Canepa Cars and Coffee
 

Canepa's description of the event:

Starting on April 9th, and continuing on every second Saturday of the month until October, Canepa will open its doors (and parking lot) for a coffee-fueled celebration of all things automotive.

Roll out your pride and joy and join your fellow leadfoots for an amazing morning of classics, exotics, race cars, hot rods, and motorcycles. The perfect event for clubs, aficionados, and car crazies of all ages!

Canepa Cars and Coffee will take place from 8am-12pm on the second Saturday of the month through October, and is free to the public.

Mark your calendars on 5/14, 6/11, 7/9, 8/13, 9/10 and 10/8.

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My photo coverage of our early morning drive and the July 9 Cars and Coffee event at Canepa is now up on the 86DRIVE site...

http://86drive.com/2016/07/10/canepa...e-july-9-2016/


Some pics:

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The next Canepa Cars and Coffee event is tomorrow, 8/13
http://canepa.com/canepa-cars-coffee-returns-for-2016/

If I don't hit snooze too many times on the alarm clock, I may try to make it!

Wow. @PMok - thanks so much for bringing the Canepa events to my attention. I was blown away. McClaren P1, Singer Porsche, and so many other amazing cars. I was the only 86 in the whole parking lot, sandwiched between Porsche GT3s.

Plus I got up early and drove Skyline to Back Rd to get there - and that ruled.

Speehunters has been covering last month's event at Canepa, including the freakin' Pagani that was parked out front:
http://www.speedhunters.com/2016/08/...rs-and-coffee/

and this Porsche 959: http://www.speedhunters.com/2016/08/...59-indulgence/

The next Cars and Coffee is on 9/10. Hopefully I won't be the only GT-86 there this time. :)

I work across the street. I guess I should try and show up. I've only gotten to see his cars driving down the street.

im planning to go. Which backroads do I take if I am coming from San Francisco?

@jcygts6 - Here's a fun route to take for tomorrow's event at Canepa.
I recommend getting there early, as the lot fills up.

From SF, head south on 280.
In San Mateo, turn right to go west up 92 towards the coast.
At the top of the hill, turn left on 35 (Skyline Blvd.).
Skyline is super fun. Take it all the way to hwy 17, or take a detour down Black Rd. to 17, and head towards Santa Cruz.
Take the Scotts Valley Drive exit off 17.
https://goo.gl/maps/gbHxtPbuNPK2

Maybe I'll see you there!

thanks man!

I'm going to try to make it as well.

Anyone thinking of going this weekend?

That place is so epic. Highly recommended!

I might drop by midway since I have to wake up for an 8am dentist appointment :sigh:

I'll be down at Monterey for the Pirelli WC this weekend... have fun take pics!

My fiancee and I will be in Monterey as well for the WC. Too many good events going on this weekend. Have fun, everyone!

For next time, Skyline to Highway 9, then down to Mount Herman Road, then to Scotts Valley Drive

Canepa Cars and Coffee is back for 2017 - second Saturday of the month from April through October. http://canepa.com/2765771/

I'm thinking about going on April 8th.

If you haven't checked this place out, it's pretty epic

Canepa Cars and Coffee
 

Thinking about doing an early morning drive down to Canepa for cars and coffee this weekend... any interest?

http://canepa.com/canepa-cars-and-coffee-information/

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Yes, I'm in

Maybe, but I probably wouldn't be able to stay super long. Got things to do later in the day.

The event starts early... you basically want to be at Canepa by 7AM or 730AM at the latest if you want parking in the main lot. Usually we are done walking around and checking out the showroom/facility by 9 or 10AM. Last time we went as a group we went for breakfast afterwards (optional). So that being said, does everyone want to meet up somewhere early (Alice's seems a good starting point at say 6AM) and take a fun drive down, or just meet somewhere near Scotts Valley at around 6:45AM then roll in together?

Ha, yeah. I meant if you guys were going to hang afterward and do a drive on 9 or something.

