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[Music]
Spikes car radio starts now.
[Music]
Wow, it was hard to get here. Hi, Steve.
I've got my little bag of things. allow
me to get prepared. Today, we're going
to record a podcast, an episode of
Spikes Car Radio. I see a lot of
familiar faces. Thank you for coming
back and buying tickets and supporting
the uh Boys and Girls Club charity. I'm
pretty excited about this. We've got uh
the entire crew with us today. The
entire complement of Spikes Car Radio.
What do we call them? They're not I
guess co-hosts,
idiots.
But the uh the first fellow that's
coming out is not that. He's one of the
founding members of Spike's Car Radio
and really kind of the uh the engine
that started it all. Uh Jerry Seinfeld
and he's here. Jerry, come on out.
Hello.
>> Thank you, Spike. New York. New York.
Isn't that nice? That really
>> I picked that music for you. Yeah, I
love your fake talk show set here.
>> I never know what I'm going to get. I've
got a I've got a desk this year.
>> This is really cute. You should uh
>> I'm a I'm low and the mic is too high.
>> Yeah, now we're good.
>> Yeah.
>> How's everybody doing today? Nice to see
you.
>> Beautiful crowd.
>> Who were the uh the uh arrogant swells
that decided they could show up late to
the front row? Oh, that happens every
year.
>> We're going to make fun of those people
if they show up.
>> Yeah. Yeah.
>> Or we could just move folks up right
now. They could just
>> I'm so impressed that they all these
Look at all the people that were able to
get here before us.
We could not get here. Is it Do they Do
they want it to be tortured going
anywhere for this this week? It's
>> Is that part of the appeal that you
can't get where you're trying to go? Is
that what we love about car week? We
love cars. Why do we love cars? Cuz you
can go places in them, but not during
car week.
In car week, you'll just sit in your car
and go, I feel weak.
I I don't I'm I'm not where I want to
be.
>> Here they are.
>> Oh, here they are. Well, well, well.
Must be nice. Show up when you think the
show starts.
>> Cindy, would you start my countdown
clock? So I have an idea of where I am.
It
>> stays at 6.
>> So Spike, you mentioned as when you
brought me out that I was one of the
founding members. That's a great feeling
that I helped get this thing going
because we do love the show. We're proud
of the show. The idea of the show, I
think, without ever articulating it was
let's do uh a little smarter, a little
funnier car talk.
>> Yeah. A little a little bit. I mean, for
me it was when you and I were in Malibu
with uh Paul and someone was recording
our conversation on a laptop and they
published it.
>> Yes. Right.
>> And you weren't too happy about it and I
thought, well, maybe we should just let
them hear it what we're talking about.
>> All shows start like that.
>> They do.
>> Why are they Yeah, they they do.
>> Yeah. And and uh I think you know
>> it's really this show is a continuation
of our conversation this morning over
breakfast.
>> What are we doing here? Who are these
people?
Why is he dating that person?
>> That person seems to be up to no good.
>> Yeah. Yeah.
>> Here's how I got screwed on a car.
Here's how Zuckermanman got screwed on a
car. Yeah.
>> And it's a un It seems to be a universal
experience in the automotive world,
these obsessions about things. And you
know, Kevin this morning is uh had no
idea he had ordered a GT3 RS, had no
idea when it was coming, and we were
able to figure that out. Well, not
unlike sports, I believe all humans need
a subworld within your real life world
that means absolutely nothing.
And that is I mean I'm a baseball fan
and I I don't watch any of the TV shows
but baseball is my bubble world that I
go into and I pretend I've convinced
myself that this matters just like all
of you have convinced yourselves if I
don't get that car that I'm in love with
my life is going to stink. So, and the
car world has all of these elements,
yeah, to it that the real world has, but
the most important thing being none of
it means anything. It doesn't matter
what car you have.
>> What the only thing that matters, and we
discuss this all the time, is are you
enjoying it?
>> Yeah.
>> That's all you ask. When somebody gets
something new, you go, "What's it like?
Are you enjoying it?"
>> What is that trick that we play with
ourselves when we see a car, that we
chase a car, that we're going to be
happy when we get the car? What is that?
How do you live without the fantasy that
acquiring that will finally make me
happy? That is the human fantasy that
drives existence.
>> Are you happy when you buy a car? For
how long?
>> Um, till I get it.
And then you go, "Oh, I didn't think it
was going to be like this. I see this.
>> I can't get the window down. I That's
not what it said in the brochure." We
love, you know, I I used to talk about
advertising. We love being lied to. I I
like uh when I was a kid and they would
advertise the frog man in the cereal box
and you'd see him on TV and on TV he's
swimming in the bathtub and he's hunting
other fish, you know, and when you get
it, it can't do anything. But before you
get it, you're happy. And that's that is
a big thing here, right? Like how many
cars are you seeing here that you want?
Tons. You know, you just see it go by.
You go, "Oh, what? What's that? How do
you get that?" Let's show a picture of a
car,
>> okay?
>> That you purchased 27 years ago here.
This was 27 years ago.
>> I didn't buy it here. This is here 27
years ago. There's me in the front. I
think that's
>> Jay Leno left.
>> Where Where is he?
>> This is the very first 911.
>> This is the first 911 that I bought.
um in 97
and I called Porsche in Germany and
asked them it was a complete derelict
lying in a field, weeds growing through
it. I mean absolutely nothing. And I
said, "Would you restore this car back
to original?" They agreed to do it. This
is before this was a thing, restoring
old cars that that the dealer that the
actual car company would restore one of
their own cars. So, they did that car
for me. And then you could just see the
little blue uh 993 C4 to the left of it.
That's the last air cooled 911. Wow.
>> Ever made. So, I was lucky enough to
just kind of find myself in a position
to acquire both of these cars. And they
uh we we um we revealed it here in uh
this this week in 98. So,
>> yeah. 27 years ago. Was this a happy day
for you though with what you just said
about acquiring a car? Was this good? Of
course. I mean, I I'd never been to
Pebble Beach. I just heard you should
wear a jacket,
>> so I I brought a jacket.
>> Who was that guy? That's a famous
Porsche guy with the bad tie.
>> I don't know. But it's all Oh, I don't
know. To me, I I need car stuff. I We We
need these these uh distractions from
reality, too.
>> Let's talk about collecting because you
really have decades of experience. If
you were starting a new collection
today, starting from scratch. Wow.
>> What would be the first car that you
would put in that collection? Knowing
what we know about the market, knowing
what you know.
>> How old am I when I am Am I the age I am
now?
>> No, you're starting over right now.
>> I'm starting over as a young man.
>> No, right now. You
>> right now? I I couldn't do it. You
could.
>> But I mean, just imagine you don't have
Where would you start?
