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Monterey Car Week 2025 Recap

Analog and Grit Podcast Aug 18, 2025 77 min

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About this episode

Monterey Car Week 2025 brought together automotive enthusiasts to experience a stunning array of rare and exotic cars. Hosts Victor, Justin, Dylan, and Jayce shared their first impressions of the event, highlighting the sensory overload of seeing multi-million dollar vehicles on the streets and at auctions. They discussed their favorite moments, from the thrill of watching classic cars race at Laguna Seca to the unique finds at Radwood. The episode also explored the future of car values, with insights on which models might appreciate over time, making it a rich discussion for any car lover.

Topics: monterey car week exotic cars laguna seca radwood car values test drives reliability car culture nostalgia affordability

Cars: Acura NSX Alfa Romeo GTV Alfa Romeo Milano AMC Pacer Aston Martin V8 Vantage Audi R8 Audi V8 Bentley Bentayga BMW 3 Series BMW 5 Series BMW M3 BMW M5 BMW M Coupe (E36) Bugatti Type 251 Bugatti Veyron Cadillac CTS-V Chevrolet Beretta Chevrolet Corvair Chevrolet Corvette Datsun 240Z Dodge Challenger Dodge Omni Dodge Viper Ferrari 250 GTO Ferrari F40 Ferrari F50 Ford Mustang Ford Pinto Honda Civic Hummer EV SUV Lamborghini Aventador Lamborghini Huracan Lamborghini Revuelto Land Rover Range Rover Maserati MC20 Mercedes-Benz Clk Gtr Mercedes-Benz G-Class Mercury Monterey Nissan Altima Nissan GT-R Plymouth Barracuda Pontiac Fiero Porsche 911 Rolls-Royce Cullinan Rolls-Royce Phantom Rolls-Royce Spectre Tesla Model 3 Tesla Model Y Toyota Camry Toyota Land Cruiser Toyota MR2 Toyota RAV4 Toyota Supra Volkswagen Bus

Live from Monterey Car Week we recap our trip for the ages. Jace the flying Ace, Justin the GM Guru and Dylan of Mostly Street Parked join the show to share their first experience at Car Week. We discuss some Do’s and Don’ts if you plan on booking Car Week in the future. What exotic supercar would you buy on a budget or if money wasn’t an option? What’s the next sub $50k car to double its value? Find out what brand new extremely low production car Dylan test drove.

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Ferrari F40

"Just crazy. Like the F40 that was parked outside that Spanish Inn, like ju..."

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Ferrari F50

"...there's something magical about an F40 or even an F50 because you know you're not going to ever see tha..."

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Ferrari 250

"Yeah. It's like the Ferrari 250 GT California Spider that is all in the paddock. ..."

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Mercedes-Benz Clk Gtr

"...d when we pulled up to Laguna Seca was a Mercedes CLK GTR. Oh, right."

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Nissan Gtr

"That's my dream car too. And it's a Mercedes CLK GTR, right? Yes."

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Toyota Camry

"...he amount of well toes you've seen is just like a Camry. Two Q-tashes parked one block away from each oth..."

Matti Blume (CC BY-SA)

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Lamborghini Huracan

"...e desensitized to like the V8s, you know, the the Huracans and, you know, the McLaren, what was probably the..."

Alexander-93 (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Lamborghini Rivaltos

"Like because it's the entry entry level supercar, I didn't see that many. Well, you saw Rivalto's and you saw a lot more Rivalto's, but isn't that like one of the higher models right now?"

Calreyn88 (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Bugatti Veyron

"Well, it's crazy. I saw a Veyron and like I expected that, but like I, for some re..."

Alexandre Prevot from Nancy, France (CC BY-SA 2.0)

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MC20

"If I had, you know, all the money in the world, because it's, I think it's an MC 20 engine, but essentially that body is so beautiful."

MrWalkr (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Bmw M

"Sotheby's auction event, uh, I stood behind a BMW M one as it was started up and moved and, um, you k..."

Dinkun Chen (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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BMW E28

"and moved and, um, you know, it basically has the same engine as my E 28 M five. And to hear the same sound of my M"

Calreyn88 (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Aston Martin V8 Vantage

"So you tell them, I would do the Asimart and V8 Vantage or the Audi R8 with the four point two."

Vauxford (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Audi R8

"Asimart and V8 Vantage or the Audi R8 with the four point two. No, I like the V8."

Matti Blume (CC BY-SA)

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Chevrolet C8

"...ibitive, but owning it might not be is the Spiker C8 with the Audi 4.2 liter V8."

Bull-Doser (Public domain)

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Audi V8

"materials look very quality and it's an Audi V8 and those sound incredible."

Matti Blume (CC BY-SA)

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Lamborghini Aventador

"that more than like for instance like an Aventador or like that kind of super cars"

Vauxford (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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BMW M5

"drive some of my cars, like the 28 M5 or my Civic Si, which is"

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Alfa Romeo Milano

"Yeah, I agree. Like when he drove my Milano, even you, like when you didn't"

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Porsche 911

"...like where there was like NSX is going up against 911s and E46M3s and F90 or E90."

