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Ep. 298: $500 Million Worth Of The Most Exotic, Rare & Desirable Super Cars - 2025 Quail Monterey!

Ep. 298: $500 Million Worth Of The Most Exotic, Rare & Desirable Super Cars - 2025 Quail Monterey!

TFL Car Chat Aug 18, 2025 58 min
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About this episode

The Quail Monterey auto show showcases an impressive lineup of exotic cars worth over $500 million, with hosts discussing the significance of this event in setting collector car market trends. They dive into specific models like the Aston Martin V12 and Ferrari F50, highlighting their rarity and rising values. The episode features lively debates on design, performance, and the collector market, along with anecdotes from the show floor, making it a vibrant exploration of automotive passion and investment.

Topics: exotic car market Aston Martin V12 Ferrari F50 collector car trends supercar design manual transmissions investment value Pebble Beach unique car features auto show highlights
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Plymouth Valiant

"... a valor most people think it's a valor this is a valiant not a Plymouth so basically it starts life really..."
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Ferrari F50
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Ferrari F50

"...registering as a percent of production of Ferrari f50s so Ferrari f50s they were one of the line of like..."
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Ferraris Enzos
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Ferraris Enzos

"percent of production of Ferrari f50s so Ferrari f50s they were one of the line of like Enzo type cars if you think of la Ferrari's Enzo's it started really with the 288 GTOs this car they only made 349 of them it had a 739 horsepower engine and when they were new and get this from it we're talking"
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Ferrari 288 GTO
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Ferrari 288 GTO

"...of la Ferrari's Enzo's it started really with the 288 GTOs this car they only made 349 of them it had a 739 ..."
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Ferrari F40
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Ferrari F40

"...e counting and then let's not forget that we have f40s which are also worth about three million dollars ..."
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BMW M3
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BMW M3

"...nt uh derivations of these now they have like the f80 at the same time so the question is what would yo..."
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Testarossa Testarosa
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Testarossa Testarosa

"...I gotta say this is my generation I would buy the Testarosa over there I love Testarosa 85 over there no that..."
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Lamborghini Gallardo
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Lamborghini Gallardo

"here 86 wow well let me ask you this my learned friend um and we were kind of talking about this before we'll get we'll get to these cars in a second but why are Gallardo's like the id car right now why are Gallardo's so hot you know Doug has a Gallardo Matt has a Gallardo why no you're telling me to"
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220S Mercedes 220
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220S Mercedes 220

"... one i'm actually rallied up here with was a 1952 mercedes 220 now there's an old car yeah yeah actually it's a ..."
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Audi Quattro
Alexander Migl (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Audi Quattro

"... cars nobody wanted them so this is like pre outy quattro this was what they were going to be competitive a..."
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Lancia Beta
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Lancia Beta

"...basically is built on the bones of a basic lancia beta coop that's what this was the gato design but eff..."
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Audi R8
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Audi R8

"...want to make a hot take hot take i think that the r8 yeah was the high water for outy that's when that..."
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Chevrolet Corvette
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Chevrolet Corvette

"...ple think it's a snooty car show but look ferrari corvette and dotsons and then another 60s era ferrari of c..."
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Cadillac V16
Jay Cross from Berkeley, California, US (CC BY 2.0)
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Cadillac V16

"...he last run of their w16 is here the terbion is a v16 and it has three electric motors no turbochargers..."
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Ford Mustang
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Ford Mustang

"...t this i love these like a free turbo this is the mustang of the uk again the beauty of quail is you get th..."
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Aston Martin Vanquish
Alexander-93 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Aston Martin Vanquish

"...ere i'm you and me both i do like the rear of the vanquish a bit better than the dv-12 and then you have thi..."
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Aston Martin DBX
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Aston Martin DBX

"...is you know i this is my first time here and i am dbx over here by the way and i am amazed i was just a..."
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Lamborghini Diablo
Calreyn88 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Lamborghini Diablo

"...s a it's before the mercy was before the mercy of diablo it's a reimagined diablo talking about the market..."
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Aston Martin Valhalla
Vauxford (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Aston Martin Valhalla

"...joebie do me a favor you're gonna have to cut the Valhalla and i screwed up the dates on me on the Ferrari s..."
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Porsche 911
David Villarreal Fernández (CC BY-SA 2.0)
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Porsche 911

"... this renaissance of these reinterpreted you know 911s lamborghini's right why is why is why is why is a..."
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Chevrolet Camaro
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Chevrolet Camaro

"...departure it is departure yeah they do buicks and camaros well they do mustangs and yeah exactly now they'v..."
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Volvo XC90
Vauxford (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Volvo XC90

"we're recording many years uh vulva he basically put vulva on the map so when they when they basically reinterpreted vulva's modern day xc 90 2014 15 this is the man that that introduced it to the us knows that right and more importantly i appreciate that corporate plug and you know check is in the"
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Pagani Huayra
Clément Bucco-Lechat (CC BY-SA 3.0)
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Pagani Huayra

"...ue that okay here we got the pagani of course the huayra huayra and um yeah yeah these are different so th..."
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Land Rover Range Rover
Alexander-93 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Land Rover Range Rover

"...ad of design for jlr yes and he's done the latest range rover he's done the defender he's a very talented desig..."
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Dodge Charger
Ermell (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Dodge Charger

"...-electric engine like like you know like like the charger right same thing they're gonna put in dodge was s..."
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Nissan Gtr Skyline
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Nissan Gtr Skyline

"...ow come over here we have a surprise for you guys gtr skyline over there which by the way i'm bonafide collecti..."
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Audi 100
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Audi 100

"...ance art in a setting as stunning as the show for 100 years the elsenor has attracted audiences from ac..."
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Chevrolet C10
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Chevrolet C10

"...c9 this is an interpretation of what could be the c10 and cx get it get it so take a look at the daylig..."
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Golf Gtd
Vauxford (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Golf Gtd

"...u think that's too much money no no compared to a gtd which is going to be twice that that's not too mu..."
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Acura Nsxt
Michael Gil from Calgary, AB, Canada (CC BY 2.0)
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Acura Nsxt

"... been going almost an hour you want to wrap up on nsxt and astin martin all right well we start with ast..."
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F-150 Raptor
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F-150 Raptor

"...he top over the driver like an airplane or like a raptor or a bugatti turbion which this is half the price..."
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Revuelto
Alexander-93 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Revuelto

"...stilvio is okay right actually fun fact what does revuelto mean isn't a bowl fighting ball right every Lambo..."
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Ford Fiesta
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Ford Fiesta

"...so he built the same car for europe the focus the fiesta uh and got rid of the kind of those kind of clums..."
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