I think I'm down, though it'd be better for me to meet in Scotts Valley around 6:45/7ish. As much as I like driving up to Alice's, it's kind of out of the way that early if I'm not doing 84. :P

There's a Starbucks in Scotts Valley on Mt Hermon Rd we could meet at. Been there before and I'm pretty sure parking won't be too bad that time of the morning. I know there's one a bit closer to Canepa on Scotts Valley Rd but I wonder if it'd be more crowded with people.

I'd be down to meet at Alice's and make a drive out of it. Also, it seems like they have some serious parking lot restrictions now, so we should keep that in mind when we get there.

OK, let's plan on doing the drive from Alice's down Hwy 9 to Scotts Valley.

Sounds good, we can stop there and collect you and anyone else who wants to meet up there. I believe it's right next to the Mollie's Country Cafe, where we had really a good breakfast last time!

OK here's the details.

We will do an early morning cruise down to the Canepa Cars & Coffee event.

Meet at Alice's at 6AM.
Alice's Restaurant, 17288 Skyline Blvd, Woodside, CA 94062

Alice's will not be open yet so bring your own coffee or light breakfast. We will drive from Alice's down Skyline to Hwy 9 to Scotts Valley. We will stop briefly in Scotts Valley at the Starbucks to meet up with any other folks that want to meet up before we roll into the Canepa Cars & Coffee together.

If you wish to meet with us at Scotts Valley we will be here between 6:45AM-7AM :
Starbucks Coffee, 219 Mt Hermon Rd B, Scotts Valley, CA 95066

We are running a little late so will probably arrive a bit after 7 Josh.


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So a quick wrap up of Saturday's outing... it was a fun day.

Woke up at an ungodly 5AM in order to get over to Alice's to meet up with @overlookedx for a morning drive. Portions of Skyline were draped in thick fog and there was plenty of moisture on the road and dripping down off the trees. I took a slower pace and got there a little late. Chris was waiting for me, and since there seemed to be no one else joining us, the two of us set off down Skyline and Hwy 9 towards Scotts Valley. We caught glimpses of the orange rising sun through the trees as we made our way through the mountains, and the road was gloriously deserted for the most part. The sweepers and curves, rises and dips of Hwy 9 were mesmerizing. As we neared Scotts Valley the traffic became more substantial and we slowed our pace. We met at the Starbucks where @spike021 was waiting and we grabbed our coffee and snacks before we formed up and rolled to Canepa.

As we pulled into Canepa, the main lots had filled up already and we were waved towards the back side of the building. People lined both sides of way through the parking lot and stared, and took photos -- it was like the automotive equivalent to a red carpet at a Hollywood premiere. I followed a Gulf-liveried 911 and watched as it backed into place, and then it was our turn to park. Our timing was just right as the back lot was about to reach capacity as well.

Walking through the parking lot was a revelation; as you might expect of any quality cars and coffee event, there were a wide range of automobiles and bikes on display. We marveled at a classic looking pair of bicycles which looked like they had a 2-stroke motor attached, only to realize that these were electric-powered cycles from the future! Tons of Porsches, BMWs, Italian exotics, Japanese sports cars as well. Acura NSX old and new, sat side by side. A diminutive Suzuki Cappuccino held its own next to a flamboyant Ferrari F12.

Inside the shop the wonders continued to abound. A Cizeta Moroder V16T, in fact the prototype car, greeted us at the garage entrance. I'd only seen/heard of this car in video games, and I never thought I'd see it in person. Legendary rally heroes like the Ford RS200 and Audi Quattro sat near one another, telling a story even in silence. Several Porsche 959s sat awaiting restoration, repair, or maybe a new owner. Countless race cars and sports cars from the past and present shared the space -- McLarens and Shelbys and Fords and Ferraris.

I only took an abbreviated run through the main showroom floors as they generally looked the same as the last time I came here, but there were definitely some jaw droppers in there as well. When we were done we stepped outside and although the cars kept coming and going, the line for coffee and donuts was mercifully short. The good folks at Canepa had no shortage of refreshments on hand at no charge. I grabbed a small cup of coffee and what turned out to be a delicious blueberry donut.

Photos I took, can be found on my instagram account:
https://www.instagram.com/86drive/

Did you stay for the warehouse tour? How long was it? Was it awesome? That's what I was looking forward to the most.

