2017 Katie's Cars & Coffee Thread - Great Falls, VA
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The first one is a Lomax, a British kit car, based on a Citroen 2CV. Air-cooled, 2-cylinder, 600cc. Quirky.
The second is an American Motors Javelin AMX. This is somewhere around 1971 thru 1974. The first AMX models were two-seaters. By this point, it was just the sportiest version of the American Motors pony car, the Javelin.
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The second is an American Motors Javelin AMX. This is somewhere around 1971 thru 1974. The first AMX models were two-seaters. By this point, it was just the sportiest version of the American Motors pony car, the Javelin.
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Katie's, 10/28/17
A good day at Katie's, though it was a LONG TIME before the sun came up. (...and, we have another Saturday at Katie's before Daylight Savings Time ends...)
The local Model A club brought out several old Fords.
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The local Model A club brought out several old Fords.
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Katie's, 11/11/17
I guess it's supposed to be cold in mid-November in Northern Virginia, but this morning, the clear skies and lack of wind could only make the 24F temperature tolerable, at best. While there were fewer people and cars than usual, you couldn't call the gathering ordinary.
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Katie's, 12/02/17
While this first Saturday in December was chilly, it was well worth getting up so early. On the way to Katie's I saw the amazing near-full moon, and I pulled over and took a crappy picture of it.
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Katie's, 12/09/17
OK, I get it. We're in December, and it's supposed to be at least winter-like. I don't even mind weather in the 30's. I even understand getting a dusting of snow - it makes for a prettier Christmas. What annoys me, though, is our local government deciding that it's up to them to prevent the impending ice age - they sprayed their anti-ice chemical goo on the streets on Thursday night, and put more chemicals down Friday night and Saturday morning. All this for what you could politely call 'light flurries' Saturday morning.
As a result of all the chemical crap on the roads, most people did not come to Katie's Saturday, and those of us who did, largely brought boring, everyday cars. Still, there were a couple of dozen enthusiasts at Katie's, and (as we do, rain or shine), we talked cars.
A day at Katie's (even without my fun car, or any fun cars) is still a great time, talking about cars and stuff. There is an astounding amount of knowledge at Katie's.
--Bob Collum
As a result of all the chemical crap on the roads, most people did not come to Katie's Saturday, and those of us who did, largely brought boring, everyday cars. Still, there were a couple of dozen enthusiasts at Katie's, and (as we do, rain or shine), we talked cars.
A day at Katie's (even without my fun car, or any fun cars) is still a great time, talking about cars and stuff. There is an astounding amount of knowledge at Katie's.
--Bob Collum