>> I would start with something. You know
what's fun? It's fun to find something
that seems to have been overlooked by
the by the group. So, you find something
that you think, "Oh, I think this is
cool." That's what 356s were and I think
still are. This is a to me a very
overlooked automotive jewel experience
>> for me. And so that's where I would
start with 356s cuz I think they're
overlooked as a um uh an automotive uh
Spike and I we made up this term moment
cars. Cars that are perfect in that
moment. You know these car companies,
they have to come out with a car
constantly. They always come out with
new cars, new cars, new cars. But there
are every once in a while they get it
just right.
>> Yeah.
>> And we call that a moment car and those
are the ones that that we pursue. So
>> let's talk about some of those cars. I
mean, not everybody knows what we're
talking about when we're talking about
it, but
>> probably 73 RS is a moment car.
>> 70s.
>> Yes.
>> 65 356 SC.
>> Yes.
>> 58 Speedster.
>> Right.
>> Moving the other way.
>> Well, moving the other way to me now.
Now, here's what I think. If you want to
know what I think about the market now,
the 70 the 73 long hood, the duct tail,
the RS, all that, that's actually that
became the thing. Yeah.
>> But the 74
is actually the much more interesting
car and more fascinating to me because
it really shows the speed at which
Porsche was developing this idea. The
difference between a 73 and a 74 is so
dramatic only one year later and it's
such a a superior car. So that is where
I would start. I would start with 74
911s. Really? It's an overlooked car.
>> Wow.
>> Yeah.
>> Yeah. That's
>> they drive so much better than 73s.
>> A thing I love that Porsche does is they
arrange steering wheels, gear shifts,
and seats so you feel good when you get
in. And that's a car that you can see of
a dramatic difference. I have a 67 912
and a 68 912. They're totally different
driving positions.
>> Mhm.
>> Who does that? You know, most car
companies in those days, well, just put
the steering wheel on the dashboard,
screw the seats into the floor, and get
it out of here. You know, are there cars
in your collection now that you think
maybe it's time to get rid of them?
things that you're really excited about
and you realize you're not driving. Like
what is your rule? Like is it if I'm not
driving it in a one-year period,
two-year period it goes or
>> Well, who who's the lady that wrote the
book about getting rid of all your
trash? The the woman in the club
>> on Netflix soon. Yeah.
>> Marie.
>> Marie Condo. So, she talks about uh does
it spark joy? That's her phrase. I think
that's pretty good. Yeah. If you if you
feel an emotional attachment, and it's
sad and pathetic that we're even having
this conversation,
but we feel emotional attachments to
metal objects. Yes.
>> I don't know what our problem is, but I
don't really want to know cuz I enjoy it
too much.
>> Uh I don't like to know what's wrong
with me if I'm enjoying that.
>> Right. Yeah.
>> And that's that is something there's
something wrong there that I actually
could say I love. How many of us have
said, "I love this car." You know, like
when you Right. We all say that. Yeah.
It's embarrassing to think about the
There's a deep psychosis that what you
love
>> a thing.
>> A thing.
>> Yeah. That drips oil. What?
>> But but that's that that chase the
pursuit of that thing and that feeling
is the whole game.
>> Well, remember a car is not was a thing
made by other people. So it may be just
metal but somebody there's there are
people on the other side of that thing
right you're the enduser but somebody
had to think of what would I like and
what should this be and when you agree
with that person when you like the
design philosophy or engineering
philosophy of a company that makes you
fall in love with a car that's actually
is a kind of human connection
>> right you hang out with a lot of
comedians Yes.
>> A lot of comedians like cars. Which
comedian has the worst taste in cars?
>> Jay Leno.
>> Really? I feel so bad for people that go
on these videos and say, "And Jay showed
me his whole collection. What a waste of
time.
>> It's the biggest
related nonsense." No, I'm just joking.
Jay's a good friend of mine. Comedians,
we have to tear each other apart. I
don't know why you we made that joke
about or you did about Adam Corolla. I
don't want to go over and drive that
935. I want
>> No, he just wanted me to look at it.
Adam Corolla said, "You've got to see my
935." Right.
>> And this was at the Rentport last year.
>> Yeah.
>> And I said, "Oh, okay." But meantime,
you know how these things are, it's hard
to move, physically move anywhere. And
he there was a guy in front of the hotel
this morning. He says, "Would you walk
by my car?" So to get rid of him, I
said, "Sure." You know, fig I'll never
see this guy again. I just get out of
here. You know what?
>> Just stroll by.
>> He said it would make his day if I would
walk by it.
>> We were in the car in the Mercedes this
morning. Frank Stefan Wallister was
there. That was that guy. He was
standing in front of He concocted this
993 Speechster thing. It It looked kind
of cool, actually. He said, "And so he
yells at me. I'm in his car. We're
headed here." He yells at me, "You
didn't walk by it."
I I just said, "How much how many things
do I have to do for you? What what what
will make you happy when you head back?"
>> But but anyway, so um Adam wanted me to
look at his 935.
>> That's right.
>> And then I said, "What do you get out of
that?"
>> Me looking at your car. You look at it.
It's yours. You look at it.
I'm just what am I going to do? I'm
going to walk up to it and I'm going to
go cool car and then I'm going to walk
away and you're doing a bit. And so I
went on Adam Corolla not long ago and he
said we you know I've got to bring this
up Jerry's comments about my car. He
said what was that? And he was serious.
And I said it was a bit. It was a bit
like the one you just did. He was very
relieved.
>> That's why he needs to quit comedy.
Don't be in comedy if you don't
recognize another comedian doing a bit.
Now that's a bit. That's a bit. Okay.
Yeah. Just want to be clear.
>> So I'm not invited back on the show.
You're headed
>> you're headed out to Long Island, you
know, riding out the end of the summer.
You've got some cool cars there. Larry
David's going to meet you, I guess.
>> He wants you to play golf.
>> Yes.
>> Are you a golfer?
>> No. No.
>> What? What? any any sport where you need
a car to get around the playing area.
If in baseball you had to drive from
base to base, people would go, "I don't
think we got this right."
>> Yeah.
>> And golf knew they had a problem. They
went, "What if we miniaturize it?"
>> Would you consider it then?
>> 25 minutes in and out means nothing. All
right, I'll I'll do that. Miniature
golf. All right, fine.
>> Is that new? Is that a new bit?
>> It's a new bit.
>> You're working on it.
>> And the punch line is we'll
miniaturaturize the time, the
importance, the space, the cost. We'll
miniaturaturize the pencils.
>> That's the punch line.
>> Come on now. That deserves something.
>> Wow.
Just spitting jokes out.
>> Yeah.
>> Is there a car in your collection you
would let Larry David drive?
>> No.
>> No. That's why we have
>> He shows no interest, right?
>> Pardon? I remember back on the show you
were trying to get him interested in
Porsche.
>> I I convinced him to buy a 993,
>> right?
>> And he was so uncomfortable in it.
>> Yeah.
>> That he sold it like a week later.
>> Yeah. Yeah.
>> He doesn't It's a It's a good point of
Larry's. He does He does He likes to be
humble. He doesn't He doesn't like to
show off.
