The conversation covers a wide range of automotive topics including a detailed look at a pristine 1968 Alfa Romeo GT Junior with original factory plastic still on the seats, the impressive performance of the 2026 Porsche 911 Turbo S hitting 0-60 in just two seconds, and the launch of Sotheby's Motorsport, an online auction platform for high-end cars between $100,000 and $1 million. They also discuss California cracking down on tax evasion via Montana registrations, a legal case involving a misrepresented Porsche GT3, and a fun review of the Hyundai Ioniq 5N electric performance car. The episode blends car culture, legal insights, and auction industry news with personal stories and humor.
Spike and Zuckerman hold down the garage, while Jonny is lost somewhere in Austin. Zuckerman rolls in a pristine 1968 Alfa Romeo GT Junior (factory plastic still on the seats) and Brian Finster from Sotheby's Motorsport stops by to talk high-end online car auctions. Also on the docket: California's Montana car registration tax evasion crackdown, the new Porsche 911 Turbo S putting GT3 buyers in an existential crisis, and somehow... funeral home horror stories.
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This week's episode is a full lap around the garage. Paul Zuckerman brings in a stunning 1968 Alfa Romeo GT Junio: Bluette paint, Cinghiale interior, flying buttress seats, and yes, the original factory plastic still intact. The big debate: do you peel it or leave it?
The guys pivot to California's crackdown on wealthy car owners using Montana plates to dodge taxes on exotic cars. Zuckerman breaks down the charges: conspiracy, perjury, money laundering.
The new 2026 Porsche 911 Turbo S gets its moment too. Hybrid powertrain, 2 second 0-60. It's making the GT3 look like a lifestyle choice instead of a performance one. Porsche also confirms a new $2-3 million halo car, and Spike reminds everyone he called it first.
Brian Finster from Sotheby's Motorsport joins to explain how their 24/7 online auction platform works, and what a Python Green 2021 Porsche 911 Turbo S Cabriolet looks like when it's ready to go live. The show closes with a deeply weird and very funny detour into funeral home mix-up stories. Standard stuff.
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Timestamps:
00:00 - Spike at Indian Wells
04:21 - 1968 Alfa Romeo GT Junior showcase
15:55 - California Montana license plate crackdown
19:55 - 2026 Porsche 911 Turbo S tested
22:35 - Porsche halo car update
24:19 - Waymo bird hijinks
26:30 - Man scammed by mechanic training Porsche
30:09 - Hyundai IONIQ 5 N review
38:48 - Sotheby's Motorsport
43:41 - 2021 Nissan GT-R T-Spec
46:18 - Alfa Romeo 1900 CSS Touring
49:13 - 2021 Porsche 911 Turbo S Cab showcase
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"Go ahead to the picture of the Aston Martins.
This is the hotel."
Aston Martin makes fancy and fast cars that look really cool. They are known for being luxury cars that also go very fast.
Aston Martin is a British luxury automotive manufacturer known for producing high-performance grand tourers and sports cars. The brand is famous for its elegant design and association with James Bond films.
Lamborghini makes very fast and flashy cars from Italy. They are known for their cool looks and loud engines.
Lamborghini is an Italian manufacturer of luxury sports cars and SUVs, renowned for its aggressive styling and powerful engines. It is part of the Volkswagen Group and is a symbol of exotic supercars.
The Bentley Bentayga is a very fancy and comfortable SUV. It is made to be both powerful and super nice inside.
The Bentley Bentayga is a luxury SUV produced by Bentley, combining high-end craftsmanship with powerful performance. It is known for its opulent interior and strong engine options, making it one of the most luxurious SUVs on the market.
"Some, they were supposed to give me a continental GT, but some, uh, journalist, probably Johnny smashed it."
The Bentley Continental GT is a fancy and fast car that is very comfortable inside. It is made for long, smooth drives with style.
The Bentley Continental GT is a grand touring luxury coupe known for its blend of performance, refinement, and craftsmanship. It features powerful engines and a luxurious interior, making it a flagship model for Bentley.
"You have a brand new car. We have an Ioniq, uh, five N we, you have an Alfa Romeo and we've ..."
The Hyundai Ioniq is a small car made by Hyundai that can run on gas and electricity or just electricity. It is made to save fuel and help the environment. People like it because it is easy to drive and saves money on gas.
The Hyundai Ioniq is a compact car available in hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and fully electric versions, designed to offer efficient and eco-friendly transportation. It is Hyundai's answer to the growing demand for greener vehicles with practical range and features. The Ioniq is often discussed for its versatility and value in the electrified vehicle segment.
