Cars and Coffee

So I’ve been going to going to more Cars and Coffee recently, and I figured I’d make an effort to take some better photos. So I’ve been taking my SLR camera to these events. Anyway, here are some of my favorite ones from the full set. Enjoy!

This is a stunning Datsun 280ZX.

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Not sure what car this is, but I love the natural light flare.

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R8 and Lambo.

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Porsche 356S back.

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Porsche 356S front.

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Shelby Cobra, signed by the legendary Carroll Shelby himself.

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Pair of Subaru BRZs.

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Ferrari with a mirror finish.

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911 turbo.

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Classic 911. Wow, look at that blue. That’s what you call cyan.

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Heh, you know who this is.

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Another angle. Couldn’t help myself.

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Not sure what this is, but it looked pretty exotic.

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Z4 M coupe. Not my best photo, but I just wanted to show you what a driving instructor’s car looks like. Look at all the paint chips in the front. This guy has put some serious time on the track.

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This is probably the meanest looking car in the lot. The dodge charger, front view.

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Dodge charger, rear view.

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Man, the weather was so nice this weekend. I only wish we had more days like this in the year. If you want to come out to a Cars and Coffee (in Northern Virginia) with me, hit me up.

Oh wait, here are a couple of bonus photos. They’re not particularly sexy, but it was just cool seeing them in person.

Ariel Atom.

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GTRs. Really like the white one.

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History of McLaren

Pretty bad ass to see the evolution of McLaren and their race cars. Check out all the details here.

Austin Ulster 1829

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Group 7 McLaren M18 1965

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Can-Am McLaren M6A 1967

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Formula 1 McLaren M7A 1968

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Road Car McLaren M6GT 1969

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Indy Car McLaren M16 1971-1976

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Formula 1 McLaren MP4/1 1981

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Formula 1 McLaren MP4/4 1988

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Road Car McLaren F1 1993 – 1998

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Race Car McLaren F1 GTR 1995

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Formula 1 McLaren MP4 – 13 1998

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Formula 1 McLaren MP4 – 23 2008

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Formula 1 McLaren MP4 – 24 2009

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Road Car McLaren MP4 – 12C 2009

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Formula 1 McLaren MP4 – 25 2010

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Road Car McLaren P1 2013

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Cars and Coffee

I went to a cars and coffee yesterday. Here are some photos.

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Here’s a M5 in perfect condition. This is what you call a garage queen.

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As usual, there were a bunch of Porsches.

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I really like that guy’s wheels… I’d upgrade, but man those things are like 4k for a set of 20″ rims.

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Would love to own a 996 turbo one day. This is a great color combo.

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Here’s a Tesla. Not a huge fan of them… but it seems everyone really likes them these days.

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Pretty cool checking out the Ferrari 458 Italia and some Lambos.

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And I met a guy named Bob who built his own race cars. This was a totally custom built Lister.

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The crowd favorite seemed to be the Lotus Exige. Some young kid owned this, which was kind of cool.

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Some American Muscle…

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Some the Japanese ricers…

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And some misc appearances…

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Cars and Coffee

This was probably one of the largest turn outs I’ve been to. Literally every parking lot was full. Lots of different cars showed up, but I had to say I saw a ton of Porsche.

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Lovely GT40. Probably one of my all time favorite cars created in the USA.

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Never thought I’d see such a lovely spectrum of blue.

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Lotus Evora. This puppy was just shy of 100k.

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Aston Martin Vanquish. These are just sexy.

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The new white boxster, side by side with a classic 911.

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A 911 with a roof rack. This one was my favorite, until I saw the next one…

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A fully tracked out classic 911 turbo. This thing had the works—lowered suspension, front diffuser, additional rear spoiler, sparco bucket seats, stripped out interior, roll cage, plastic windows, etc.

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Even the speedometer was turned sideways. Yep, that’s how track cars do it.

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There was another Porsche Cayman that had a cool hood. Check out all the logos. Cool idea, if you don’t want your car to look like a sticker fest from Nascar.

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