Since Cars and Coffee in Irvine will be having new “guidelines” on the vehicles allowed to park in the display area, is there going to be any new Saturday meets or are people still planning on going to the Cars and Coffee meets at FORD? I read that they will allow Pre 1978 Vehicles and other “vehicles of interest”? Just seeing what everyone is planning to do.

 

You all are invited to come to City of Industry meet on Feb 21st at 8am. See thread https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/...-21st-8am.html

 

Do I hear a caravan from Irvine?

 

^ what kinda "guidelines"

 

That rule is such BS. I'm not going to C&C and more...that's for sure.

 

I've read about the new guidelines in another chat forum and have to agree that they are quite ridiculous. What they are trying to do is limit the amount of "common" cars on the lot and make room for the more rare ones. It seems to come down to a matter of opinion as to what is rare. I simply say... first come, first serve.

 

Anyone have a list of these new guidelines?

 

Taken from another forum.

"As many have pointed out, we're faced with overcrowding at Cars & Coffee. It has been our desire from the outset to welcome EVERYONE, but that has been with the request that this be a word-of-mouth gathering, not promoted online or through the media. This is why we have asked area media and websites to not cover it from the very start, and most have been cooperative about that. The original vision of Cars & Coffee continues to be the preservation of what was started at Crystal Cove, to host cars that are of interest and are unusual. It has never been a "commercial" thing. We enjoy the simplicity, just like we enjoy the racecars of the 50's w/o advertising. We frown on commercial activity at C&C. Even selling your car must be done discreetly (no big signs). If people are interested in your car, trust us, they will see a small business card or advert on your seat. Even us, we only show something if it is of interest at C&C.

What makes it "of interest?" How to define "unusual?" You'd get lots of opinions on that. One suggestion we've heard is... cars that aren't driven to work every day. If it's a car that is driven every day, odds are, it's not a car that will get people out of bed at 6 a.m. on a Saturday. Of course there will be a few exceptions (we won't penalize you if you drive your Talbot-Lotus to work), but that can be a general guide. If you remember the original Crystal Cove gathering, they did get to the point of excluding cars. We are trying to avoid that and we have only turned away cars when we are full. We rely on people to "self-police" in their awareness as enthusiasts that a car you'd see in the shopping center parking lot on a Tuesday is probably not a top priority for the exhibitor lot at C&C. Such a car shouldn't be taking a space on Saturday morning that would require us to turn away a Goggomobil, a Jaguar XK-120, a Bugatti Veyron or a Ferrari 599. It shouldn't prevent us from allowing a manufacturer to reveal their latest hotly-anticipated model like the Honda Clarity, Fiat 500, or Nissan GT-R, or perhaps a manufacturer's concept car(s) or a ????? because the lot is full. Those cars DESERVE to have an exhibit spot. We're all about interesting AND unusual cars. We're discussing a lot of solutions including using the spectator lots more creatively.

Our parking structure holds 700 cars! We urge everyone to use it if you bring something not appropriate for the show. It's a matter of courtesy for your fellow enthusiasts. The south lot holds an additional 70 cars behind the building and 80 cars at the top of the hill behind the structure. These might be used to extend the show especially as the weather gets nicer. Ideas like reserving the spots in front of the cafe for car clubs or same model car groups are a possibility, but please ask first.

We ask everyone to please help us preserve what the founders of Crystal Cove began. Respect the integrity of the exhibit area and use the parking structure for spectator cars. We are VERY open to POSITIVE and POLITE suggestions!!!! Above all, communicate with us, the organizers, especially if you are thinking of showing up with your whole forum in tow. Please get permission first or at least respect the decision of the organizers when they ask you to park together in the spectator lot.

We have hosted C&C since it began in October 2006. That's 120 shows and over 60,000 cars. C&C has had its low points but its high points have exceeded even the original Crystal Cove such as when Ferrari, Alfa Romeo, Porsche, "Powered By Ford", "British Cars" and BMW were the "Featured Marque" due to great organizing by the clubs. I think this is why we love C&C.

BTW, some people have suggested using the large lot across Gateway. That lot belongs to the Irvine Company and we'd have to rent it (not cheap ... we checked), so that's not an option.

The "bloom" seems to have come off the rose, so it's time to prune it. If you want C&C to continue we all need to remind each other that we're all guests on PRIVATE PROPERTY at C&C. The Mazda and Ford employees go out of their way to share the space with all of us. In turn, we ask that everyone RESPECT THE PROPERTY, RESPECT EVERYONE AT THE SHOW (including the lady out front who greets you at 6 a.m. with a smile. She has probably experienced/driven more classics, exotics and performance cars than most of you. She's the one Dan Gurney, Stirling Moss and Carroll Shelby know as "Linda."), USE TRASH RECEPTACLES, and DRIVE CONSERVATIVELY. Only by doing these things can we keep our welcome.

John and Freeman"

 

obviously sentimental value counts for nothing at these events

 

I for one am going to the cars and donuts meet...and if it gets that bad at C&C...I'm just going to start heading over to VCR on sundays, they seem to have fun.

 

Yeah, valley circle is great on Sunday am.

 

I'm going to head to C&C tomorrow, so I'll report back on how it's changed, if at all. It seems like the organizers are going for the scare factor so people just won't show up, which is silly because there are some days where the lot is near empty. You'd think they would take what they can get.

I'll also be up at Supercar Sunday this weekend. I haven't been at a car show in a few weeks so I'm eager to go.

If anyone spots me at the shows, come by and say hi. I'll be the girl with the carbon fiber license plate frames and the cutest beagle dog in the world. Can't miss me!

 

What and where is Supercar Sunday?

 

Supercar Sunday is up in Woodland Hills at the Village Coffee Roaster. I don't have the exact address, but can find it elsewhere and post back later.

It's a fun car show that doesn't have as many rules as Cars & Coffee. All sorts of gems show up. This Sunday looks to be a promising one. The rain has kept us all in for too many weekends

 

Ive been there. Its a good show, just a bit far for me on a weekend morning