CRYSTAL COVE INFO THREAD..........

A lot of the regulars refer to CC as going to church, so maybe not. How about Premier Auto Group Exotic Show
Relatively Affluent Motorists Pissed At Getting Evicted
Premier Auto Group Exotics Assembling Near The Spectrum
Ferraris Underwhelm Cove King Ending Display

 

Lol

 

What will the new name of the show be, PAG show?
Will this thread sticky get released after Saturday?

 

Hell no, it's the PAS(Premiere Auto Show)

 

Crystal Cove News
see:

http://roguecarshow.com/

For those who care.

 

Well, today we were trwing oujt some other names and CC2 sounded good, cuz wherever we end up, whether PAG or Rogue, we will have Coffee and Cars 2.

 

Frank
who taught u had to spoke

 

Rogue? Wheres Rogue?

 

Here's the info for the new PAG show replacing CC on 10/21/06.
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http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/news/local/article_1312454.php

Saturday, October 14, 2006
Auto meet finds parking space
Ford Motor Co. welcomes car buffs to its design center as Saturdays at Crystal Cove, an informal, weekly event, stops.
By JEFF OVERLEY
THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

NEWPORT BEACH – The car show is dead. Long live the car show.

A weekly classic auto event known as Saturdays at Crystal Cove was to be held for the last time this morning, two weeks after the Irvine Co. told organizers they could no longer assemble at the Crystal Cove Promenade shopping center.

But the show won't be homeless for long. Executives at Ford Motor Co. are offering new digs at their Irvine design center, Marc Greeley, the show's co-founder, said Friday.

Company spokesman John Clinard confirmed the show will be at Ford starting Oct. 21.

The 3-year-old event, which began as a small get-together among friends, gradually mushroomed to include roughly 200 cars and 600 spectators, wearing out its welcome with the Irvine Co.

To avoid the same fate in the future, the show may rotate among several locations.

Greeley is in talks with Newport Beach officials for use of parking lots at the Balboa Pier and Main Beach in Corona del Mar. City Manager Homer Bludau said that the group can apply for a permit, but that ultimate approval would depend on resident input and a City Council sign-off.

A fourth location at Dana Point Harbor is also being considered, Greeley said.

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sounds fun, instead of calling it PAG, just for the pics say "Premier Pics 10/21/06". I think that sounds better. Just my .02

hopefully i can make it to the premier of premier, i'll talk to my dad.

 

Show hits road this morning
Organizers of weekly car show near Crystal Cove have found new locale but want one closer to ocean.
By Amanda Pennington

This morning marks the last day of a long-standing tradition for car enthusiasts who drive to Crystal Cove Promenade to meet for a cup of coffee and a doughnut.

But it isn't the end of the road for the self-proclaimed "car guys" who began meeting at the shopping center three years ago.

• Show hits road this morning
• Rain, no parade
• BRIEFLY IN THE NEWS
• Area set aside as landmark

Next Saturday, Marc Greeley will drive one of his classic 1960s vehicles to the Ford Premiere Automotive Group in Irvine to start a new chapter in the life of the loosely organized car show.

"We're car people ourselves," said John Clinard, regional manager of Ford public affairs. "A great many of us have been going to the Crystal Cove event off and on for years."

The parking lot was offered to the car owners when the Ford representatives found out they weren't going to meet at Crystal Cove anymore. The property is owned by Ford and is not near any residential areas, which was one of the problems at the Crystal Cove Promenade. The site has a cafe that will open during the time the cars show up and will serve Starbucks coffee and baked goods, Clinard said. They're calling it "Cars and Coffee."

But that's not the end of the story for those who live in the area. They're still looking at other options closer to home and in a similar setting as the shopping center, which has sprawling ocean views. advertisement



Greeley and others involved have been talking with the cities of Newport Beach and Dana Point about possible locations closer to the water.

