Caffeine and Octane Car Show

I photographed the Caffeine and Octane car show at the Mansell Crossing shopping center in Alpharetta for the Alpharetta-Milton Patch on Sunday June 5, 2011. The show, which started a few years ago, has grown from just four cars to over 700 making it one of the largest free shows in the southeast. Here are my favorite images from the show.

Scott McCord, left, his son John and wife Ashley watch as cars start to pour into the Mansell Crossing shopping center for the Caffeine and Octane car show on Sunday June 5, 2011. "I've been to every show," said McCord. "I love cars. They've been my downfall ever since I was a kid."

Cars start to stream into the Mansell Crossing shopping center early Sunday morning for the Caffeine and Octane car show. The show has grown since it started a few years ago from just four cars to over 700.

Over 700 cars fill the parking lot at the Mansell Crossing shopping center during the Caffeine and Octane car show on Sunday June 5, 2011. The show, which started with just four cars, has grown into one of the largest free displays in the southeast.

Dave Kirkman, left, and Dick Howie drink coffee as they stand over Kirkman's 1969 Jaguar E-Type OTS during the Caffeine and Octane car show at Mansell Crossing on Sunday June 5, 2011. Showcasing over 700 cars, the show occurs the first Sunday of every month.

Matt Hamby carries his son Noah on his shoulders as they walk around Mansell Crossing during the Caffeine and Octance car show on Sunday June 5, 2011. The show, which started a few years ago, has grown from four cars to over 700.

Ferraris are one of the many makes of cars shown at the Caffeine and Octane car show at Mansell Crossing the first Sunday of each month. The show, started a few years ago, is one of the largest free shows in the southeast.

Jeff Neely, left, Karl Wade and Gerald Clement check out an early model Jaguar during the Caffeine and Octane car show at Mansell Crossing on Sunday June 5, 2011.

The Caffeine and Octane car show, which started a few years ago, has grown from just four cars to over 700. The show includes makes and models of all types from muscle cars to exotics both domestic and foreign.

Marques Holloman takes photos of engines during the Caffeine and Octane car show at Mansell Crossing on Sunday June 5, 2011. Over 700 cars, from classic to exotic, were on display.

Brian Carroll talks with Jennifer McIntosh as they drink coffee while looking at one of the over 700 cars on display during the Caffeine and Octane car show at Mansell Crossing on Sunday June 5, 2011.

The interior of a 1965 Chevelle Malibu convertible, one of over 700 cars at the Caffeine and Octane car show at Mansell Crossing on Sunday June 5, 2011. The free show, which originally had four participants, has grown into one of the largest of its kind in the southeast.

Fred Bloch takes a closeup photograph of the DeSoto emblem during the Caffeine and Octane car show at Mansell Crossing on Sunday June 5, 2011. "I've been coming here since it started," Bloch said. "There's new stuff evey time I come. It's probably the best free car show around."

The front end of a 1956 Packard Carribean convertible, one of over 700 cars on display during the Caffeine and Octane car show at Mansell Crossing on Sunday June 5, 2011.

Will Roberts, 5, checks out a Corvette Rally Sport as he walks around the Caffeine and Octane car show with his father on Saunday June 5, 2011.The free show is one of the largest of its kind in the southeast.

Reflected in a chrome bumper, Rich Adams looks at one of the over 700 cars at the Caffeine and Octane car show at Mansell Crossing on Sunday June 5, 2011. The show occurs on the first Sunday of every month drawing hundreds of people.