Cars & Coffee in SoCal...

Almost forgot. A salute to all my brethren veterans and those currently in uniform who stand in harm's way for the sake of our country! Thank you all for your service!

Hope you all have a great weekend.  

Very cool Jim. I just got back from a trip out your way got to see the SC vs Arizona game, the Petersen and Vintage Motors. Temps here in N VA 27 degrees now, what a difference, Going to take a drive in the 550 when it warms up to 30 though. 

Pete

which cars & coffee do you go to?  San Clemente?

"The usual rows of Ferraris, Lambos, McLarens, Ford GT-40s..."   lol

Love those car shots El Guapo, the blue 914 was just like the one my friend had but the best shot is the one through the window  

BTW, be careful those krispy kreme are shaped like a tire for a reason.... spare tire  

Thanks, Jim. Prices for nice vintage Porsches are clearly high, but $100 large plus for split window busses is even nuttier.

Be safe, and a belated happy Veterans Day to you, brother!

Yeah.....We could do a C&C here in New England about now, but everybody'd be in Parkas and Muk-Luks!

You'd have to change the meaning, Cars and Coffee = Cold and Colder.

Today was our last cars and Coffee for the season. It was 25F. I didn't go. I watched F1 while having the coffee part!

Nice pics Jim.

...good luck finding parts for the Bizzarini...

michel posted:

which cars & coffee do you go to?  San Clemente?

@michel yes I went to the C&C in San Clemente (at the Outlets Center on Via Hermosa). Pretty nice venue, lots of cars (300+) good show times (09:00 - 11:00). 

Thanks Jim looking forward to going there.

Jim thanx for sharing great pics.

I think you,me and Vince are the only Nam guys left

Please add me to the list.  Class of 1968 and 69, US Army  I was a slow learner, took me 21 mos to Graduate.  2 nd Corp, Dar Lac Province, Ban Don.  Active and Reserve 1966-1975, Sgt E-5 , Medic.  

...and yours truly, "Dutch" - 173rd Airborne Brigade, Central Highlands of Viet Nam in 1971. Watching all the Ho Chi Minh trails for bad guys...

Marine MP. Prisoner Transport. 69-71

Dutch:   A lot of the Hmong people of the central highlands were evac’d by some of the Rangers who they were closest to, and they relied upon each other for their help.  The Hmong ended up being relocating to the area around Worcester, Massachusetts where they have contributed immeasurably to our local cultural mix.  They are truly an honorable people.

We worked with the Yards also.  I agree  with Dutch, some of the nicest people you could find anywhere.  Glad to hear they have acclimated to USA.  That had to be a big cultural shock arriving here from what they were used to.  I ran Med-CAP's amongst them as well as Senior Medic for the Team.  They were people you could depend on to watch your back when things turned bad.

'64-66 (two tours in the Delta, 4 corps).  Then the P.I. at  Clark as a jungle survival instructor between TDY's back to RVN.  Average TDY was 5 months. Some 6 months.  Got out of there in 1974.  Credit for 3 more RVN tours

Gordon Nichols posted:

Dutch:   A lot of the Hmong people of the central highlands were evac’d by some of the Rangers who they were closest to, and they relied upon each other for their help.  The Hmong ended up being relocating to the area around Worcester, Massachusetts where they have contributed immeasurably to our local cultural mix.  They are truly an honorable people.

Gordon, I agree re: the Hmong . I had 6 Vietnamese guys working for me once in the states when I was a quality control supervisor. Very hard working and honorable people. As I got to know them better, I asked if they would ever want to return to Viet Nam to live. To the man their answer was "yes if/when it is no longer a communist country". Mind you this was back in the mid to late 80's, so my guess is the are still here and have integrated into our culture. We had Montagnards up in the mountain areas of the Central Highlands, they were fiercely loyal to us, and were fierce fighters.

Still a lot of us.  I was a Navy Corpsman 1969-73  Taking care of people returning In San Diego naval hospital.

@Panhandle Bob @barncobob @Dutch @jimhughes @molleur Vince Manto (in absentia ) and all the other S.E.A. vets on SOC;

A salute to all my brethren Viet vets! It's been 50 years, but it seems like yesterday. Glad you're here to continue our camaraderie on SOC! 

Looks like a blast, Jim we need you to setup another run to the telescope or ortega hwy befor the end of the year??

Deepest appreciation and respect to all who bravely served, and regrets for the shameful way many were treated when you returned home.

OCC posted:

Looks like a blast, Jim we need you to setup another run to the telescope or ortega hwy befor the end of the year??

I'll put together another Mt. Palomar cruise. Stay tuned! 

Thank you all for your service!