>> That's good. What do you think is the uh
one Pebble Beach tradition that should
completely disappear forever?
The one thing about this week that we
just don't need to see it.
>> I I think all of it we should know.
>> Really?
>> That's a joke. Um I I like it. I I like
it. You know, everyone here would tell
you how was your time at car week? Well,
it was great, but this was horrible. The
hotel and we couldn't get around and it
was crowded. And so everything that's
good in life, I think, has to be some
has is a love hate. Yeah. It's all love.
There's no just love,
>> right?
>> Unless it's your car and you're alone
with it in the garage, then it's just
love.
>> If you
>> But I don't know. What What do you
think? Do you think this Concord thing
is a bunch of crap? I I've been I've
been on these panels. I've been on the
uh these groups of people. Not Not here.
No, we're in the Concord right now.
>> That's what this is.
>> I know, but judging. I've been a Concord
judge.
>> You're being judged by the Concore right
now. Yes.
And I've had these conversations where
they go, I like that one better. Okay,
let's give that guy the the winner.
>> But there's something kind of
fascinating happening in car week that
you noticed right away. I mean, you came
in last night around 11:00, but we were
seeing it yesterday at the Quail. The
dichotomy between what's on the lawn,
the cooler, older stuff, and what we're
seeing at Quail, what we're seeing in
the valet circles. These multi-million
dollar cars seem to be getting all the
attention. Oh, all that high, super
high-end. How high can we go?
>> How high can we go?
>> Yeah. The the number one thing they were
telling us about some new Bugatti was
the price. That that's the appeal. It's
going to be 15 million. Like that's
attractive to certain to those guys, I
guess, that or or women that have that
kind of money. I guess that is
attractive, but to real car people, it's
who cares?
>> If we opened your hanger right now,
what's the strangest thing we would find
in there? What are the things you keep
in your car hanger? Um, I I think you
might be surprised that um um what's the
other Italian scooter? Not Vespa, but a
Lamberta. That I am a Lamberta
enthusiast. You might be surprised to
know that I have some beautiful
Lambertas. Yeah,
>> Paul Zuckererman also has a Lamberta. I
think he might have it. Yeah, he bought
a real a 58. He has I I tried to buy it
from him. A little green one.
>> Italian scooters are wonderful things.
Now, that was a time when a post-war
Italy and people just no money, war torn
uh uh countryside and they just need to
get from place to place and they build
these little scooters and they have
those little shield in the front so your
pants don't get dirty.
>> Yeah. Yeah.
>> I I love uh little uh uh bits of
invention that and I love VWs and Fiat
500s and I I I like uh little humble
things.
>> Yeah. There was a day um and if you're
listening out back I think I sent you
some pictures of Jerry's hanger and you
had Andy Pruniger and Frank Wallister
when he was working on Porsche. Um can
you throw those pictures up? There you
go. No, it's it's in the hanger. You'll
see.
>> This was a really interesting day. Not
the not the Bentley. That's Matt Farah.
See if you can just focus in on the the
Jerry cars. There you go. This was a day
where you were realizing that uh these
guys who designed these cars hadn't
really driven these cars.
>> Well, the older ones.
>> The older ones. Yeah.
>> So, what were the cars you showed them
that day?
>> I show I have a a GMund. I don't know if
if that's
>> Here it is. You can see it on the front
monitor right here.
>> Um
>> right down here.
>> That's my American road. Oh, here it is.
Um well, that's a that's a 9083 on the
left. And that's Dr. Frank Wallister at
the wheel. That's the 1970 target
winning car.
>> Um, put up another picture.
>> I think there's a picture of the Gund.
>> The Gund is a really cool car. It's the
oldest original condition Porsche in the
world. And these guys that Frank is the
guy who devised the 918, the first
hybrid um you know um internal
combustion electric car where the two
engines work uh um sim not
simultaneously but they it goes back and
forth,
>> right?
>> So he was the first one to solve that
which was a pretty tricky engineering
problem but he had never been in a
Porsche from 1949. And the fun thing
was, you get in those cars and you go,
"Boy, this kind of feels like uh
Porsches do today, just really old and
primitive." And uh that was really fun
to introduce them to that experience. I
I I like car
companies who maintain a um a uh a
philosophy and a feel
>> throughout many years. I think that's
impressive.
>> Have you heard anything about new cars
that Porsche might be making? Maybe.
>> Do you know things?
>> I hear things, Joey. That's from
>> What do you think? There's so much talk
right now about this GT3 Cabriolet and
not a Speedster. Do you think that's
real? Is that Does that a car that
interests you?
>> Not at all.
>> Not at all.
>> I can't believe I I don't I don't until
I hear that they're actually doing a GT3
convertible, I would choose not to
believe.
>> I heard that they're making it. They're
calling it a GT3 SC. Well, not everybody
not everything's ahead.
>> That really wouldn't interest you.
>> No. Why Why would you want such a a
track focused convertible? It doesn't
What? It doesn't make
>> doesn't make sense to me. No, it would
be a speedster. Well, what what of these
new cars that you're driving right now
do you love? You were really big fan of
the GT3 RS.
>> Love the GT3 RS. Any car that shortens
the synaptic responses of the brain to
your hands, to your eyes, and the
experience of driving is exciting. And
of course, um, all new cars do that. The
trouble, you know, today is as weight
and size increase, we lose uh I think
that that sensation, but the GT3 RS
feels like it it really is connected to
the whole lineage of let's make this
even more responsive without being
uncomfortable to drive, right, of any
car we've made. So, I I love that car.
Do you have a car in your collection
that you think the story is so great? It
could be a movie
>> when you think about the history.
>> Our movies are hard to make. F1
which was very successful was bad.
>> Really? I mean what am I I'm rooting for
an engine.
>> I is this a bit
>> I think Joe Kazinski is here. Brookimer
is here this week.
>> I don't know. You know, you liked Ford
versus Ferrari. I
>> I loved it. I Yeah, I didn't.
>> It's not. If you want to watch Cars on
film, which I do like. I love Steve
McQueen's Lemons. It's not a good movie.
I just like seeing cars on film.
>> Do you Did you like Ford versus Ferrari?
>> Did you like the F1 movie?
>> Yeah. I haven't seen it. They're bad.
>> They're bad movies. But
>> they are they're they're just videos.
They're cool videos with people talking
>> and a fake story.
Well, before you go.
>> Yes.
>> Um, your latest acquisition. I have some
video of it right here. We're going to
throw it up on the monitor
>> if they're still alive out back.
>> There it is. What year is this? That is
a 2025
Australian Shepherd Mini and his name is
Bagel.
>> Wow. That's fantastic.
>> Yeah. He's just He's only two months
old. And it's taken you this long to get
a dog. Why?
>> Um I was busy,
>> but uh boy, he's great. And just uh
trivia. So Australian shepherds are 100%
American breeds.
>> Yeah.
