SCC Does the Three C!

Written by: Deuce

Woodland Hills- On August 30^th , eleven SCC members drove to the weekly Calabasas/Woodland Hills Cars and Coffee car show. Several hundred cars of all varieties came and filled the entire strip mall parking lot. After the show the members cruised to Neptune’s Net for lunch through the scenic Topanga Canyon.

The morning started way early for us in the OC. We met at Dan’s shop at 4:30 a.m. for a 5:00a.m. departure. As Dan said, ”This is fishing time to be up right now”. He threw on some coffee which my wife inhaled in no time. Did I forget to say it was EARLY? Anyways, Greg came soon after with wifey Brenda and Barbara. Greg called them B1 and B2. It’s good to see that people see the value of my numbering system. It works! I was happy that we had some others besides drivers going with us…They could keep us awake! We left at 5a.m. sharp for the valley, in the dark, winding our way up the 5 and 101 freeways.

My cell phone rang at about 5:45a.m. and startled me. It was Dave asking how far away we were from the show. I replied, ”We are 8.4 miles away” quoting my nav unit. He was glad we were so close. “I don’t mess around” I quipped jokingly. He let me know the parking lot was already filling up. As we pulled in, Dave was already there along with Kevin, Rick, and Eddie. Jeff came soon after we did and that made for a nice lineup. It was still dark out and there were a ton of cars there already. This group gets there earlier than the Cars and Coffee in Irvine by far. Later on that morning Brian, Jim, and Rick joined us to hang out and see the sights.

I was amazed that cars just kept coming, and coming, and coming into the parking lot. It was endless it seemed. A big Mustang group was there as well as a fairly large Corvette group that we irritated by taking their usual spots. One actually was miffed enough to say something to me about an hour after we arrived. He asked, ”What time did you guys get here, like 3a.m.? I knew he was pissy so I decided to play. I replied, ”You know, I think we got here about 1:30a.m. or so.” “Don’t you know this is where the Corvette guys park?” he said back. My reply was,” Hmm, I didn’t see any piss marking these spots so we just parked here”. Saying that with a smile is confusing to people. Did I just verbally give you the finger? Or am I joking? His look was priceless. His only answer was to say that he’ll get there earlier next time. The real funny part is that he will go back and tell his ‘Vette buddies that they have to get there earlier to beat those Challenger yo-yo’s and we won’t be there! The show had pretty much every type of car you could think of. Many, many, high-dollar rides. Full-on race cars and six-figure exotics and classics were everywhere. We got a lot of attention as we always do even with cars around us that were worth several times our own. It just goes to show you what a home run the Challenger is from a design standpoint. People love the car no matter what their pocketbook. We met a lot of really nice people. There were huge crowds at this show!

After the show ended at 10a.m. we left for Neptune’s Net to get lunch. Dave led us through Topanga Canyon to Pacific Coast Highway where we made a right turn and headed North. Neptune’s was slammed for parking as usual so most of us parked along PCH on the shoulder. We made our way in past endless motorcycles and people to order our lunches and try and find tables to sit at. All of us found a place to sit and we enjoyed great conversation with each other. That’s what it’s all about for us; cars, friends, and family. Our next cruise will be more of the same fun we always have. It truly is a great group of men and women. I’m lucky to represent them as a Co-President. A lot of Car Club Presidents represent and lead a group of schmoe’s. I don’t.

Thanks to Dave for planning this event for us. Thanks also to Dan for letting us meet at his shop and also for the many pictures he took throughout the day. Rick, thanks for the heads-up on getting there earlier. It was wise advice. Until we cruise again…