Good job putting this together B. Looking forward to more!

(great pics)

:cheers:

Some very nice rides and a serious turnout. Looks like your project is really taking off.:rep:

ttt.... event photo galleries are now up @ Cars and Coffee Virginia Beach

Cars and Coffee Virginia Beach has been updated/redesigned :cheers:

Looks nice B. I like how it's compact yet has everything you need and and any questions answered right on one page.

ttt.... June 5th is right around the corner! Almost 70 confirmed guests on the facebook page and 70 "maybes"... this one's shaping up to be the biggest one yet :cheers:

And of course the weather WILL be great for the 5th. :yesnod:

Make it 71 who will be there :dance:

FOr these type events are we expected to arrive in a show worthy car or is showing up to drink coffee and look over special cars acceptable?

Totally up to you man... it's just an informal hangout... not a car show. You don't need a fancy car to attend, just the love of all types of cars and the ability to get up early :cheers:


In other news....

It has come to my attention that an automotive marketing firm that goes by carsandcoffee.info has followed my trail to the Hampton Roads area. I originally approached them when thinking about starting the Cars & Coffee idea here in Va Beach thinking they had some kind of ownership rights to the name; they do not. They offered to sell me a marketing package for $3500 and I kindly declined.

Of late I have received phone calls asking me to discuss my "operation" with them and discuss the use of the name. It turns out they sold their marketing package to a local car dealership franchise.

I just wanted to bring it up to everyone's attention if you start seeing anything about Cars and Coffee Hampton Roads.... they are not the same thing.

Please continue to see Cars and Coffee Virginia Beach and the C&C VB facebook group for any info and updates.

The next gathering will be June 5th as planned at La Promenade.

Thank You,
Brian Bowers

Forget about the contact from the "automotive marketing firm". It is just some guy sitting on the domain on Godaddy.com hoping to make a buck off of someone else's idea, it happens all the time.

I registered a couple of sites. I got emails saying I had their domain, I told them I have it and they don't. Then they wanted to join forces to share the domain and my reply was less than positive. They finally gave up and moved on.

They run a site called carsandcoffee.info and I contacted them when I had the idea originally thinking they had some type of ownership rights; they don't. Here's the package they wanted to sell me for $3500/yr.. note the part where they explicitly say they do not have rigthts to the "Cars & Coffee" name:

So basically they created a website for C&C hampton roads as a subsite of their website and made a "press release" which was nothing more than creating a HR section on their forums and making a post in it.

Yet they have hired some independent local marketing firm called seven (something) marketing to call and bug me... basically I told them I didn't want their product, they saw the good turnout/interest, then sent someone here to sell their "package" to somebody. They're more than welcome to do that... it's tacky, but to call me and try and tell me I can't use the cars and coffee words is unprofessional. I know for a fact that they do not have it trademarked... a gentleman in GA does.

Oh.... I just purchased carsandcoffee-hamptonroads.com and hamptonroadscarsandcoffee.com to go with my existing carsandcoffeevb.com, carsandcoffeevabeach.com, and carsandcoffeevirginiabeach.com

:)

That is what I had to do when I started my sites, registered several variances. Still some SOB registered the info extension and wanted to play games, he finally gave up. I Googled the dude and he was doing it for several sites. Funny part, I haven't had time to work on the sites for about two years now and just have them parked right now.

Thanks Brian. My car is a mess at the moment. If the bay doesn't lay down I won't be out fishing so this would be make an excellent start to my Saturday.
John

Don't forget this is TOMORROW. I will see ya'll there.

If I disappear and don't say anything to ya'll, I am not being rude or anti-social, I have a (VERY POINTLESS) Safety Meeting I have to go to for work at 10am

Congrats on the new Sticky Status! :rep:

My pics from 5 June
 

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Cool Pics, Thanks! :cheers:

What kind of exhaust system is that on the "WASTEG8" C4?

:squirrelrun:

Nice pics, wish I could have made it.