Columbus Cars and Coffee is back after a longer-than-usual break!

We want to give a huge "thank you" and a shout out to Alterra Real Estate for allowing us to meet at their property at 3 Easton Oval yesterday. Our normal location was closed and we needed an alternative on short notice, and Alterra came through for us. The building at 3 Easton Oval is recently vacant and available for lease. To learn more, click here.

This was also our first meet with our friends from The Motor Enclave. Brad and Chas set up an awesome display including Brad's new Toyota Supra and a local Ferrari 512TR to share images and information about their upcoming garage condo community in New Albany. We can't wait to see The Motor Enclave come to life in New Albany. To reserve your garage, click here.

Byers Imports, ESOTERIC, and Hagerty also set up displays at the meet, and Adam Koos from Libertas Wealth Management and Steve Lindsay from Lindsay Acura were also in attendance. We appreciate all of these organizations for their contributions to our season!

You will notice we have some beautiful photos from the meet on this post. Our "official photogrpaher," Mark Matheny (@ImagesbyMM) will be providing us with images from our meets throughout the season. Thank you, Mark, for your talent! 

It was wonderful to see so many familiar "Cars and Coffee" friends and we can't wait to continue the season with more meets next month. Our schedule is still being finalized for the rest of the year, so keep an eye on the Schedule page for the latest updates. We always update the website first before any other channel/platform.

Thanks to Zack from ESOTERIC, Rufus from Byers Imports, Will Motivation, and MF Autos for joining our first-ever virtual meet to launch Season 12!

This is the 11th anniversary of our first-ever meet back in 2009, so to kick it off online was even more surreal, but we're glad so many people tuned in to "gather" around cars.

We're continuing to monitor guidelines from state officials and the CDC to determine when we can begin our season, and we will post all the updates here on our website as soon as possible.

In the mean time, get out and drive, and stay safe and healthy!

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Last night, we were honored to be part of a new event benefitting Nationwide Children's Hospital called Cars and Conversation: An Evening with Dale Earnhardt Jr.

This event had one goal; raise funds for the Dale and Any Earnhardt Fund at the hospital to support patients and their families.

We were pleased to have a strong showing of Columbus Cars and Coffee regulars in attendance, and we coordinated a display of cars from our community for the event. In addition, we hosted some of our own guests and assisted with the silent auction by connecting the hospital with Jay Leno's Garage.

The evening was highly successful, raising tens of thousands of dollars, and guests had a great time listening to Dale Jr. tell stories from his racing and post-racing careers. Dale is a kind, generous, and down-to-Earth person, and everyone enjoyed spending the evening with him!

Thanks to Nationwide Insurance, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Chuck Ungurean, and Dale Earnhardt Jr. for making this evening possible!

We always love spending time at ESOTERIC in New Albany. Between their excellent hospitality, the incredible cars they have around, and the enthusiasm they have for our community, what's not to love? 

Our September Meet was no different, and Todd, Zack, Dan, and their colleagues put together a fine display of Lamborghinis, including the Lamborghini Aventador SVJ, Aventador SV, and the Aventador Roadster, along with a new 992 generation Porsche 911 inside!

Byers Imports also sent a 992 generation Porsche 911, and Lindsay Acura showed off their extremely limited edition Acura TLX PMC Edition (Car number 99 of 360)!

We invited our friends from The Roosevelt Coffeehouse to serve some delicious coffee and our hosts served pastries from Fox in the Snow.

Thanks to everyone who joined us for a rainy, but still fun, Saturday morning, our last summer meet of Season 11!

Photo by Reel Thirty Five

The Arena District is one of our favorite locations for a car meet.

​Thanks to Nationwide, we were able to host our fourth annual meet on Nationwide Boulevard and West Street!

Thanks to the hundreds of people who came and were a part of this special morning. It was our first Sunday meet in many years, and the weather couldn't have been better. The live music from Hurricane Jerry and The Surge set the tone for a fantastic morning. 

We're fortunate to partner with Nationwide because they offer special expertise and coverage options for collector cars. To learn more, click here!

The July Meet, presented by Huntington Bank, attracted an impressive array of cars despite record-level heat! This was the hottest weather we have ever experienced at a meet, but that did not stop us. Thanks again to Patty, Jordan, Rob, and the rest of the Huntington Bank team for hosting such a fantastic gathering! To see more photos, find us on Instagram!

To learn more about Huntington Private Bank, visit their website here.

Exotics on Scioto Mile, our annual exotics-only car show on the Rich Street Bridge, just continues to get better each year. This is, by far, our largest event of the season in terms of turnout, with thousands of people coming to the Scioto Mile area to see our display of cars.

Thanks to Acura, Nationwide, Huntington Bank, Byers Imports, ESOTERIC, and Lindsay Acura for sponsoring our season and making events like this possible. We also want to thank Milestone 229, the Columbus Division of Police, and our amazing volunteers for their roles in pulling off a great evening in downtown Columbus!

Take a look at a few photos from us and Lionworks below, and search #ExoticsonSciotoMile on Instagram for about 1,000 more!

The first meet of the season is always special! Everyone is bored after a long winter, the temperatures are rising, and it's finally time to get the car out of the garage! 

We started our season with our longtime partners at Byers Imports, with a meet at our home for the last few seasons, Whitehall Community Park, directly across the street from Byers Imports.

While there was some new construction fencing to work around, we made it work, and stuffed hundreds of cars into the parking lot for a great morning of cars and coffee.

Coffee and refreshments were from Das Kaffehaus, hat tip to Herr Joseph who is deployed in Afghanistan!

We're back next week on the 27th with a meet at ESOTERIC, see you there!

Photo by John Roberts

We have officially completed our tenth season and we couldn't have done it without all of you! Thanks to everyone who joined us for the Season 10 Finale hosted by Byers Imports on Saturday. The attendance was so strong that we had to close the entrance just after 11:00. We're sad to say goodbye for a handful of months, but we know Season 11 will be our best yet!

Special thanks to George Kauffman, Kevin King, Lindsey Tinsley, and James Warvel from Byers Imports for their hospitality again this season! Byers Imports and The Byers Collection are excellent partners for us and we appreciate them very much. If you're looking for your next ride, give these guys a call! They always take great care of our community!

We will post a full season recap post soon, but for now, enjoy these photos from Lionworks from the Season 10 Finale on 11/3.