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Carpokes cars and coffee

Posted: Sat Aug 21, 2021 7:23 pm
by Tom
We had a little cars and coffee this morning at the Carpokes headquarters. Nice event with great cars and even better people. We had an odd summer wind blow through and knock every leaf and acorn off a million trees, so that was fun with all the fancy cars sitting out, but all-in-all a great way to spend a Satuday morning!
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Fresh build -- corvette posing as a truck....

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944's in the house -- 4 total!

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The fancy cars got to park on the lawn. :)


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Brand new Bentley interior -- about as nice as interiors get. Pictures don't do it justice. It got a spot on the lawn too. :)


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Porsche and Corvette getting along nicely together....


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Dad's old Mercedes fit right in....





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Lots of beautiful cars, and lots of old friends and new. :)


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Did I mention the wind? The garage was spotless when we started!

Re: Carpokes cars and coffee

Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2021 5:59 am
by Darwin
I’m impressed you have that much room!!! Is that a Chevrolet Apache?

Re: Carpokes cars and coffee

Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2021 10:14 am
by Tom
Darwin wrote: Sun Aug 22, 2021 5:59 am I’m impressed you have that much room!!! Is that a Chevrolet Apache?
I believe so, but it has corvette suspension, modern GM motor with ECU, corvette wheels, etc. Very nicely done!

Re: Carpokes cars and coffee

Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2021 12:34 pm
by Crazy Eddie
It was a really fun event … great seeing everybody šŸ‘šŸā¤ļø

Re: Carpokes cars and coffee

Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2021 12:45 pm
by DanN
Where was it held?

Re: Carpokes cars and coffee

Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2021 1:28 pm
by Tom
DanN wrote: Sun Aug 22, 2021 12:45 pmWhere was it held?
At the Carpokes international headquarters (i.e., my house in the SF Bay Area suburbs....) :D

Re: Carpokes cars and coffee

Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2021 9:56 pm
by Bill
It was a great day, worth driving from Las Vegas to attend! As said above, got to catch up with old 944 friends and meet new 918 & 911 guys. Special thanks to Tom for the beautiful venue and hospitality!

Re: Carpokes cars and coffee

Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2021 8:55 am
by Tom
Bill wrote: Sun Aug 22, 2021 9:56 pm It was a great day, worth driving from Las Vegas to attend! As said above, got to catch up with old 944 friends and meet new 918 & 911 guys. Special thanks to Tom for the beautiful venue and hospitality!
Bill, I had no idea you were driving back to LV after the event. Thank you so much for making all that effort! And here I thought the guys from Marin came a long way! Next time, I may do some car-specific get-togethers, including one for us diehard 944 guys, so we can spend more time hanging out. This event was great, but my time was limited as I tried to chat a little with everyone who was nice enough to attend.

Re: Carpokes cars and coffee

Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2021 5:16 pm
by ZellamSee
Thanks, Tom. Great event. Love your (new) garage!

Re: Carpokes cars and coffee

Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2021 7:10 pm
by ZellamSee
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