2013 Cars & Coffee, Great Falls, VA - Katie's
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Katie's, 06/01/13
The first Katie's of June brought out several vehicles we (at least, I) had not seen before... Several Jaguars we had seen before, too. We even had two F-Types (one driven by a Jag of America employee, visiting from NJ).
--Bob Collum
--Bob Collum
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Katie's, 06/08/13
Another good Saturday in Great Falls. Some nice Jags in attendance, too.
When I hear someone say they have a Corvette Pace Car, I figure it's one of the many decal 'specials' Chevy has put out over the years. We had the ACTUAL pace car & safety car from the 2003 LeMans 24-hour race.
--Bob Collum
When I hear someone say they have a Corvette Pace Car, I figure it's one of the many decal 'specials' Chevy has put out over the years. We had the ACTUAL pace car & safety car from the 2003 LeMans 24-hour race.
--Bob Collum
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Katie's, 06/15/13
The weather couldn't have been better this morning - crystal clear, high 60's at 6:00AM.
I got to Katie's right at 6:00AM, and (predictably) wasn't the first. What was surprising was that the front lot filled up amazingly fast. We must have had 50 cars by about 6:20AM. When you get to an event that early, the cars had better be amazing... and they were.
--Bob Collum
I got to Katie's right at 6:00AM, and (predictably) wasn't the first. What was surprising was that the front lot filled up amazingly fast. We must have had 50 cars by about 6:20AM. When you get to an event that early, the cars had better be amazing... and they were.
--Bob Collum
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I was there, too! But I got there at 7:10 and the lot was already completely full, so I parked in the back lot.
Next time I will either get there earlier, or get there around 8AM as between 7:30 and 8 it seems like some people start leaving (and others are still arriving). Of course, it's best to still get out by 9 as to not disrupt the businesses!
Next time I will either get there earlier, or get there around 8AM as between 7:30 and 8 it seems like some people start leaving (and others are still arriving). Of course, it's best to still get out by 9 as to not disrupt the businesses!
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Katie's, 06/22/13
Some Saturdays, one car at Katie's is the obvious star of the show - we've had a Bugatti Veyron, a Saleen S7, a Scaglietti Corvette, and a Porsche Carrera GT each fill that role in the last year or so. Sometimes, like today, the depth of impressive cars is what makes it a special day.
Today:
It's hard to beat the simple beauty of the original Maserati Ghibli, and this navy-over-ivory example is perfect in my eyes. We also had two different models from a tiny firm - an Italia and an Apollo, both from Carrozzeria Intermecannica. The Italia has a 351 Ford V8, and the Apollo, the old Buick aluminum V8. We also had a Cunningham there today. Another special car there today was the Mercedes SLR McLaren.
All in all, a really good morning!
--Bob Collum
Today:
It's hard to beat the simple beauty of the original Maserati Ghibli, and this navy-over-ivory example is perfect in my eyes. We also had two different models from a tiny firm - an Italia and an Apollo, both from Carrozzeria Intermecannica. The Italia has a 351 Ford V8, and the Apollo, the old Buick aluminum V8. We also had a Cunningham there today. Another special car there today was the Mercedes SLR McLaren.
All in all, a really good morning!
--Bob Collum
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Katie's, 06/22/13 - Part 2
More from today, including a bumper crop of Jaguars!
I include comparison shots of the rear views of the V8S F-Type and the BMW Z8, since I think they are similar.
--Bob Collum
I include comparison shots of the rear views of the V8S F-Type and the BMW Z8, since I think they are similar.
--Bob Collum
What a great looking meet / event.
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Katie's, 07/13/13
Overcast this morning, but at least it didn't rain. The questionable weather kept attendance down, but there were still some nice cars there.
Some of the more interesting cars there today, including a fair number of Jaguars...
--Bob Collum
Some of the more interesting cars there today, including a fair number of Jaguars...
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Katie's, 07/20/13
A big day, with several Jaguars, including a couple we had not seen before.
Dave R. had the E-Type he recently bought & had restored. Jeff O. had his V12 E-Type.
--Bob Collum
Dave R. had the E-Type he recently bought & had restored. Jeff O. had his V12 E-Type.
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Katie's, 08/10/13
OK, we'll get this out of the way first - there was another Veyron at Katie's today. Not a VW of America vehicle, this one is privately owned, with foreign plates. The car has 'presence', but I'd hesitate to call it beautiful. An impressive piece of engineering.
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OK, we'll get this out of the way first - there was another Veyron at Katie's today. Not a VW of America vehicle, this one is privately owned, with foreign plates. The car has 'presence', but I'd hesitate to call it beautiful. An impressive piece of engineering.
--Bob Collum
--Bob Collum
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