111 Golden Eagle Way on Fleming Island. 

Apex Auto Car Show and Cruise-in: 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. every third Saturday of the month at Apex Automotive, 9962 San Jose Blvd. 

Cars, Bikes and Burgers: 7:30 to 11 p.m. every last Friday of each month at Steak ‘n Shake at 10661 San Jose Blvd.

**UPDATED** Clay County Cruzers’ events: 2 to 5 p.m. every first Saturday at Callahan’s Irish Bistro, 2141 Loch Rane Blvd. in Orange Park; 1 to 4 p.m. the second Saturday of each month at Big Dawg’s at 1330 Blanding Blvd. in Orange Park; 2 to 5 p.m. every third Saturday at Cheers Park Avenue, 1138 Park Ave. in Orange Park; and 2 to 5 p.m. every fourth Saturday at Gator’s Dockside, 8316 Merchants Way, Jacksonville.

**NEW LISTING – Here’s the Pharoah’s of St. John’s cruise-in and show listing for 2026:

Oakleaf Classic Car Cruise-In: 5 p.m. every fourth Friday at Trinity Oakleaf, 710 Oakleaf Plantation Parkway in Orange Park, with food truck – Clay County Cruzers.

Classic Car Museum of St. Augustine events:

The regular 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 cruise-ins are at 4730 U.S. 1 S. Dixie Highway South in St. Augustine. And the museum is open Tues.-Sat., 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

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.

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

Wait – there’s more:

Nilu27

Here’s an example of automotive spaghetti – the NILU hypercar’s “Hot V” engine with its 12 swirling exhaust pipes is alive, according to its makers at Nilu27. Founders Sasha and Inna Selipanov recently traveled to New Zealand to witness the brand new V-12 engine fired for the first time.

The milestone took place on , June 17,  marking a first run for the highly anticipated power unit. Developed in close collaboration with specialized high-performance engine developers Hartley Engines, the power unit is a masterclass in traditional internal combustion engineering.

It features a unique “Hot V” configuration – with the exhaust headers placed between the cylinder heads to optimize both performance and packaging. And while the engine was originally projected to produce 1,070 horsepower, initial dyno testing has already exceeded those projections, while reaching a spine-tingling 11,000 RPM redline.

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“This is the moment theory became reality,” said Sasha Selipanov, Founder of Nilu27. “By firing-up this stunning V12 we didn’t only prove our engineering capabilities, we delivered the soul of the NILU. As most of the automotive world embraces digital and electric sterility, we’ve doubled down on the raw, visceral drama of high RPM, naturally aspirated internal combustion. The Nilu27/Hartley V12 will make our hypercar truly timeless. And we hope the video from our first dyno test will generate the same excitement among viewers as it did when we were present.” 

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Nelson Hartley from Hartley Engines, echoed the excitement from the workshop floor in New Zealan.

“To see this bespoke V12 come to life after months of intense development is an indescribable feeling. This isn’t just an engine; it’s a piece of art that pushes the boundaries of what a naturally aspirated power unit can do. We knew we had something special on paper, but seeing it outperform expectations on the dyno right out of the gate is phenomenal.”

The naturally aspirated  6.5-liter, 12-cylinder engine has an 80-degree bank angle….and those who drive it will have a 7-speed manual. Following further testing, final calibration and refinement cycles in New Zealand, the V-12 engine will soon leave Palmerston North for the Nilu27 R&D and production facilities in Lahr, Germany. Once there, it will be integrated into the company’s first driving prototype.

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Quick Take: 2026 Cadillac Escalade Platinum Sport

EV Rider reviewer Dan Scanlan takes a test drive in a 2026 Cadillac Escalade Sport – a 211.9-inch-long, 7-seat luxury SUV with black shield-shaped grille, the central Cadillac badge glowing at night, and tacks of vertical multi-element LED headlights. It rides on 24-inch Bridgestone Alenza rubber on 15-spoke alloy wheels, with a formally square roofline with black side trim and slim roof rack – an impressive looking SUV.

The interior has a wide-screen dashboard – 55 inches, starting with a configurable high-rez gauge cluster visible through a power-adjustable steering wheel that’s got haptic touch buttons to handle that screen – even Night Vision. That flows into a center touchscreen section, then there’s a 20-inch front-passenger touchscreen that allows streaming and internet browsing.

There’s three rows of plush white semi-aniline leather seats inside power operated doors – brush a finger on the touchscreen at the head of the center console, and they hands-free open and shut. Seating includes comfy captain’s chairs with center armrests occupy the second row of this luxury jet on wheels, facing dual 12.6-inch touchscreens. There’s a decent-size third-row bench seat with room for two, maybe three adults in a pinch, and lots of cargo space – posh cooled/massaging first and second row seats, and 42-speaker AKG Studio Reference audio system too.

And under the hood, a 6.2-liter V-8 with 420-hp and a healthy 460 lb-ft of torque, funneled to all or rear wheels only via a 10-speed automatic – 60 in a quick 5.5 seconds. It can handle 1,580 pounds of people and cargo, and tow 8,100 pounds of stuff. And it’s well behaved in daily driving, handling corners quite well for its size and height

So read lots more about this – 2026 Escalade Platinum Sport: High Tech Interior, V‑8 Punch  – plus more interior and exterior images by EV Rider reviewer Dan Scanlan.And check out lots more views of EV, PHEV and ICE vehicles at EV Rider.

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904 Jacksonville Car Culture Automotive Events Calendar July 1. 2026

 Jacksonville Car Culture events calendar:

The next Caffeine & Octane Jacksonville, set for 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 11 – celebrating RED, WHITE and BLUE vehicles in the Feature Area. Gentle reminders – All vehicles parked in the Central Lot Features area must remain in place until the show concludes. If you cannot stay until then, please park in the exhibit lot. And please listen to C&O volunteer staff.

Past events:

Classic Car Museum of St. Augustine cruise in St. Augustine: St. Augustine Cruisers Car Club event last Saturday:

Upcoming events:.

Off the Hook Late Night Car Show: 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. this Friday at Off the Hook Seafood & Steaks, 2475 Blanding Blvd. in Middleburg. 

Callahan Cruisers 4th of July Car Show: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, at the West Nassau Museum of History at 45383 Dixie Ave. in Callahan. Spectators are free, and show vehicle registration is $20.

Callahan Speedway’s July 4th Test and Tune: Go play on the new Hicken Power Drag Strip at 543455 U.S. 1 in Callahan. Track opens at  a.m., test and tune after the 1 p.m. driver’s met. Gate admission is $20 per person; $15 to test and tune. Numerous classes to compete in; and folks can stay to watch the fireworks Saturday night from the Northeast Florida Fairgrounds across U.S. 1.

4th of July Meet and Cruise: 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 4, at the Gate gas station at 11100 E-Town Parkway in Jacksonville. This is a free USA 250th anniversary cruise to St. Augustine, starting with vehicle staging then 11:30 a.m. launch -open to all classics, modern and exotics.

4th of July Car Show: 4 to 10 p.m. on Saturday, July 4th, at Fratt Rods at 44290 Pegasus Way in Callahan. The event includes fireworks at 9:15 p.m.

Wheels and Worship Night cruise-in: 6 to 9 p.m. on Friday, July 10, at Wheelhouse San Pablo at  14105 William Davis Parkway. 

Car show/cruise-in: 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, July 18, at the St. Augustine Elks Lodge at 1420 Florida A1A South. Free to spectators and $20 per show vehicle.

C/10 Club of Florida Rally Renegades: A 5-stop road rally that starts at 8 a.m. on Saturday, July 18, at the Mobil station in Callahan, then ends at Renegades on the River in Crescent City. The free poker run-style cruise will see punch cards given to the first 50 trucks – best hand will win some swag.

