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<\/p>\nWhat started as a small collection of Sydney\u2019s car enthusiasts meeting over coffee in a quiet suburban neighbourhood on a Sunday morning has grown into a massive monthly event that attracts hundreds of locals, families and motoring enthusiasts \u2013 as well as spawning Sydney\u2019s newest automotive club.<\/p>\n
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The first\u00a0Cavallino Cars and Coffee<\/a>\u00a0event was organised by driving instructor Luke O\u2019Neill, restaurant owner Lido Russo and City Performance Centre\u2019s Alessio Iera and took place at Russo\u2019s Cavallino Italian restaurant with the help of 20 or 30 volunteers.<\/p>\n But by its fifth event, the gathering was overrunning the restaurant, which forced the trio to consider a change of venue \u2013 and to arrange other events for the hundreds of enthusiasts who now want to attend and wander through the vast array of vehicles. Iera has flagged plans for track events and other gatherings in venues better suited to the massive crowd the events are now attracting.<\/p>\n The success of the event has been a catalyst for the birth of the\u00a0Sydney Automobile Club<\/a>, which opened for membership this week. The Club is expected to attract hundreds of members within weeks.<\/p>\n The Cars and Coffee events exhibit a diverse range of vehicles from rare classics, to Australian muscle cars, to exclusive sports cars. You might find an immaculate Porsche 356 parked between a legendary Aston Martin DB5 and a Holden Torana SLR5000s. Various McLarens, Ferraris, Lamborghinis, Ford GT40s and even a radical De Tomaso Pantera have been on show. There are hot rods, Japanese sports cars and rare American classics like a Chevrolet El Camino ute, along with some meticulously restored Volkswagen Beetles and Fiat 500s. One event even featured a number of DeLoreans!<\/p>\n Usually any one of these cars would be enough to turn heads; together they blend into a patchwork of exotic and expensive machines.<\/p>\n The event has even gained the attention of big hitters in the automotive industry, with Ferrari Australasia CEO Herbert Appleroth joining other enthusiasts at the most recent event.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m a car tragic and I now look forward to the first Sunday of every month to share the same passion that I did as a boy and with so many of the other fans out there,\u201d said Appleroth. \u201cThere\u2019s not many chances where to you get to see such a wide mix of cars and displayed in a way that makes it so accessible.\u201d<\/p>\n