The morning started out cold and rainy and I hesitated at going to the show. However, I promised a BBQ so I was obliged to go regardless. The drive there was fairly wet but as I approached the Van Nuys area it started to clear. Despite a muddy lawn, the rest of the day was sunny, warm and beautiful. As has been the case the last few years, I spent most of the time around the gang and cooking up lunch. I’ve seen pretty much everything else on the lawn so this is more like a picnic with friends. Speaking of friends, one of our long-time XWeb buddies from the DFW made it out to the show. Albert Alvarez showed his passion for FIATs by flying in Sunday morning and leaving Sunday afternoon! Thanks for “stopping by”!

We had our first monthly meeting at Irvine. The weather was a bit drizzly which kept the entire show light and our meet fairly small. Thanks to all who came out – hopefully the next one will have better weather.

I had the opportunity to meet with a new friend, Eddy Tuason and his son Jeremy today over lunch. Both father and son are Lancia Scorpion owners – Eddy has several in fact. His current driver is a nice example with some special lighting treatments – HID Projector headlights and round Opel GT taillights.  Jeremy’s project has a custom carbon fiber top and a super-clean motor paired with an Anza quad exhaust.

We hung out for a short time while I dropped off a turbo mirror for Eddy’s other project – I’m sure we’ll be seeing each other again at future gatherings, including Best of France & Italy in addition to Irvine Cars and Coffee.

Thanks for lunch Eddy!