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Photos - Caffeine & Octane, 4/7/13:

Discussion in 'South Central - USA (TN, MS, AL, GA)' started by Gatorrari, Apr 7, 2013.

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  1. Gatorrari

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    #1 Gatorrari, Apr 7, 2013
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    I was determined to make this month's C&O, since I knew that the warmer weather was likely to bring out a record crowd, and that was probably the case; if the lot had been twice as big, it still might have filled up. I had decided not to bring the Ferrari, since an intermittent misfire that I've been dealing with resurfaced on my trip back from Rome a couple of weeks ago. So I took the Honda and came as a spectator, and as early as 7:35, still barely found a place to park!

    The new cars of most interest this month were probably the pair of McLaren MP4-12Cs. In addition, there seemed to be some unusual color groupings, such as Lamborghinis in Verde Ithaca and Challengers in Plum Crazy!

    My favorite car there was a neat 1967 Fiat Dino, which was provided by (surprise!) Ivan Ruiz. This lovely blue spider had been purchased in Italy and has the smaller 2.0 liter V-6.

    This group of photos is introductory; I'll have more good stuff later in the week.
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  2. jenk12m

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    #2 jenk12m, Apr 7, 2013
    I heard it was crazy packed this month
     
  3. BT

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    #3 BT, Apr 8, 2013
    I saw that Dino when I was headed up 400 headed towards Helen yesterday. Nice car!
    :)
    BT
     
  4. Lanikai

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    #4 Lanikai, Apr 8, 2013
    As always!
     
  5. Gatorrari

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    #6 Gatorrari, Apr 8, 2013
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    To close tonight's offering, here are the cars of Britain, in honor of the late Maggie Thatcher. There seemed to be an unusual number of E-types, but also such esoterica as a Moke, an Atom and a couple of Exocets! (I'm still not sure about the Merkur - is it British or German, since I know that Ford sold it in both countries?)
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  7. Gatorrari

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    #7 Gatorrari, Apr 9, 2013
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    I admit that I did not shoot a lot of German or Japanese cars, and that has nothing to do with 1939-1945; it's just that I didn't see too many that, to my mind, deserved to be "Canonized". The LFAs were interesting, in that the signs indicated that they were the first and last examples to be sold in the U.S.

    So to make up for that, I included a Swedish car, and a beast that must be at least part Great Dane. (I heard a lot of people say: that's not a dog, that's a horse! I can just imagine the bill for feed.....)
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  8. Gatorrari

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    #8 Gatorrari, Apr 9, 2013
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    One category of cars that I really like is American cars of the pre-muscle-car era that are more-or-less stock, without having been "hot-rodded" or otherwise tricked out. There was an unusually large turnout of those this month, presented here in generally chronological order. The 1960 Edsel was a "grab shot" that I took out my window as I drove by on my way out! And if you want one, the 1960 Buick Electra 225 was on sale for $49k.
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  9. Gatorrari

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    #9 Gatorrari, Apr 10, 2013
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    There was the usual variety in "traditional" U.S. muscle cars, both old and new, including the newest Viper (with at least 20 more snakes, all side-by-side!), a Challenger with interesting frontal lighting, and a Callaway Corvette, plus a couple of neat street rods.
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    #10 Gatorrari, Apr 10, 2013
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    Did anyone say motorcycles? There were some neat bikes there, both old and new, including a Harley with a spectacular paint job and a whole lot of speakers! And I never knew that Snap-on marketed a motorcycle!

    And trucks? There were a few. What looks like a Bronco is actually its inspiration, an International Scout.

    And to finish off, how about a Fisker Karma? I'm still waiting to see the new larger Tesla.....
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  11. allans

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    #11 allans, Apr 11, 2013
    Jim, What a spectacular job!!! Thanks, Allan
     
  12. kaamacat

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    #12 kaamacat, Apr 12, 2013
    Great job Jim........ The purple Super-Bee gets my vote this time.
     
  13. Scaledetails

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    #13 Scaledetails, Apr 13, 2013
    Wow, I am impressed!! what a beautiful variety. Enough for a single Barrett-Jackson auction week!
    Thanks for the pics Jim.
     
  14. Patek

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    #14 Patek, Apr 13, 2013
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  15. Patek

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    #15 Patek, Apr 13, 2013
    I will be there early next month to the the Toyota parking spot.
     
  16. Patek

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    #16 Patek, Apr 13, 2013
    No you did get it. I was afraid it was just over shadowed by all the rust, and what a good example it is of a 1967 classic. We had one that was white and had a beautiful brown stripe down the side of the body, and it always smelled like gas was leaking inside the cabin.
     
  17. raider1968

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    #17 raider1968, Apr 13, 2013
    You guys get a serious number of serious cars for cars & coffee - thanks for all the pictures
     
  18. Gatorrari

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    #18 Gatorrari, Apr 13, 2013
    It's up there in post #7, in probably its "least rusty" angle. I just thought that it was appropriate that a vehicle like that had parked "off road"! It had a placard from the Georgia Tech show, where it might have been entered in the "student beater" class.
     
  19. CharlesE

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    #19 CharlesE, Apr 14, 2013
    great pictures Jim.
     
  20. grngryoutmyway

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    #20 grngryoutmyway, Apr 15, 2013
    Great shots as always, thank you. Hopefully mine will be back in one piece by the June show. Looks like it keeps getting better and better.
     

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