Staker Productions and the Jacksonville Sports Car Museum hold a special automotive showcase to showcase a special lineup of vehicles – and one of the wildest hypercars recently acquired by the museum at Deerwood Castle at 7601 Centurion Parkway. Set for 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, July 25, the event includes live DJ entertainment, food trucks and vendors, and exclusive vehicle displays from area Bentley, Lamborghini, Audi, BMW, Lexus and Maserati dealerships, plus First Coast Hot Wheels. Tickets – $30 per person – can be purchased in advance through the Jacksonville Sports Car Museum page or at the gate on the day of the event.

Street Wars Car Show: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, July 25, at Wipeouts Grill at 1585 Atlantic Blvd. in Neptune Beach. Spectators free, and show vehicles $25.

Toon Town Showcase: 5 to 10 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 1, at Toon Town at 1726 E. Church St.

Braderie Boulevard – A Celebration of Timeless Classics: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, August 29th & 30th, at the Jekyll Island Club Resort on Riverview Drive. The inaugural showcase will display vintage automobiles that are 50 years and older among the oaks of the historic Jekyll Island Club Resort. There is no registration fee for car owners to participate — fill out the form here to secure your space. There is a $10 toll per vehicle to get on the resort island.

Northeast Florida Rod Run/Car Show/Swap meet: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 5, at the Northeast Florida Fairground at 543378  U.S. 1 in Callahan. Free for spectators and $20 day of show for display vehicles.

Rocketman Rally and Show: 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 12, at Trout Creek Memorial Park, 6550 Florida 13 N. Spectators are free, show vehicle registration is $15, register on Eventbrite.

Truth Pointe Church Cruisin’ For Christ Car Show:  11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 19 at the church at 5330 Dunn Ave. Free for spectators and $20 per show vehicle.

Driving Hope Forward Recovery Awareness Car Show: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 26, at the Orange Park Mall at 1910 Wells Road in Orange Park. Free for spectators and $30 per show vehicle – register here

Endless Summer Showcase 4/Downtown Edition: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 26, in the grassy field across from Decca Live at 323 E. Bay St. More details to come soon right here.

Saw Kustomz Car Show at Rawfest: 11 a.m. on Saturday, September 26, at Flamingo Lake RV at 3640 Newcomb Road – pre-1988 vehicles only.

First Coast Car Council’s Cruisin’ to the Creek Car Show: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 3, at Trout Creek Memorial Park at 6550 Florida 13 in Northwest St. Johns County.  Free for spectators and $30 registration for show vehicles day of show. Proceeds benefit the Ronald McDonald House of Jacksonville.

Fall Classic Pontiac-Oakland-GMC Car Show: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 10, at the Classic Car Museum of St. Augustine at 4730 U.S. 1 S. Free to spectators and $30 per show vehicle day of show.

30th annual 8 Flags Car Show: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 17, along Centre Street in downtown Fernandina Beach. Spectators are free, and $30 pre-registration for show vehicles can be done here.

The Barn at Maple Car Show/Farmers Market: October 17 at the venue at 545 Cathy Tripp Lane in Jacksonville. 

Marietta Bullsbay Athletic Association Car Show: 10 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 24, at the Thomas Jefferson Park ballfield complex off Old Plank Road. Free for spectators and $20 per show vehicle.

Ponte Vedra Auto Show: 10 a.m. on Sunday, November 8, at 245 Nocatee Center in Ponte Vedra Beach. More details soon.

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: 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. every second Saturday at The Avenues Mall at 10300 Southside Blvd. Information: https://bit.ly/3gPRvVQ.

**Alert – Cruise Fruit Cove: Returns at 1 p.m. Saturday, July 18, and same time every third Saturday of the month at the new SAUCY at 194 Florida 13 in  Saint Johns – same site, new name.

**New cruise-in – Pine Royale Car Meet: noon to 4 p.m. every first Saturday at Pine Royale Mini-Golf/Golf Range/Restaurant at  4100 Callahan Club Blvd.

Cruise-in: 6 to 9 p.m. every first Monday of each month at the BRIX, 300 2nd St., in Jacksonville Beach – sponsored by the Cadillac Kings.

Cruise-in – PJ’s Cars and Coffee: 7 to 9 a.m. every first Sunday of the month at 3470 Royal Pines Drive in Middleburg

B.C.O.D. (Bold City Oil Drippers) Mid-Month Cruise: 1 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, May 17, at Myrtle Avenue Brewing, 633 Myrtle Ave. N.

Morning Motor Social: 8 to 11 a.m. every third Saturday of each month, at Park Place at Nocatee, 100 Palmetto Park Place in Ponte Vedra – free for spectators and show vehicles. Pre-register at morningmotorsocial.com.

North Florida Domestic Car Club’s cruise-in: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on each first Saturday of the month at Culhane’s Irish Pub, 9720 Deer Lake Court off Southside Boulevard.

UB Coffee & Cars: 6:30 to 8:30 a.m. every Sunday at the Urban Bean Coffeehouse Café at 2023 Park Ave. in Orange Park – sponsored by Classic Motorworks.

Duval Car, Truck and Bike Meet: noon to 5 p.m. every first Saturday at 10749 N. Main St.

Rides and Brews: 8 to 10 a.m. each first Saturday of each month at 10618 Deerwood Park Blvd. – held for car clubs and vehicles, organized by vehicle style, by the North Florida Type R/Type S community.

Mod Talk Tuesdays: 5 p.m. every first Tuesday at Tequila’s Mexican Restaurant at 10915 Baymeadows Road. For car, truck and bike enthusiasts.

Cruise-in at the Creek: 9 a.m. to noon every fifth Saturday at Trout Creek Park, 6550 Florida 13 N.

Fernandina Beach Car Meet: 6 p.m. on the first Saturday of the month at Famous Quick Lube, 1707 8th St. Fernandina Beach.

Jeeps and Java: 9 to 11 a.m. each third Sunday of the month at Rummies and Yummies bakery and coffee bar at 1580 Wells Road – a free cruise-in for Jeep owners.

Duval Car, Truck and Bike meet: Free cruise-in from noon to 5 p.m. each 1st and 3rd Saturday at the shopping center at 3000 Dunn Ave. 

Orange Blossom Breakfast Show: 8 to 11 a.m. every third Saturday at Orange Blossom Diner at 14329 Beach Blvd., presented by Beaches Classic Cruisers and Carl Bush.

Beaches Classic Cruisers new event: Second Sunday Coffee and Carburetors, 10 a.m. Sunday Nov. 9, at the Hotel Palms at 28 Sherry Drive in Atlantic Beach.

Amelia Cruizers: 3 to 6 p.m. on the third Saturday of each month, meeting at Townies Pizza, 819 T.J. Courson Road.

Jax Beach Classic Car Cruise: 4 to 7 p.m. every fourth Tuesday at Latham Plaza, 143 2nd St. N. in Jacksonville Beach. This is a City of Jacksonville Beach sponsored event, but November’s is the last cruise of the year because Deck the Chairs takes over Latham Plaza through December.

Cruisin’ Classics Cruise-in: 1 to 4 p.m. the first Sunday of each month on the back lawn of the Elks Lodge at 1855 West Road, off Beach Boulevard – Hamburgers and more on sale.

Wings & Wheels Cruise-in: 2 to 6 pm. each first Saturday at Dicks Wings & Grill at 6055 Youngerman Circle.

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. 

Kingsland Cars & Coffee: 9 a.m. to noon every first Saturday, with expanded parking now at Tasty’s at 1607 Georgia 40 in Kingsland.

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. 

Brunch with Cars: noon to 3 p.m. every third Sunday at Pink Salt Restaurant and Wine Bar, 1567 University Blvd. W.

Cars and Gars: noon to 5 p.m. every 1st and third Saturday at Allusion’s restaurant and bar at 5045 Soutel Drive.

Jeremiah’s Italian Ice cruise-in: noon to 3 p.m. every fourth Saturday at the business at 18111 Golden Eagle Way on Fleming Island. 

Apex Auto Car Show and Cruise-in: 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. every third Saturday of the month at Apex Automotive, 9962 San Jose Blvd. 

