Lehigh Valley C&C 8/24

"JGrabowMSt" (jgrabowmst)
08/25/2014 at 22:42 • Filed to: carsandcoffee

So I wake up at the crack of dawn, for the second day in a row.

And this little Prelude with the worst possible gearing decides to follow me out to the Steel Stacks in Bethlehem, PA.

But once we arrived, after an hour of driving down 78 through the most beautiful fog, there was a Brat. Guy bought it for $300 and restored it from a vicious case of tinworm.

It's not 100% factory, the roll bar is not even a Subaru roll bar, but it runs and drives, proud as ever. Rear seats are even done correctly, with the seat belts (hidden in the sides).

There was another little Subie there that got plenty of attention, also not factory restored, but a beautiful job regardless.

There was another little guy that made a $200,000 journey, between an Aston Martin and that Lambo next to it. Safe as ever, no one had to get out of the way for the Mini. I'd like to see a new one be able to do that.

This guy must have had some pretty bad amnesia, but admittedly, if I did, I would probably label everything as well, in case I forgot what it was.

How is this a legal PA plate? Can anyone explain this? I've never seen anything like this before, but it looked legit. I had a good time making fun of the stancenation bros. One guy, not sure if he caught my sarcasm, but I was joking that he needed to break out the plastidip because his wheel was losing it's finish (because it was "broken" as I was saying), and he said it rubs on the fender. There's nothing cool about ruining your fender, or expensive wheels like that. Your car is broken, get it fixed. I was making fun of you, and you didn't realize it...

A Merkur!

Finally, this was quite impressive, a new COPO Camaro, done up similarly to an older drag car. I was impressed, because I didn't notice the picture under the hood, and questioned the wheelie bar at first. I'm glad it was truly functional, and required.

DISCUSSION (10)

Boxer_4 > JGrabowMSt
08/25/2014 at 22:50

Those Subies are beautiful.

I've really got to try to make it down to the Lehigh Valley C&C one of these times. I was busy for every opportunity this summer, which is a shame. I even live right near by, close to Allentown.

Agrajag > JGrabowMSt
08/25/2014 at 22:50

I've consistently missed this event all summer. I will be damn sure to make September's.

JGrabowMSt > Boxer_4
08/25/2014 at 22:55

Holy crap, do! You're so damn close. So far, I've usually hung out in the parking lot until just about everyone else leaves to hang out with other oppos. Next time, I better see you there!

Boxer_4 > JGrabowMSt
08/25/2014 at 23:34

I'll be in Harrisburg for the majority of the time until spring of next year now, but I'll make it a goal to get down their at least one of the summer gatherings next year.

JGrabowMSt > Boxer_4
08/25/2014 at 23:36

There's a great car museum in Hershey, PA right across the road from Hershey Park. If that museum is still there, make the time to go. They're not huge, but they have a very impressive collection. I went there a few years ago, and got plenty of really cool stories from one of the curators.

Boxer_4 > JGrabowMSt
08/26/2014 at 00:15

The Antique Automobile Club of America Museum (AACA)? Actually, I was there over the summer. They are still around, and still have a great collection. They were running an exhibit on Asian cars, where a former co-worker of mine had two cars on display (there's a piece on the exhibit in the September issue of Hemmings Sport and Exotic Car magazine). I believe that exhibit is still going on. Other than that, I was impressed with their more permanent collection of all sorts of vehicles. They have a very diverse collection for the size of their operation, including lots motorcycles, scooters, and buses, in addition to a nice collection of antique cars.

offroadkarter > JGrabowMSt
08/26/2014 at 00:28

I saw someone in NJ with a Mk4 Golf that had a euro style plate with the jersey image on it like that PA one. Except it was far worse, imagine someone took a NJ plate, put it in MS Paint and stretched it and shrunk it to fit a euro plate, thats what it looked like

No way in FUCK thats legal at all. FFS, I have a real euro car and I put a US plate on it, whats your excuses eurotrash!?

Don't forget, CT is back on next month!

JGrabowMSt > offroadkarter
08/26/2014 at 08:12

less than 2 weeks to go!

offroadkarter > JGrabowMSt
08/26/2014 at 15:45

oh shit I didnt realize its that close

JGrabowMSt > offroadkarter
08/26/2014 at 15:57

September 7th, get your Marauder ready!