Carson's Car Pics

Friday, July 25, 2025

Best of So Cal Car Spotting (7/14/25-7/18/25)

My most recent vacation occurred last week, which was a family trip to Disneyland. Although it was primarily my sister's idea to travel down there for most of last week and no specific plans surrounding car museums, shows, or showrooms were involved, it was still a nice, fun getaway. My favorite parts of Disneyland were Star Wars Galaxy's Edge, Cars Land, Autopia, Avengers Campus, a few display cars, and some other attractions I have previously experienced there before. I thought long and hard about whether to make this compilation about the few noteworthy display cars at Disneyland, the coolest and my favorite cars I spotted in Southern California on the way to and back from Disneyland, or both. I decided to center this compilation around the second of these three options, as some of the cars I spotted in Southern California on the way to and back from Disneyland are cooler and more impressive than the few noteworthy cars on display inside Disneyland. By the way, the noteworthy display vehicles I noticed inside Disneyland were somewhat obscure classics that not too many people are familiar with and an Avengers-themed truck that looked like it could be based on a Jeep Wrangler but I do not know much about.

As for the car spotting, I spotted several different cool enthusiast vehicles in LA and Orange Counties, but there were seven in particular that I not only was able to photograph, but stood out to me the most. The coolest car that I spotted and managed to snag a photo of during this So Cal trip by far was a purple 991-generation Porsche 911 GT3 RS. I was only able to get the one photo here because I noticed it late, another car had somewhat impeded the GT3 RS' view when it had passed me, and this car was speeding at least ten miles per hour over the speed limit and cutting up other vehicles in traffic around when I saw it on the 5 near Burbank. Luckily for me, I have seen several other similar GT3 RS examples up close before and took better photos of them in most of those instances. As for the most memorable spotting moment on this trip that I was not able to capture on camera, it was of a Lamborghini Urus right by the Disneyland bus entrance. Not only was it a late notice for me in that scenario, but my family and I were in a hurry to arrive to a dinner reservation planned for that night we first arrived in Anaheim, resulting in no photo evidence from me of that specific Urus. Fortunately, I have seen many other Lamborghini Urus examples in person and have taken photos of them before, so this one time missing out was not a big deal.

In regards to the other significant enthusiast vehicles I saw in So Cal last week that are not featured in this compilation, they were either similar to the ones featured here that I could not get photos of or not as cool as these cars that made the final cut for this compilation. This may not be much compared to many car-specific things I have been to and done before, but I am grateful to have spotted these cars throughout my latest vacation to Southern California. Hope I can travel out of town for car-related purposes before summer ends or sometime again in the near future!

Porsche 911 Carrera T/4S (992)

Rolls-Royce Ghost (2010s)

Porsche 911 GT3 RS (991)

Bentley Flying Spur (2020-)

BMW M6 Convertible (F13)

Audi RS Q8

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Sunday, July 13, 2025

Best of 7/11 Park & Chill + BMW CCA Cars & Coffee (July 2025)

I attended two car meets this weekend: one Friday evening and another Saturday morning. The first meet on Friday took place at a local 7-Eleven to commemorate 7/11 Day and was a larger-scale meet with several BMWs, Mustangs, Dodge Chargers and Challengers, Japanese tuners, and motorcycles, along with some supercars, Porsches, Mercedes-Benzes, and others. Not only was the Friday night meet at 7-Eleven appealing due to the appearance of at least a few European exotics, but a big reason why I attended it was to meet and catch up with a buddy who planned to be there that I had not seen in about two months prior to this weekend, which I was fortunately able to do. I had also seen a yellow with blue accents Lamborghini Huracan STO and a third second-generation Audi R8 rolling through this first meet from a distance, but I was not able to take photos of them during their brief appearance there before they left. Luckily, I had seen and taken photos of that particular Huracan STO before, and that third R8 looked very similar to one of the other two R8 examples on display there as well.

As for the second meet the following morning, it is the latest edition of the monthly BMW CCA Cars & Coffee, which was on a smaller scale compared to the 7/11 meet the previous night. However, this second meet of the weekend featured a greater selection of higher-quality vehicles than the first one. While it consisted of mostly BMWs, the handful of exotics, a few classics, and a few other high-performance vehicles that appeared at this month's BMW CCA Cars & Coffee stood out to me the most. In addition, I was able to see and spend time with some of my other friends that were not at the 7/11 meet and are normally at my local BMW CCA's events.

This compilation showcases the coolest and my favorite cars from both the 7/11 meet and the July 2025 edition of the monthly BMW CCA Cars & Coffee. Unlike with most other car show compilations on this site, I have decided to combine recaps from both car meets I attended this weekend into one post primarily since I will be on vacation for most of this coming week. Enjoy and stay tuned for more exciting new content coming soon.

Porsche 911 Turbo S (991)