Cars and Coffee, January, 2014

But first, a conversation (soliloquy?) I had with K this morning:

K:  I only have two real hobbies....books, coffee, and chocolate.

ME:  Wha....What?  (She's like a female Yogi Berra!)

I suspected the January Cars and Coffee wouldn't be that great as the weather wasn't, either.  The temp was only in the 30's, but the wind was really kicking up making it pretty miserable.  I managed to stay warm enough, but I think my eyeballs are windburned.  Ouch!

I did manage to see well enough to appreciate this beautiful Morgan, though. It's even the right color (IMO) for an English sports car...British Racing Green.

While it wasn't cherry, and in fact looked to have been "well enjoyed", I still like this era Porsche 911.

A badge on the rear identified this car as a proud member of the "Porsche 356 Tub Club".  He/she also appears to do a lot of vintage racing.

This one is for you, Doug.  As I recall you liked the Porsche 968.

The agony and the ecstasy....those nasty 1970-ish government mandated bumpers on an otherwise very nice BMW 2002.

There seemed to be a lot of the "boy racer" types out today.

I'll at least give this Mazda owner some style points.

No points, though, for this VeeDub refugee from the frozen tundra, aka Canada. It must have been a slow trip south, what with those tires rubbing the inside of the fender wells like that.

This little egg-looking thing is winning a lot of praise from the automotive press these days.  It's a ST model Ford....umm...."egg-looking thing". 

A slick '56 Cheeeevy.

And a '57 from my yout, too.

'57 was a good year for Thunderbirds also.

I'm guessing this Lamborghini Murcielago owner, billing himself as "the Violin Guy", is writing off his car as a business expense.   That, or he's the ultimate narcissist.

There are always a lot of photographers at Cars and Coffee, for obvious reason.  This guy, however, had the coolest set up I've seen yet.  He could raise and lower his camera and still maintain the perfect  angle to view his subject.  A definite "Big Boy Toy".

You've heard of "chick cars"?  This lady wore her "chick-ness" loud and proud!

Which begs the question....why do some model cars, like this BMW Z3, get a reputation for being a "chick car"?  Another is a Mazda Miata.  Why?  What is it about a car that makes it a chick car?  Anybody....?

That's my take on Cars and Coffee for this month.  :)

S 

Cars and Coffee, August, 2013

HOT!  Yesterday was Cars and Coffee first Saturday and it was HOT!  Because it was so HOT attendance was noticeably below normal.  And those that brought their nice cars were all crankin' 'em and leaving by 9:30 because it was so HOT!  Did I mention it was HOT?

I honestly didn't even get to walk the whole parking lot because while I was only half way through the mass exodus began.  Sorry for the abbreviated photo display this month.  :(

First thing I saw when I arrived was this BMW Z4 M Coupe.  I personally wouldn't tacky my car up with decals like this, but I must say he had a sense of humor.

Looks like he's overdosed on BMW's Kool-aid, too.

The local VeeDub Club was there in force.  A very nice 1970 (?) Beetle Cabrio.

Notice the original owner checked all the option boxes, too.  Look....a radio!

This was an early flat-screen (windshield) model.  Absolutely mint!

I suppose this nice BMW 2002 from Nevada was just passing through.  I'm glad he stopped and shared his car with us.

This is apparently becoming a big deal:  People are mounting these GoPro cameras on their cars so they can record their driving exploits.  I'm thinking of getting one, too.  "Here I am waiting in line at In-n-Out burgers, and here I am on my way to the SuperTarget...."

A couple of interesting vintage Porsche's caught my eye:

A 356 Cabrio....

....and a Continental.  Notice the location of the gas cap.  How odd.

Ahhh....the Italians.

A 1972 Ferrari Dino GT.  This didn't actually carry the Ferrari badge as it was meant to be an entry level (6-cylinder) model, unlike the powerful 12-cylinder "true" Ferrari's of the day.  (Enzo Ferrari was very touchy about things like that.)

An early '70's (?) Ferrari Daytona Spyder. *still drooling*

A bit out of sequence....This Porsche Carrera GT is an incredible performance car, but to me it just looks clinical...cold...brutal.

Now compare that to this Ferrari 458 Italia...curvy...sensual...like a beautiful woman...who could still kick your ass!  ;)

Even the badge is sexy.

And now for my Car de Jouir:  Because of it's uniqueness I chose....

....this 1930 Studebaker.  I remember the old Studebaker Avanti's and Lark's and such from my yoot, but I'd never seen a Studebaker this old.  The current owner bought it from a 94-year-old man who had it for 60 years!

I always thought the steamer trunk on the back was just for storage, but it turns out the gas filler is inside that box.  And the gas gauge is a dip-stick.  (Wouldn't all your stuff smell like gas?)

Now here's some automotive trivia for you:  See that little round red piece of glass on the side of the Studebaker's headlight?  That was on the left (port) side, and a matching green light was on the side of the right (starboard) headlight, just like navigation lights on a ship or plane.  Who knew?

Maybe Coffee and Cars next month will enjoy cooler weather and better attendence.  Fingers crossed.  (Missed you Robert.  Hope to see you there in September.  :)

Have a great day everyone.

S

Oh yeah....

Bazinga!

Cars and Coffee, September, 2012

With a high temperature forecast for 100 degrees later on in the day, I was at Cars and Coffee at 07:30 while it was still nice out....80 degrees, blue skies, light breeze.  This being Labor Day weekend undoubtedly hurt attendance a bit, but it was still a good time.

One of the local Lotus clubs brought out a nice group....

....as did the local BMW 2002 Owners Group.

A nice group of vintage Corvettes showed up, too.

Nothin' like a Chevy Nomad for a fun Saturday night at the drive-in.  It was nicely presented, too, complete with a period ice chest and a drive-in movie speaker.  The only thing missing are fogged up windows.  *wink*

Today would have been a nice day for a spirited drive in a nicely turned out Austin Healey Bugeye Sprite.  

I still think a Jaguar E-Type is one of the most beautiful cars ever, but when they had to slap on these grotesque 5 mph bumpers to meet some stupid government mandate, it ruined it IMO.

An *ahem* attractive young lady brought her beautiful, if unusually colored, BMW Z3 M.  This color was European spec only, but after begging the factory for a month they finally agreed to paint one for a US customer.  (This lady is the second owner.)  Paired with this orange interior it is, understandably, a one-of-a-kind.  I must admit, though, it actually worked well.  Or maybe it was the owner that worked well....I dunno....

This same Ferrari FF has been there two months in a row, suggesting it isn't one of Ferrari's most popular models, at least not in Dallas. Now if they want to discount it about 99% I could probably be presuaded....  :)

I'll leave you with a choice of what I think looks like one of the funnest little cars out there today, the Fiat 500 Abarth.  Whatdoyathink?  Black or white?

Only because of the Texas sun I'd probably choose white.  Somebody help me break the news to K.  ;)

S