We Few, We Happy Few, We Band of Brothers

May be it is a corruption to use a speech from a play about a battle of the few against the many to describe the cold Cars & Coffee this morning, but hey, sometimes I feel a bit dramatic.

We wheeled the MK2 out of hibernation at 7am and rolled up to Boulder/Lafayette. A gorgeous sunrise of pinks and purples over the Rockies and no traffic. We arrived to find no one else. But soon about twenty hardy souls brought out their cars.

A nice 80SC in arrow blue was present. Love the color. I should have painted my race car that shade. Also a cool driver GTV and even a brace of Ferrari's. I don't know which models. They were new ones.

Do check out the pic of the rear of the 996 GT3 and the 928. Similar proportions.

Finally, a pic of my son hamming it up in the back of the MK2. We have to take off his shoes as he likes banging his feet on the small, wood seat-back tables. If only he knew...

Cars & Coffee Boulder / Lafayette, CO 8/6/11 From Electric to Elite

I chose to trailer up my race car and put a sign in to try and recruit some folks to join, or at least look in to, 944 SPEC racing. I saw a few laughs from the people who prefer to polish their cars, but no real serious interest.

The highlights to me at this gathering were the electric Beck Porsche Speedster. Usually I am a small fan of replicas. But, this to me has all the right things about a replica going on. Pure electric power in the light and stylish Speedster body. Well done.

The other highlight was the lovely Lotus Elite. Just take a gander at that narrowing roofline and tidy Coventry Climax. So delicate. So fragile. Like the lead actress in the Black Swan.

Oh, and I threw in the Pagoda Benz because they are often overlooked but make a very practical classic. And in maroon it is especially fetching.

Cars & Coffee Boulder / Lafayette, CO 5/7/11

From a stunningly simple AC Bristol to an over-the-top rally Renault, this Saturday's C&C did not disappoint.

I have to say the RZ 350 is a bike I always wanted.

While the summer yellow 951 is a rare sight indeed.

Cars & Coffee Boulder / Lafayette, CO 4/2/11

With near record high-temps of almost 75 degrees forecast, the turnout at the Boulder Cars & Coffee was of course going to be high.

I love these events because they are so casual. You pop in for an hour, check out some cars and leave. My favs this morning had to be the Aston 2/4 convertible. And the Citroen wagon.

If you're ever in Colorado on the first Saturday of the month, I am sure you will catch me here.

Cars & Coffee Boulder / Lafayette, CO 12/4/10

As my son gets up at 6:15am, making it up to Cars & Coffee in the Boulder area is no problem. This time, just me and little man headed up. So, the first thing I needed to do was put the Recaro child seat in the SC. This takes but a moment. Man, am I jealous of this seat. It has side-impact protection. Cool two-tone fabric. Halo head rest. It's better than my OMP race seat. Spoiled. You can see it in the picture of my black Targa. Kinda nice that the blue matches my blue wheels.

A couple of the more interesting cars that came out in the overcast 35 degree weather were a Bitter 3.9. Opel based, this one had BMW wheels and a bad window tint that precluded a good look at the interior. I did catch a glimpse of some Maserati Bi-turbo type seats though.

A Morgan Aero showed out. I like these. I do not get the regular Morgans. But the new aeros are very nice looking. And powerful. And some of the new Morgans I've seen reported about in Octane are utterly beautiful.

Also in the pics is a row of cars including a classy Ferrari 456 (I think) and an elemental black and white VW.

All in all, a great way to spend a couple of hours with my son.

Cars & Coffee Boulder Pics

Today was designed to drive your classic car in Colorado. Sunny. High 70s. Just remarkable.

And it coincided with the monthly Cars & Coffee in Boulder/Lafayette. It is held at the Brewing Market in Lafayette. Which, by the way, brews a very nice Americano. But I would pass on the Breggo Sandwich, it is just an overpriced Hot Pocket. The scone however, was crumbly perfection.

The MKII ran very well. With my Wife upfront and Graham strapped into his Recaro in the back seat, we were all well cosseted on the forty minute drive from home. It was my first opportunity to use the overdrive on the car and it was great. Just like shifting into fifth, minus depressing the heavy clutch.

So, let me describe the pics in descending order from the top:

1. Yes, that is a 914 towing half a 914. I can't comment further. 

2. Flared and checkered Fiat Abarth.

3. Late Carrera and early Countach, both with gold wheels.

4. Ferrari 330 motor. Achingly pretty.

5. My MKII next to one of the few cars in the world that could make it look ugly, a Ferrari Dino. Owned by the same gentleman for 30 years. Some people know when they have some good and don't let it go.

6. One of the rows. Alfa GTV looking prettier for parking next to a Z3.