Cars, Bikes and Burgers: 7:30 to 11 p.m. every last Friday of each month at Steak ‘n Shake at 10661 San Jose Blvd.

**UPDATED** Clay County Cruzers’ events: 2 to 5 p.m. every first Saturday at Callahan’s Irish Bistro, 2141 Loch Rane Blvd. in Orange Park; 1 to 4 p.m. the second Saturday of each month at Big Dawg’s at 1330 Blanding Blvd. in Orange Park; 2 to 5 p.m. every third Saturday at Cheers Park Avenue, 1138 Park Ave. in Orange Park; and 2 to 5 p.m. every fourth Saturday at Gator’s Dockside, 8316 Merchants Way, Jacksonville.

**NEW LISTING – Here’s the Pharoah’s of St. John’s cruise-in and show listing for 2026:

Oakleaf Classic Car Cruise-In: 5 p.m. every fourth Friday at Trinity Oakleaf, 710 Oakleaf Plantation Parkway in Orange Park, with food truck – Clay County Cruzers.

Classic Car Museum of St. Augustine events:

The regular 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 cruise-ins are at 4730 U.S. 1 S. Dixie Highway South in St. Augustine. And the museum is open Tues.-Sat., 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

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.

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

Wait – there’s more:

Photos – Morgan Motor Company

Britain’s venerable Morgan Motor Company has a new car – but there’s only nine to be built, and sadly, it looks like none of the Midsummer coupe will be coming to the U.S.

The design has billet aluminum A-pillars, with a windshield bonded directly to its structure. Inside, cream leather with teak wood inlays and real aluminum. Under its bonnet, BMW’s turbocharged 3-liter inline-6 paired to an 8-speed automatic.

“Midsummer Coupé began with a conversation,” said Morgan Managing Director Matthew Hole. “A client came to us with an idea and, rather than asking how closely we could meet that brief, we asked ourselves how far we could take it.”

The introduction of a fixed-head architecture allowed Morgan’s designers to rethink the vehicle’s proportions, the roofline flowing seamlessly into the rear bodywork. The ash body frame forms part of the load-bearing architecture, helping transfer loads through the structure whilst also providing natural acoustic benefits. 

No price tag announced – and no mention of it on Morgan’s U.S. website.

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Quick Take: 2026 GMC Sierra AT4 EV

EV Rider reviewer Dan Scanlan takes a test drive in a 2026 GMC Sierra AT4 EV – a 231-inch-long, 75-inch tall, Summit White EV pickup truck with real power – 725 horsepower and 775 lb-ft of torque – and real range. It shares the well-done GM Ultium platform with the Chevrolet Silverado EV we just tested, but gets the AT4 treatment – red tow hooks, 2-inch higher suspension, skid plate and 18-inch AT4 wheels wearing meaty, knobby off-road Goodyear Wrangler rubber.

The interior is cleanly done, high-tech and a tad richer in trim and look, with 16-way power-adjustable front seats, 11-inch gauge screen and 16.8-inch center touchscreen that shows navigation, EV info and more. The latter gets simulated overhead camera images to help back neatly into spots, plus focused nose and tail camera. There’s serious room for four adults, plus 57.5-cubic-foot cargo bed that’s expandable ‘cause there’s a cabin midgate – it can handle stuff over 10 feet long. And there’s a big frunk.

.On the road – and off – there’s multiple liquid-cooled lithium-ion battery modules down low between electric motors, one at the front, the other in the rear – with Torque Vectoring e4WD. Yes, it has rear-wheel-steer and a crab walk setting so you can angle a bit sideways.

But that EV system gave us real range – GMC says up to an indicated 478 miles – and it can tow more than 12,000 pounds. It’s also quick – a Thors Hammer mode with Sport and Adrenaline settings unleashes all 760-hp to fly to 60 mph in 3.7 seconds, all-wheel-drive meaning it does it with no fuss.

So read lots more about this – GMC Sierra AT4 EV Goes The Distance – plus more interior and exterior images by EV Rider reviewer Dan Scanlan.And check out lots more views of EV, PHEV and ICE vehicles at EV Rider.

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Car Shows, Cruise-Ins and MUCH More: 904 Jacksonville, Florida Automotive Events Calendar 6-23-2026

 Jacksonville Car Culture events calendar:

The next Caffeine & Octane Jacksonville, set for 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 11. Gentle reminders – All vehicles parked in the Central Lot Features area must remain in place until the show concludes. If you cannot stay until then, please park in the exhibit lot. And please listen to C&O volunteer staff.

Past events:

Orange Blossom Breakfast Show: last Saturday at Orange Blossom Diner at 14329 Beach Blvd., presented by Beaches Classic Cruisers and Carl Bush.

Classic Car Museum of St. Augustine/St. Augustine: last Saturday, celebrating the museum’s sixth anniversary with founder Sidney Hobbs:

Upcoming events:

Car Show: Noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday, at the Horse & Cow St. Marys, 143 City Smitty Drive in St. Marys, Ga. Proceeds help veterans with suicide prevention.

Christian Cruisers Car, Truck and Bike Show: 4 to 7 p.m. on Saturday, at the Walmart shopping center at 9128 State Road 228 S. in MacClenny.  Free for spectators and $20 per show vehicle. 

Morning Motor Social JDM Night: 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday, at Strada Autos, 3555 Agricultural Center in St. Augustine. Special Guest – Vincent Howard Collection. Free.

BHT FEST Duval: 10 a.m. on Sunday at Northeast Florida Fairgrounds at 543378 U.S. 1 in Callahan. Admission and show vehicle registration ticket prices are here.

Callahan Cruisers 4th of July Car Show: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, July 4, at the West Nassau Museum of History at 45383 Dixie Ave. in Callahan. Spectators are free, and show vehicle registration is $20.

4th of July Meet and Cruise: 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 4, at the Gate gas station at 11100 E-Town Parkway in Jacksonville. This is a free USA 250th anniversary cruise to St. Augustine, starting with vehicle staging then 11:30 a.m. launch -open to all classics, modern and exotics.

4th of July Car Show: 4 to 10 p.m. on Saturday, July 4th, at Fratt Rods at 44290 Pegasus Way in Callahan. The event includes fireworks at 9:15 p.m.. 

Car show/cruise-in: 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, July 18, at the St. Augustine Elks Lodge at 1420 Florida A1A South. Free to spectators and $20 per show vehicle.

Staker Productions and the Jacksonville Sports Car Museum hold a special automotive showcase to showcase a special lineup of vehicles – and one of the wildest hypercars recently acquired by the museum at Deerwood Castle at 7601 Centurion Parkway. Set for 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, July 25, the event includes live DJ entertainment, food trucks and vendors, and exclusive vehicle displays from area Bentley, Lamborghini, Audi, BMW, Lexus and Maserati dealerships, plus First Coast Hot Wheels.

Tickets – $30 per person – can be purchased in advance through the Jacksonville Sports Car Museum page or at the gate on the day of the event.

Street Wars Car Show: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, July 25, at Wipeouts Grill at 1585 Atlantic Blvd. in Neptune Beach. Spectators free, and show vehicles $25.

Toon Town Showcase: 5 to 10 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 1, at  Toon Town at 1726 E. Church St.

Braderie Boulevard – A Celebration of Timeless Classics: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, August 29th & 30th, at the Jekyll Island Club Resort on Riverview Drive. The inaugural showcase will display vintage automobiles that are 50 years and older among the oaks of the historic Jekyll Island Club Resort. There is no registration fee for car owners to participate — fill out the form here to secure your space. There is a $10 toll per vehicle to get on the resort island.

Northeast Florida Rod Run/Car Show/Swap meet: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 5, at the Northeast Florida Fairground at 543378  U.S. 1 in Callahan. Free for spectators and $20 day of show for display vehicles.

Rocketman Rally and Show: 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 12, at Trout Creek Memorial Park, 6550 Florida 13 N. Spectators are free, show vehicle registration is $15, register on Eventbrite.

