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Yep, you read it right… “Garage Crawl”. That’s what they call it when a group of crazed car guys descend upon a number of specialty garages in and around the Austin area.  Central Texas is home to an astounding number of custom car fabricators, restorers, and craftsmen.

It happens at least once a year, this time in connection with the growing Lone Star Hot Rod Roundup weekend, held on April 4-6, 2014.

The crawl, organized by local Austinite Mark Gustafson, is free to any and all participants. It begins early in the morning, where drivers are given maps to the destination garages, and are then free to travel to each venue on their own (although most of the group travels in a single caravan, creating quite a spectacle for roadside observers.

In fact, just viewing t...

Once a year the Westwood Country Club hosts its annual car show at their property on 35th street, near Laguna Gloria Art Center. The event isn’t heavily advertised, as it is put on primarily for the enjoyment of its members.  However, over the past few years, this show has risen to the top of the in-the-know car enthusiast’s must-attend list.  And, for good reasons:  a spectacular intimate setting under spreading oak trees, a growing collection of outstanding cars, and incredible food and drink provided by manager Dan Smith and his staff.

The 2014 event was held on March 29th, accompanied by beautiful weather and a tasty collection of cars (and participants).  Enjoy below:

There are lots of car clubs in the Austin area, but few that meet on a weekly basis.  And few that are as informal as the Lakeway Friday Car Club.  No, there is no membership fee, nor is there any formal registration required (although you CAN signup to be on the email list to be notified of upcoming events).  All that is required to join this non-marque-specific group is to show up around 1:30 on any Friday at the group’s regular meeting place:  Sandeez Hamburger Hut  on FM 620 just a couple of miles east of Lakeway proper.

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One of the largest regular car-enthusiast gatherings in the Austin area is the Cars and Coffee event, held the second Sunday of each month at the OASIS complex on Lake Travis.

Cars and Coffee is a bit different from the traditional car “show” in that there is no formal registration, nor any specific amount of time required to keep a car on display.  The gathering begins at 10:00 in the morning,  but experienced attendees know to arrive much earlier than that to secure a decent parking space. The happening usually breaks up shortly after noon time.

On a recent...