Car spotting explained

Car spotting should not be confused with Car-spotting game.

A car spotter is a person who is typically strongly interested, in an amateur capacity, in car spotting, which is observing or photographing interesting, vintage, rare, modified, sport cars and exotic supercars.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Car spotting can be done almost anywhere,^[5] but car shows and rallies attract large numbers of carspotters.^[2] Spotters may post their shots on social media or dedicated carspotting websites.^{[1] [2] [6]}

Further reading

• John Dudley (1952) "ABC of Motor Car Spotting".
• Greenwood Graeme (1949) "ABC of Motor Car Spotting 1935-1948".

Notes and References

1. David Pierson, "Chasing Exotic Cars Is Their Pursuit", Los Angeles Times, May 17, 2006, reprinted in San Francisco Chronicle May 26, 2006
2. https://www.vh.ma/moteur/voiture-maroc/spotters-passionnes-nourris-aux-voitures-de-luxe/ Car spotters : des passionnés “nourris” aux voitures de luxe
3. https://www.thestar.com/autos/the-community-of-car-spotting/article_1e3803ca-9f96-5344-a8c6-abfb36f5fd8a.html The community of car spotting
4. https://www.estrepublicain.fr/edition-de-nancy-ville/2017/08/03/un-youtubeur-nanceien-chasse-les-supercars Un youtubeur nancéien chasse les supercars
5. Dorothy M. Jeffree, Sally Cheseldine, Let's Join in, 1984, p. 115
6. News: Hosie . Rachel . Meet the supercar vlogger with seven million followers on social media - that you've likely never heard of . 20 June 2024 . The Independent. 23 March 2017 . en.