"...nd we've got this, uh, Sotheby's Motorsports and 911 turbo behind us. So let's talk about the first c..."
The Porsche 911 is a fast and sporty car made by Porsche. It is famous for its unique shape and powerful engine located at the back. People like it because it is both fun to drive and practical.
The Porsche 911 is a legendary sports car known for its distinctive design and rear-engine layout. It has been a benchmark for performance and engineering since its introduction in the 1960s, with the Turbo variant offering enhanced power and speed. The 911 Turbo is often discussed for its blend of everyday usability and high-performance capabilities.
"...I'm guilty of, this is not, this is a 1968 Alpha GT Junior. It's an Alpha GT Junior."
The GT Junior is a small sports car made by Alfa Romeo in the 1960s. It looks nice and is fun to drive. Many people like it because it is a classic car from Italy.
The GT Junior refers to the Alfa Romeo GT Junior, a classic compact sports coupe from the 1960s known for its elegant design and spirited driving experience. It is cherished by collectors for its Italian styling and engaging performance. The 1968 model year is notable for its blend of classic aesthetics and mechanical refinement.
"The state has charged 14 people with felony tax evasion abroad and cracked down to the popular loophole."
Tax evasion means not paying the taxes you owe by cheating or lying about your money. This is against the law and can get you in big trouble.
Tax evasion is the illegal act of not paying taxes owed to the government by hiding income or falsifying information. It can lead to criminal charges such as fines or imprisonment.
"You get a 918. You don't want to pay the sales tax."
The Porsche 918 is a very fast and special car that uses both gas and electric power to go really fast. It was made in small numbers and is very fancy.
The Porsche 918 is a high-performance hybrid supercar produced by Porsche. It combines a powerful gasoline engine with electric motors to deliver exceptional speed and efficiency, and is known for its advanced technology and limited production.
"You don't want to pay the sales tax. You get a kind of goofball LLC in Montana."
Sales tax is money you have to pay to the government when you buy something, like a car. It's added on top of the price and helps pay for public services.
Sales tax is a government-imposed tax on the sale of goods and services, including vehicles. It is usually a percentage of the purchase price and must be paid when registering a car in most states.
"You get a kind of goofball LLC in Montana. You don't know there are lots of requirements to do this properly, right?"
An LLC is a kind of company that protects its owners from being personally responsible for debts. Some people use LLCs to register cars in special ways to pay less tax, but it can be illegal if done wrong.
An LLC is a type of business structure that provides limited liability protection to its owners. People sometimes create LLCs in certain states to register vehicles for tax advantages, but improper use can lead to legal issues.
"There are certain states where there's a reciprocity where they collect, but not with Montana."
Reciprocity means some states work together on taxes so you don’t pay twice when buying a car.
Reciprocity in vehicle sales tax means that some states agree to collect or waive sales tax depending on where the buyer lives, to avoid double taxation or tax evasion.
"And there are some that even have fake bills of lading or transport exactly bills and the car."
A bill of lading is a paper that shows a car was shipped somewhere. It helps prove where the car went.
A bill of lading is a legal document issued by a carrier to acknowledge receipt of cargo for shipment. In car sales, it proves that a vehicle was transported, often used to verify out-of-state delivery for tax purposes.
"You know, we don't talk about this car much on the podcast, which we're going to be talking about it quite a bit today, though. But the 2026 Porsche 911 turbo, a couple of little things I just want to touch on here was tested. Look at these stats, Suckerman."
The 2026 Porsche 911 Turbo S is a very fast sports car made by Porsche. It uses both a gas engine and electric parts to go really fast, reaching 0 to 60 mph in just two seconds.
The 2026 Porsche 911 Turbo S is the latest high-performance variant of the iconic Porsche 911 sports car. It features a hybrid powertrain with electrically assisted twin turbos and a flat-six engine, delivering exceptional acceleration and power.
"It's a new hybrid powertrain consisting of two electrically assisted turbos huffing in to the three point six liter flat six electric motor with eight speed dual clutch transaxle,"
A hybrid powertrain means the car uses both a gas engine and electric parts to make it go faster and use less fuel.
A hybrid powertrain combines an internal combustion engine with electric motors to improve performance and efficiency. In this case, the 2026 Porsche 911 Turbo S uses a hybrid system with electrically assisted turbochargers.
