Kosta, the youngest son of Nadja Jovanovic, has always had a fascination with automobiles. His father, Miko, who has always loved luxury cars and vintage vehicles, and his two elder brothers, Relja, 7, and Lav, 5, who were also early truck, plane, and train enthusiasts, are largely responsible for his obsession.
As Kosta’s fourth birthday drew near on March 24, Nadja decided to give him a surprise by taking him to a nearby dealership in their Winter Springs, Florida, suburb to have a close-up look at all the amazing cars.
“Like any boy, Kosta loves speed. Also, the bright colors and cool designs,” the mom, 31 stated. “His favorite car is a Lamborghini Aventador. Although, this changes daily; the Porsche 911 is also at the top of his list.”
On the day before her son’s birthday, Nadja had the impulsive notion to ask anyone with a cool automobile to visit them on the private Facebook group for her city, which has 15,000 active members.
The mother wanted to show her kid a fancy car in their driveway and perhaps even let him sit in it.
She states in her message that she requested “15 minutes of someone’s time, tops.” She felt she had nothing to lose by reaching out, but she went into it with no specific expectations. However, shortly after posting, an unforeseen event occurred.
“I had so many people respond to the post!” Nadja remembered. “I was pleasantly surprised at how kind everyone was and how many were willing to come out to us or offer referrals to local car meetups and events. We have a very active car community here in Central Florida/Seminole County, so I really hoped someone would come through,”
“In the end, Mike Mallozzi, a local car enthusiast, was the one who came out and surprised us with a police-escorted luxury car parade,” she continues. “I thought one or two cars would show up — that’s all he told me.”
Then, in addition to the patrol cars, some ten automobiles arrived on Sunday, March 23, the day before Kosta’s actual birthday. Mallozzi led the way.
The mother continues by saying that she then found out Mallozzi is close to Dream Cars 4 Kids, a nonprofit, and that Mallozzi had invited several of its drivers to participate in the procession as well.
Following their departure, John and Paula, a local couple, arrived with a stunning Lamborghini Aventador. Another man, Phil, showed up the following day with his fire-red Corvette.
“We are incredibly grateful for such a generous, kind, and wonderful community that we live in,” Nadja tells.
“That entire morning, I was so emotional,” she continues. “Seeing my kids’ reactions to everything was just incredibly heartwarming. And all the people that came out with their cars, no questions asked, with big smiles on their faces, just to make a little stranger happy — I was truly overwhelmed. I cannot thank everyone enough.”
Nadja later put together snippets of that day to create a brief film that her family could watch as a keepsake. She posted it to TikTok without giving it much thought. However, the number of views and likes soared into the millions in just two days.
As of right now, the video has received about 22 million views and over 40,000 comments, including from Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, and Hot Wheels.
“The video literally shows our genuine, first shocked reactions to everything,” the mom stated, “Mike told me, ‘I’m there in 3 minutes,’ and by the time I glanced at my phone, I heard police sirens. I thought, ‘There’s no way…’ Still in our PJs and puffy morning faces, we open the door and step out to the most insane sight. Mike leading the way in his beautiful white Porsche, followed by our entire street filled with more Porsche 911s, Audi R8s, Mercedes GTs, BMW M4s … it was just insane.”
“The kids could simply not believe that everyone was there for little Kosta and them! My car-loving husband was also in shock,” she continues. “Everyone was so kind. They not only let Kosta and the boys see the cars, but get up close, touch, sit in, rev the engines, it was just the sweetest thing.”
The mother finds it most bizarre because she has never in her life seen so many nice, supportive comments beneath a video. She believes it’s amazing to be so well-received after years of using social media.
Nadja gave all of the drivers cupcakes she had cooked for Kosta’s birthday as a token of appreciation.
“This has turned into something way bigger than just my son’s birthday,” the mom continues. “We saw firsthand that kindness still exists in this world. People are good. There is so much good in the world, I hope we showed everyone just that!”
