2015 Katie's Cars & Coffee - Great Falls, VA
#76
10-10-2015, 05:14 PM
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Katie's, 10/10/15
If you're ever in the area, you owe it to yourself to come by Katie's on a Saturday morning. It starts RIDICULOUSLY early, but it's worth it!
Here are a few of the vehicles that were there today...
--Bob Collum
Here are a few of the vehicles that were there today...
--Bob Collum
#82
10-29-2015, 05:37 AM
What time do you need to show these days to get a parking spot?
Great pictures Bob! Thanks for motivating me to come out.
Maybe Leo will bring his Lambo out??? I have been waiting to see a UGR Lambo up close for some time now.
Great pictures Bob! Thanks for motivating me to come out.
Maybe Leo will bring his Lambo out??? I have been waiting to see a UGR Lambo up close for some time now.
#83
10-29-2015, 05:40 AM
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Katie's
This time of year, you'll get a decent parking space on the front lot if you get there by 6:30AM. Of course, you won't have light to see cars until after 7:00AM...
--Bob
--Bob
#85
11-07-2015, 05:07 PM
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Katie's, 11/7/15
It rained off and on this morning, so attendance was less than usual, but there was still a good collection of interesting vehicles.
--Bob Collum
--Bob Collum
#86
11-14-2015, 07:04 PM
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Katie's 11/14/15
What a great morning in Great Falls, VA! It was cool and overcast, but we had a good amount of new-to-us cars.
That's a Lincoln Zephyr-based hot rod, running a flat-12 with three carbs. This car was just finished. There is a pic of the mechanic, crawling into the trunk, to hydraulically drop the car. The switches inside the cabin were not yet working. They had a separate button to retract the rear license plate first, so the plate didn't get crumpled when the car dropped.
--Bob Collum
That's a Lincoln Zephyr-based hot rod, running a flat-12 with three carbs. This car was just finished. There is a pic of the mechanic, crawling into the trunk, to hydraulically drop the car. The switches inside the cabin were not yet working. They had a separate button to retract the rear license plate first, so the plate didn't get crumpled when the car dropped.
--Bob Collum
#88
11-21-2015, 04:33 PM
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Katie's, 11/21/15
A cold morning at Katie's still brings out lots of people, and as long as it's not raining or snowing (and it wasn't), the turnout of amazing vehicles is still very good.
I took the elements into account - it was an indicated 33F when I left home - and put some 'weather equipment' on. It turns out that, with the doors on my Seven, but no top, the 20-minute drive to Katie's was NOT BAD!
--Bob Collum
I took the elements into account - it was an indicated 33F when I left home - and put some 'weather equipment' on. It turns out that, with the doors on my Seven, but no top, the 20-minute drive to Katie's was NOT BAD!
--Bob Collum
#89
11-28-2015, 05:20 PM
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Katie's, 11/28/15 - "Barn Find"
The temperature early this morning was mid-forties! Great for the end of November in Northern VA.
A great story today - I'll try to get my facts straight. The 'founder' of this event, Bob Morris, has a neighbor. This woman, Polly, who is now in her eighties, bought an MG-TC new in 1957. The car has sat, unused in a barn on her property since the late 1970's. Bob pulled the car out, and sent it out to be restored for her. It was completed this week, and Bob M arranged for Polly to come up and see the car, restored, for the first time. Here are some pictures of her re-introduction to her car. This was great to see! We got some pictures of Polly, with Bob M, and Polly's daughter, posing with the MG.
Not exactly a barn find, but it WAS in a barn!
--Bob Collum
A great story today - I'll try to get my facts straight. The 'founder' of this event, Bob Morris, has a neighbor. This woman, Polly, who is now in her eighties, bought an MG-TC new in 1957. The car has sat, unused in a barn on her property since the late 1970's. Bob pulled the car out, and sent it out to be restored for her. It was completed this week, and Bob M arranged for Polly to come up and see the car, restored, for the first time. Here are some pictures of her re-introduction to her car. This was great to see! We got some pictures of Polly, with Bob M, and Polly's daughter, posing with the MG.
Not exactly a barn find, but it WAS in a barn!
--Bob Collum
Last edited by rcollum; 11-28-2015 at 05:24 PM.
