rcollum Posted September 23, 2017 Author Share Posted September 23, 2017 Interesting stuff at Katie's today: 1.) A 5-ton surplus Army truck. (The owner just got the truck home at 11PM Friday, and brought it to Katie's very early Saturday!) 2.) A Callaway 'Aerowagen' - a Corvette Z06-based shooting brake. 3.) A Stanley Steamer. 4.) An Indycar. --Bob Collum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xcarguy Posted September 25, 2017 Share Posted September 25, 2017 (edited) Bob, Really enjoy and appreciate this thread. Thanks. You never know what's going to show up. Edited September 27, 2017 by xcarguy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcollum Posted September 25, 2017 Author Share Posted September 25, 2017 Bob, Really enjoy appreciate this thread. Thanks. You never know what's going to show up. You're welcome - it's the weekly surprises (and friends I have made there) that keep me coming back! Having my camera gives me an excuse to be there every Saturday. --Bob Collum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xcarguy Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 The Stanley Steamer looks like he showed up for the local burnout contest! :jester: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcollum Posted October 1, 2017 Author Share Posted October 1, 2017 Some interesting cars there today! --Bob Collum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcollum Posted October 2, 2017 Author Share Posted October 2, 2017 It's less than 2 weeks until the DC chapter of the America's British Reliability Run begins. Debbie and I will be driving our Caterham 7 on the ABRR route - 750 miles in 3 days, beginning Friday, October 13th. This is a charity event. We are still seeking donations for the charity - Our Military Kids. We very much appreciate anything you can give. Here's the link to our donations page - https://www.razoo.com/story/Classicteamlost Here is the link to the ABRR website, with details of the teams (some are pretty funny), and info about the charity. https://www.dcbritishreliability.org/teams Thanks! Bob Collum & Debbie German Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcollum Posted October 21, 2017 Author Share Posted October 21, 2017 I was back at Katie's today, after two weeks away. A good turnout of interesting vehicles! --Bob Collum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcollum Posted October 28, 2017 Author Share Posted October 28, 2017 The last Katie's of October, and it was a good one. I spent the morning yesterday doing my Fall Detailing. (I do a full detail on the Elise twice a year - it's normally the only reason I put the hard top on the car.) In addition to my Elise, Alan Schulman drove his Evora, and a nice Elise in what might be a non-standard color was there. Looked like Bordeaux Red Pearl, but I didn't think that was available outside of 2005 - this was a 2006 or later car. I nice combo with the gold wheels. I don't know whose car this Elise is... The local Model A club brought out several old Fords. Michael D. showed up. He has sold his Seven, but misses it. My Seven is still in the shop, getting (another) new fuel pump. Bruce Beachman is sending me an R500 pump, which he says is more robust - I'm hoping this solves the problem. This will be the second fuel pump we've replaced in just over two years. Based on a search I did, I think the OE fuel pump in Zetec cars is a weak point. I'm using the opportunity to replace the fuel gauge sending unit, as the fuel gauge reads randomly, but never reads full. --Bob Collum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcollum Posted November 4, 2017 Author Share Posted November 4, 2017 The last Saturday at Katie's before Daylight Savings ends this year. It's REALLY DARK until almost 8:00AM, this time of year. --Bob Collum P.S.: Anybody up for a drive Sunday, 11/5/17? Our local Lotus club is doing a drive to a late lunch. We will meet at the Blue Iguana parking lot by 1:30PM, (12727 Shoppes Ln, Fairfax, VA ) or meet us at Quattro Goombah’s. You can buy pizza at Quattro Goombah’s, or bring your own food. You can get beer or wine at the winery. Let us know if you are coming, or just show up... Here is the winery address: 22860 James Monroe Highway Aldie, VA, 20105 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcollum Posted November 11, 2017 Author Share Posted November 11, 2017 I guess it's supposed to be cold in mid-November in Northern Virginia, but this morning, the clear skies and lack of wind could only make the 24F temperature tolerable, at best. While there were fewer people and cars than usual, you couldn't call the gathering ordinary. Alan Schulman and I had our Lotus parked up front. (Yes, the plural of Lotus is Lotus...) --Bob Collum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcollum Posted November 25, 2017 Author Share Posted November 25, 2017 A busy Thanksgiving weekend at Katie's. --Bob Collum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcollum Posted December 2, 2017 Author Share Posted December 2, 2017 While this first Saturday in December was chilly, it was well worth getting up so early. On the way to Katie's I saw the amazing near-full moon, and I pulled over and took a crappy picture of it. --Bob Collum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcollum Posted December 9, 2017 Author Share Posted December 9, 2017 OK, I get it. We're in December, and it's supposed to be at least winter-like. I don't even mind weather in the 30's. I even understand getting a dusting of snow - it makes for a prettier Christmas. What annoys me, though, is our local government deciding that it's up to them to prevent the impending ice age - they sprayed their anti-ice chemical goo on the streets on Thursday night, and put more chemicals down Friday night and Saturday morning. All this for what you could politely call 'light flurries' Saturday morning. As a result of all the chemical crap on the roads, most people did not come to Katie's Saturday, and those of us who did, largely brought boring, everyday cars. Still, there were a couple of dozen enthusiasts at Katie's, and (as we do, rain or shine), we talked cars. A day at Katie's (even without my fun car, or any fun cars) is still a great time, talking about cars and stuff. There is an astounding amount of knowledge at Katie's. (And, yes, some of their 'beater cars' are far nicer than all my cars put together.) --Bob Collum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcollum Posted December 16, 2017 Author Share Posted December 16, 2017 Winter Saturdays at Katie's can be different. Locally, we had a light snow from Friday afternoon thru the evening, so the roads were a bit slick Saturday morning. The cars that show up on mornings like this tend toward the utilitarian, so we see AWD, or German cars, or both. One of the more interesting vehicles there today was a Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk. This is a Jeep with the Dodge Hellcat 707hp engine; an interesting combination. Not everybody drives what you expect, though! --Bob Collum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcollum Posted December 23, 2017 Author Share Posted December 23, 2017 Today was Christmas eve eve. It rained overnight, so it was wet, but warm. It was 45 degrees when I arrived at Katie's, with no winds. I think the relatively low turnout this morning was partially the weather, and partially a result of people having left town for Christmas. No matter - our group of Katie's regulars celebrated the season with breakfast at Katie's. --Bob Collum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcollum Posted January 7, 2018 Author Share Posted January 7, 2018 Here is a link to the 2018 Katie's Cars & Coffee thread: http://www.usa7s.net/vb/showthread.php?11840-2018-Katie-s-Cars-amp-Coffee-Thread-Great-Falls-VA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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