2015 Katie's Cars & Coffee - Great Falls, VA
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Bob,
That "944 Carrera GT" is actually a quite rare 924 Carrera GT. I think they were all originally built as race cars- or possibly to homologate the car per the rules in antiquity.
See:
http://www.petrolicious.com/book-rev...he-924-carrera
That "944 Carrera GT" is actually a quite rare 924 Carrera GT. I think they were all originally built as race cars- or possibly to homologate the car per the rules in antiquity.
See:
http://www.petrolicious.com/book-rev...he-924-carrera
Thanks, Chuck. I've corrected the caption. I've never seen one before.
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Katie's, 02/14/15
The Katie's 2015 staff.
Nissan GTR
Fisker Karma
Scott's ZL1
Ed C's 507.
S2K
M4
Rat rod truck
M3
Carrera 4S
Jaguar XK Coupe.
The Katie's lot @ 8:11AM, Valentine's Day, 2015.
Mini
Z06
911 SC
2 Mercedes SL's
Doug's Firebird
Z3 M Coupe
Valentine's Day, 2015. It was cold; mid-twenties when I arrived, barely 30 when I left just before 9:00AM. Still, no wind or rain, so it was not bad at all. A fair number of cars and people, the cars being largely German. (My Jaguar was the only British car I saw this morning.) There was a brand-new M4 there, brought by a dealer.
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Katie's, 02/21/15 - More Cars than Coffee
Two Mustangs made it to Katie's, despite the salt & weather...
Sparsely-populated lot; more trucks & SUVs than cars.
Bob M's BMW.
MB SUV
3 BMWs.
Land Rover.
Car Guys (and Gals) Inside.
This morning, Katie's was a case study of a favorite theme of mine - "Will there be a Cars & Coffee this weekend?" Today had many of the features that cause people to stay away:
1.) It was cold... 11 degrees when I arrived at Katie's at 6:15AM. (Yes, I slept in a bit.)
2.) There was a lot of salt on the streets. (Salt is like kryptonite to exotic car owners.)
3.) The forecast threatened snow and freezing rain, as early as 9:00AM.
Regardless of the above three facts, we had a reasonable turnout of people, at Katie's to talk about cars. My shot of the lot at 7:19AM shows that the trucks and SUVs outnumber cars. Still, it doesn't matter what car you drive, it's largely a social gathering.
One thing I have experienced, several times - if we have another week or two of similar conditions, attendance will increase, because people get tired of sitting at home.
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Katie's, 02/28/15
This winter, good-enough weather means no snow, only a little salt on the roads, and early-morning temps in the mid-teens. Some of us had enough of being cooped-up, and escaped to Katie's.
What did that poor BMW do to deserve purple wheels?
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Katie's, 03/07/15
Ron's twin-turbo Corvette.
Don't like your job? How'd you like to be the septic tank guy, having to dig thru the snow to find the connection?
Lots of German cars there today.
Chuck's Infiniti; my Acura.
Corvette & Mitsubishi.
Audi Allroad.
The Katie's lot @ 7:46AM.
Audi S4.
2 Range Rovers.
Lexus.
Police Special?
Range Rover.
Mitsubishi.
VW Phaeton V8.
It was 14F this morning. Plenty of salt on the roads, and some snow & ice left over from Thursday. Still, Ron showed up in his Corvette twin turbo. A decent turnout of Car Guys today, but mostly driving more 'ordinary' vehicles. Can we PLEASE be finished with winter now?
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Katie's, 03/14/15
The Katie's lot @ 7:58AM.
Lotus 69.
Lotus Mk VI.
Lotus Cortina.
Lotus Europa.
Lotus 7.
Lotus Elite.
Lotus 22.
Esprit.
Elan Sprint.
Europa Twincam.
Lotus 108 bike.
Elan frame.
Lotus XI.
It was raining today, which normally makes for a fairly empty parking lot, but some friends and I used Katie's as a starting point for going up to the Lotus exhibit at the AACA Museum in Hershey. http://www.aacamuseum.org/lotus-art-lightness/ ...This exhibit runs until April 26th...
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Katie's, 03/21/15
Tim's Torino.
Vanquish.
Vantage V12.
599.
SLS.
XJS.
Cayman.
GTR.
XJS.
XKE.
An example of the variety of the vehicles at Katie's.
XK Coupe.
Bentley.
Doug's TransAm.
ZR-1.
Jamieson's Exige.
Alfa 4C.
XK Convertible.
Lamborghini Aventador.
Polaris Slingshot.
XKE.
F355.
It snowed, earlier this week.
Yep, it officially starts at 6AM!
XJ.
It's supposed to be spring, but this morning was overcast and cold (mid-30's). That couldn't keep a lot of people away, though.
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My pictures on facebook:
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Will get them on flickr tomorrow.
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Will get them on flickr tomorrow.
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Katie's, 03/28/15
Viper Coupe.
Vantage S.
Jaguar XJS.
F360.
Mini.
F550.
Turbo S.
Huracan.
Christine's Audi TT.
My Elise.
360, 550.
Galaxie.
AMG C63, with wing.
The Corvette section.
Burgundy 911.
VM Beetle.
Firebird.
Lotus Evora.
R8.
F-Type Coupe.
Carrera.
Audis.
Chuck's Carrera S.
458.
Aston Vantage.
F-Type.
Jaguar XK.
Rolls Royce.
Porsches.
Carrera 4S.
The last Saturday of March, and (we hope) the last of the cold weather. Today was cold and clear, 30F when we arrived. Still, the heavy rains this week washed away all the salt, and people came out, because we're ALL READY FOR SPRING!
--Bob Collum
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Katie's, 04/11/15
This morning signaled the unofficial start of the season at Katie's. Early-morning temperatures in the fifties, and clear skies, brought out the crowds...
--Bob Collum
