Insider Tips: How to Navigate the Cars and Coffee Concord Car Meet Like a Pro

CARS AND COFFEE EVENTS

Every other Saturday morning, almost every city and state hosts a Cars and Coffee event. This is a place to meet other auto enthusiasts, network, connect with businesses, and most importantly to show off your vehicle. Cars and Coffee events are enjoyable and open to all vehicles, with free admission. At least most of the time, I’ve been too. So, with so many C&C happening in every city, how does Cars and Coffee Concord stand out?

I first went to Cars and Coffee Concord five years ago, when I had my Dodge Challenger RT, also known as Simba. It wasn’t crowded, but there were an estimated 100 vehicles present. Fast forward 5 years, and there must be more than 2000+ vehicles present at their monthly events. There is no better event in Concord for three reasons: Space, promotion, and the staff’s efforts to ensure that everyone there has a good day.

When a car meet is this large and features the best-looking vehicles within an 80-mile radius, how would you navigate it as a photographer, a vendor seeking to increase business, a vehicle enthusiast, or simply someone hoping to view 3/4 of the vehicles present? Well, here are 8 tips or steps to help you out.

• Purchase some quality walking shoes or foot soles.
• Depending on the season, dress warmly for cold mornings or lightly for warmer days.
• Clean and wax your automobile the night before. It’ll be dried and ready by morning.
• Arrive early.
• To ensure enough battery power, make sure your camera or phone is completely charged. Bring enough capacity for your phone, a Google Drive, or an additional SD card.
• Do what I struggle with: walk and talk.
• Get some coffee or an energy drink; you’ll need it.
• The majority of vehicle lovers and photographers are aware of this, but many are unfamiliar with Saturday morning car meets. If you have never gone to this event in particular and happened to stumble upon this article from Google News or Bing News, come to one of their future events and witness for yourself how much the 8 steps will improve your first experience.

Now for the pictures below. I photographed a lot of vehicles, but only one-third of them, since as always. I don’t know how to shut up, walk, or chat while shooting shots. I usually try to only capture shots of vehicles with Instagram tags, but it didn’t go as planned. Anyway, if you see your car below, please leave a comment with a picture and your Instagram or social network tag. That way, I and others can follow you on your social media accounts. Please follow me back, and if you’d like to be included in our weekly magazine, click the link HERE.

Also, I’ve included a link to all of the photographs, which you may download for free if you choose.