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Image courtesy of "The New York Times"

Formula 1 Roars Into Miami, Where Cars Are Already King (The New York Times)

MIAMI — The bald and tattooed man known as Juice cruises South Florida in a car named Charlie Brown. Not just any car: a 1974 Chevrolet Caprice Classic ...

After some brushes with the law, he began cutting Major League Baseball players’ hair in 1993 and now has a barbershop inside the Miami Marlins’ stadium. Mr. Shapiro’s club admits only owners of classic cars restored to their original condition, like his 1968 MGB-GT in “Old English White.” The members hold shows during the mild winter and spring seasons. Florida likes to build highways, despite the state’s vulnerability to climate change, and ordinary Miamians, with limited public transportation options, spend long hours in their cars. “Cars were the excuse, but ultimately it was all about the people,” he said. Organizers had wanted to race downtown, between Biscayne Bay and the gleaming Miami skyline. He would order a latte and a croissant and mingle. Esteban Ocon, a driver for the Alpine team in this weekend’s race, was eager to experience the city and its car culture firsthand. A high-rise building in Sunny Isles Beach, the Porsche Design Tower, has an elevator that delivers cars to residents’ doors. The oldest model on display is a 1933 Alfa Romeo. A Lamborghini, a Maserati. High-end Porsches and Ferraris.” Some owners install air-conditioners and dehumidifiers in their garages. When the rapper Pitbull featured Charlie Brown in a music video, Juice forbade the lightly dressed young women swaying in the back from wearing shoes.

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