Cars and Coffee, March, 2014

The morning started out cool and cloudy, but quickly warmed up when the sun came out.  The locals seemed to be grateful for the nice weather as this was the largest turnout I think I've EVER seen at C&C.  My friend Neil and I met up around 7:30 and were amazed by the crowd.  Every parking spot was taken and they were double parking the overflow in the lanes.

Right as I walked in the Sports Car Club of America had set up their recruiting table.  Tempting!

I'm just not sure my 'lil Audi would fit in among that crowd.  But If I just had a proper sports car, like this Jaguar F-Type....  :)

 While I'm not all that enamored with Lotus cars, I'm awed by the camaraderie shown by the Lotus Owners Club.  They turn up en mass at every show.  Kudos! 

And this group was impressive, too.  I've never seen such a large collection of pristine Honda S-2000's.  Whatdaya think?  Screaming Yellow, or....

....a more sinister looking (think Texas Tech) Scarlet and Black?

The VeeDub Club was well represented today, too.  I've always been a fan of the little Karmann Ghia, and this was a fine one....with one picky flaw.  Why the Porsche wheels?  

And I don't think I've ever seen a nicer VW Beetle Cabriolet than this.  The headlight visors were a nice touch.

It just goes to show it doesn't have to be a muscle car or a European exotic to be "cool".

This one needs a little narration:  There's a growing movement among car guys to collect old derelicts and get them running again.  Many are highly modified / souped up and are known as "Rat Rods".  This piece of crap is a prime example.  OH!  NOW I GET IT!  Now I understand why they call it a "movement".  *wink*

Let's just jump from the absurd to the ridiculous in this ridiculously desirable "La Ferrari".

The way the Italians can sculpt metal is just sublime.

Erotic even.  *sigh*

I'm generally not a fan of Nissan GT-R's, but this one I liked.

The owner had a fun sense of humor, exemplified by this little bumble bee thingy that was perched on the rear wing.  I have no Idea why it was there, but I liked it.

Even the license plate was funky...."Lunatik".  Ha!

Oh, and by the way....this is Luna.  (No, really  ;)

After visiting with Luna for a while Neil eventually regained his composure enough to declare this Toyota Supra his favorite of the day.   (OK, you can stop smiling now, Neil.)

Decisions, decisions.  Which to cruise 'round town in today?  My Aston Martin, my Alfa Romeo GTV, or my Alfa Romeo Montreal? 

I think I'll go with the GTV.  A very nice example, this.

Anyone remember the old Ford Woody wagon?  Here's someone's version of an Audi R8 Woody.  (Dude....the Woody died for a reason.  It needs to stay dead!  Just sayin'.)

So THIS is how the other half lived.  A MB 190.  :)

Anyone reading this old enough to remember the '56 Cheeeeevy?  What a gorgeous deep purple!

And it extends to the interior, too.  While not exactly stock, I didn't hear anyone complaining.

Anyone from the land of escargot and stinky cheese?....Your Citroen SM is waiting.

This English Triumph TR-6....

....and its baby brother, the English Triumph Spitfire....

....and this English Bulldog who was also taking in today's C&C reminded me of my friend "Big Joe" Hagy ( ^ the resemblance is striking :) and his pining for some pics of his first car....

....the quintessentially English MGA.

And boy did I find him a beauty!

Such a beauty, in fact, I'm naming it my personal Favorite Of The Day.

Finally, let me leave you with this short video of the Ferrari Formula One team changing tires at a routine pit stop.  Think you could top their 4-tire change in 1.8 seconds?

That was Cars and Coffee, March, 2014.  Hope you enjoyed.  :)

S

Cars and Coffee, April 2012

This morning bright and early I met friends Neil, Frank, Ron, Ken, and Cal at our monthly Cars and Coffee event.  This thing just gets bigger and better every month!  In my opinion they've outgrown the BMW (west) parking lot where they've been holding it for the past year.  I expect them to have to move it somewhere else soon.  Nice problem to have!  OK, on to today's highlights....

While nothing exotic, this pre-bloated-bumper-era MGB impressed me, and it's for sale...$8,500. *checking piggy bank*

A slick BMW 3.0 CSi

I must give credit to the BMW folks for their sense of humor.

This Z3M was brought by a lady.  I'm not sure which drew the bigger crowd....her....or her car?

My first look at the new Subaru BRZ.  It's a modestly priced sports car ($30K) being built both for itself and for Toyota, who will market it as a Scion.  Only 11,000 were allocated for Texas, and they were ALL pre-sold.

The rarest car there?  No doubt this 30's vintage Packard.  I'd never seen one in the flesh before today.

The detail of the original car was legendary, and this restoration certainly upholds Packard's lofty reputation.

These were two one-off's that drew large crowds, but I wasn't that impressed.  Underneath they're just Corvettes.  I think I could have found something better to spend my money on.

A new McLaren MP4-12C.  *2 thumbs up*

Remember drive-in movies?  Remember the FUN we used to have at drive-in movies?  I'm just not sure this would be the car to have said fun in.  *wink* 

My Grand Prize Winner for the day....this Alfa Romeo Spider.  It was PERFECT, except it didn't have my name on the registration.   :(

After saying goodbye to the guys I came home and picked up K and we had lunch at In-n-Out Burger.  Mmmmmm.....

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And just a short update on Luke....

 

He came through a helluva lot better than I would have.  He's ready to run and jump.  It's hard to hold him back.  

That was my day.  How was yours?  :)

S