Truth Pointe Church Cruisin’ For Christ Car Show:  11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 19 at the church at 5330 Dunn Ave. Free for spectators and $20 per show vehicle.

Driving Hope Forward Recovery Awareness Car Show: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 26, at the Orange Park Mall at 1910 Wells Road in Orange Park. Free for spectators and $30 per show vehicle – register here

Endless Summer Showcase 4/Downtown Edition: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 26, in the grassy field across from Decca Live at 323 E. Bay St. More details to come soon right here.

Saw Kustomz Car Show at Rawfest: 11 a.m. on Saturday, September 26, at Flamingo Lake RV at 3640 Newcomb Road – pre-1988 vehicles only.

First Coast Car Council’s Cruisin’ to the Creek Car Show: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 3, at Trout Creek Memorial Park at 6550 Florida 13 in Northwest St. Johns County.  Free for spectators and $30 registration for show vehicles day of show. Proceeds benefit the Ronald McDonald House of Jacksonville.

Fall Classic Pontiac-Oakland-GMC Car Show: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 10, at the Classic Car Museum of St. Augustine at 4730 U.S. 1 S. Free to spectators and $30 per show vehicle day of show.

30th annual 8 Flags Car Show: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 17, along Centre Street in downtown Fernandina Beach. Spectators are free, and $30 pre-registration for show vehicles can be done here.

The Barn at Maple Car Show/Farmers Market: October 17 at the venue at 545 Cathy Tripp Lane in Jacksonville. 

Marietta Bullsbay Athletic Association Car Show: 10 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 24, at the Thomas Jefferson Park ballfield complex off Old Plank Road. Free for spectators and $20 per show vehicle.

Ponte Vedra Auto Show: 10 a.m. on Sunday, November 8, at 245 Nocatee Center in Ponte Vedra Beach. More details soon.

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: 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. every second Saturday at The Avenues Mall at 10300 Southside Blvd. Information: https://bit.ly/3gPRvVQ.

**Alert – Cruise Fruit Cove: Returns at 1 p.m. Saturday, July 18, and same time every third Saturday of the month at the new SAUCY at 194 Florida 13 in  Saint Johns – same site, new name.

**New cruise-in – Pine Royale Car Meet: noon to 4 p.m. every first Saturday at Pine Royale Mini-Golf/Golf Range/Restaurant at  4100 Callahan Club Blvd.

Cruise-in: 6 to 9 p.m. every first Monday of each month at the BRIX, 300 2nd St., in Jacksonville Beach – sponsored by the Cadillac Kings.

Cruise-in – PJ’s Cars and Coffee: 7 to 9 a.m. every first Sunday of the month at 3470 Royal Pines Drive in Middleburg

B.C.O.D. (Bold City Oil Drippers) Mid-Month Cruise: 1 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, May 17, at Myrtle Avenue Brewing, 633 Myrtle Ave. N.

Morning Motor Social: 8 to 11 a.m. every third Saturday of each month, at Park Place at Nocatee, 100 Palmetto Park Place in Ponte Vedra – free for spectators and show vehicles. Pre-register at morningmotorsocial.com.

North Florida Domestic Car Club’s cruise-in: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on each first Saturday of the month at Culhane’s Irish Pub, 9720 Deer Lake Court off Southside Boulevard.

UB Coffee & Cars: 6:30 to 8:30 a.m. every Sunday at the Urban Bean Coffeehouse Café at 2023 Park Ave. in Orange Park – sponsored by Classic Motorworks.

Duval Car, Truck and Bike Meet: noon to 5 p.m. every first Saturday at 10749 N. Main St.

Rides and Brews: 8 to 10 a.m. each first Saturday of each month at 10618 Deerwood Park Blvd. – held for car clubs and vehicles, organized by vehicle style, by the North Florida Type R/Type S community.

Mod Talk Tuesdays: 5 p.m. every first Tuesday at Tequila’s Mexican Restaurant at 10915 Baymeadows Road. For car, truck and bike enthusiasts.

Cruise-in at the Creek: 9 a.m. to noon every fifth Saturday at Trout Creek Park, 6550 Florida 13 N.

Fernandina Beach Car Meet: 6 p.m. on the first Saturday of the month at Famous Quick Lube, 1707 8th St. Fernandina Beach.

Jeeps and Java: 9 to 11 a.m. each third Sunday of the month at Rummies and Yummies bakery and coffee bar at 1580 Wells Road – a free cruise-in for Jeep owners.

Duval Car, Truck and Bike meet: Free cruise-in from noon to 5 p.m. each 1st and 3rd Saturday at the shopping center at 3000 Dunn Ave. 

Orange Blossom Breakfast Show: 8 to 11 a.m. every third Saturday at Orange Blossom Diner at 14329 Beach Blvd., presented by Beaches Classic Cruisers and Carl Bush.

Beaches Classic Cruisers new event: Second Sunday Coffee and Carburetors, 10 a.m. Sunday Nov. 9, at the Hotel Palms at 28 Sherry Drive in Atlantic Beach.

Amelia Cruizers: 3 to 6 p.m. on the third Saturday of each month, meeting at Townies Pizza, 819 T.J. Courson Road.

Jax Beach Classic Car Cruise: 4 to 7 p.m. every fourth Tuesday at Latham Plaza, 143 2nd St. N. in Jacksonville Beach. This is a City of Jacksonville Beach sponsored event, but November’s is the last cruise of the year because Deck the Chairs takes over Latham Plaza through December.

Cruisin’ Classics Cruise-in: 1 to 4 p.m. the first Sunday of each month on the back lawn of the Elks Lodge at 1855 West Road, off Beach Boulevard – Hamburgers and more on sale.

Wings & Wheels Cruise-in: 2 to 6 pm. each first Saturday at Dicks Wings & Grill at 6055 Youngerman Circle.

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. 

Kingsland Cars & Coffee: 9 a.m. to noon every first Saturday, with expanded parking now at Tasty’s at 1607 Georgia 40 in Kingsland.

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. 

Brunch with Cars: noon to 3 p.m. every third Sunday at Pink Salt Restaurant and Wine Bar, 1567 University Blvd. W.

Cars and Gars: noon to 5 p.m. every 1st and third Saturday at Allusion’s restaurant and bar at 5045 Soutel Drive.

Jeremiah’s Italian Ice cruise-in: noon to 3 p.m. every fourth Saturday at the business at 18111 Golden Eagle Way on Fleming Island. 

Apex Auto Car Show and Cruise-in: 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. every third Saturday of the month at Apex Automotive, 9962 San Jose Blvd. 

Cars, Bikes and Burgers: 7:30 to 11 p.m. every last Friday of each month at Steak ‘n Shake at 10661 San Jose Blvd.

**UPDATED** Clay County Cruzers’ events: 2 to 5 p.m. every first Saturday at Callahan’s Irish Bistro, 2141 Loch Rane Blvd. in Orange Park; 1 to 4 p.m. the second Saturday of each month at Big Dawg’s at 1330 Blanding Blvd. in Orange Park; 2 to 5 p.m. every third Saturday at Cheers Park Avenue, 1138 Park Ave. in Orange Park; and 2 to 5 p.m. every fourth Saturday at Gator’s Dockside, 8316 Merchants Way, Jacksonville.

**NEW LISTING – Here’s the Pharoah’s of St. John’s cruise-in and show listing for 2026:

Oakleaf Classic Car Cruise-In: 5 p.m. every fourth Friday at Trinity Oakleaf, 710 Oakleaf Plantation Parkway in Orange Park, with food truck – Clay County Cruzers.

Classic Car Museum of St. Augustine events:

The regular 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 cruise-ins are at 4730 U.S. 1 S. Dixie Highway South in St. Augustine. And the museum is open Tues.-Sat., 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

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.

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

Wait – there’s more:

Pikes Peak

Romain Dumas is the 2026 king of the mountain.

Dumas piloted the 2025 Ford Super Mustang Mach-E to the summit of Pikes Peak in 8:18.202, a year after the 1,400-hp electric special won its class, but only came in second place overall.

