Car Porn

Day 1 in Malibu!

The automobile in the first two pictures, which were taken on the PCH from the backseat of the rented Expedition, is a Maybach 62S:


Mercedes AMG GT, parked right outside the gated community in which our rental house was located:

 

Day 2 in Malibu:

Same Mercedes AMG GT from the first day with a Porsche 911 parked behind it:


Almost all of the pictures in this post were taken on the PCH.

Porsche 911 Turbo convertible:


The Maserati Ghibli! Gaining popularity in Philly and the outlying suburbs, but as common as a Honda Accord in Los Angeles:


1960s Ferrari 250, with New Hampshire antique tags. These can be worth around $750K!


These pictures were all taken on the same residential street just off the PCH! This is a BMW i8:


When a brand new vehicle is registered in the state of California for the first time, the owner has up to six months to get license plates. Many high-profile vehicle owners, most notably the late Steve Jobs, take advantage of this little loophole to protect their privacy. Mr. Jobs would buy trade his Mercedes or Porsche in after six months and buy another one. He certainly had enough money to do this, but even if I were as rich and/or famous as him, I wouldn't be getting a new $150K vehicle every 6 months! In case you didn't know, this is an Aston Martin Vanquish:


BMW Alpina B7:


2001 Bentley Continental R Mulliner (Learned the year by running the plate number through CARFAX; I knew it was a 1997-2001 Bentley Continental before I took the pictures, but while I know the basics of what a "Mulliner" is, I can't tell a Mulliner from a "normal" Bentley):


I have a decent following on ExoticSpotter.com, where every single one of my exotic car photos is also posted, and one of my contacts on Exotic Spotter is a guy in his 60s from Hong Kong who has owned numerous Rolls-Royce and Bentley motorcars (REAL ones, not the newer ones made by BMW and Volkswagen) in his life and probably knows more about them anybody I've actually met. His username on exotic spotter is "silvawraith2" and he was able to identify this fine specimen as a Mulliner just by looking at the picture for less than a minute:


Back on the PCH now; Here you see a RARE Mercedes-Benz G500 2-door convertible, refueling at the 76 station (last station for miles in that direction):


McLaren 675LT again:


Ferrari F430 Spyder:

 

Day 3 in Malibu (All pics taken on the PCH):

The Bentley Continental GTC! I've dreamed of owning one of these since they came out back in 2004, and I still do to this day:


Porsche 911 Turbo:


And a Porsche 911 convertible of unknown specification, with a Tacoma photo bomb:

 

These were all taken on day 4 of the Malibu vacation (July 26, 2016), when I got bored and took a clandestine Uber ride to Hollywood Boulevard (that story can be found in my Charlie's Stories/Asperger's thread if you're interested):

For someone who knows as much about cars as I do, I will come right out and say that I am horrible at telling newer Aston Martin models apart:


Rolls-Royce Dawn (no, it's not a presidential car, but a lot of people have asked it that's what it is; Why would the United States government have a British vehicle it's fleet?):


Rolls-Royce Ghost:

 

Day 5 (July 27th, 2016):

I photographed A LOT of sweet vehicles in Santa Monica, but this was the only one even remotely close to being an "exotic." Whether it's a standard model like this one or a $200K Turbo S, I will always love the Porsche 911 Carrera:


And then I photographed this Ferrari California from my uncle's rented RAV4 during the drive back to Malibu from Santa Monica on the PCH:

 

You need to stop. My pants are getting tight

 

So are mine, but I had a big lunch.

 

Thanks for the pics PennSilcer Taco. I was going to mention earlier about posting pics to this thread with the names of the vehicles. I see a lot of eye candy here but don't know the makes or models. Appreciated.

 

Day 5 (July 28, 2016):

The Malibu trip was planned at least 3 months in advance, and I vowed from the day the trip became official that I would somehow get to Beverly Hills for the sole purpose of photography exotic cars. My mom more or less approved of this from the beginning, but she was a bit pissed at me for my clandestine excursion to Hollywood 2 days earlier. She wanted me to go with somebody (preferably my dad in the rented Expedition), but my dad was busy, and my mom ultimately relented and let me use Uber for the round trip. I was paying for it with my own money, so I still don't know what the hell she was complaining about. On top of that, it's not like I was going to Watts, or Compton... I was going to Beverly freaking Hills! Beverly Hills is considered a top destination for car-obsessed shutterbugs like myself (an "Exotic Spotter" to the layperson). Locals are used to it, and a good number of them more than likely take their exotic vehicles for a spin around Wilshire Boulevard and Rodeo Drive for the sole purpose of showing off, and probably get a bit of an ego boost when they see someone taking pictures of said vehicles.

