As I approached the entrance to The Breakers Hotel on the morning of the Cavallino Classic, the windshield of the 1961 250 Pinninfarina Cabriolet that I was placing on the field 'For Display Only' was wet with rain. The track events held at Palm Beach International Raceway the previous day had been curtailed due to weather not conducive to spirited driving.  As luck would have it the nasty storm front blew over and, bathed in sunshine, the show went on (as it would have, regardless).                          
    
If your taste in Ferraris runs to the essentially bespoke models from the 1950s and 1960s, then there is surely no other event in the States that can boast an entry list equal to Cavallino’s. I’ve been a concours judge at Cavallino for several years, and when the entrants’ scores are handed in to be tabulated I quickly transform myself into an enthusiastic spectator. Without fail, the assemblage of vintage cars on the upper croquet field usually contains a few one-off models that I have seen only in black and white photos.                                                                                                                  
The Best of Show-Competition was awarded to Peter McCoy’s blue and green 1951 212 Vignale coupe, while Best Of Show-Grand Touring was a duck egg blue 1958 250GT Speciale of Lee Herrington. (In a subtle concession to privacy, the organizers chose to not display the owner’s names on the dashboard placards of each entry.)

While the classics garnered most of the attention, the newer Fiat-Era production vehicles represented the lion’s share of the cars on the field. Owners of these models who might be hesitant to come to the party please take note- The Classic Preservation Cup 1975-1990, a major award, was presented to Ed Balsera’s 1987 328GTS.  

The following day, another Cavallino production, Classic Sports Sunday at Mar-a-Lago, was held on the grounds of Donald Trump’s Mar-A-Lago Club, the former Marjorie Merriweather Post estate. Sixty of the prior day’s Ferraris appeared on the lawn, along with a panoply of noteworthy marques, totaling 105 cars in all. Featured were the automobiles of Briggs Cunningham, who’s former 'factory' was housed in West Palm Beach. Best of Show by People’s Choice (my choice as well) was the striking black 1937 Squire Corsica Roadster belonging to Charles Wegner.

A lot to take in here in 30 hours, and all in Palm Beach during the winter. How absolutely agreeable.