>> Uh the Australian shepherds fell in love
with them, brought them to Australia for
their uh to to herd their their sheep.
But it's an American totally American
invention. Wonderful dog. Yeah.
>> Can I ask Are you going to let the dog
in your cars? Do you
>> Oh, yeah. He can. Not all of them, but
uh see that little light blue VW there?
He can go in that one.
>> But yeah, taking your dog in the car and
letting him stick his head out the
window and cuz he thinks, "Boy, if I
could run this fast."
>> Yeah.
>> I'd be the king of all dogs.
>> What is the dog hanging its face out the
window? Is that what that is?
>> That's why they imagine this was me if I
was running at this speed. this. I would
be such a star in my world.
>> Just a little kicking after they do
their business. What's that?
>> I do that too when I come out of the
back.
>> Can we take a couple questions? I always
like to get a couple.
>> All right, let's do a couple questions.
We got to bring the questions.
>> Go ahead and raise your hand and I I'll
>> Anybody? Yes, sir. Over there.
>> I do have an ST.
>> It's my favorite car. The ST is my
favorite car. Um, of any new car.
>> Um, I think it beats just I mean, if you
want to know the the greatest Porsches
of all time for me, uh, would be, uh,
7430
RS,
um, 70 ST and the new ST. Those are the
greatest 911s to me.
>> You, sir, go ahead. Yell it out.
absurd car culture. What is the most
absurd thing in car culture that we all
just kind of take for granted?
>> The most absurd thing that we take for
granted in car culture.
>> Um I mean most of car
>> that that you will drive an SUV in these
desert Utah locations that they
advertise that people actually fall for
that and think, "Yeah, I'm going to buy
that three-door Mazda and drive through
Utah." No, you're gonna go to Costco and
it's going to be horrible. Yeah. Yeah,
that's right.
>> Go ahead.
>> Oh, uh I'm I did a show last night in
Eugene, Oregon, so I always wear my
Brightling Aerospace because I need
stopwatches and timers uh um and alarms
when I'm on the road. I haven't got time
for fancy watches. But my favorite watch
is the Brightling Cosmograph, which was
invented for Scott Carpenter in 1962, so
that he could tell as he was orbiting
the Earth if if it was day or night. So,
it only the hour hand only goes around
once. It's one of those 24hour. And uh
that's my favorite watch. Here you go.
One more and then I got to bring the
guys out. Yes, ma'am. Right there.
What do you think about plugin hybrid?
>> Um, you mean all electric plug-in
hybrid?
>> Uh, I I need some coffee to stay awake
uh from this conversation. Um, I think
the engineering is probably great, but I
I'm 71 and I still want to turn a key
and hear a roar. There you go. Jerry
Seinfeld. Everybody Jerry, thank you for
coming and visiting with us.
All right, let's bring out the monkey
gang. Matt Farah, Johnny Lieberman, and
of course Paul Zuckerman. Guys,
>> here they are.
>> The other OGs of Spike's Car Radio.
>> Wherever you want, sit here, sit there.
>> It's unbelievable.
Can you believe we're here again,
gentlemen?
>> Hi.
>> How many of you guys are hung over right
now?
>> You were pretty drunk yesterday.
>> That's misleading. I was day drunk. I
then got plenty of sleep.
>> But you were excited because you had
your new Myers Mans there.
>> Showing a car, baby.
>> Showing a car.
>> We I think we did have I saw a picture
of it and you towed it up with a
Bentley.
>> Yeah. Yeah.
>> What did you learn about that?
>> That um all these guys driving 3500s to
tow should really be buying Bentleys.
It's better for that task. I think it
has massage seats. Um 3500s have massage
seats.
Uh well, there goes my entire
argument for the Bentley. Sorry. You
should not buy one. No,
>> it's fabulous.
>> But you're super happy with the MX,
right? I mean, it's car. Have you I
mean, are we talking about Do you guys
know what this is? I I got a one of the
new Myers Maxes and it has an airplane
engine in it, a three-cylinder radial
airplane engine, and it is the best
worst car in the history of cars. Um,
it's just so it's so fun and so stupid
and I've been driving it around here. I
got it 9 days ago and it has 524 miles
on it as of this morning. So, we're
doing it and uh it sounds like a
biplane.
>> It's really, really great. And everybody
should buy MyersB's. Everybody
>> MyersBers Zuckermanman, what's your uh
car budget this week? And how over are
you already?
>> You know, I didn't do it this year.
>> You're not buying anything?
>> I did not buy the car budget was, you
know, zero as usual, but that never
stops me from doing something dumb.
Yeah. Uh but this year, I managed to
avoid it because I I have I purchased a
car before car last week. Yes. So, I
decided that I would I would
prophylactically. It would be like
drinking the day before. So, I'm hung
over for the wedding and I'm not going
to and I'm not going to drink that.
>> What are you going to tell us what you
got?
>> Well, I have a 1994
uh 964 911 Target in midnight blue over
Matiator red interior and it has 4,000
kilometers on it. And at the same time,
as part of that deal, and it was a
trade, I've got a 1979 BMW 323. So, one
of the first six-cylinder 3 series
again, Glacier Blue over a black
interior. So, I'm good for the for for
now.
>> For this week. For this week. For this
week. That gets you. Yeah. What? Two
cars. 9 10 days maybe. I'll get you
before you need another car. I think
maybe
>> addiction's like that.
>> I know, right? Yeah. Yeah. The man
trades. He doesn't drink a drop. But boy
does he have a problem.
>> He's on the Thursday program. Something
happens on Thursdays with him and with
Jerry where they get what is that
Zuckermanman? Like you feel this
itchiness and suddenly you call I just
bought this
>> direct but it's only Thursdays. It's
Thursdays and maybe Friday. I
>> I think Thursday is an optimistic day,
right? It's it's just optimistic there.
There's a little bit of a future coming,
a little bit of a weekend. You start to
you start to ease up a little bit and
and that's when you get frothy and and
you want to you want to do something.
>> Frothy is a great word. Yeah.
>> Johnny, what have you been up to?
>> Well, you've been here for a while,
right?
>> Yeah, I've been here I uh I got here
like at 10:05. Oh, you mean this week?
Yeah.
>> Oh, yeah. Got up here Wednesday.
>> How did you get here so early? That
where we failed.
>> Johnny and I were on time on like some
other
>> Yeah, I parked and Matt parked next to
me. So, I I don't know. We were
misdirected by by young police officers.
>> Then they they they told us we couldn't
go anywhere, do anything.
>> Yeah. I I I've been here. I haven't been
buying much. I uh I I I got a free
Seikko that that uh Craft and Taylor uh
he noticed it was like humidified. He'll
fix that for you. And I said, "Great.
Put it on Zuckerman's bill." And I think
he snuck it in and you didn't notice.
