Fordtopia: Caffeine and Classics Sunday 27th October Auckland, New Zealand

Sunday 3 November 2013

Caffeine and Classics Sunday 27th October Auckland, New Zealand

I have been away on holiday, but managed to pop into the Caffeine and Classic's meet on the North Shore in Auckland, New Zealand, and was pleasantly surprised to find that there was a large amount of cars that had shown up. Its the last Sunday of each month, its a great location just off the Northern Motorway in Auckland at Takapuna, within the Smales Farm office district. With plenty of parking available for people who want to come and view and not enter into the show.

http://www.protectainsurance.co.nz/news-and-events/caffeine-and-classics.aspx

There was a large mix, literally everything from Ae86 to Zephyr's. They had 40's and 50's utes , alot of V8's detroit muscle cars and deus ex machina style boppers / cafe racers, to classic Aussie and UK sedans.

http://www.protectainsurance.co.nz/news-and-events/caffeine-and-classics.aspx

The weather was brilliant which probably helped with the healthy turnout. I showed up about 11am and for the large carpark I would say it was at least half full.

I didn't have my camera / phone with me and have referenced a few pics from the event website to give you an idea.

http://www.protectainsurance.co.nz/news-and-events/caffeine-and-classics.aspx

This months meetup co-incided with the Labour weekend over in NZ which (its different dates to Australia's holidays) would have also contributed to the turnout. I recommend popping into the next few meets as summer heats up, with the location being easy to access I can see the event growing, and recommend anyone to pop in.

http://www.protectainsurance.co.nz/news-and-events/caffeine-and-classics.aspx

With the event being every month, its great to pop in and have a look, and with every event weather is key. I can see this fizzing out in winter, and also as its not a annual event like Kumeu Hot rod Show etc and it may lose some enthusiasm with the same cars showing up every month. Its a must at least once, if the weather is good and you live close enough

There is also a facebook page for this event I noticed that has just been created:

https://www.facebook.com/CaffeineAndClassics

If nothing else , if you drag your partner along and they are not into cars ,the tradeoff to keep the peace may be that you take him/her to one of the few Takapuna cafe's close that sell "Cro-nuts" that are becoming all the rage. (They are a mix of a crossant and donut) and of course there are lots of little coffee shops around the Smales Farm district as well.