"William Byrd" (thedriver)
08/24/2013 at 14:01 • Filed to: DC JALOPS, C&C
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"William Byrd" (thedriver)
08/24/2013 at 14:01 • Filed to: DC JALOPS, C&C | 6
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After a 5:30am wake-up this morning, I attended the first annual DC Cars & Coffee Jalopnik meet. Hopefully the first of many local events the Oppo crew can attend together, it was definitely a good morning.
I arrived with kids in tow a few minutes after 7am and found Mr. Patrick George wandering around looking at the morning's turnout, which was pretty solid.
Below are some of the cars that made it out, anything from new Italian super/hyper cars to old American muscle and other random and interesting automobiles. I'm not sure who all showed up, I know I spoke to DC Auto Geek Juan Barnett, Jagvar (sans shoes), Slowmaro, and several other folks. There should be a few cameras with group pictures on them, we'll tag ourselves as they get posted I'm sure.
Picture credit on these is "thedriver" and "thedriver jr" who is 9. Some strange and wonderful angles, most of which are his.
Fisker Karma heading out. Silently. Bankrupty.
My son's BBS pic, great shot.
Another of his, "thedriverbait".
Supercharged BRZ
Patrick George's shoes. Seriously. Think this one was my daughter's.
Bandit bait?
Very loud R8 driving out.
Camaro
Cobra
C3 V ette
LS powered FD RX-7. "Rotorless" was the plate.
Awesome vintage racer.
$kaybait. The only GT was a freakin GTX-1! My favorite car of the show.
Vanquish heading out.
Jaaaaag
MP4-12c-3.1415926535897932384626433832795028841971693993751058209749445923078164062862089986280348253421170679821480865132823066470
Odd Odd Odd C6-based something or other.
Here it is from behind. Front said "N2A" meaning "No two alike".
And then Richard Hammond arrived in his wooden car.
The really mini Mini Cooper.
Nice clean modified Mustang.
Neat little kart, one of my son's favorites.
Pretty Ferrari, you don't see enough white Ferraris outside of Chris Evan's garage.
DC Auto Geek Juan Barnett's new SRT-8 Grand Cherokee. Badass.
Cobraaaaaa
Charged
Wooden, and sort of crosseyed Morgan. But awesome nevertheless.
Patrick checking out the "N2A"
GTX-1
SLR
GTX-1
GTX-1
Bedroom poster material. The Countach. The one on my wall was red when I was 9.
The non rotary FD again. Note cool plate.
Gated. For..um...her..pleasure.
The newest Jaaaaag. So pretty in person.
Patrick George's loaner, the new ATS. Great looking car, Cadillac did this one right. Look forward to the review.
And finally the car I hope to buy in the not-so-distant-future.
EDIT: per request, some details on the racer:
Jagvar
> William Byrd
08/24/2013 at 14:15 |
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Junior takes some great photos. Had a great time today; excellent turnout!
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William Byrd
> Jagvar
08/24/2013 at 14:16 |
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Agreed, great meeting you guys. Looking forward to seeing other folks pics.
And you really don't wear shoes, that was awesome.
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Jagvar
> William Byrd
08/24/2013 at 14:19 |
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That's my style!
$kaycog
> William Byrd
08/24/2013 at 14:25 |
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Beautiful cars and great pics. GTX-1 gave me goosebumps. Thanks for posting these.
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William Byrd
> $kaycog
08/24/2013 at 14:27 |
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It was amazing, I saw that there was a GT down the line but seeing the open space over the passenger compartment was surprising. I think I just posted that as the "best special edition" car on Oppo this past week, can't believe I saw one. And you're welcome!
pdthedeuce
> William Byrd
08/24/2013 at 14:30 |
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good job.
GhostZ
> William Byrd
08/24/2013 at 14:34 |
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What an amazing event... lost my shit at "Richard Hammond arrived in his wooden car".
Any more detail on that racer? I'd like to find out where/when it came from!
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William Byrd
> GhostZ
08/24/2013 at 14:36 |
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haha thanks. Yeah, I took a pic of the sign behind the racer, let me dig it up.
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William Byrd
> GhostZ
08/24/2013 at 14:45 |
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Updated with the racer details, hopefully you can read some of the details. Really cool little car.
Blunion05 drives a pink S2000 (USER WAS BANNED FOR THIS POST)
> William Byrd
08/24/2013 at 15:58 |
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Ugh. That Countach's US spec bumper has got to go.
philipilihp
> William Byrd
08/24/2013 at 16:10 |
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I at least recall it was a 1959 cooper f1 car. 5 or 6 top 10 finishes!
Patrick George
> William Byrd
08/24/2013 at 16:55 |
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Great to meet you and your kids! I like the photo they took of my shoe.
Pure87
> William Byrd
08/25/2013 at 00:46 |
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I know the guy who owns that Mini. Really nice guy and a really nice car.
ZeroOrDie - Powered By MZR
> $kaycog
08/26/2013 at 10:14 |
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It was cool to see in person. The little window with the super charger underneath was awesome.
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$kaycog
> ZeroOrDie - Powered By MZR
08/26/2013 at 10:22 |
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It's definitely quite a car............in every way.
gator8
> William Byrd
08/26/2013 at 10:29 |
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A few interesting facts . . . The crazy-looking purple and gold chevy is a mashup of a c5 corvette chassis, a 57 front end, 58 doors and a 59 rear, I think I remember the owner saying. The GT-X1 was driven in by a young man who's father brought a vintage Bentley, which to me was the perfect way to sum up the amazing variety of cars we get at Katie's. And one more for you. . . below is a picture showing what NOT to do when you come to Katie's:
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William Byrd
> gator8
08/26/2013 at 10:32 |
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C5? We thought it was a C6, interesting!
I was curious who brought the GTX-1. Amazing car.
And yes, when parking is at such a premium, you do not park your tidy roadster across multiple spaces!
J. David Buerk
> GhostZ
08/26/2013 at 15:44 |
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Yes; Richard Hammond, and "gated for her pleasure" LOL.