YOLO ... POLO CAR SHOW 

The Audrain Automobile Museum (Newport, R.I.) held a Cars & Coffee event on Sunday, June 27, at the Polo Grounds in Portsmouth, R.I.. The weather was great, lots of interesting cars, and a friendly crowd.

 

 One of the volunteers estimated 350+ vehicles in attendance. A nice thing about heading to the "Ocean State" is that there is a different mix of vehicles then you would see at our regular venues. There was everything from a 1951 Crosley Hotshot, still in the hands of the family that originally purchased it, to a Unimog, a hand built automobile that looked like it was from the 1930s, lots of Corvettes, Ferraris, and many other interesting rides. 

 

 

SEASIDE RENDEZVOUS

Saturday, July 7, can be described as a picture perfect day for any car event. I decided to cruise down to Fort Adams in Newport, R.I. for a cars and coffee being sponsored by Audrain Auto Museum. The location was tops among those I have been to and the weather was close to perfect.

There was a huge turnout...with plenty of space for parking and a wide variety of cars (and a few motorcycles) present. A surprise of the day was that Jay Leno showed up. He recently bought a mansion in Newport, about 10 minutes away from this location, and I figured it was only a matter of time before he showed up at an event. Dressed in his trademark denim shirt and jeans he wandered around the show, causing some excitement, talking with car owners and kindly taking selfies with attendees. Someone walked by me and I heard them say "don't mention his name." Looking around there he was. 

 

CAROUSEL CAR CRUISE

I am always looking for events that i have never heard of or been to before. Somehow, I came up with the Carousel Cruise Night at the Crescent Park Looff Carousel. The event is run on Saturdays from 4:00-8:00 PM at 700 Bullocks Avenue in Riverside, R.I. . This is a smaller but very nice show held on the grass behind the carousel building. There was musical entertainment by a young woman playing the guitar and singing and, being by a beach, there is a concession stand selling seafood and other items. They also held a raffle you got a ticket for free but there was a cup to make a donation if you chose to. Nice mix of cars and nice people. Definitely will stop by again.