The Mach-E has 6-Phase fed by 50kWh of ultra-high-performance Li-polymer NMC pouch cells.

Ford

There’s a carbon braking system, forged magnesium wheels, and Pirelli P-Zero tires designed to handle 156 turns up to the 14,115-foot summit. The body shape and wings create 6,900 lbs. of downforce at 150 mph.

The Pike’s Peak International Hill Climb is one of the longest-running races in the world, being held 103 times since 1916. You can catch Dumas’ winning run at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_QCkiFBpN4.

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Quick Take: 2026 BMW M5 Touring

EV Rider reviewer Dan Scanlan takes a test drive in a 2026  BMW M5 Touring. That’s a station wagon with a difference – or two – or more. The seventh-gen version of this M-Division autobahn burner, it’s a plug-in hybrid with rorty V-8 and a sleek shape that starts with twin-kidney grill, lots of gaping air intakes and spoilers, serious Continental rubber – and four doors plus a hatch done in a wild Vegas Red Metallic.

The interior is designed for the driver, with body-hugging buckets seats up front, a thick-rimed steering wheel with shift paddles – and a sweeping digital display that starts with a configurable 12.3-inch gauge display, a 14.9 inch infotainment touchscreen with BMW’s iDrive 8.5 interface, wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto as well as HD radio and more..

Four adults fit nicely in here – so does 27-cubic-feet of luggage, or 67 cubic feet with the rear seatbacks folded flat. And over it all, a long panoramic roof with power shade in a lush Alcantara Suede headliner.  .

Under that long bonnet lies the happy place here – a twin-turbocharged 4.4-liter V-8 with 717 hp and 738 lb ft of torque, some of that from an electric motor in back that adds 195 hp and 206 lb-ft of torque. There’s an 8-speed M Sport automatic. There’s six drive modes, from eCONTROL (best hybrid efficiency) on up to Dynamic Plus. Plug it in, and BMW says this M5 Touring’s 14.8 kWh battery allows for up to 87 mph (and up to 33 miles) from electric motor alone. Or launch control achieves 60 mph in 3.1 seconds, electric motor torque immediate with a hint of rear wheelspin, then the V-8 mellow bellowing – .92Gs on launch. It’s also very agile, flat and secure to play with due to grippy rubber, four-wheel-drive and adaptive suspension, pulling a very impressive 1.03Gs in steady-state cornering with no understeer.

So read lots more about this – 2026 BMW M5 Touring: V8 Muscle With An EV Twist – and check out a full video – plus more interior and exterior images by EV Rider reviewer Dan Scanlan.And check out lots more views of EV, PHEV and ICE vehicles at EV Rider.

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Quick Look: 2026 Ford Explorer Tremor 4WD

EV Rider reviewer Dan Scanlan takes a test drive in a 2026 Ford Explorer Tremor 4WD, basically the police package of this SUV for the civilian who wants to play with serious off-road equipment.

The 2026 is a 2025 refresh of the revamped 2020 model, the Tremor’s new grill getting wider, a copper bar accent across the black honeycomb mesh between LED headlights with strip DRLs. Black alloy wheels, one spoke done in copper, wear off-road oriented 18-inch Bridgestone Dueller A/T rubber. It’s recognizably an Explorer, but with off-road lights flanking the Ford emblem.

Inside, the 2025 refresh of the Explorer eliminated a lot of physical controls – perforated aluminum Bang & Olufsen speaker grills accent doors over more stitched armrests, while dash center, a wider touchscreen that handles almost every infotainment function you wish, albeit some a menu tap or two down. Plush leather and suede seats get heat, cooling and massage, plus more copper stitching and “TREMOR” embroidered in the seat uppers. Captain’s chairs in the second row have great head and leg room with a usable if low rear 2-person bench seat – second and third rows fold flat to really expand space.

There’s a 3-liter EcoBoost V-6 with 400 hp, easily tackling a muddy, pot-holed mud path next to a salt marsh. On the road, in Sport mode, the Explorer seems to pull out of the hole quicker en route to 60 mph in a quick 4.8 seconds. And in corners – all-wheel-drive is invoked in Sport mode – power distribution is sent to the wheels as needed, so it stayed neutral with a little body roll around corners.

So read lots more about this – 2026 Ford Explorer Tremor 4WD Is Powerful – and see more interior and exterior images by EV Rider reviewer Dan Scanlan.And check out lots more views of EV, PHEV and ICE vehicles at EV Rider.

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Gumball 3000 & San Jose Car & Truck Show Coverage, This Weekend’s Car Shows, Cruise-Ins and MORE: 904 Automotive Events Calendar June 10. 2026

Jacksonville Car Culture events calendar:

The next Caffeine & Octane Jacksonville, set for 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. on Saturday. C&O is celebrating American Muscle in the feature area thanks to sponsor, Duval Ford. Gentle reminders – All vehicles parked in the Central Lot Features area must remain in place until the show concludes. If you cannot stay until then, please park in the exhibit lot. And please listen to C&O volunteer staff.

Past events:

The 11th annual San Jose Car & Truck Show – last Saturday at Dupont Station Shopping Center.

The new Hicken Power Dragstrip’s burnout event last Sunday – another Burnout Day is being considered for the weekend of June 20:

Gumball 3000 comes to Amelia Island along Centre Street in historic Fernandina Beach on June 5: One hundred supercars making a 3,000-mile trip from Miami to Mexico City, stopping off to show off for free during the 27th running of the event.

Upcoming events:

Ninth annual Car-B-Que: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Traders Hill Recreation and Campground, 1388 Tracy Ferry Road in Folkston, Ga. Spectators are free, show vehicles $20 per, proceeds benefitting Youth of Hilliard. 

Limitless Garage Community Car Show: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, at Texas Roadhouse River City at 13000 City Station Drive – Free for spectators and $25 donation show per vehicle – proceeds to benefit Northeast Florida Fallen Heroes Foundation. Please pre-register at the website.

Don McCoin Memorial Car Show: 11 am. to 3 p.m. on Sunday June 14,  at Burnett Park, 3740 Burnett Park Road. Free for spectators and $15 per show entrant, proceeds from registration and concession stand tips will be donated to the McCoin family.

Don was an avid car guy who often drove his personally-restored yellow 1957 BMW Isetta, with a tiny 300-cc engine making 13 horsepower, to shows. He was also a veteran auto race and BMW Club member and driving instructor. He passed away in early April.

The 1977 Porsche 934.5 that carried Peter Gregg and Brumos to that year’s Trans-Am Championship is making a rare trip to The Brumos Collection in Jacksonville – and a special event on June 19 will see it joined by two of the people who know it best: former Brumos Crew Chief Jack Atkinson and car owner Bob Weber.

Atkinson was instrumental during the Brumos glory years in the 1970s, and will take guests behind the scenes of the title-winning season, as well as the restoration that returned the car to its original Brumos Racing configuration.

After passing through multiple owners, Weber bought the race car in 2003, and enlisted Atkinson and former Brumos Lead Mechanic Paul Willison to restore it. Once returned to its original glory, the 934.5 was shown at many concours through the years. Now, it’s coming home to join many other famous Brumos racing machines on display at the museum at 5159 San Pablo Road S. for a short time only – and this event.

The event starts at 6 p.m. at the collection, tickets $75 per person, and can be reserved at https://events.leapevents.com/tickets/inside-the-59-live-26/tag/mailchimp?mc_cid=94197e255a&mc_eid=2cb97d67c4. Event admission includes soft drinks, beer/wine and light refreshments.

ImportExpo: 5 to 10 p.m. on Saturday, June 20, at the Prime Osborn Convention Center at 1000 Water St. 

Morning Motor Social JDM Night: 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday, June 27, at Strada Autos, 3555 Agricultural Center in St. Augustine. Special Guest – Vincent Howard Collection. Free.

Walmart second annual Car, Truck and Bike Show: 4 to 7 p.m. on Saturday, June 27, at the Walmart at 9128 South State Road 228 in MacClenny, sponsored by Christian Cruisers of MacClenny. Free for spectators and $20 per show entry.