>> Cameron's going to do that for you for
free. But let's talk about what we all
saw this week. Right. You guys have been
here a little longer. There's been a lot
that's kind of been debuted. You know, a
lot of it there's only one letter that
separates garbage from garage, and
that's a B. What I I've seen a lot of
good cars this week. I haven't seen a
lot of debuts that kind of fall flat.
Like, what have you liked?
>> I think the the winner of the quail was
that uh Gordon Murray Automotive um S1.
So, it's uh
>> a a wealthy gentleman from Silicon
Valley said, "Hey, I challenge you guys.
I I'm going to bring in my own designer.
And the question I want to ask is if the
McLaren F1 instead of launching in 1995,
if it launched in 2025,
what would that car look like? It's not
a singer. We're not trying to be retro.
We just want to know if they said,
"Let's do it in n in 2025, what's it
going to be?" And so commissioned five
of these, 15 million a pop. He bought
three. He I think this he was going to
take all five, but he only wants three
of them. And then the other two I think
sold. But they brought in this designer.
I can't remember his last name, German
guy, Florine something. And it's just a
home run. It's just great. And it
doesn't have headlights right now. It
has like blanks and they look like
pop-ups. And
>> Gordon Murray wanted them to use the T50
headlights, which I like the T50.
Everything about it except for the way
it looks. And the designer was like,
"No, they're terrible." And they didn't
get headlights sorted in time. So right
now it's just placeholders. So
eventually it'll get headlights.
>> What about you, Matt? What have you seen
that you like?
>> I mean, that was I'm not I don't need to
say that again, but that was awesome. I
mean, it was awesome. And and what
Johnny didn't mention is it's the
underneath. It's the the mechanicals and
the tub of the T50, but the engines
punched out four to 4.3 and all that.
>> I was going to say that, but then like
was like he had to live show, man. You
got to speed it up. Got to speed it up.
>> Also, this is why we separated them with
a Zuckerman. And uh so got a little more
power, but uh I also I mean I'm not to
totally beat a dead horse, but the
Tutill My Me Myers Mansane.
>> Uh it's a carbon tub. It is a fun It it
looks almost like it's a non-running
prototype.
>> What is that going to cost?
>> $600,000. It has the 911K engine in it.
>> It's a $600,000 dune buggy.
>> It is not a dune buggy. It is a full
carbon tub rally raid vehicle.
It's just a new thing.
>> It is a new carbon tub vehicle that is
styled to be a modern.
>> And what are we doing with it?
>> They're entering 20 of them in the Baja
1000 as a spec class, and you'll be able
to buy them and drive them on the
street. Also,
>> I tell you about the engine, but Matt
would yell at me, but it's got a really
cool engine.
>> There's three. They're doing three
different engines.
>> It's got a blimp engine in it, not an
airplane engine in it.
>> There's a zeppel I'm dubious. I I I
don't understand that idea, but but but
all right, you know.
>> Okay. Well, I mean, seems like a good
time to me. I don't know. It seem like a
good time to you guys. Like,
>> well, I mean, it's the larger point that
cars are getting so wildly expensive
like,
>> well, you want to Okay,
>> you know, we're pushing now we're
pushing 20 million for cars.
>> The Bugatti, the Bullard is 20 million.
>> I mean, lookion 20 million. Well, 16
million plus tax is about 20 mil. Does
anybody else think that's bad?
>> Yes.
Like like I like as cool as that the
Gordon Murray thing is and it's cool
>> that this man has spent all of that time
and energy and funds and resources to
essentially satisfy one dude.
>> A vanity project,
>> you know, is versus the kind of ideas
that could be contributed to even
somewhat affordable sports car. Like the
kind of cars that I drive for work are
like shrinking, shrinking, shrinking,
shrinking, shrinking. But like every
manufacturer is doing this math that
we've been talking about for years,
realizing, you know, if I sold five cars
for 20 million each, that's better than
selling 5,000 cars for 100 grand. And
that sucks.
>> Yeah. It seems like the whole hobby is
moving into this zone where we're not a
part of it. Until the revolution quality
>> until the revolution comes and then the
people get the cars, you know,
>> right?
>> It's going to be great.
>> What do you think, Zuckerman?
>> I get Bugatti for guillotine.
>> You know what?
>> All of these things change. I think
there's always been a desire for excess.
You whether you had V16 Cadillacs back
in the day, you had Duesenberg SJs.
There's
>> you know how the Gilded era ended, Paul.
>> Yeah, I know. But wondering what
happened to Duesenberg, Paul.
>> I understand that. I understand. Just
checking. But there are so there's
always this desire for bigger better and
it usually follows a crash. You get too
high, you crash. And then but there are
there are elements like I look at the
death of the 356 market right now. The
the 356 market maybe it's not dead but
it is going down. And if you want a
great vintage car,
>> yeah,
>> get a 356 right now. Catch it on the way
down. So, there are things that can be
obtained. Uh, but I've always been
>> That's a good point. That is a good
point. That is the opportunity I think
that's out there. Some of these cars, I
mean, if you were looking, you and I
were going over auction results last
night
>> and we were, you know, you were looking
at some of those Ferrari 250s starting
to drop or no sales.
>> Yeah, it's not been great. There was a
lot of no sales at Broad Arrow and a lot
there's a couple couple big hits and
then a bunch
and that's what happens, you know,
eventually if you ate a whole box of
seas candy, you'd puke. Okay. And that's
really what the car world has done.
Exactly. Well, but also I mean if the
kind of people today that have 15 or
whatever millions of dollars, if they
can have Gordon Murray build them a new
McLaren F1, what are they buying a
Ferrari 250 for? Like what do they want
that? They don't want that. They want a
new a new thing. They want to be able to
to drive it and use it like a regular
car.
>> Well, if things go well, then there's a
then there's a Lusso in our future.
There is there's the ability when the
Lusso comes back down to 250, something
that we've wanted for 20 years becomes
potentially obtainable. So, there is a
silver lining. You just have to look for
it.
>> But also, you know, back to what Matt
was saying about the cars that we drive
are getting less and less and less.
Like, you know, once in a while
manufacturers will build a Toyota 86
sales poison. You know, Miatas, no one's
buying them. You know, they can't even
do the fifth generation Miata. They had
to do a second refresh of the fourth
gen. Um, you know, nobody, you know,
everyone on the internet says, "I want
naturally aspirated rear drive manual."
No one buys them. They buy a RAV 4 every
single time. Well, I might have to pick
up my mother-in-law one time, so I need
three rows.
>> It's like, take two cars to dinner. Oh,
can't do that that one time a year, you
know. So, nobody actually wants to buy
inexpensive sports cars,
sadly. You know,
>> I do. I definitely do. but more
inexpensive.
>> When's the last time you bought a Toyota
86?
>> Um, I had a 4ERunner once.
>> Actually, I don't which I loved.
>> For me, it's not that I mean, there's
not a lot of $35,000 cars, but there's
actually not a lot of like 50 to
$100,000 great options either. There's
pretty limited in that window.
