There are very few things that will keep me from a meet, particularly if there are cars I’ve yet to see in person. It’s these types of grass roots events that got me interested in cars in the first place - so whenever I have the chance to check them out, I’m there. Generally, it's meets like these which truly exhibit the community and camaraderie of the car scene, and I've come to prefer these events to "shows". If you really want to find people who are willing to discuss their builds, find a local meet!
The LTMW x Liberty Walk Meet was being held just over an hour's drive from my house - which wouldn't normally pose a challenge, but this one happened to fall on the same day that my first child was due to be born! Considering he had given me enough time to checkout Cars & Coffee that AM, the wife and I felt I could head out to El Monte, take some pics and check out some cars with plenty of time before junior was ready to roll. With this in mind, I opted to drive the FJ Cruiser, just in case I had to go off-roading around traffic to get back in time.
I arrived at LTMW just as the event was kicking off. Rows of BMW’s lined the entire street, so I knew I was in the right place. The amount of BMW’s wasn’t surprising, after all this was formerly LTBMW - but there were also a few other brands representing.
Front and center were the Liberty Walk cars; all laced up with full LB widebody kits. A BMW Z4, three BMW e92 ///M3’s , a Lamborghini Murcielago and a Toyota Prius…yes, you read correctly, I said a Prius.
The BMW Z4 had a very slight GTE feel to it, with the signature LB fender flares covering a set dark gold centered BBS LM’s with high polish outers.
Double lip goodness
The 3 BMW E92 ///M3 coupes were represented in Blue, Grey and Black – each color looked very aggressive with the signature riveted fender flares.
Black and blue has never looked so good together!
Strictly business interior
Grey Coupe
Grey fender
Lamborghini Murcielago
and yes…the Toyota Prius
Prius Fender
Immediately across from the LB cars was the BBQ setup LTMW had for attendees.
BMWs for days
Walking down the street I noticed some great enthusiast builds…
Old school E46 ///M3 on some awesome old-school Work Equips.
Clean 335i on BBS LM’s with OEM bike rack attachment
Aggressive sedan on BBS LM’s
Oh what? That’s not a BMW.
Not a BMW but cool nonetheless, StayCrushings Rocket Bunny FR-S.
Back in the lot, more Bavarian goodness...
Estoril Sedan on some BBS LM-R’s.
Awesome BMW 5 series F10 sedan on 21” BBS multi-piece
Another non-BMW I caught on the way out - mean Aston DB9 “all black everything.”
Needless to say, no off-road exploits were necessary – the kid waited for me to get home before we headed to the hospital. The LTMW x Liberty Walk Meet will be an event I won’t forget, not just because of LTMW’s amazing Liberty Walk vehicles, but also as my son was born the following morning!
-Albert Roxas