2004 Chevrolet Corvette. The Subaru Sumo (E12) in the background is not a common sight on the road either.
Everything is free, except the coffee.
If I have understood the concept correctly, every meeting in Cars & Coffee is an informal gathering of everyone who wants to show off their car, and who wants to look at other people's cars. It was the cars. The coffee was provided by Sherryhaugen on Øvrevoll Galloppbane.
The event is informal and unsnobbish. Since I arrived in my wife's freshly washed Q3, I could have probably asked to park inside the fences, but I chose to park outside. The car behind me, a sleek, orange Focus ST, entered the area. There is no lower limit for which cars can be displayed, or who owns the vehicle. I think the idea is that if you yourself think that your car has something to do within the fences, you can count on at least one other car enthusiast also wanting to take a look at it. You also get a good opportunity to air the cart. All the cars on display are used cars. It's a pleasure to hear a Ferrari V12 speeding down Vollsveien.
I, and several other local old men, stopped by just to have a look. We look nostalgically at cars we owned in our younger years - which have now become youngtimers (young veterans). We look at the state cars we've dreamed about for years, and still dream about. We dream away in some newer sports convertible and see ourselves behind the wheel heading up towards Sollihøgda with the roof down and the wife by our side.
Follow my journey between the cars!
No one should be in any doubt that it is a Corvette in front of them.
This is a 2004 model Z06 - last year with this body (5th generation).
2010 Mercedes-Benz SL300 without roof. A very beautiful classic. There is also the red Saab Sonett V4 in the background.
Brings a picture of the cockpit.
These gills do not belong to the car above, but to a larger SL that was standing nearby.
Some of the selection at the exhibition. Original Mini 1000 in the foreground.
I'm guessing that this lowered Golf (Mk5) had the shortest distance to the tarmac.
I nominate this classic 1983 Porsche 911 Turbo as the most beautiful of the match.
Perhaps the world's most beautiful spoiler - at least the largest when the 911 Turbo was introduced.
This 911 retains the correct rims.
1965 Ford Mustang
Imagine how European cars looked in 1965 and you will understand why this has become one of the world's most desirable cars.
Taking a classic 911 with me on the road to the Italian cars. Didn't manage to take a closer look at the WRX in the background.
2006 Ferrari 430. Note the carbon fiber bodywork.
Lucky were the guys who could drive these gorgeous display cars back to the shop. Tempting to take the long way home.
This Maserati Ghibli Quattroporte became a classic from the day it drove out of the gate for the first time (I like).
Beautiful cockpit. Less distinctive than some of its predecessors.
This is a Porsche Boxter from about 1998. Today they are on around NOK 150, but hardly as nice as this one.
Today, this is a style study of how the driver's seat should have looked in the 90s - phone included.
What impressed me about this Anglia was that it looked like it could be driven. I think it ran well, too - and mechanically it looked pretty up-to-date.
The dash on a Sunbeam Alpine. Decent plank!
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