Car Show: Noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday, June 27, at the Horse & Cow St. Marys, 143 City Smitty Drive in St. Marys, Ga. Proceeds help veterans with suicide prevention.

Callahan Cruisers 4th of July Car Show: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, July 4, at the West Nassau Museum of History at 45383 Dixie Ave. in Callahan. Spectators are free, and show vehicle registration is $20.

Northeast Florida Rod Run/Car Show/Swap meet: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 5, at the Northeast Florida Fairground at 543378  U.S. 1 in Callahan. Free for spectators and $20 day of show for display vehicles.

Rocketman Rally and Show: 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 12, at Trout Creek Memorial Park, 6550 Florida 13 N. Spectators are free, show vehicle registration is $15, register on Eventbrite.

Truth Pointe Church Cruisin’ For Christ Car Show:  11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 19 at the church at 5330 Dunn Ave. Free for spectators and $20 per show vehicle.

Endless Summer Showcase 4/Downtown Edition: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 26, in the grassy field across from Decca Live at 323 E. Bay St. More details to come soon right here.

First Coast Car Council’s Cruisin’ to the Creek Car Show: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 3, at Trout Creek Memorial Park at 6550 Florida 13 in Northwest St. Johns County.  Free for spectators and $30 registration for show vehicles day of show. Proceeds benefit the Ronald McDonald House of Jacksonville.

Fall Classic Pontiac-Oakland-GMC Car Show: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 10, at the Classic Car Museum of St. Augustine at 4730 U.S. 1 S. Free to spectators and $30 per show vehicle day of show.

The Barn at Maple Car Show/Farmers Market: October 17 at the venue at 545 Cathy Tripp Lane in Jacksonville. 

Ponte Vedra Auto Show: 10 a.m. on Sunday, November 8, at 245 Nocatee Center in Ponte Vedra Beach. More details soon.

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: 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. every second Saturday at The Avenues Mall at 10300 Southside Blvd. Information: https://bit.ly/3gPRvVQ.

**Alert – Cruise Fruit Cove: Returns at 1 p.m. Saturday, July 18, and same time every third Saturday of the month at the new SAUCY at 194 Florida 13 in  Saint Johns – same site, new name. 

** New cruise-in: 6 to 9 p.m. every first Monday of each month at the BRIX, 300 2nd St., in Jacksonville Beach – sponsored by the Cadillac Kings.

**New cruise-in – PJ’s Cars and Coffee: 7 to 9 a.m. every first Sunday of the month at 3470 Royal Pines Drive in Middleburg

** B.C.O.D. (Bold City Oil Drippers) Mid-Month Cruise: 1 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, May 17, at Myrtle Avenue Brewing, 633 Myrtle Ave. N.

Morning Motor Social: 8 to 11 a.m. every third Saturday of each month, at Park Place at Nocatee, 100 Palmetto Park Place in Ponte Vedra – free for spectators and show vehicles. Pre-register at morningmotorsocial.com.

North Florida Domestic Car Club’s cruise-in: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on each first Saturday of the month at Culhane’s Irish Pub, 9720 Deer Lake Court off Southside Boulevard.

UB Coffee & Cars: 6:30 to 8:30 a.m. every Sunday at the Urban Bean Coffeehouse Café at 2023 Park Ave. in Orange Park – sponsored by Classic Motorworks.

Duval Car, Truck and Bike Meet: noon to 5 p.m. every first Saturday at 10749 N. Main St.

Rides and Brews: 8 to 10 a.m. each first Saturday of each month at 10618 Deerwood Park Blvd. – held for car clubs and vehicles, organized by vehicle style, by the North Florida Type R/Type S community.

Mod Talk Tuesdays: 5 p.m. every first Tuesday at Tequila’s Mexican Restaurant at 10915 Baymeadows Road. For car, truck and bike enthusiasts.

Cruise-in at the Creek: 9 a.m. to noon every fifth Saturday at Trout Creek Park, 6550 Florida 13 N.

Fernandina Beach Car Meet: 6 p.m. on the first Saturday of the month at Famous Quick Lube, 1707 8th St. Fernandina Beach.

Jeeps and Java: 9 to 11 a.m. each third Sunday of the month at Rummies and Yummies bakery and coffee bar at 1580 Wells Road – a free cruise-in for Jeep owners.

Duval Car, Truck and Bike meet: Free cruise-in from noon to 5 p.m. each 1st and 3rd Saturday at the shopping center at 3000 Dunn Ave. 

Orange Blossom Breakfast Show: 8 to 11 a.m. every third Saturday at Orange Blossom Diner at 14329 Beach Blvd., presented by Beaches Classic Cruisers and Carl Bush.

Beaches Classic Cruisers new event: Second Sunday Coffee and Carburetors, 10 a.m. Sunday Nov. 9, at the Hotel Palms at 28 Sherry Drive in Atlantic Beach.

Amelia Cruizers: 3 to 6 p.m. on the third Saturday of each month, meeting at Townies Pizza, 819 T.J. Courson Road.

Jax Beach Classic Car Cruise: 4 to 7 p.m. every fourth Tuesday at Latham Plaza, 143 2nd St. N. in Jacksonville Beach. This is a City of Jacksonville Beach sponsored event, but November’s is the last cruise of the year because Deck the Chairs takes over Latham Plaza through December.

Cruisin’ Classics Cruise-in: 1 to 4 p.m. the first Sunday of each month on the back lawn of the Elks Lodge at 1855 West Road, off Beach Boulevard – Hamburgers and more on sale.

Wings & Wheels Cruise-in: 2 to 6 pm. each first Saturday at Dicks Wings & Grill at 6055 Youngerman Circle.

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

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

Kingsland Cars & Coffee: 9 a.m. to noon every first Saturday, with expanded parking now at Tasty’s at 1607 Georgia 40 in Kingsland.

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. 

Brunch with Cars: noon to 3 p.m. every third Sunday at Pink Salt Restaurant and Wine Bar, 1567 University Blvd. W.

Cars and Gars: noon to 5 p.m. every 1st and third Saturday at Allusion’s restaurant and bar at 5045 Soutel Drive.

Jeremiah’s Italian Ice cruise-in: noon to 3 p.m. every fourth Saturday at the business at 18111 Golden Eagle Way on Fleming Island. 

Apex Auto Car Show and Cruise-in: 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. every third Saturday of the month at Apex Automotive, 9962 San Jose Blvd. 

Cars, Bikes and Burgers: 7:30 to 11 p.m. every last Friday of each month at Steak ‘n Shake at 10661 San Jose Blvd.

**UPDATED** Clay County Cruzers’ events: 2 to 5 p.m. every first Saturday at Callahan’s Irish Bistro, 2141 Loch Rane Blvd. in Orange Park; 1 to 4 p.m. the second Saturday of each month at Big Dawg’s at 1330 Blanding Blvd. in Orange Park; 2 to 5 p.m. every third Saturday at Cheers Park Avenue, 1138 Park Ave. in Orange Park; and 2 to 5 p.m. every fourth Saturday at Gator’s Dockside, 8316 Merchants Way, Jacksonville.

**NEW LISTING – Here’s the Pharoah’s of St. John’s cruise-in and show listing for 2026:

Oakleaf Classic Car Cruise-In: 5 p.m. every fourth Friday at Trinity Oakleaf, 710 Oakleaf Plantation Parkway in Orange Park, with food truck – Clay County Cruzers.

Classic Car Museum of St. Augustine events:

The regular 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 cruise-ins are at 4730 U.S. 1 S. Dixie Highway South in St. Augustine. And the museum is open Tues.-Sat., 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

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.

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

Wait – there’s more:

Chevrolet

Chevrolet and Corvette Racing will tackle the 24 Hours of Le Mans with four Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.Rs  this Saturday and Sunday. This is the largest group of Corvettes at Le Mans in a decade, all are under the Corvette Racing umbrella. The program has nine past class victories – the most recent coming in 2023. The GT3-spec Corvette finished third in class at Le Mans in 2025, its first podium in the race since its 2024 debut.

