Classic cars in cold weather states...is it worth it?

I'm not sure there is a huge difference in downtime between up north and down south (at least to me). I'm in south central NC and there are about 4 months of the year that my hot rod doesn't get out much. Jan / Feb are pretty iffy months finding nice days to get out and July and August are just way too hot for me to run around in a car that has no A/C, lots of motor heat and manual everything.. Going to a cruise in in 95 degree, humid weather and sitting out on some hot blacktop for a few hours is not my idea of fun either..