"What made Crystal Cove work was a combination of many things," including its closeness to the ocean and being in a new, "well-kept shopping center," Greeley said.

That being said, Greeley plans to go to the Ford property until they find a better spot.

"What it'll turn into is more of a hard-core car-guy event rather than something else," he said. "We're not going to see the ladies with their Chihuahuas in their arms walking through like we do at Crystal Cove."

Greeley will be sad to see the cars drive off the Crystal Cove Promenade parking lot one last time, but some Crystal Cove residents couldn't be happier.

After filing complaints with the Irvine Co. about noise created by the revving engines of the cars every Saturday, Al Landolph feels vindicated by their departure. His problem, he said, is not with the drivers, but with the noise their cars make.

"It's like living above the speedway — it has not been fun for the past two-plus years," he said. "While we appreciate their enthusiasm for cars … there's no reason to rev your engine at 5,000 RPM in the middle of a shopping center."

Even the idling of some of the cars was too noisy for neighbors, he said.

"When we all moved here, we signed on to live above the shopping center, and it's been a very harmonious relationship … but Saturdays have gotten out of control," he said.

Although Greeley said he's not happy about the decision, he's thankful the company hosted them as long as they did.

"I believe they're putting the brakes on a great community event, but … they did host us for 3 1/2years," Greeley said.

Irvine Co. spokesman Bill Rams said the show has outgrown the center's parking lot but wishes the car enthusiasts well in their quest for another location.

Congressman John Campbell said he's been trying to connect Irvine Co. representatives with the "car guys" to see if another property can be used for the weekly event. Rams said he didn't know that any talks had happened.

Crystal Cove "is a great location, but I understand the residents' issues there and the Irvine Co.'s sensitivity to that," Campbell said.

If the group is to use a city parking lot, they'll have to fill out a special-events permit so the city can determine whether their desired location would be appropriate.

For more information or to suggest a new location, e-mail Greeley at mgreeley@newport custom.com.

 

That's our story and we're sticking to it. These guys live practically a stones throw from PCH, that's noisy 24/7 and their complaining about the odd revving engine on a Saturday AM? Isn't this like moving close to an airport and then bltch'n about the planes being too loud? Oh well, they won cause the Irvine Co. didn't want us there anyway.

 

Yeeeep, such statements can come from those who DON'T live in that area. For your information, the PCH noise is NOT an issue - you can barely hear it (if that), from at least the second level and above of the housing allocated above the shopping center.

Hopefully any new location which provides a limited access to spectators who just wonder around damaging the landscape and littering the lot will have a longer life.

 

Last time I checked you DON'T either Whatever, it's history.

 

So there will be no meet this Saturday at all?

I plan on checking this out for the first time, too bad it's over.

 

Yea, but now at the Ford place.

 

Sure there is. Just not at CC:

http://www.thebestemployee.com/forum/showpost.php?p=136150080&postcount=109

 

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So what happens to people who show up in a nice car to Starbucks at Crystal Cove on saturday morning?

 

They get sent to Guantanamo Bay as an enemy combatant.

 

Well, I think the smart thing to do would be to buy a cup of coffee and hang on to your receipt in case security tries to shoo you away. Of course your car should be fully legal (plates, registration, exhaust, etc.) to avoid any unwanted NBPD attention, you should park nose in instead of backing in, and avoid the 20 minute parking all together. And I have a feeling you wouldn't be lonely if you went over after C & C at PAG either. Say, around 9, 9:30 or so.

 

I beg to differ! I've restored many Ferraris and other European exotics over the years, so that probably qualifies me as a hard-core car-guy. Although I don't come to Ferrari chat much, I will continue to go to car gatherings and shows.
My question is: what does Marc Greeley have a problem with, the ladies or chihuahuas? Seeing as I own both (wife who carries the chihuahua), I need to know who to leave at home.....

 

Although I posted that article, the author was from the Daily Pilot, a Costa Mesa/Newport Beach newspaper. Those are not my quotes.