I have not done the guided tour, when you go to the monthly C&C events the whole workshop/warehouse is open for you to walk around on your own, so I just go through it on my own and take photos, and leave before 10AM which is when the guided tour usually begins I think. I don't think you will get additional access anywhere from the tour but I guess you will hear more about some of the special cars they have there or the projects they are working on.

Yeah, this fits my experience for my first time there this month.

@matchamochi, it's definitely a fun experience. They have some super unique and rare cars, as well as other awesome cars that they maintain and restore. I'm honestly quite surprised they're able to just open up everything for people to see the cars. I was so close to some super special cars that I could've put my oily hands on them (obviously I didn't, but I could have!!).

I don't know where else you can do that. Totally worth it, and honestly I'm thinking I'll go back next month LOL.

The tour is pretty cool. You get to hear a lot of the details about the cars, including how many hundreds of hours go into the restorations. You can always check out the tour and then bail if you're not into it.

Thinking of heading up again for this weekend's C&C. Anyone else interested?


@matchamochi since I think you may have been? ^

2018 Update --

It looks like Canepa will have only 3 C&C events this year ... the first one is this Saturday Apr 14!


if you'd like to join us and drive down Skyline together, we're meeting at 6AM at Alice's.


Alice's Restaurant, 17288 Skyline Blvd, Woodside, CA 94062

Alice's will not be open yet so bring your own coffee or light breakfast. We will drive from Alice's down Skyline to Hwy 9 to Scotts Valley to roll into the Canepa Cars & Coffee together.
Canepa Cars and Coffee Information

The Canepa Cars and Coffee season for 2018 is beginning to take shape! Below is some general information about our Cars and Coffee events.

Our events start at 8am and go till noon 3 times this season. Dave Soares, our docent of choice for Canepa, will be giving one of the epic facility tours at 10:00am at each show. Coffee and donuts will be served from 8am till 10am.
Can’t make it to one of the shows? Have no fear. Below we have a list of all of our shows that you can come to:

• April 14th, 2018
• June 9th, 2018
• October 13th, 2018

Parking is first come first served. The main lot is reserved for Classic, Custom, Performance, and LeMons cars only. Spots usually fill up before 7:30am so consider yourself warned! A Borgward that gets here early beats a Ferrari that gets here late.
We’ll see you there!

http://canepa.com/canepa-cars-and-coffee-information/

Canepa is so epic. I may go tomorrow. Prolly won’t leave the East Bay until 6:30am though.

Left at 6:15am from Berkeley and made it to the Vista Point at 92 and 35 before 7am. Had a clear road all the way down Skyline.

Just after the Highway 9 intersection I saw multiple families of deer. Scary!

Saw a few folks from the forums, and also checked out the R32 GTR my friend just imported. Sweet.

Here's some photos: http://www.joereifer.com/words/2018/...rsports-museum

The Cizeta Moroder V16T was off the hook.

were you there when they fired up the Cizeta and revved it? freakin awesome haha.

my pics from today are available on the 86drive IG feed.
https://www.instagram.com/86drive/

Some of my photos from today as well. Too crowded to take really good ones. But some interesting cars showed up, like 3 Pagani's, and several Skylines. There were also two Cappuccinos there, which was cool.

Some kind of RWB Porsche with these wheels that likely funnel additional air to cool the brakes. I haven't really seen that before in person, so that was pretty cool.

https://i.imgur.com/RvIm3hS.jpg

Cappuccinos. I'd seen the blue one before but the white was new. Such a fun looking little car.

https://i.imgur.com/loHty51.jpg

One of my favorite cars since I was a kid: a Ford GT40 in a beautiful blue color:

https://i.imgur.com/18VtZJA.jpg

Interior of one of the Pagani's. Quite amazing, but a bit too extreme for me:

https://i.imgur.com/CSAns2P.jpg

A few more pics here: https://imgur.com/a/3h4Mp

@spike021 - Cappuccinos FTW!

Here's the Insta of one of the builds: https://www.instagram.com/brappuccino/?hl=en

I'm not sure everyone was as excited about the Giorgio Moroder part of Cizeta Moroder as I was:

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Wow, really nice cars there yesterday. Thanks so much for posting some pics.