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Thursday, October 29, 2026

Best of Carmel Car Spotting (Monterey Car Week 2026) Part 2

Closing out my Monterey Car Week content for this year is my Best of Carmel Car Spotting compilation, which showcases the coolest, most unique, and most unusual cars I spotted and took photos of in Carmel. This compilation is limited to pure spotting scenarios within Carmel city limits and does not include cars I saw on display as part of the Ferrari Concours show taking place in the same city on the same day. Since there was a ton of selection and entries in terms of amazing cars I spotted, I have split this compilation into two parts. Exclusivity and all-around coolness were the biggest factors for me in determining which vehicles made this two-part compilation, while some were left out due to the greater likelihood of seeing similar examples at cars and coffees in my hometown every month. The L'Auberge Hotel certainly had the coolest, rarest, most unique, and most valuable cars appear outside of it in all of Carmel during Car Week, and this section of Carmel gave off mini car show vibes despite it technically constituting a pure spotting scenario. On the other hand, Ocean Avenue and other surrounding streets of Downtown Carmel during Car Week were the closest I have ever experienced to a real-life Forza Horizon or Grand Theft Auto lobby. As for the coolest and most memorable cars I saw in Carmel during Car Week that I was unable to capture on camera, the top ones included an Aston Martin Valkyrie, a few Porsche 918 Spyders, a color-shifting McLaren P1, and an Aston Martin Valour. In all, Carmel-by-the-Sea during Monterey Car Week is a spotting haven and one of my absolute favorite places I have ever spotted for cars in.

Without further ado, presenting Part 2 of my Best of Carmel Car Spotting compilation. Stay tuned for the resumption of local cars and coffee/car show content here on Carson's Car Pics coming up next.

Ferrari SF90 Spider