>> Yeah. Yeah, sure.
>> Which is where a lot of people would be.
>> 2011 M.
>> Yeah. Well, there you go.
>> There you go. All day long. 50 grand.
There you go, gentlemen.
>> What do you got there on that piece of
paper, Spike? Drive us, Captain.
>> Let's see.
>> There's lots of questions I have for a
lot of you guys here. But
>> I want to talk to this story kind of
caught my attention, Zuckerman, because
it seems like such a real Zuckerman
story. And I get your legal opinion
about a car deal.
>> What's that? It's
>> not about poop. Okay,
>> Zuckerman.
>> Read the room. Read the room. We're at
the Concord.
>> Okay. Yeah.
>> No, don't send me those stories anymore.
>> Rich people don't poop.
>> There was this woman in Ohio named Tim
Tia McCreary and she uh wanted to get a
new Kia K5 and went through the
financing and was approved and a month
later the dealership uh repoed the car
at her place of work saying the deal was
never finalized.
>> One month.
>> One month later. Right. So she in her
anger starts uh researching uh the
dealership and what she can do and
discovers that Taylor Kia of Lima, Ohio,
the trademark has expired. So she buys
it
and then she sends a cease and desist to
the dealership. Stop using my name.
>> Yeah,
>> right. Was this your client? Okay, I'm
hiring her. This is This is what they
call asymmetrical warfare. It's a highly
effective against a bigger, more
powerful en enemy. Now, in California,
they wouldn't be able to repo that car.
If they send a car out and they say the
financing is in place and they can't
place that financing and they let you
keep that car, the dealership basically
has to honor that financing deal and
they become the financer. Now in Lima,
Ohio, that might be completely
different. I don't know. But I applaud
her for doing that.
>> Well, the judge ruled, you know, she
also had a legal action to just get the
car back and a judge ruled that these
two things are separate.
>> Yes, they really
>> trademark issue that's not even going to
be in tried in the case
>> that they don't exactly arise from a
common set of facts as they say in the
law. These are these are distinct causes
of action. And and in my experience,
she's going to win. She's gonna keep
that trademark.
>> What would you advise her to? I mean,
she probably doesn't really want it.
>> What is
>> Are you kidding? Why wouldn't you want
it?
>> Well, she doesn't have a dealership. She
works in an office.
>> Well, you'd want it just to annoy them.
That's why you'd want it. But you've got
leverage. Wouldn't you spend that
leverage?
>> That's what's going to happen. That's
what's going to happen. They're going to
have to come to the table and they're
going to have to give her a car.
>> Sounds like that car should be free if
you want your trademark back.
>> That's what I think. You get a free car
out of it. A free car every 5 years.
Imagine if a free car and it was a K5.
>> That's fantastic. So,
>> not anyone. Not even for free. Just me.
No.
>> Wait, what?
>> Have you seen a Kia K5? It is the
strangest looking car you have ever. It
might be a fabulously reliable
conveyance. Man, is it weird?
>> All South Korean design to me is
fantastic right now. And the cars are
really great. I just don't know.
>> You only say that cuz you haven't seen a
portable. They're beautiful. Maybe not
the K5, but I'm seeing a lot of cool
cars.
>> I just I'm curious about the one month
repo. Usually a repo is like a
>> there was a little bit month
>> of some financial document that wasn't
in place that they were waiting for that
was
>> why not just send the document.
>> But Zuckermanman is saying that once the
deal's done, the deal's done. That
should never have held up a deal
>> once it goes out of the finance
department. They've approved it. if they
later can't place it and there hasn't
been some sort of material
misrepresentation on the on the part of
the buyer. This is why they have you you
you fill out the credit application and
they and and that's you know the
dealerships do play that game. You know
that one where they say they're going to
give it to you for $300 a month and they
come back and say, "Oh, we're so sorry.
You're you know we you know we ran your
score and now it's going to be 370." And
this is a taste of their own medicine.
>> All right. Um, we've got some things to
do. We were a little late, so I want to
get on with audience questions. And, uh,
somebody's got a mic out there. Ask us
anything you want. You have a legal
problem. You have a problem with your
marriage. Zuckermanman can handle that.
He's very good with all personal issues.
And, uh, it's not
>> non-legally binding legal advice. That's
right. And you, you know, these guys and
what they know, and I know some things.
Ask anything. And then we're going to
I've got some prizes,
>> some prizes to hand out. We're going to
do a little trivia. Um, and you'll have
a chance to win some uh unique Spikes
car radio stuff that no one else has,
>> including the new Sheffield Grunt, which
I have one of.
>> Yeah,
>> one of.
>> Those are nice.
>> So, I have some good questions. But
first, let's do those your questions and
then we'll do mine. Anybody can talk.
Anybody can raise their hands. Yes, sir.
>> With the mic.
>> Uh, may I please ask two-part question?
>> Oh, boy.
>> No, that was the first question. Thank
you.
>> Thank you. Next. No, I'm kidding. No,
please.
>> Yeah. Yeah.
>> Would you share any stories of any
opulent manufacturing events that you
guys went to during car week? Things
over the top.
>> I mean, I was talking to you, Johnny.
Johnny has a great new YouTube channel.
What is it called? Johnny Driving. Go
on, Johnny. Yeah,
>> that's it. We were talking I was telling
him there people are really interested
in what these manufacturing trips are
like and what these press trips are like
cuz they are I've gone on a few myself.
They're really cool. Yeah. like you know
what was the one that the Ferrari F80 we
were talking about.
>> I think the question was at car week but
there none actually apply to car week.
You could probably
>> I redirected the question better one.
Yeah. Yeah.
>> That's what I was trying to do.
>> Well, I mean F80 was just like it was a
never, you know, like the Italians take
like lunch and dinner very seriously.
And the Mazano uh World Circuit uh which
is a Moto GP track has like the best
restaurant in Italy attached to it for
no reason whatsoever. And but you know
you want to be driving out there driving
the cars and you it's it just it minimum
three course lunch no matter what.
They're offering you wine even though
they're like that's our $4 million car
you have to get out and then they ask
you if you're an alcoholic if you refuse
to drink and you know oh do do you stand
up and say hello my name is Johnny. No,
no. I just That's a $4 million. Oh, but
it's just a little wine, you know.
>> You know, they you're actually to, you
know, your point, your point, you're
driving something pretty cool this
afternoon, aren't you?
>> Oh, well, getting a ride in something
insanely beyond cool and then driving
something cool. So, I'm getting a ride
in uh a 1955 W196 Silver Arrow. I
believe
>> I believe it's the two seat Fio car. He
took on the 55 mm when
>> Sterling Moss
>> did it with a navigator with with race
notes in in uh you know 10 hours and 1
minute,000 miles. Fonio by himself just
knowing the roads did it in uh 30
minutes le uh more which is kind of a
more incredible achievement cuz nobody
was telling him where to go.
>> Is that on the track or is that on the
street?
