Portola Valley CA / Cars & Coffee / 'EuroSunday' / 12/4/16

It's tomorrow - I've heard from a couple Spyder replica owners who said they will be there......any Speedster/Roadster folks? - RickJ

some photos from 12/4 @Portola Valley, CA - good turnout with 3 Spyder replicas present and maybe 80 cars total....nice variety - EVERY first Sunday of the month 8:30 - 11:30 - would be nice to see some Speedster/Roadster replica folks represented there......the organizer is a Beck Spyder driver/owner and the event is 'replica friendly' - 

https://portolavalley12416.shutterfly.com/

Thanks for sharing that pic, Rick! 

another chance - coming up again Sunday 2/5/17

Cars & Coffee Portola Valley
3130 Alpine Rd #284
Sun ~ 8:30 AM ·11:30 Portola Valley
https://www.facebook.com/events/202781786766248/

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RickJ

@RickJ Rick the cars @ Portola / Menlo  🚗 cars and ☕️ coffee have change. Not as many Classic but full of Mercedes, Lambo, Ferrari and Porsche

@calmotion I'm guessing that the 'Classic' car guys kinda pass on hanging out in a parking lot full of Lambo's, Ferrari's, McLaren's, Bentley's and newer Porsches. Different crowd, different vibe! 

@MusbJim. I’ve stopped going to two different cars and coffee events for the exact same reason. I respect new Porsches, Lambos, Maclarens, etc. it doesn’t mean that I want to see 50 of them. I mean, I’ll just go to a dealership for that. 

This one (Portola Valley/Stanford/Menlo Park) has typically been smaller, with a mix of cars and lots of interesting variety - last several events have leaned toward the newer/more expensive cars.  I agree, less interesting to me also....

Did not get to say hello to you Rick. You did see my speedster when you did your IPhone video. 

Love the racing suit and glasses

? I was there with my 09 Boxster S but the iphone video wasn't mine - RickJ

Oh I thought you had the 550 spyder. Your 09 booster “black”

@calmotion your photo included my buddy’s Mclaren (MCNOTTY) and another friend’s black Boxster. They enjoy the event for all the reasons I do not. But that’s cool.  There’s always something for everyone. 

At the C&C yesterday, there was a 300SL. I’ve never seen a gullwing Mercedes in a driver condition. And I loved it. The owner was cool. Chatting with folks. He truly enjoys driving this car and having fun. I loved it. Pics attached. 

Whenever I walk through a Cars & Coffee gathering (anywhere in SoCal) I see a line up of Lambo's filling up one row, a line up of Ferrari's filling up the next row, Bentley's, Rolls's and McLarens in another and a a row of Porsche GT 3's ands 4's, 918 Spyders, Carrera GT's. Then there's the huddling of the owners (in their $$$ driving shoes and logo polo shirts) each espousing the amenities of their respective cars, never wandering off more than two feet from their steeds. [Note: deploying poetic license here in use of apostrophes indicating plural of each vehicle marques, and not as possessive or contraction] 

It all reminds me of the old caste systems we all experienced in high school. There's the elitist 'Socialites' (the cool guys & girls), the 'Jocks', the nerds/geeks, and the rest of us scrubs (surf punks, low-riders, goths, etc.).   

MusbJim posted:

It all reminds me of the old caste systems we all experienced in high school. There's the elitist 'Socialites' (the cool guys & girls), the 'Jocks', the nerds/geeks, and the rest of us scrubs (surf punks, low-riders, goths, etc.).   

You forgot Hodads and Grimmies Jim. 

MusbJim posted:

Whenever I walk through a Cars & Coffee gathering (anywhere in SoCal) I see a line up of Lambo's filling up one row, a line up of Ferrari's filling up the next row, Bentley's, Rolls's and McLarens in another and a a row of Porsche GT 3's ands 4's, 918 Spyders, Carrera GT's.

Yeah, that happens all the time out here. Seems like I can’t walk around my C&C without stubbing my toes on a Lambo, Ferrari, or GT Porsche.

You left out "Haints".

Stan Galat posted:

MusbJim posted:

Whenever I walk through a Cars & Coffee gathering (anywhere in SoCal) I see a line up of Lambo's filling up one row, a line up of Ferrari's filling up the next row, Bentley's, Rolls's and McLarens in another and a a row of Porsche GT 3's ands 4's, 918 Spyders, Carrera GT's.

Yeah, that happens all the time out here. Seems like I can’t walk around my C&C without stubbing my toes on a Lambo, Ferrari, or GT Porsche.

None of those cars do anything for me.  Ferrari & Lambo haven't made a car that's worth a damn since they dropped the metal bumpers. 

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