Antique & Classic Cars Blog

One of the last beautiful Saturdays of the year played great host to the final Cars & Coffee gathering of 2008. Cars editor, Angelo, and I headed over to take in the sights, the java–and some donut holes, a most welcome addition to any morning activity.

About 250 cars showed up.

The carbon fiber hood on this RX-8 looked rad and fit perfectly. The tuner crowd has fed an elaborate aftermarket with some very nice parts. The gaps around this hood were even all the way around and it took no fussing–just a bolt-on part.

Angelo wanted to rustle up a trailer and make off with this Volvo 1800. More known for safety than hot styling, Volvo made an early styling epiphany with this one–a car fit for a saint, or rather The Saint.

Acura’s NSX (Honda NSX in some markets) was also well respresented. What a sleek, aggressive looking machine–a Japanese Ferrari.

Lotus knows from styling too. My last trip to London, these were popular along the ancient streets. Lots of style and performance, easy to maneuver and park.

This Auto-Motorplex garage has a neon “Man Cave” sign, though the message is already clear–a Vette and a pinball machine.

And this image, which captures the C&C atmosphere pretty well, is not so much an effort at black-and-white artistry as a good way to play down the bright teal biffy at the far end of the shot. :^)

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