>> That's going to be around Laguna Secika
and then I'm going to drive uh
>> is that going to be at speed around
Laguna Seca?
>> I don't know at speed. But Mark Marcus,
who's the head of Mercedes-Benz Classic
in Germany, he's driving me around. Good
dude. And then I'm going to get to drive
>> uh Mercedes McLaren SLR Sterling Moss.
So the one the windshieldless one, one
lap around Lagona.
>> These guys have a kind of dream car
life, you know.
>> And then I have to go drive a roof, you
know. So
>> that's good. Yeah. What a great time.
Yeah. Who else? Who else? Any other
questions? Front row right there.
>> His two partner got his two partner got
an egg. That's okay. We got 102 right
here.
>> Quick question. I I work in AI. Oh, no.
Yeah, I'm just I'm here to replace.
>> Uh, if you don't mind, uh, stop. Just
when does the world end bad for the
world? Stop, please.
>> Or maybe that's the answer, though.
>> Yes.
>> You have a use case for AI in your car.
Obviously, there's been AI in cars right
now, but like, would you want to use
more?
>> I have a funny story,
>> right? So, we we interviewed the uh head
of software for Mercedes-Benz and they
did a pilot program where they put chat
GPT into 900,000 cars for like three
months. And we said, "What'd you learn?"
And he said, "We learned that people are
very lonely."
>> Yeah.
>> And they just needed a friend. They just
talked to the car. They Nothing Nothing
car related. They're just really lonely.
Everyone Everyone needs a friend.
>> You find that in the office, sir. Are
you lonely?
>> Is that why you're in this business?
I don't believe anything you say. Are
you even real? Does he have a wire
coming out of his pants?
>> So, my
>> Oh, no. Don't give him the mic, please.
AI has had enough attention.
>> So, Spike, do me a favor. Ask Victoria
to move in the front. She's sitting with
me and she's in the back here.
>> Absolutely. Why do I have to do that?
You ask her to do it. She can do it. She
can come up front. Who else has got a
question? Go ahead. What do you got?
>> Zuckerman.
>> Zuckerman.
>> What do you think of the
>> E90? Which car? the V8.
>> Yes, the E92 M3.
>> Okay.
>> Uh, sorry.
>> Okay, I should I should add it. But what
I would like to add first would be an
E36
and an E46. Okay. So, I
>> should have bought mine.
>> I have to I have to move make my way
there because I have the E30. So, then
E36 and maybe a lightweight. And then
there's the the E46 is what's the green
one? The GT or the GTL. Yeah.
>> Yeah. So, there's a couple more. I think
I will get there eventually.
>> Okay. If you want if you want a good a
good E92, I'm selling one on Bring a
Trailer next week. The VF Supercharger
on it.
>> Can you get to them?
>> Ah, what are you getting next?
>> Yeah. Smart. Yeah.
>> I'm watching 43 back middle.
>> Matt. Matt. I can host.
>> Jesus Christ.
Does anybody not
>> They're not paying me. You know that,
right? I'm just here for fun.
>> Oh my lord.
>> I was on time.
>> I thought how when he said, "Can I sit
right here?" I said, "Sure." I didn't
know how it would backfire. I just saw
it. I just saw it.
>> I sat here. How far can I get away from
Spike and still do this?
>> It's good though because I can see you
and talk to you now.
>> Yes.
>> Kind of hard like looking that way. But
go who do we got?
>> For an engaging sports car, what do you
prefer given the same horsepower, torque
or RPM?
H
>> I mean it really I would say depends on
the type of car and what you're doing
with it. Um you know Bob lets that
wonderful my favorite expression which
is Americans buy horsepower but drive
torque and most people they get to 30
mph really quick and then they're out of
it. So
>> yeah but the ST you made 9,000 RPMs
that's a moment like
>> but who does that?
>> I do.
>> Okay.
>> Yeah. It's fun. No, it's great.
>> Yeah. I I uh driving the Ferrari Apuriro
Sangu, which is the SUV that has the V12
in it. It's, you know, objectively more
exotic because it has the V12. And if
you drive one for a week, you realize
why nobody else does that. Because at
most driving, it's far far worse than
the way that other people do it, which
is with twin turbo V8s. um it makes it
feel more exotic and it's sort of like a
blend good where or I should say um like
a like a vice signal like you know it's
worse so it's better because it's more
exotic but it is worse so
>> yeah torque you
>> and this is the E30 issue right low
torque higher horsepower you've got to
work a little harder in traffic to ring
out what you want out of that car
>> you seem to be driving a lot more tame
cars these days am I wrong
>> I'm aging into a slower thing eventually
Eventually, I will I will reach a full
stop at a slowmoving coffin and then and
then it'll that that will just be
carried slowly and dropped into the
ground for the final drive.
>> Yeah. Zuckermanman and I have both uh
agreed with each other that whoever dies
first, the other guy gets to push the
cremation button and say you you suck.
Do that. We have an agreement. It's in
it's been papered. Do you let your dogs
in the cars? Are they in our cars that
we own together? They are.
>> There's a dog. That's Roffus. And
Roffus, she likes certain cars. Her
favorite car is the E12, the 525, the
green one.
>> Okay. And her least favorite car is the
ST.
>> Oh, they very loud.
>> Well, that's good news for me. Yeah,
>> that's good news for me. That's
>> She's a good passenger. She doesn't
shed. She doesn't get sick.
>> I got to bring the E12 back. What do you
got? Uh, what's your next plan?
>> Uh, 718 Spider RS next week. Aratium
green build that I think is coming in.
We're pretty excited about that, right?
>> I think it's been sitting at the
experience center for three months.
>> We We forgot it was there,
>> but we're excited about it. And then old
stuff. I don't know. I
>> So that reminds me of um I I was on this
uh hypercar invitational a couple years
ago and they had a rally and I had a I
had a Bugatti of some sort and I was
leading the rally and I was talking with
a Bugatti owner and he's like, "What
have you driven recently and I I just
driven the SF90 and I was like telling
him about it and he goes, "Yeah, I'm not
what is that one?" And I'm like, "Oh,
you know, it's this. It makes this much
power, whatever, whatever." And then his
uh helper goes, "Um, sir, do you
remember the black Ferrari that was
delivered on Tuesday? That's your SF90.
Oh, right, right, right, right.
>> Wow. Yeah, that's that's pretty much
what car week is. That's the
>> That's basically
>> What did I buy? Oh, I already got
one of those.
>> No, it's not that we forgot it. It takes
so long when you do paint to sample that
you you forget about stuff.
>> Oh, right. Right.
>> And it kind of just
>> so relatable. Yeah.
You know, when I when I picked up my
Toyota at Toyota of Glendale, it was
really
>> Yeah. That
>> like you guys know how when you get
paint to sample and it takes so long to
get
>> you bought the car.
>> Have hot dogs.
>> That's happened to you guys, right?
