The Highlights of Austin's Cars and Coffee.

"Kiwi" (time-funs-when-your-having-fly)
02/13/2017 at 00:40 • Filed to: Cars and Coffee, CnC, Fiat 500, Alpine, some other things, Citroen

The view from the Oasis’s parking garage.

Hello! This is my first post on Oppo since I’ve recently gained authorship, and thought that my first post would be a nice collection of photos from last sunday’s CnC. It was packed, and probably the biggest I’ve seen yet. Enjoy!

First up is this gorgeous BMW Z8. Definitely one of the better cars that day.

How to do retro styling right.

Even the interior gives me warm feels inside.

This is the Riley Elf. Basically a Mini with a trunk. It’s adorable and I love it.

This Dino GT showed up as well. No idea if it was a kit car or not. Possibly was. It looked nice though.

The first non-quadrifoglio Giula here in Austin! As far as I know, at least.

This particular car had a hood and trunk that opened sideways!

This was the Hydraulic Crew. At least 5 of these guys (and gals) came to the meet shakin’ and bumpin’. They were pretty fun.

It’s hard to take a picture of your car when you’re standing there.

This was the Fiat 500 Madness crew. All of them had heavy modifications. The only thing I didn’t like was how the 500 on the right had a roll cage, but the guy hadn’t even bothered to remove the back seat. Why?

Of course this guy owns a challenger.

This is actually for sale. The number is 512-426-8366

This was probably the funniest car there. It’s a Porsche 911... with a chevy V8. Can’t say it isn’t unique. It’s also for sale. If you end up buying it, please post about it.

I love me some Alpine.

There was also an Alpine that showed up. All original and kept in very nice condition!

I want it.

Check out those blinkers!

This was probably my second favorite car at the show. A Citroen DS. All these supercars and someone just brings out a DS. I love it. I want it.

I need it .

Mmmm. Wagon.

This CTS-V wagon was pretty cool. I would buy one, but these things hold their value very well.

The RF looks amazing in red.

This Miata RF showed up as well. They definitely nailed it with the hardtop, I love it.

Waiting silently for prey.

This was pretty cool. This is a Mustang GT with a 900 HP motor IIRC. Does it need that huge bug catcher? No, not really. But it does look hella rad.

The king of snap oversteer.

This is a rather clean MR2; I always appreciate a stock(-ish) car.

This was sitting all alone on the top of the parking garage. Glad I snapped it.

The first 2017 Chevy Camaro 1LE I’ve seen here in Austin. I would definitely like to test drive the V6 version.

Sitting all alone towards the back.

There was also this VW Minibus sitting towards the back of the show. Shame really. It never got the attention it deserved.

And now for my favorite car of the show...

I like it, okay? Don’t judge me.

This completely stock Fiat 500 Abarth. I really want this as a daily, so I had to take a picture of this stock one all alone on top of the parking garage.

Is it really a clown car if it has a Hemi V8?

That’s all I got for this show. To finish it off I took this nice panorama. Thanks for reading my post! I hope you liked it.

DISCUSSION (19)

EL_ULY > Kiwi
02/16/2017 at 09:46

Hello and welcome to OPPO. Fellow Texan here :] Dat Z8 is EPIC!!!! Good eye

bob and john > Kiwi
02/16/2017 at 09:47

I am a simple man.

I see photos with motorcycles in them, I upvote.

welcome to oppo, enjoy your stay.
keep out of the basement. dont feed nibby. or scoob for that matter

66671 - 200 [METRIC] my dash > Kiwi
02/16/2017 at 09:55

That’s why I love C&C, always a great variety of cars to keep a guy like me entertained.

boredalways > Kiwi
02/16/2017 at 09:58

First off, WELCOME!

Second, time for some hazing: why you no report of multiple injuries by Mustangs there? Are you FAKE NEWS photographer?

But seriously, your photos are phenomenal.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Kiwi
02/16/2017 at 10:21

Welcome to OPPO. I’ll definitely have to make it to a big cars and coffee eventually.

The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock > Kiwi
02/16/2017 at 10:26

No Jukes where there?

phenotyp > Kiwi
02/16/2017 at 10:33

I’ve got pictures of that Hydraulic Crew car from Dia de los Muertos. Amazing paint job.

CalzoneGolem > Kiwi
02/16/2017 at 10:42

The stock exhaust on an Abarth 500 is music to my ears. There’s an older lady on my way to work one. She’s a terrible driver but I never mind being stuck behind her.

Kiwi > boredalways
02/16/2017 at 10:55

Why thank you! I just took these with my phone, glad they came out better than I thought.

Kiwi > CalzoneGolem
02/16/2017 at 10:57

Right? I got to test drive one and it was so full of character. So many pops and bangs. It’s so happy to go fast.

boredalways > Kiwi
02/16/2017 at 11:18

Also there nothing wrong with liking the Abarth — I understand that you could get a nice one with a DeMuro Special!

carzcarzcarz > Kiwi
02/16/2017 at 11:30

Great pictures, nice first post, thanks for sharing and welcome! I’ll be in Austin in a couple of weeks for MotoGP, usually lots of cool bikes to be seen there if you are into those.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Kiwi
02/16/2017 at 11:34

Welcome! Thanks for sharing. One of my brothers lives in Austin, and my parents recently moved down there as well - they both live west of town. I make it down there once a year. Was down for F1 in 2012 and ‘14, and came down for Lonestar Le Mans last year. Looking forward to taking my own car out at COTA one day!

Tazio, Count Fouroff > Kiwi
02/16/2017 at 11:40

Welcome! Thanks for the cool pics

Kiwi > boredalways
02/16/2017 at 13:14

Lol, that was just a bit of sarcasm. I like the Abarth a lot. I don’t care about others opinions of it. I find it fun.

boredalways > Kiwi
02/16/2017 at 13:55

Ha, I was actually serious. They seem to be reasonably priced at CarMax that a service warranty should be relatively cheap.

Kiwi > boredalways
02/16/2017 at 15:13

oh yeah. They go for pretty cheap. lowest one I saw was 8k? Even better.

pip bip - choose Corrour > Kiwi
02/17/2017 at 04:03

nice!

Nauraushaun > Kiwi
02/18/2017 at 17:07

That Z8 is awesome! Love the color on the MR2 too, wish mine was that color