Coffee Shop Supercars

Travis Okulski/Business Insider Every other weekend, our local coffee shop clears out the parking lot for one morning and invites a very different clientele: supercar owners. Informal gatherings like this for owners of rare or interesting cars happen across the country every week. Frequently called Cars and Coffee, it is a chance for car guys (and gals) to lose the formality of shows that are full of pristine machinery that arrived on a flatbed or in a trailer. Every car that is at our local gathering in Chatham, NJ, Cars and Croissants, was driven there under its own power; no garage queens here. While it was chilly, we got out for one last show this past weekend and were incredibly impressed.

BarnCars -Luck- Barn Cars A New York man retired. He wanted to use his retirement money wisely, and decided to buy a home and a few acres in Portugal. The New York guy bought it at just half of the property's worth, moved in and set about to tear in to the barn. What was in the barn? Classic cars, specialty cars, Mercedes, Lotus, Astin Martin, Porsche, Volvo, Austin Healy, Alfa Giulietta, BMW, Formula Racers, Chryslers, Mercedes, Austin A30, Alfa Romeo Fiat Cabriolet (1200 or 1500), Ford Cortina MKII, Mercedes Benz 180/190 Astin Martin? Opel GT, Lotus Elan FHC, Lotus Super Seven Series IV, Lotus Elan DHC Porsche 356, Austin Healy Sprite MKII, Volvo PV 544, Ford Y ? Giulietta Sprint, Giulia Sprint Speciale (SS), Nash Metropolitan Alfa Giulietta, Lotus Europa, another Lotus Elan FHC, Matra Djet? Lancia Flaminia Coupé Abarth 1300 Scorpione Lancia Flaminia Coupé, Peugeot 504 and 404 Cabriolet Mini, Alfa 1900 Super Sprint, Balilla Fiat Topolino II Triumph TR4, Peugeot 202 American (inspired) Design Interior of Alfa Romeo

Abandoned Cars Overtaken by Nature Every classic car buff loves a great barn find story. Tales of rummaging through cobweb-entangled masses of long-forgotten stuff, then catching a glint of sunlight shining on a dust-covered heap in the far back corner enthrall. Especially when pulling away the cover brings one face-to-face with a rare automotive gem – and even better when that gem is proven to have real restoration potential. But not all abandoned rides are lucky enough to be hidden away in a decaying barn, garage or back-yard shed. Some are simply left outside, offered up to the elements like metal and glass table scraps. Lippman’s photographic series, Paradise Parking, is on display at the Gallery Sophie Maree in Amsterdam. Share and Enjoy