Antique Car Show in Fort Myers

Take a drive in the past when visiting the Edison and Ford Estate as they host an Antique Car Show [Photo by Edion and Ford Estate]

The Edison and Ford Winter Estates invites the public to their Annual Antique Car Show. The show will feature classic cars on the Ford estate lawns to show respect to one of the earliest contributors to the mobile industry, Henry Ford. 

What: Annual Antique Show

When: Saturday, February 1st

Time: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Where: Edison and Ford Winter Estates 

Address: 2350 McGregor Blvd Fort Myers, FL 33901

Cost: $25

Website: https://www.edisonfordwinterestates.org/events/annual-antique-car-show/

Featuring nearly 100 Ford model cars, attendees can expect music, food trucks and an opportunity to explore the gardens, museum, laboratory and historic homes on the estate.

Edison and Ford Winter estates were built based on the visitations of historic figures Thomas Edison and Henry Ford as they spent their winter time vacations in Fort Myers. Edison upon arrival enjoyed the area so much, he purchased land, created a laboratory, houses and many gardens for his vacation destination; the estate was later named the “Seminole Lodge.” 

Ford’s friendship with Edison inspired him to purchase property right next to the Seminole lodge. Ford’s estate, The Mangoes, included lush grounds brimming with citrus on the banks of the Caloosahatchee River.