Today has been an incredible day in Sydney, and it wasn't only due to the great weather. It was because I along with many other Car nuts got the chance to get amongst some of the best cars money can buy with the spectacular backdrop of Sydney Harbour, which arguably is one of the best Harbour Cities in the World.

The Cars and Coffee phenomenon in Australia is something that's relatively new, yes there's always been car shows and cars clubs since cars came into existence. But the combination of Cars and Coffee that's open to all people from all walks of life are always looking for an excuse to hit the road in their pride and joy to then have that nice cup of coffee upon arrival.

Over the last four years, there have been only two events to pull the crowds in Sydney. The first was back in 2013 called the Cavallino's Cars and Coffee held in the Sydney Suburb of Terrey Hills. This event had a meteoric rise which started in a modest car park at the Cavallino's Restaurant in association with Sydney Automobile Club. Then it abruptly ended in July 2015 due to local residences making complaints to Warringah Council of traffic congestion, plus the police had issues with enthusiasts walking on roads looking at all the cars.

The Cavallion's events were so popular; it showed that Sydney automotive enthusiasts want and need Cars and Coffee events. These past events demonstrated a need to fill this gap for sunny Sunday mornings. So, predictably a new entity came into existence that's literally called "Cars and Coffee Sydney." The organisers of Cars and Coffee Sydney arranged a few events but not as frequent as the Cavallion's events.

Today's Cars and Coffee event at Johns Bay Wharf was ideal for its location which avoided the problems of their past events were cars had to drive over the muddy grass at Hunters Hill. Today’s event pulled a good number of enthusiasts and cars, but if I was only to make one criticism about the event was the lack of cars that aren't high-end exotics. Don't get me wrong I love looking at Ferrari’s and Porsches and so forth, but I would've liked to have seen more mainstream classic cars. Maybe we will see more diversity at future events.

The three cars that are worth a mention that stood out today was the Lexus LFA. There was only 10 LFA's allocated for sale in Australia back in 2011. They also had price tag back then of around $750,000. The 2nd car that got my attention was a black Dodge Viper. This car should have been sold for the Australian market, that wicked 8-litre V10 engine was what made it so great. But like most good cars from America that doesn't happen all too often. Finally, the last car that stood out was the Lotus Eleven which my good mate Russ thinks was a replica. But hey who cares if it was, it still looked the goods.

Hey, if you’re on the lookout for more automotive events in and around Sydney for the month of May, then make sure you get yourself a ticket and go to the Fitted Festival on the 20th of May at Sydney Airport in the long-term carpark.