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Links for the listings discussed in this episode:16:40 The 10 Questions series BaT stories17:29 CC350 (Colin Comer) BaT user profile37:52 SEMA-Exhibited 2022 Ford Maverick XL BaT listing51:42 1972 DeTomaso Pantera BaT listingGot suggestions for our next guest from the BaT community or One Year Garage episode? Let us know at podcast@bringatrailer.com!\n"},"annotations":[{"startTime":127.6,"endTime":132.0,"type":"company","title":"BaT","url":"/glossary/bat","quote":"I heard of it because people forwarded it because BAT was mentioned long before I was on it in one of your early season somebody. Oh, yeah. Brought the cars up for a station back to BAT.","canonicalId":"company:bat","priority":0.5,"confidence":0.9,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-4o-mini","data":{"explanation":"BaT stands for Bring a Trailer, a popular online auction platform for buying and selling classic and enthusiast cars. 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