It still amazes me how this car gets star treatment, even after almost a year.

I went to a cocktail party tonight for a work function (new magazine launch) and drove up to one of those swanky Newport Beach restaurants with valet parking only and room for maybe 8 cars up front, and the rest go down the road to a lot. I pulled ahead of the valet (part way down the road) and dropped off the car.

While I was in the restaurant, a few friends came in later and asked if that was my Crossfire out front. I didn't realize they had backed it up and parked it in one of the coveted 8 spots and was feeling pretty good.

But that was nothing compared to the smile I had when I walked out of the restaurant...in the 6 spots on the far left were the usual variety of Newport Porsches, Jags, BMers, and a Ferrari backed into each spot. In the last two spots on the right, directly in front of me, was the Crossfire, parked SIDEWAYS so everyone who walked out the front door saw that beautiful styling instead of just her back end. WOW...that was a first for me. Pretty fun!! 8)