The Corvette lineup includes three cars from TF Sport – the fourth is from 13 Autosport, which is back at Le Mans after winning a second consecutive Bob Akin Award in the 2025 IMSA season.

The lineup:

  • No. 33 TF Sport Corvette Z06 GT3.R: Nicky Catsburg/Jonny Edgar/Ben Keating
  • No. 34 Racing Team Turkey by TF Corvette Z06 GT3.R: Charlie Eastwood/Salih Yoluc/Peter Dempsey
  • No. 2 TF Sport Corvette Z06 GT3.R: Ben Green/Lorcan Hanafin/HH Prince Jefri Ibrahim
  • No. 13 13 Autosport Corvette Z06 GT3.R: Matt Bell/Orey Fidani/Lars Kern

The 24 Hours of Le Mans is scheduled for 10 a.m. on Saturday.

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Car Shows, Cruise-Ins and MUCH More: 904 Jacksonville Florida Automotive Events Calendar 5-27-2026

Jacksonville Car Culture events calendar:

The next Caffeine & Octane Jacksonville set for 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 13 celebrating American Muscle in the Feature Area. Gentle reminders – All vehicles parked in the Central Lot Features area must remain in place until the show concludes. If you cannot stay until then, please park in the exhibit lot. And please listen to C&O volunteer staff.

And Heads-Up:

The 11th annual San Jose Car & Truck Show has been rescheduled to 8:30 to 11:30 a.m., Saturday, June 6, at Dupont Station Shopping Center, 6271 St. Augustine Road. Free for spectators and $25 per show vehicle – Visit firstcoastcarculture.com for information, and click here to register.

The new Hicken Power Dragstrip, Northeast Florida’s only dragstrip under construction for the past year, is getting closer to its grand opening. And to celebrate that, it is holding a burnout event at 1 p.m. on Sunday, at its location at the Callahan Speedway at 543455 U.S. 1 in Callahan. Burnouts will be held from 2 to 6 p.m. Admission is $10, and another $25 to do burnouts on the track’s new concrete pad.

The full 1/8th-mile dragstrip will not be open for runs – each burnout will have a stopping point, track officials say.
Track officials say that they are “inching closer to opening,” as they posted an update video recently on Facebook. They have painted striping on the 2-lane track, and safety barriers are being installed. An opening date on the full track will be announced soon, officials say. 

Past events:

Memorial Day Rod Run 4 Kidz: last Saturday, at Callahan Methodist Church:

Morning Motor Social Euro Night: last Saturday at Milians Motorsport at 545 International Golf Parkway:

Upcoming events: 

Mind Over Metal Car Show: 10 a.m. on Saturday at the Maceo Elks Lodge at 712 W. Duval St., as part of the lodge’s third Annual Mental Health Awareness Benefit Show. Free for spectators and show vehicles.

Wipeouts Grill Car Show: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, at the grill at 1585 Atlantic Blvd. in Neptune Beach. 

King of the South Car Show: 2 p.m. on Saturday, at the Northeast Florida Fairgrounds at 543378 U.S. 1 in Callahan. Show vehicle registration is $70 for Super VIP, to $30 General Admission. Car limbo competition is at 4:30 p.m.; exhaust competition is 5 p.m.; burnout competitions at 6 p.m.

Gumball 3000 comes to Amelia Island: 6 to 9 p.m. on Friday, June 5, along Centre Street in historic Fernandina Beach. One hundred supercars are making a 3,000-mile trip from Miami to Mexico City, stopping off to show off for free during the 27th running of the event. Alongside the action on Centre Street, the Gumball 3000 Foundation will bring the spirit of the rally to Main Beach Skatepark, hosting a special project in collaboration with the Skatepark Project.

The 11th annual San Jose Car & Truck Show has been rescheduled to 8:30 to 11:30 a.m., Saturday, June 6, at Dupont Station Shopping Center, 6271 St. Augustine Road. Free for spectators and $25 per show vehicle – Visit firstcoastcarculture.com for information, and click here to register.

ImportExpo: 5 to 10 p.m. on Saturday, June 20, at the Prime Osborn Convention Center at 1000 Water St. 

Sixth annual Bikes & Brews/Cathy Hagan Memorial Ride: 1 p.m. on Saturday, June 6, starting at Engine 15 at 1500 Beach Blvd. in Jacksonville Beach, ending at Southern Swells, 1312 Beach Blvd. in Jacksonville Beach. Tickets are $40 on June 6, event in memory of longtime Rotarian Cathy Hagan.

Don McCoin Memorial Car Show: 11 am. to 3 p.m. on Sunday June 14,  at Burnett Park, 3740 Burnett Park Road. Free for spectators and $15 per show entrant, proceeds from registration and concession stand tips will be donated to the McCoin family.

Photo by Chris Conover

Don was an avid car guy who often drove his personally-restored yellow 1957 BMW Isetta, with a tiny 300-cc engine making 13 horsepower, to shows. He was also a veteran auto race and BMW Club member and driving instructor. He passed away in early April.

Quake X Summer Fest Super Show: 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 6, at the Northeast Florida Fairground at 543378  U.S. 1 in Callahan.

Walmart second annual Car, Truck and Bike Show: 4 to 7 p.m. on Saturday, June 27, at the Walmart at 9128 South State Road 228 in MacClenny, sponsored by Christian Cruisers of MacClenny. Free for spectators and $20 per show entry.

Callahan Cruisers 4th of July Car Show: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, July 4, at the West Nassau Museum of History at 45383 Dixie Ave. in Callahan. Spectators are free, and show vehicle registration is $20.   

Northeast Florida Rod Run/Car Show/Swap meet: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 5, at the Northeast Florida Fairground at 543378  U.S. 1 in Callahan. Free for spectators and $20 day of show for display vehicles.

Rocketman Rally and Show: 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 12, at Trout Creek Memorial Park, 6550 Florida 13 N. Spectators are free, show vehicle registration is $15, register on Eventbrite.

Truth Pointe Church Cruisin’ For Christ Car Show:  11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 19 at the church at 5330 Dunn Ave. Free for spectators and $20 per show vehicle.

Endless Summer Showcase 4/Downtown Edition: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 26, in the grassy field across from Decca Live at 323 E. Bay St. More details to come soon right here.

First Coast Car Council’s Cruisin’ to the Creek Car Show: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 3, at Trout Creek Memorial Park at 6550 Florida 13 in Northwest St. Johns County.  Free for spectators and $30 registration for show vehicles day of show. Proceeds benefit the Ronald McDonald House of Jacksonville.

Fall Classic Pontiac-Oakland-GMC Car Show: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 10, at the Classic Car Museum of St. Augustine at 4730 U.S. 1 S. Free to spectators and $30 per show vehicle day of show.

The Barn at Maple Car Show/Farmers Market: October 17 at the venue at 545 Cathy Tripp Lane in Jacksonville. 

Ponte Vedra Auto Show: 10 a.m. on Sunday, November 8, at 245 Nocatee Center in Ponte Vedra Beach. More details soon.

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: 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. every second Saturday at The Avenues Mall at 10300 Southside Blvd. Information: https://bit.ly/3gPRvVQ.

**Alert – Cruise Fruit Cove: Returns at 1 p.m. Saturday, July 18, and same time every third Saturday of the month at the new SAUCY at 194 Florida 13 in  Saint Johns – same site, new name. 

** New cruise-in: 6 to 9 p.m. every first Monday of each month at the BRIX, 300 2nd St., in Jacksonville Beach – sponsored by the Cadillac Kings.

**New cruise-in – PJ’s Cars and Coffee: 7 to 9 a.m. every first Sunday of the month at 3470 Royal Pines Drive in Middleburg

** B.C.O.D. (Bold City Oil Drippers) Mid-Month Cruise: 1 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, May 17, at Myrtle Avenue Brewing, 633 Myrtle Ave. N.

