It's a bit ironic how I sarcastically spoke of Southern California's warm winters in my last post, as right now we are experiencing an honest to god winter storm here in LA. One that's complete with snowfall, frost warnings and other wintery bits.
Anyways, It seems that the first half of my coverage from last weekend's edition of Cars and Coffee went over well, so lets jump right into some more photos from the event.
I'll start with an extremely rare machine, especially on American roads – an Alpine A110 in full race trim.
Meanwhile this Shelby GT350 Mustang is an equally historic piece. I'm not sure if there's any car enthusiast out there who haven't lusted over one of these at some point.
One of my favorite cars of the day was this super rare Volkswagen Type 147 van.
Originally built for mail delivery, this Type 147 has been given the hot rod touch.
The driver is treated to a spartan interior, complete with fresh air induction from a pair of sliding doors.
Twin carb'd aircooled power handles the task of getting the Kleinlieferwagen down the road.
And completing the look is a healthy drop and a set of factory Audi wheels. This would have been an awesome for feature for VW month!
Interestingly, a few hours after I shot this photo I found out that my brother picked up Karmann Ghia project car. Maybe he needs a little inspiration?
One of the cleanest third generation Supras I've seen in a long time.
Another one of my favorites of the day was this track-ready Alfa.
Complete with turbo power under the hood…
It's damn rare to see a vintage Alfa "tuned" like this. Especially one as well-executed as this car.
Another Euro machine of the slightly newer type. As I said before, the diversity at Cars and Coffee is unmatched.
Ferraris anyone? This is just a small sampling of the prancing horses on hand last weekend.
Meanwhile this pair of Cortinas give off a bit more of a "working class" motorsport vibe…
I think I've been playing too much Battlefield 1943, because when I saw this classic army jeep my first thought was to press circle and hop in.
I say without a drop of sarcasm that I will never be as cool as this chap.
OK back to the cars. Of all the late model tuner Mustangs out there, the Parnelli Jones Edition has to be one of the best. Check the Minilite-inspired rims!
I'll finish up with this '69 Camaro that attracted its fair share of attention when rolling up. The sound of cammed V8 has a tendency to do that.
So, do you guys enjoy seeing this sort of thing on Speedhunters? If so, I'll make sure to get out to Cars and Coffee on a more regular basis.
-Mike Garrett
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WOW I REALLY LIKE THAT LIL VW VAN THING I NEVER SEEN ONE OF THOSE BEFORE ,,, I WANT ONE , BAD
The alpine is awesome, old school french rally car
1st lool what a looser , anyway sweet article
We see a lot of Alpine in France, no rare at all here! And very pleasant to drive it on track
Mustang Parnelli Jones - yes!
That Vw Van is freaking sweet, its full feature worthy!
The yellow mail truck was owned by the Swiss Postal Service (PTT = Poste, Telegrafi, Telegrammi).
The license plate "BE" = Bern (Swiss' Capital).
The little purple-square sticker on the windshield is the permit that allows you to travel on the highway.....awesome ! Yes it's pretty rare....good pics Mike.
That Cortina on the right is a Lotus Cortina, that would be pretty rare in america, probably on par with the GT350 in England.... btw is it original or is it a replica?
Cars and Coffee is a testament to the world of cars that brings so many different people together for the love of one common interest......Cars!! Very impressed and would love to see a regular feature of it!!
Very nice! More C&C coverage would be awesome!
This show looks like pure heaven! For a second gen gear nut i can't imagine a better way to waste a morning. I know all of these rides by name and would love to bug these guys!!!
Nice shots...that Alfa is dope! I like this kind of coverage of the C&C events...it's nice to have some commentary along with the pics instead of just a huge gallery of random shots.
keep up the cars and coffee!
Yes. Definitely! <3 Cars & Coffee!
Look out for "VW Fridolin" in Google and so ... there are more in Germany and especially switzerland.
Great shots!
Daniel
yes more cars and coffee!
any more pics of that 3rd gen supra?
Wow, the 147 looks like a squareback mated with a bus! Looks amazing too!
That Alfa is so damn sexy and that Ferrari. Wow!
Cars & Coffee>Slammed month
More Cars and Coffee? Oh hellz YESSSSS!!! Love it! Thanks for the pics Mike. Love those Karman Ghias, amazing Alfa turbo, wow! So much cool in this post!
Cars and Coffee must become a regular feature. I love seeing the variety there...and it makes me wish I didn't live on sleepy Vancouver Island.
More cars and coffee coverage please mike,and that camro is too die for as is that 275 gtb and that saleen parnelli jones i want in my garage now.
Gotta say, one of the best events featured here, which is saying a lot because just about every event featured here is great.
Keep it up!
Sweet post Mike. The turbo Alfa GTA was so clean and I was hoping for a closer look at that weird van since I spotted in the background in your Part 1. Thanks!
cars and coffee is my new favorite thing on speedhunters. i love going to car shows and seeing the amazing varieties come together. more please!
I dig your coverage of C&C, Mike. I know the dude at the Perfect Exposure blog goes there pretty frequently, but he usually takes pics of boring, ricey things that I don't really care about. 99% of the cars you choose to shoot are much more interesting to look at IMO
DEFINITELY continue doin cars and coffee !
i love the variety.
my favorite weekly meet and Im even in one of the photos! keep up the good coverage!
More more more!!
I am so making a trip to Irvine for the Cars & Coffee someday... I *have* to see this in person!
for sure keep doing cars and coffee
its good and better thant the youtube version !!!
That type 147 is the coolest car I will see all week I am pretty sure.
That is exactly what I love about Speedhunters... the diversity of cultures, scenes and motorsports. Please keep covering C&C!
that is my MKIII supra, thank you for your love for her... my favorite part about it is that thats original paint, and those are 1off wheels, thanks for your interest ^_^
-josh
Cool photos covering a range of cars. Yes please for more posts like this.
Nice coverage,especially on the Alfa GTV,awesome restomod, I'm just wandering about the numbers hes getting at the dino.....perhaps 310 or 315rwhp...any guesses?,,,Thanks for the pics..
More shots of the Karmann Ghia and GTV would be great Mike!
CRAZY !! that Type 147 van is juste so nice too bad i never seen one live !! and that Alfa engine bay !!!!!!!
Awesome stuff keep it up!
OMG this Bertone is a dream, they put a big turbo in it, that's crazy.
great alfa romeo =)
Nice cars! Haha battlefield1943 is a pretty awesome game
Loved the coverage and would love to see more.
The alpine & alfa are beautiful cars
we need more coffee & cars posts
WOW, thats one nice Alfa Romeo Giulia 1750, i've always said some one should tidy one of those engines up with some paint, they look great painted like that!
I love the Type 147. Its awesome how they used Type III headlights, Type II taillights and sub boxes bolted to the floor. I have seen a similar van with a body built by Grumann, maybe the same vehicle? Anyone know who made the bodys?
the wheels on that PJ Edition Mustang aren't inspired by Minilites, they are inspired by these: http://cache.jalopnik.com/assets/resources/2006/11/IMG_1093.jpg
def need more of this cars and coffee.
enjoy very much! A nice easy atmosphere with many different car groups gathering in one common area.
yeah. very cool. keep it coming
the engine bay on that alfa was pretty darn clean.
engine bay love!
nice camaro and ferrari
WOW! Where did that guy get the VW bus from? That's a very old mail delivery van from Switzerland, where I'm from. It even has a Swiss licence plate in the front (even though it doesn't look original) and the autobahn sticker (definitely original)
Nice find!! Btw. "PTT" stood for "Post Telephon Telegraph".
you should try to find out who the owner was for the VW type 147