Rockstar Games and West Coast Customs Took Over Miami.
It's that time!
While we are all counting the days until GTA VI is officially out, a moment that, if we are being quite frank, we’ve been waiting on probably since we finished all the missions and even collected the alien parts throughout the map, marking 13 years since that moment, we are officially getting closer, and 7 days from now (depending on where you are in the world) the game is ours. But that’s 7 days from now. So what are we going to do in the meantime? Great question, and we are happy you asked it! Because in between the billboard signs and the videos of people pre-loading the game (200+ GB? Sign us up already), we found ourselves looking at a real-life version of our beloved cars, spotted in Miami, part of a Rockstar Games and West Coast Customs initiative, one that further built up the hype around the game of the century, we might say, one that causes people to take a week-long vacation from their workplace just to complete the game, as they shut off their phones, stack up the best snacks and drinks, and allow themselves to disconnect from the outside world for a few days. Back to the 305…
Vice City, the place where we all fell in love with the game, after we took our suitcases and left Los Santos in search of a better life. That city (IRL) saw an array of celebrations that paid homage to the city that inspired Vice City. The fully functional cars, 6 of them (Grotti Cheetah | Pegassi Tempesta | Progen Emerus | Invetero Coquette | Albany Buccaneer | Albany Manana), have touched down and are making their way through Ocean Drive and more, in a surreal moment for devoted fans who finally see West Coast Customs on that side of the map, that same shop on the West Coast that started it all in 2013. Full-circle moment. Rumors in the street are that each vehicle “combines traditional metal fabrication with modern composite construction, using CNC machining to produce custom wheels and structural components, while also creating unique interiors and custom paint finishes for each of the six vehicles.” Count the days, 7 days and counting… 11/19/2026, what a date!
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