Raleigh Cars and Coffee May 2012

Posted on May 6, 2012 by Will@FluxAuto

The Raleigh Cars and Coffee meet by the Triangle Italians Club happens on the first Saturday of every month in the Brier Creek shopping center at around 9am. It doesn’t matter what kind of cars, trucks or motorcycles you like, all are welcome. The turnout continues to grow every month. Feel free to correct my captions in the comments.

: Alfa Romeo Veloce

: Ford V8 power

: Everything is just so right about it

: This blue Cobra is one of my favorite Cars and Coffee cars

: Ferrari F430 interior. Notice the Manettino switch on the steering wheel for the different modes

: Ferrari F430 Convertible

: These two lowered Civics always park next to each other

: Aero wedge

: Low and wide

: Ferrari V12 music maker

: The signature side gills are pretty crazy

: Black Ferrari Testarossa

: Old and new Triumph Speed Triples

: B18 VTEC power

: DC5 Acura Integra Type R: One of the best handling front wheel drive cars ever made

: This Dodge military truck is a regular attendee

: Dodge SRT-4’s

: The rear canopy was pretty unique

: The switches look like cigarette lighters

: Very cool little British roadster

: The hood shrouded the headlights

: I’ve never seen one of these Triumphs before

: I like these factory wheels for the 350Z

: New Audi TT

: It was a great German combination

: Audi A4 on BBS wheels

: This defines “Autobahn burning executive express”

: A single AMG technician hand built this V8

: Older Mercedes Benz E63 AMG

: I liked this grill treatment on the front of the Camaro

: Subaru brought back the sedan WRX STi after customers asked for it. Now you can buy an STi as a hatckback or sedan

: Mustang Boss interior

: The new 5.0 liter Coyote V8 is a big step up from Ford

: Another Boss Mustang

: This Ducati Monster was given a whole new front end after a wreck

: The hood vent on this Eclipse made it look like it was in a front end collision

: Slammed VW GTI

: The whole color scheme was very fitting

: I really liked the satin paint job on this Pontiac Le Mans

: MK2 SW20 Toyota MR2 on Kosei K1 wheels

: Chevy Bel-Air convertible

: I don’t like red interiors, but this one was clean

: Really liked this two tone C3 Corvette

: The air cooled flat 6 has an oil fill port on the side of the car

: You can’t beat the immaculate houndstooth interior

: Vintage 911

: Red MK4 Supra on Work wheels

: Orange Corvette ZR-1

: Ferrari 360 Modena

: Red Corvette ZR-1. The owner let that kid sit in it.

: Interesting K&N intake for the V10

: Second generation Dodge Viper

: The Boss wheels are styled after the Panasport wheels on the Trans-Am Mustangs. Parnelli Jones also helped setup the suspension

: The Boss’s intake manifold has individual trumpets

: Boss Mustang next to a Dodge Viper

: SXT Edition Dodge Charger V6

: This thing was immaculate

: I like the interior styling, especially the blue gauges

: I wish my engine had a spigot knob

: Awesome vintage Honda Civic

: C3 Corvette with wire wheels and side pipes

: The Jaguar inline 6 was once a dominant race engine

: Jaguar XJ6

: Another C2 Corvette

: Almost everything visible in the engine bay is carbon fiber

: This is the ultimate racing edition of the F430. They shed weight with things like these titanium lug bolts.

: Ferrari F430 Scuderia

: LS1 swapped S14 240sx

: Twin turbo 3.8 liter V6

: 2012 Nissan GT-R

: Very clean example with 350Z track wheels and turbo engine swap

: Nissan 300ZX

: C2 Corvette

: 67 Camaro Convertible

: Acura NSX

: Another nice looking E46 BMW M3

: Always interesting to see control arms and coilovers

: Panoz open wheel car

: DeTomaso Pantera. Powered by a Ford V8

: Mid 80’s Porsche 911

: Jaguar E-Type

: This riding position actually looks pretty comfortable

: Caught this stanced Jetta as it was leaving

: Funky little cars. They sound good.

: Three Fiat 500 Abarths showed up

: Mean looking car

: I really liked the bubble flares on this E36 M3

: BMW MZ Coupe

: E46 M3 is one of my favorite looking cars

: This blue Ferrari 308 is a Cars and Coffee regular

: This is some serious dedication to the theme

: Shag carpet in the fully custom interior

: I took pictures of this van while people swarmed the 458

: Only one Ferrari 458 this month

: E46 3 series

: Racing slicks

: Sequential transmission

: BMW 3 Series Race Car. This car still has a valid inspection so the owner daily drives it.

: The Euro guys have their own style

: Extremely low VW Scirocco

: Doesn’t take much power to have fun

: Sinister Mazda Miata

: Another Lotus Elise

: 1st gen Corvette in handsome colors

: Pretty recent Honda CBR1000RR. This bike is called the Fireblade everywhere else in the world

: Single turbo MK4 Supra

: Cobra kit car

: 370Z on the factory option 19″ Rays wheels

: Air to water intercooler on the M5

: Turbo E28 BMW M5

: Ford Raptor SVT

: Ferrari 360 Modena

: Giant lifted H3 Hummer

: Ford factory supercharged

: Shelby GT500

: Roush supercharged Coyote 5.0

: Roush SXR Mustang

: 996? Porsche 911 on HRE wheels

: Tight fit, but it’s in there.

: This 928 had an LS1

: Porsche 928

: I think these were the last of the hand built 911’s.

: Black on black with this 993? Porsche 911

: The Speedster had the Fuchs retro wheels

: Special Edition Porsche Speedster

: 1965 Mustang interior

: I like the fastback shape. It’s also more aerodynamic.

: Interesting history

: This is a numbers matching K-Code car

: 1965 Ford Mustang Fastback

: Front corner lights means this is a 68 Camaro

: Ford Mustang GT California Special

: Longer wheelbase and wider front track make the handling much more neutral on the new car

: It was hard to pick out from the 911 lineup.

: This is actually a brand new 991 Porsche 911

: New Triumph Speed Triple with the bug eye headlights

: Extended swingarm Suzuki GSXR-1000

: Porsche 911 Carrera GTS. It has a wider rear axle among some other special features.

: Air cooled flat 4*

: Porsche 356

: Toyota 3.5 liter V6 with custom Lotus tune.

: Lotus Evora interior. Lots of white leather inside this one.

: Lotus Evora

: Very aggressive front end on a tiny car

: Lotus Elise

: Porsche 911 GT3 Club Sport

: 8.0 liter V10

: Dodge Viper race car

: Another Porsche Cayman R

: Mercedes SL interior. I think those are speakers in the headrests.

: Merdedes SL

: Nice 911 Turbo

: The Cayman R comes stripped out including the fabric loops instead of door handles. You pay extra to put the radio and sat nav back in.

: Porsche Cayman R

: Nice HRE wheels on this 911.