Going through some old photos and stumbled onto a batch of my pics from June 2005 at the Original Cars and Coffee at Crystal Cove on PCH. Those were incredible events. Do you remember the car lining up on PCH waiting to enter - and then seeing the parade of all the cars flooding into the parking lot?
Among other goodies, this particular day had several Porsche Carrera GTs, at least two Ferrari Enzos, two Vectors (including the black one brought by Jerry Wiegert himself), many other Ferraris, Lambos, Porsches, Alfas, Mercedes - and a Batmobile. Turnouts varied but were regularly stunning.
It was never anything formal but had its own unspoken code that let the more unique and exotic cars park in the middle and other cars around the fringes. The Crystal Cove commercial property - owned by the Irvine Company - was never enamored of the event. People just showed up for a few hours early each Saturday morning. The Starbucks must have made big money. Before long, the event suffered from its own popularity and the Irvine Company effectively kicked the event out. In October 2006, the event moved to the Ford PAG facility in Irvine, largely thanks to John Clinard and Freeman Thomas. People like Tom Shaugnessey and Barry Meguiar pitched in to help with logistics.
Anyway, thought people would enjoy a brief trip down memory lane. If you have your own stories or photos, let's do some TBT here.
