Car meets create space for all those who revere movement on four wheels to come together and enjoy each other's cars and community. It doesn’t matter whether you drive the poster-worthy supercar, a project Civic, or a legend from 40 years ago; all that matters is a shared respect for cars. But recently, it has been hard to bring all these people together in one place. Weekly or monthly car meets have quietly been claimed by individual communities, and that shared enthusiasm has begun to fade. Then the meetings themselves began to lose some energy; the same parking lot, week after week, doesn’t feel enthusiastic. Not to mention people bounce between car meets so quickly that they can be full one minute and dead the next, as everyone is down the street at the next meet. But at the Toy Drive car meet hosted by Ten Tenths Motor Club and WheelPrice, enthusiasm was built into every detail of the car meet, and the gearheads rallied in epic fashion.
When driving into the event, those who answered the call for enthusiasts were greeted with a handpicked selection of legendary exotics in the staging area. This included a full skittles bag of Lamborghini Aventador SVJs, which were somehow even louder and boisterous in person. Next to them, there sat other legends like a Lamborghini Gallardo Balboni, the Rear Wheel Drive manual Lamborghini. But the newer legend was the Manthey 911 GT3 RS. For those of you who don’t know, take the 911 that looks like it drives on rails around a track, and hand it to the legends at Manthey-Racing GmbH and Porsche’s development center, and what you get is a sub-7-minute Nurburgring weapon. Along with other great Lamborghinis and Porsches, it was a who's who of supercars.
But in this collection of exotics, one car stole the show. A car so stunning and powerful that almost everyone who came agreed this was their favorite. The Ferrari SF90XX Spider. It is an angel who donned battle armor. You still see the elegance of the SF90 underneath, but the performance and aero remind you that this car has earned the XX signature. A moniker that Ferrari reserves for cars that prioritize performance above all else. But unlike its predecessors, this one is road-legal and a convertible, meaning the 599 owners better be ready to keep this heavenly demon in check, because the road has no runoff.
If you’d managed to pull your eyes off the exotics and walk towards the clubhouse, you'd first be met with the 1966 version of the Batmobile. This legend wasn’t built for the movies; it was the product of a lifelong Batman fan. The car started out life as a Lincoln Continental, and the owner spent 40 years of his life transforming it into a 1-1 recreation of the 1966 iteration of the matt black menace, complete with gadget switches and all (taking volunteers to test the ejector seat). While not a traditional build, anyone who respects quality car modification has to admit it’s impressive.
Walk inside, and you could grab some coffee while taking in RUF Porsches, a working Formula car, and a massive pile of gifts stacked around it. Not only was the quantity of the presents impressive, but it was also how many of people contributed. With so many Hot Wheels, remote control cars, and monster trucks, it was great to see people investing in the next generation of car junkies. But it was amazing to see how a love of cars can bring a smile to children's faces, either with their exhaust or generosity.
If you made it past that, you’d likely look over the railing expecting a quiet track, but instead, you’d see the circuit filled with participant cars and a curated lineup of early 2000s 911s. The cars lined both sides of the track, making every drive through feel like a safari through mechanical legends. Fans cheered not only the turnout but the diversity of the cars. The mix ranged from high-end 911s and classic BMWs to JDM icons, muscle cars from every era, and even oddballs like a stanced 2004 Subaru Forester with a serious power upgrade.
If you loved any kind of streetcar, there was something here for you. But in all seriousness, we want to thank everyone who showed up, and 10/10 for hosting our event. Both your generosity and love of cars were evident. We loved having everyone out, and we hope to do more in the future, but thank you for making our first large-scale car meet a place where enthusiasts from anywhere in the car world felt welcomed and excited.
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