>> Have hot dogs in your stick
>> I thought about that car every day for a
year. Every detail, every day. And the
day it was done, I was standing there
like, can I drive it yet? Let's go. So
Matt has and the shifter has the what is
it?
>> A bouquet of hot dogs. Oh, it's acrylic.
>> Acrylic. Acrylic. I've noticed this in a
lot of uh bespoke cars now. There's
acrylic stick shifts and a lot of
choices. And when I saw Matt's car, I
said, "Take me through the hot dog
meetings
>> because it's a lovely execution." But I
know there were several meetings and
Zoom calls about the hot dogs.
>> Hot dogs. My wife uh my wife insisted
when we redid our home that she have a a
a hot dog themed bathroom, which
essentially is a regular bathroom that
just has a crazy collection of hot dog
memorabilia and stuff in it.
>> And I cannot I don't go in there. I just
I can't I can't do with it.
>> I I've peed in that bathroom.
>> It's a It's a lot. It's a lot to handle.
I have my own themed bathroom. It's
themed after demolition man, but that's
like a different story. So, when we were
doing the uh the Mans, um I told the uh
the styling lady, Brenda, at Mans, about
Hannah's like hot dog thing, and she was
like, "We should we should put some hot
dogs in here for Hannah." And I thought
it was just going to be one hot dog, not
a like bouquet of hot dogs. Right.
>> It's quite lovely.
>> Are they identical hot dogs or five
identical hot dogs? Yeah. We have three
different shift knobs for that car. We
have a French fries one, a hot dog one,
and then one that has like a little like
figurine in it that Hannah is like
Hannah's favorite figure.
>> So, this is what happens when you don't
have children.
>> Yeah. Yeah.
>> Dink, baby. Let's go. Let's spend it.
We're leaving prizes and say goodbye.
Unless anybody has a pressing question
they need answered. No. No. Anybody? One
more before we go. Go ahead, sir. Did
you already ask a question?
>> Yeah. This is part two.
>> Oh, God.
He's not persistent pays off.
>> Good. Good. Go ahead.
>> This one's going to make you laugh
anyway. This one's for you, Spy.
>> It's not.
>> We heard a rumor. We heard a rumor that
Zuckerman was hosting a Blue Choose
social event this evening. May we know
the ad
show, ladies and gentlemen. There you
go. Bluechu is one of our sponsors. It's
an erectile dysfunction drug. And
obviously, he's snorting it, this
gentleman. Thank you. But if you want
Blue Chew, we'll get it to you. We are
blue chew drug lords and that is the
deal we have with them that it is free
for our listeners.
>> It tells you about our audience.
>> I got to click that link. I still
haven't clicked the link. Zuckermanman
is actually hosting that party, but it's
not called that. It's called the
Lamborghini Owners Club.
>> Yes, there you go. Matt Bear delivers a
nice home run. Now I know why you're
sitting there, Matt. You did it. All
right, here we go. I've got four quick
questions. I'm going to pick on you if
you know the answer and you're going to
win a prize and I'll tell you what the
prize is after the fact. I don't know.
Uh, all right. Uh, question number one
is about Johnny Lieberman. Johnny has a
fast growing YouTube channel called
Driving with Johnny. What do I think it
should be called?
>> You, sir.
>> Correct. Come on up here. Here's what I
have for you.
>> Nice. Well done. Well done.
>> Do you want me to hand out bag of swag?
>> I got it. This is fine. This is uh we
only have two of these. Morris Solomon,
purveyor of fine automobiles license.
James.
>> Yo,
>> the dealership that Zuckerman and I have
founded. Question.
>> You don't get me one of them. What's up,
bro?
>> You're going to have to pay attention
cuz you're going to have to I don't know
the answer to this question. You will.
Okay,
>> I want one of them frames. Yo,
>> fire. Just is dumb.
>> All right, move down. Move down now. No,
I'm joking.
>> All right, this one's about our friend
Mr. Matt Farah right here of the Smoking
Tire fame.
>> But name one of Matt Farah's cats. Oh,
>> one cat name you.
>> Yes.
>> Wow. Come on up.
>> Yes. Cat lady.
>> Other acceptable answers include Finn,
Nikki, and Cricket.
>> Morris Solomon. Purveyor.
>> Wow. Deep cut. Very well.
>> Wow. It takes a woman sometimes.
>> Yeah.
>> I was worried that you loves you.
>> This one you probably won't know, but
whoever is closest is going to get it.
It's about our friend Mr. Zuckerman who
uh as you know purchased a 2000 Dar
yellow BMW M5 with super low mileage.
How many miles were on it when he bought
it? You sir.
>> 641.
>> Anybody else want to guess?
>> Price is right. Rules. Closest without
going over.
>> No.
>> 400.
>> No.
>> No.
>> 641. It was 33. You're the closest, sir.
Come on up.
>> Nice.
We have the only illegal image all of us
together that has not been approved by
Jerry Seinfeld.
>> Yes. Yes. All right. And one last
question
>> for uh Seinfeld. Uh I mean sorry Spikes
Car Radio Sheffield Grun number 36. I
thought of Jerry because the three and
the six adds up to
>> nine.
>> Nine.
This is nice watch. And by the way, if
you don't uh win this, we are going to
be selling them again. I think
September, but we have 50 left. But
these are fantastic watches, if I don't
say so myself. The question is about me.
>> Oh,
>> that's right.
>> What is boring,
>> right? But we're going to go a little
deeper.
This tennis racket company sponsors
Raphael Nadal, Carlos Alcarez, and me,
Spike Fur. What is their name? You, sir,
Bablet. Come on up, my friend. And
that's our show, everybody. I want to
thank these guys for making it out here.
Matt, Johnny, and Zuckerman. There you
go, bud. Got to thank Jerry Seinfeld for
flying in just to see you guys. It's a
really amazing effort he puts in. And I
just want to thank all of you guys for
listening and coming here. And we'll see
you here next year. We've got stickers
and crap. If you want to come up and say
hi, come on up to the stage.
>> Thanks for listening to Spike Car Radio.
Listen to new episodes every Wednesday
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Stay to the right, losers.
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About this episode
Jerry Seinfeld joins Spike at Pebble Beach for a lively discussion about car culture, collecting, and the emotional connections we have with our vehicles. The conversation dives into the absurdities of car ownership, the thrill of chasing 'moment cars,' and the joy of enjoying the driving experience. Seinfeld shares personal anecdotes about his own collection, including a unique restoration story, and engages in humorous banter with Spike and the audience. The episode captures the essence of car week, blending humor with insightful reflections on the automotive world.
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Originally released on Patreon. Watch more bonus SCR content at https://www.patreon.com/SpikesCarRadio
Live from Car Week, Spike and Jerry Seinfeld dive into the obsessions and absurdities of car culture, joined by Matt Farah, Jonny Lieberman, and Paul Zuckerman. The crew debates "moment cars," the fleeting happiness of acquisitions, and why we form emotional attachments to metal objects.
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