As if getting picked up in a Tesla Model S (driven by a guy who worked in the film industry and had met one of my longest-running celebrity crushes) when I requested a ride from Uber wasn't awesome enough:




I spotted several exotics on the way from Malibu to Beverly Hills and was able to get some good shots from the shotgun seat of the aforementioned Tesla.

Here is a Bentley Continental GT:


And here is a brand new (at the time) Aston Martin Rapide from the famous Galpin Motors:


While chatting with fellow enthusiasts on Exotic Spotter in the weeks leading up to this trip, I was given some good advice. There's a hotel on Wilshire (well-known among spotters) that has valet parking service. The valets always reserve the spots out front for exotic vehicles, probably (at least partially) due to the fact they know there are eager enthusiasts with cameras roaming around all time. This 2013 Ferrari 458 Italia was parked in one of those coveted spots in front of the hotel, and I had my eye on it before my Uber driver even pulled his Tesla to the curb:


Whether you're in your Bentley Continental GT in Beverly Hills, your mildly customized 2nd Tacoma in Doylestown, or that old but well-maintained low-mileage Buick Regal your grandparents gave you as a 16th birthday present in Anytown USA... Cruising around town on a nice day with the windows down and the stereo blasting is one of those timeless things that just never gets old:


The same thing mentioned above with regards to the Bentley applies to convertibles as well, regardless of make and model (even if it's a $400K-$500K Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe), financial status, or location:


Ferrari California parked on Rodeo Drive:


Bijan's yellow Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe, parked on Rodeo Drive:


Bentley Continental Flying Spur (makes a Chevy Suburban look like a Toyota Prius in terms of average MPG!):



Mercedes-Benz G-class from StickerCity:



I know this is a Maserati, and I'm pretty sure it's a Ghibli, but from this angle I can't tell if it's a Ghibli or a Quattroporte; Like Aston Martins, I know a Maserati when I see one, but I am terrible at telling you the exact model/spec):


2007 Bentley Azure:


I'd never seen a Rolls-Royce Wraith in person outside of a car show prior to this trip. My first and so far only time in Beverly Hills, and I saw two of them in less than 2 hours:


Ferrari 308 GTS:


Maserati Granturismo, another one of my dream cars:


I've dreamed of owning a Porsche 911 Carrera since at least 2006:



In Florida, you can get a title issued for damn near anything with an engine and two or more wheels, and put a Florida license plate on it. Florida also has not done annual emissions testing in over a decade and as far as I know has never done safety inspections. The owner of this Bentley Continental GT probably has homes in both California and Florida, and registers their car at their Florida address for the above reasons:




Maserati Ghibli:


Maserati Ghibli (I THINK; Like I said, sometimes it's hard for me to tell the difference between a Ghibli and the larger Quattroporte at certain angles and distances):



Jaguar F-Type:


And there's Rolls-Royce Wraith #2:


1985 Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit waiting for the light to turn green on Wilshire Boulevard. According to my go-to Rolls-Royce guy on Exotic Spotter, , this beauty is finished in Dark Oyster:


Rolls-Royce Ghost:


Bentley Continental GTC (The "C" stands for convertible):


Second customized Mercedes-Benz G-Class spotted during my 2 hours in Beverly Hills:


Maserati Granturismo, possibly a rare MC Edition:


Another Bentley Continental GT:


Bentley Continental GTC V8 (A 12-cyl. engine is the top engine, and until about 2008 was the only engine):


Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe (Misleading, I know):


Maserati Quattroporte:


Maserati Ghibli:


Rolls-Royce Ghost:


Aston Martin (I have no idea what model this is anymore; Again, I don't know Aston Martins that well):


2013 Porsche 911 Turbo S:



Another Jaguar F-Type, though a convertible instead of a coupe this time:

 

I'll go back and put a name with each picture.

 

Thinking about the women you'd be able to pick up in these fine vehicles, or the vehicles themselves?


LOL I know how you feel!

 

The pictures of exotic vehicles in this post and the previous (quoted) post were all taken on Rodeo Drive and Wilshire Boulevard in Beverly Hills, in just two hours!

BMW Alpina B7:


Bentley Mulsanne:


Mercedes-Benz AMG GT:


Older (2005-2006?) Maserati Quattroporte:


Maserati Granturismo convertible:


Another Mercedes-Benz AMG GT:


Another unknown-spec Porsche 911:


Porsche 911 Carrera S convertible:


And that's the last of my SoCal exotic pictures!

 

1964 Ford Fairlane Thunderbolt?

 

Yep!