Cars and Coffee 3.1.08

[phiberglass]

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This a weekly car show in Southern California (Specifically Irvine) that takes place every Saturday. I post these pictures on tons of other boards, but never here so I thought I'd share.

You can view the rest and a ton of other pictures from different weeks here: www.austingrade.com/cnc

I post pictures every Saturday after the car show, so feel free to bookmark it and check back.

- Phiberglass

[Soundie]

You made me drewl on my keyboard :(

[RedTomato]

Nice cars, where's the coffee?

[SSerino]

BFC FTW! What is that green car about with the roll cage? Also, is that a new Nissan GTR? Didn't know they were out yet.

[marykay9507]

very very nice-- thanks for sharing-- i am on the east coast and there are no shows around here now for obvious reasons (dang snow)-- only 9 weeks til the first show of the season!!

[phiberglass]

BFC FTW IS RIGHT. I'm still banned or else I'd be posted these on there too.

The nissan GT-R isn't out yet, I'm pretty sure, It had to have been imported from the dealer or something.

[UMHurricanes34]

It's amazing that, at least to me, when I look at these pictures that include such things as the sexy Lambo, Mercedes SLR McLaren, Ford GT and a high end Porsche, the GT-R is what gets all of my attention.


Then again, I'm a huge Nissan/Infiniti fanboy (Own an XTerra, M35, and previously owned a 350z)



EDIT: Upon second glance, what I thought to be a Ford GT is actually a different model...know any more details?
I just saw the paint and stripes and the rear end shape and thought Ford GT.

I'll assume it's a Ford GT40

[dmw007]

Nice pictures, thanks for sharing them phiberglass. :)


That Mercedes-Benz is hawt! :D

[ryannel2003]

The GT-R really caught my attention, and I'm not even a huge Nissan fan. If I ever see on in person, god I don't know what i'll do!

[dmw007]

The GT-R really caught my attention, and I'm not even a huge Nissan fan. If I ever see on in person, god I don't know what i'll do!

Just remember, certain things are illegal in public. :p ;) :D

[Abstract]

Just remember, certain things are illegal in public. :p ;) :D

Bring tissues and wipe the cars clean after you're done.....drooling on them.

[eyemacg5]

Sounds a stupid question but in the US do you have to have a license plate?
That ford gt doesn't seem to have any and on Pimp My Ride they never seem to have them.

[nauqkcin]

where in irvine is this? i ask this because i go to school at UCI and it would be nice to have something to do this weekend.

[RedTomato]

Sounds a stupid question but in the US do you have to have a license plate?
That ford gt doesn't seem to have any and on Pimp My Ride they never seem to have them.

I noticed that too. I'm not from the USA either, but on a recent visit, I noticed that having plates on the front seems to be optional - some cars do, most don't. On the back seems to be mandatory.

The rules about lettering etc seem more lax than in Europe - lots of states have decorations and mottos on their rear plates.

Note for USA people - here in the UK, the rules are very strict on plate lettering, font size etc. No decorations allowed on the plates.

Re missing rear plates, I guess show cars sometimes have the plates removed when on display, otherwise you might be able to track down where they are kept. Same as when you often see plates blurred out when they show Britney Spear's latest vehicular craziness on the news.

[phiberglass]

where in irvine is this? i ask this because i go to school at UCI and it would be nice to have something to do this weekend.



It's located right by the Specturm, no more than 1/4 a mile away. Here is the address:

7905 Gateway Blvd., Irvine, CA, 92618

Another friend of mine comes from UCI every weekend he drives a black e36 318 BMW.


As for the front plate question in the states, it is mandatory in most states to have a front blate, and mandatory in every state for a back plate. I have been running with no plate or a euro plate for about 2 years and have never gotten pulled over so they're pretty lenient. Really the only times you get cited is if you get pulled over for a speeding ticket, if they decide to cite you for other things they may cite you for failure to display a plate on the front.

[ill0gical0ne]

It's located right by the Specturm, no more than 1/4 a mile away. Here is the address:

7905 Gateway Blvd., Irvine, CA, 92618

Another friend of mine comes from UCI every weekend he drives a black e36 318 BMW.


As for the front plate question in the states, it is mandatory in most states to have a front blate, and mandatory in every state for a back plate. I have been running with no plate or a euro plate for about 2 years and have never gotten pulled over so they're pretty lenient. Really the only times you get cited is if you get pulled over for a speeding ticket, if they decide to cite you for other things they may cite you for failure to display a plate on the front.
lol... my state only requires a back plate, so there's absolutely nothing on the front of my car. also, herro austin, fellow NS member.

[phiberglass]

lol... my state only requires a back plate, so there's absolutely nothing on the front of my car. also, herro austin, fellow NS member.

Nice! yea, mine requires a front but haven't had any trouble for it. I haven't logged into NS in so long, I actually tried the other day, and forgot my login info :D

[ill0gical0ne]

Nice! yea, mine requires a front but haven't had any trouble for it. I haven't logged into NS in so long, I actually tried the other day, and forgot my login info :D
lol... isn't it bad that under the new admins it's been almost a year since anything was done to the site?

[Rhosfelt]

mmmmmm porsche sexy as a mac. ;)

[phiberglass]

lol... isn't it bad that under the new admins it's been almost a year since anything was done to the site?

Yea, it was awesome at TF and then it went down for neverside, and I was all stoked and kept checking back and deadline kept getting further and further, and then finally one day I was alright I'll logon, and I forgot my username stuff, so I made a new username, and found the community to be completely dead. :(

[Sun Baked]

Just remember, certain things are illegal in public. :p ;) :D

Didn't somebody post a link to the guy who was arrested for doing that to a car not too long ago?

[RevToTheRedline]

mmmmmm porsche sexy as a mac. ;)


yep, but out of all those cars in the pictures, the black Mini would be mine

[MacPM8]

nice pics...i used to go to c&c over the summer quite often but havent gone lately. is the parking lot still crowded?

[phiberglass]

nice pics...i used to go to c&c over the summer quite often but havent gone lately. is the parking lot still crowded?

Yep, pretty much every spot filled of course unless it's rainy, but even if it's cloudy it's a good turn out and if it's a really nice day in socal, which we've been getting a lot lately it's reallllyyy crowded.

[spencers]

lovely pictures

BFC FTW
just had to throw that in :)

[dmr727]

In California it's mandatory to have a front plate, but it's a rule that's very rarely enforced. I've had no front plate on my car for years and never had a problem. And if you do get a ticket for it, it's $25. So most people just risk it. :)

[Counterfit]

So what's the car with the cage? I thought it was a Lexus SC430 at first, but the profile shot doesn't match.

And widebody Mini FTW.

[phiberglass]

So what's the car with the cage? I thought it was a Lexus SC430 at first, but the profile shot doesn't match.

And widebody Mini FTW.



It's a Pontiac Solstice

Here is the mini in the background.

http://kimini.com/

[MacPM8]

It's a Pontiac Solstice

Here is the mini in the background.

http://kimini.com/

hey phiberglass were you there over the summer when that ac cobra spun out and jumped the curb when he took out of the parking lot?