Morning Motor Social: 8 to 11 a.m. every third Saturday of each month, at Park Place at Nocatee, 100 Palmetto Park Place in Ponte Vedra – free for spectators and show vehicles. Pre-register at morningmotorsocial.com.

North Florida Domestic Car Club’s cruise-in: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on each first Saturday of the month at Culhane’s Irish Pub, 9720 Deer Lake Court off Southside Boulevard.

UB Coffee & Cars: 6:30 to 8:30 a.m. every Sunday at the Urban Bean Coffeehouse Café at 2023 Park Ave. in Orange Park – sponsored by Classic Motorworks.

Duval Car, Truck and Bike Meet: noon to 5 p.m. every first Saturday at 10749 N. Main St.

Rides and Brews: 8 to 10 a.m. each first Saturday of each month at 10618 Deerwood Park Blvd. – held for car clubs and vehicles, organized by vehicle style, by the North Florida Type R/Type S community.

Mod Talk Tuesdays: 5 p.m. every first Tuesday at Tequila’s Mexican Restaurant at 10915 Baymeadows Road. For car, truck and bike enthusiasts.

Cruise-in at the Creek: 9 a.m. to noon every fifth Saturday at Trout Creek Park, 6550 Florida 13 N.

New – Fernandina Beach Car Meet: 6 p.m. on the first Saturday of the month at Famous Quick Lube, 1707 8th St. Fernandina Beach.

Jeeps and Java: 9 to 11 a.m. each third Sunday of the month at Rummies and Yummies bakery and coffee bar at 1580 Wells Road – a free cruise-in for Jeep owners.

Duval Car, Truck and Bike meet: Free cruise-in from noon to 5 p.m. each 1st and 3rd Saturday at the shopping center at 3000 Dunn Ave. 

Orange Blossom Breakfast Show: 8 to 11 a.m. every third Saturday at Orange Blossom Diner at 14329 Beach Blvd., presented by Beaches Classic Cruisers and Carl Bush.

Beaches Classic Cruisers new event: Second Sunday Coffee and Carburetors, 10 a.m. Sunday Nov. 9, at the Hotel Palms at 28 Sherry Drive in Atlantic Beach.

Amelia Cruizers: 3 to 6 p.m. on the third Saturday of each month, meeting at Townies Pizza, 819 T.J. Courson Road.

Jax Beach Classic Car Cruise: 4 to 7 p.m. every fourth Tuesday at Latham Plaza, 143 2nd St. N. in Jacksonville Beach. This is a City of Jacksonville Beach sponsored event, but November’s is the last cruise of the year because Deck the Chairs takes over Latham Plaza through December.

Cruisin’ Classics Cruise-in: 1 to 4 p.m. the first Sunday of each month on the back lawn of the Elks Lodge at 1855 West Road, off Beach Boulevard – Hamburgers and more on sale.

Wings & Wheels Cruise-in: 2 to 6 pm. each first Saturday at Dicks Wings & Grill at 6055 Youngerman Circle.

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. 

***NEW SITE** Kingsland Cars & Coffee: 9 a.m. to noon every first Saturday, with expanded parking now at Tasty’s at 1607 Georgia 40 in Kingsland.

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. 

Brunch with Cars: noon to 3 p.m. every third Sunday at Pink Salt Restaurant and Wine Bar, 1567 University Blvd. W.

Cars and Gars: noon to 5 p.m. every 1st and third Saturday at Allusion’s restaurant and bar at 5045 Soutel Drive.

Jeremiah’s Italian Ice cruise-in: noon to 3 p.m. every fourth Saturday at the business at 18111 Golden Eagle Way on Fleming Island. 

Apex Auto Car Show and Cruise-in: 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. every third Saturday of the month at Apex Automotive, 9962 San Jose Blvd. 

Cars, Bikes and Burgers: 7:30 to 11 p.m. every last Friday of each month at Steak ‘n Shake at 10661 San Jose Blvd.

**UPDATED** Clay County Cruzers’ events: 2 to 5 p.m. every first Saturday at Callahan’s Irish Bistro, 2141 Loch Rane Blvd. in Orange Park; 1 to 4 p.m. the second Saturday of each month at Big Dawg’s at 1330 Blanding Blvd. in Orange Park; 2 to 5 p.m. every third Saturday at Cheers Park Avenue, 1138 Park Ave. in Orange Park; and 2 to 5 p.m. every fourth Saturday at Gator’s Dockside, 8316 Merchants Way, Jacksonville.

**NEW LISTING – Here’s the Pharoah’s of St. John’s cruise-in and show listing for 2026:

Oakleaf Classic Car Cruise-In: 5 p.m. every fourth Friday at Trinity Oakleaf, 710 Oakleaf Plantation Parkway in Orange Park, with food truck – Clay County Cruzers.

Classic Car Museum of St. Augustine events:

The regular 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 cruise-ins are at 4730 U.S. 1 S. Dixie Highway South in St. Augustine. And the museum is open Tues.-Sat., 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

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.

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

Wait – there’s more:

Ram/Stellantis

Yes, Hellcat Challenger and Chargers are gone – but Dodge has a new HEMI in the wings to combat the Ford F-150 Lobo muscle truck. It is called the 2027 Ram 1500 Rumble Bee, a new lineup of V8-powered “muscle trucks” designed to bring back the kind of performance pickups that disappeared 20 years ago. That’s when Ram discontinued production of the 8.4-liter V-10, 500-hp SRT10 “Viper truck 

Ram/Stellantis

RAM CEO Tim Kuniskis unveiled them in a video –  yes indeed, a whole lineup of V-8 trucks that begins with a 395-hp/5.7-liter HEMI V-8, moving up to a 470-hp 6.4-liter 392 HEMI, and topping out with (seen above) a supercharged 6.2-liter Hellcat V-8 making 777 hp in the Rumble Bee SRT. Ram says the flagship can hit 60 mph in 3.4 seconds and run an 11.6-second quarter mile, which puts it in serious performance car territory.

Ram/Stellantis

Along with 22- inch wheels, it’ll have Brembo brakes, launch control, adaptive dampers, and a dedicated rear-wheel-drive mode, plus aero-aids like a front splitter, rear spoiler, and underbody aero shielding to keep the truck stable at its claimed 170-mph top speed.

Ferrari

Ferrari has unveiled its first dedicated electric vehicle – the 4-door/5-passenger Luce.

The first-ever Ferrari EV marks the culmination of Maranello’s multi-energy strategy, electrification “just one of the means available to expand its design potential in product architecture, performance, design, and driving experience, without replacing existing engines,” the Italian automaker says.

Ferrari

The design was entrusted to LoveFrom, the design collective led by Sir Jony Ive and Marc Newson and outside the Ferrari Design Studio. That led to a new perspective and cross-fertilisation, enabling a new design language to be introduced.
The Luce weighs just under 5,000 pounds, and can hit 60 mph in about 2.5 seconds, with a top speed of 192 mph, Ferrari says. The powertrain comprises four F80-derived permanent magnet synchronous engines with radial flux, delivering a maximum speed of 30,000 rpm at the front and 25,500 rpm at the rear. The system operates on 800 V architecture and combines performance with efficiency, with solutions directly derived from motorsport. The high-voltage battery pack was designed, validated, and built in Maranello and comprises 210 cells in series that deliver 122 kWh and support fast charging up to 350 kW. It is designed as a structural element of the car. Power electronics feature compact inverters and a DC/DC resonant converter for the active suspension to achieve record-breaking efficiency of more than 98%.

Ferrari

Inside, still some real mechanical buttons, dials, toggles and switches combined with multifunctional digital displays developed with Samsung Display. And interior materials are honest and pure, Ferrari says – recycled anodized aluminum, Corning Gorilla Glass and premium leather, with a 21-speaker/24 channel audio system. This EV exotic is expected to start at $640,000  or more, deliveries expected to start in Europe in late 2026 and in the US in the second quarter of 2027.