Dinkun Chen (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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BMW E90

"...SX is going up against 911s and E46M3s and F90 or E90. And what was the name"

Matti Blume (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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BMW E46M3S

"NSX is going up against 911s and E46M3s and F90 or E90. And what was the name"

Hans-Jürgen Neubert (CC BY 4.0)

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Ford Mustang

"...98 or something. Beretta Chevy Beretta, you know, Mustang, like that made sense because it's same era, righ..."

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Chevrolet Beretta

"...ke a Bonneville Oldsmobile, like 98 or something. Beretta Chevy Beretta, you know, Mustang, like that made ..."

Peter & Laila (CC BY 2.0)

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Alfa Gtvs

"...as things that didn't make sense, like Alfa Romeo GTVs with Bugatti. What was that Bugatti Type 51, like..."

Alf van Beem (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Bugatti Type

"like Alfa Romeo GTVs with Bugatti. What was that Bugatti Type 51, like with the baby blue? Type 31, like it was..."

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (Public domain)

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Volkswagen Bus

"Lotus Elon getting put onto the back of the VW bus. But then we saw the VW bus with that getting on ..."

Calreyn88 (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Datsun 240Z

"...t, like a little bit of it all. Five 10s, I saw a 240Z that had the mast off headlight covers in a natur..."

Bull-Doser (Public domain)

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Plymouth Barracuda

"You're so excited about it. No, barracuda. Oh, dude, yeah, that's the base model barracuda."

Oleg Yunakov (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Ford Pinto

"...e anymore, like what is, you know? So the fucking pinto wagon dog. So we actually met up"

MercurySable99 (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Mercury Monterey

"... up with that pinto wagon again. And they were at Monterey, downtown. Yeah, they were blue one, right?"

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American Motors Corporation (Amc) Pacer

"Yeah. And then the guy that well, there's an AMC Pacer there too, which was surprisingly pretty clean."

Crisco 1492 (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Chevrolet Corvair

"Always fun to see. Show the Corvair. Yeah."

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Dodge Omni

"...nd carrot for. So that does speak to like a Dodge Omni. Yeah, those are like the Radwood car."

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Pontiac Fiero

"decent car. Yeah, but okay, like a Pontiac Fiero, right? Like a GT maybe, but like a regular cool."

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Toyota RAV4

"The colors, you know what I mean? So like the RAV4, the graphics we saw on the first gen RAV4 today,..."

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Bentley Bentayga

"...nything cool in there. And it was like, you know, Bentaygas and Cullinans and more McLarens and more Lamborgh..."

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Rolls-Royce Cullinan

"...n there. And it was like, you know, Bentaygas and Cullinans and more McLarens and more Lamborghini."

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Toyota MR2

"...back to the F 40. Yeah, if there were a first gen MR2 supercharged, I'd be like going nuts."

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Nissan Altima

"Twerk music. Nissan Altima music. Nissan Altima music."

Matti Blume (CC BY-SA)

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Tesla Model 3

"... do have a little bit of seat time with the Tesla Model 3. But the first thing I noticed when we got in"

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Tesla Model

"...ause I do have a little bit of seat time with the Tesla Model 3. But the first thing I noticed when we got in"

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Rolls-Royce Rolls Royce Spectre

"When we saw it, I was like, oh, that's the Rolls Royce Spectre competitor. But it's cheaper, right?"

Matti Blume (CC BY-SA)

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Rolls-Royce Phantom

"...dy had the Rolls Royce. Like they already had the Phantom. They already had the Bentley Molesane, whatever."

Ermell (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Challenger Hellcat

"...up. It's the same thing happened with the Durango Hellcat because they said it was only going to be around ..."

Dinkun Chen (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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G-Class Gwagon

"The W126, the thing's huge. Let any G-Wagon ever. G-Wagon's not big."

Alexander Migl (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Land Range Rovers

"G-Wagon's not big. Range Rover's long wheelbase Range Rover. They are."

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Toyota Land Cruiser

"But go to Europe. Who's going on and cruiser? Go to Europe."

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Hummer Ev Hummer

"...o see some crazy shit like the Hummer fucking the EV Hummer was huge. It was like 14,000 pounds."

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Acura Nsx

"So I'm going to use an example. The Acura NSX at one point was sub $50,000 not too long ago."

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Dodge Viper

"..., like one that comes to mind, maybe like a Dodge Viper RT 10, right? That's not a super car, but it's ex..."

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Cadillac Ctsv

"... were going to call the car exchange podcast, the CTSV, any CTSV with a manual transmission."

Matti Blume (CC BY-SA)

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Toyota Supra

"... the levels. It's gone, you know, even the Toyota Supra, you know, like the Mark IV."

MercurySable99 (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Honda Civic

"9-Elevens. They are the Honda Civics of Monterey Car Week. They're just everywhere."

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