{"id":175963,"date":"2026-03-03T05:06:24","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T05:06:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/175963\/"},"modified":"2026-03-03T05:06:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T05:06:24","slug":"this-is-what-happens-when-you-host-a-fancy-car-show-in-miami","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/175963\/","title":{"rendered":"This Is What Happens When You Host A Fancy Car Show In Miami"},"content":{"rendered":"

Car shows are a great time. Big or small, it\u2019s always fun to get together with like-minded people to get a close-up look at some cool vehicles you wouldn\u2019t normally see driving around on your day-to-day commute. Planning a car show can be difficult\u2014finding the right venue, planning a date that works for everyone\u2014it\u2019s all a juggling act by organizers to ensure everyone is entertained.<\/p>\n

No matter how much planning goes into these shows, there\u2019s one thing organizers can\u2019t control: The weather. Aside from big-name industry shows like the New York International Auto Show or the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, which take place in massive, indoor convention centers, car shows take place outside, which means even the fanciest, most well-put-together shows can be spoiled by some threatening clouds.<\/p>\n

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That\u2019s exactly what happened yesterday at Moda Miami, a high-end Concours event that got hugely rained out to the point where booths were falling apart and show cars ended up sitting in several inches of flooded golf course.<\/p>\n

Ah, That Classic Florida Weather<\/p>\n

If you\u2019ve spent any time in Florida, you know the weather can go from picture perfect to absolutely horrendous in the blink of an eye. One minute, you\u2019re basking in the light of a cloudless day, and the next, there\u2019s an ultra-dark storm cloud about to dump a swimming pool\u2019s worth of water on your beach vacation.<\/p>\n

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According to past weather data<\/a>, the day in Coral Gables, the city where Moda Miami happens, started about as perfectly as you could imagine, with partly cloudy skies and temperatures in the high 70s (Fahrenheit). Things quickly turned sour shortly before noon, however, when a thunderstorm rolled in and dumped rain and heavy winds directly on the event, lasting until around 4 p.m.<\/p>\n

This video<\/a> published to Instagram yesterday, labeled with the hashtag \u201c#modamonsoon,\u201d sums up just how wet things got during the worst of the storm. It shows three people riding a golf cart through the show area where dozens of valuable cars are being pummeled by rain, as the wind knocks down pieces of nearby booths and other installations lie on the ground, toppled by the thunderstorm\u2019s gusts.<\/p>\n

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The aftermath of all this rain left the fields where the cars were displayed muddy, gross, and in some cases, fully submerged in about an inch or two of water. The resulting photos and videos look like something out of a surrealist art installation, with the cars appearing to float on water.<\/p>\n

The DrivewithRoy<\/a> YouTube channel was on the scene and caught video of the rain and of owners recovering cars from the massive puddles formed on the golf course adjacent to the Biltmore hotel, where many of the vehicles were parked.<\/p>\n

Surely the owners weren\u2019t too happy with getting their cars gunked up with rain and mud while leaving the event, but hey, that\u2019s the risk you take when you take your car outside of its garage in Florida, no matter how nice the weather may look.<\/p>\n

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Thankfully, I haven\u2019t seen any reports of cars suffering from real damage, though I\u2019ve reached out to Moda Miami to confirm (they haven\u2019t gotten back to me yet, presumably because they\u2019re dealing with the fallout from all of this, which feels more important anyway).<\/p>\n

The photographers, videographers, and influencers attending the event seemed to make the most of things, flinging off their shoes alongside owners to get the best angles. Here\u2019s a video<\/a> from roy.cwl<\/a> on Instagram showing the lengths to which some people were going to get the shot:<\/p>\n

Either way, it looks like most attendees had a blast, even if it wasn\u2019t the chill, laid-back Sunday afternoon they were expecting. I\u2019d consider that a win for everyone\u2026 except for the groundspeople running the golf course. The sudden dump of rain, combined with cars tearing up the now-muddy grass, will probably take a bunch of effort to fix up. Hopefully, Moda Miami factored in the chance of this happening into its rental agreement.<\/p>\n

Top photo: Screenshot from roy.cwl\/Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n

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