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Wake up before dawn, drive your car, get coffee, and talk about your car – that’s what Coffee and Cars with Pelican Parts is all about.Read More →

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Early Bird: Coffee and Cars With Pelican Parts

Wake up before dawn, drive your car, get coffee, and talk about your car – that’s what Coffee and Cars with Pelican Parts is all about. Gatherings put on by enthusiasts have been around since the first car clubs went out to eat at the local diner or drive-in before cruising around town. However, the most recent trend has been for the early birds. Pelican Parts got in on that act with Coffee and Cars with Pelican Parts at the Promenade on the Peninsula.

Red Porsche at car show

What’s great is that, even though it’s put on by the European parts aficionados, it wasn’t limited to just the Euros. Several fans brought in Nissans, Subarus, Fords, Chevys, and many other makes. That’s the secret about putting on a good, free show: keep it open to everyone. Even a JDM head can take the time to appreciate the USDM and EDM.

Engine shot of Orange Porsche at car show

There were even cars you probably wouldn’t expect, like a classic Porsche with a Chevrolet LS-V8 installed. Yes, that is a LS, but the valve covers feature chrome covers to replicate a small block 350. However, it’s the intake that gives it away. It’s set up facing backwards – thanks to the intake ports being the same because you can use either head on either side on a LS – to give the piping just a little bit more room and to allow the boot to close. Another interesting swap was a Mercedes-Benz W186 300 with the LT1 swap. It’s impressive and a little brave considering what classic Mercedes fans would say and feel about it.

Red Ferarri F40 at car show

Of course, it wouldn’t be an event with Pelican Parts if there weren’t some Euros there. You couldn’t miss the Ferrari F40 except for the fact there were also a pair of 356s. Then there were the Slant Nose Porsches, one a targa and the other a hard top. If you can’t say you were a fan of those, you just can’t love a Porsche. Love the BMW 2002? There were well in attendance as well as a 3.0-liter CSL.

Gray Porsche at car show

With the success of this event, Pelican Parts has announced there will be another Coffee and Cars event on April 25th. This one will be back at the Promenade on the Peninsula, so if you missed this one you have another shot. It’s well worth the early morning wakeup call.

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The Cars and Coffee scene has grown since its introduction just a few years ago, but there was one area that was lacking such an event. That’s when the team at Milestar Tires decided to get their own event in the South Bay.Read More →

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Cars and Coffee: South Bay Sunday by Milestar Tires

The Cars and Coffee scene has grown since its introduction just a few years ago, but there was one area that was lacking such an event. That’s when the team down at Milestar Tires decided it was time that the South Bay got their event with South Bay Sunday.

Cars and Coffee at South Bay Sunday

It was probably a phenomenon that not many predicted would get as popular as it has today. A gathering of car enthusiasts of all kinds that get up, sometimes even before the sun rises, to gather at a local spot for a good cup of coffee and look at each other’s cars. It wasn’t a single make or even just JDM, American, or European makes. Cars and Coffee were for everyone when it started in Irvine, CA back in 2006. It’s now grown into something that not only each state has, but seemingly every country where there is a driving public has a Cars and Coffee event of their own.

green VW Bus and yellow and red VW Beetles at Cars and Coffee South Bay Sunday

While these events had taken off in the Irvine and Orange County area of California, Los Angeles was sorely lacking many events. There certainly wasn’t a regular event happening in LA. One would pop up, but there was never a permanent fixture for the city best known for its custom car culture. That’s when Martin and Rob of Milestar Tires came to the rescue. Utilizing the Tireco building where Milestar is headquartered, the former headquarters of Nissan North America, and right in the heart of California’s custom car and hot rod culture. Right in the heart of the South Bay in Torrance, CA.

JDM at Cars and Coffee South Bay Sunday

Just like other Cars and Coffee events, the ones at Milestar’s parking lot are open to all and you’ll see everything from classic hot rods, high-tech exotics, and lifted trucks. No one is unwelcome, provided you act as a good neighbor and don’t rev your engines, peel out of the parking lot, or speed around the city streets. Follow those rules and this event will be around for a long, long time.

When will the next Cars and Coffee South Bay Sunday take place? It’s every third Sunday of the month, so your next one will probably be coming very soon. We hope to see you there!

grey red and yellow Ford Mustangs and and red Honda NSX at Cars and Coffee South Bay Sunday

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