"It's a new hybrid powertrain consisting of two electrically assisted turbos huffing in to the three point six liter flat six electric motor with eight speed dual clutch transaxle,"
These are turbochargers helped by electric motors to make the car accelerate faster without waiting for the turbo to spin up.
Electrically assisted turbochargers use electric motors to spool the turbo faster, reducing lag and improving throttle response. This technology enhances the performance of the turbocharged engine.
"It's a new hybrid powertrain consisting of two electrically assisted turbos huffing in to the three point six liter flat six electric motor with eight speed dual clutch transaxle,"
This is the car's engine with six cylinders lying flat and spread out, making the car balanced and powerful.
A flat-six engine is a horizontally opposed six-cylinder engine known for its smoothness and low center of gravity. The 3.6-liter displacement indicates the engine's total volume, contributing to its power output.
"electric motor with eight speed dual clutch transaxle, small lithium ion battery to combine 701 horsepower."
This is a special type of gearbox that changes gears very quickly and helps the car handle better by placing parts in a balanced way.
An eight-speed dual clutch transaxle is a transmission system combining an eight-speed gearbox with a dual clutch design for fast, smooth gear changes. The transaxle layout integrates the transmission and differential, improving weight distribution.
"eight speed dual clutch transaxle, small lithium ion battery to combine 701 horsepower. Look, the zero to 60 as tested."
This is a small battery that helps power the electric parts of the car to make it faster and more efficient.
A small lithium ion battery stores electrical energy to power the electric motors in the hybrid system. Lithium ion batteries are lightweight and have high energy density, making them ideal for performance hybrids.
"Two, two seconds, the zero to 60 on this car, Suckerman, two seconds. Super car. It is a super car to a hundred at four point eight"
A supercar is a very fast and special car that is built to be better than normal cars in speed and looks.
A supercar is a high-performance sports car known for exceptional speed, handling, and exclusivity. The 2026 Porsche 911 Turbo S is considered a supercar due to its extreme acceleration and power.
"But they did confirm that not only are they working on this Halo car, I hear it's done. They're not really working on it."
A halo car is a very special car that a company makes to show off how good they are. It's like their best and coolest car to get people interested.
A halo car is a special, often limited-production vehicle designed to showcase a brand's capabilities and attract attention. It usually represents the pinnacle of performance or design for the manufacturer.
"We'll get twenty six investors, fractional ownership, fractional ownership. You get part of the upside. We get to drive."
Fractional ownership means a group of people all own a part of a car together. They share the costs and get to use the car sometimes.
Fractional ownership is a concept where multiple investors share ownership of an expensive asset, such as a car, allowing them to share costs and usage rights. This makes owning high-value items more accessible.
"at the center of the case is a twenty twenty two GT three that the buyer says was misrepresented during the sales process."
Misrepresented means that someone gave wrong or misleading information about the car when selling it, which is not honest.
Misrepresented in a sales context means that the seller provided false or misleading information about the condition or history of the vehicle, which can affect the buyer's decision.
"After being told it had only been used for display and promotional purposes. OK, display and promotional purposes."
When a car is used for display and promotional purposes, it means it was mostly shown to people or used for advertising, not really driven much.
Display and promotional purposes refer to a vehicle being used mainly for showroom display or marketing events, implying minimal actual driving and wear.
"According to the complaint, the odometer showed just thirty four miles at time of sale, reinforcing the impression that the car had barely been driven,"
An odometer is a tool in a car that shows how many miles the car has been driven. It helps people know how much the car has been used.
An odometer is a device in a vehicle that measures the total distance the vehicle has traveled. It is often used to assess a car's usage and wear.
Infotainment is the screen and controls in a car that let you listen to music, get directions, and use apps while you drive.
Infotainment is a system in modern cars that combines information and entertainment features, such as navigation, music, and connectivity, usually controlled via a touchscreen or steering wheel buttons.
"RM Sotheby's has been around for 40 plus years. Largest global auction house."
An auction house is a place where people sell things by letting buyers offer money, and the highest offer wins. RM Sotheby's is one that sells very special cars this way.
An auction house is a company that organizes sales where items, such as rare cars, are sold to the highest bidder. RM Sotheby's is a prominent example specializing in luxury and collectible vehicles.
"Gordon Murray T-50 hanging from below a helicopter at the F1 race in Vegas this year."
The T.50 is a very special and rare sports car made by Gordon Murray, who is famous for designing fast and unique cars. It has a powerful engine and cool features that help it go fast.
The Gordon Murray T.50 is a limited-production supercar designed by famed engineer Gordon Murray, known for its lightweight construction, naturally aspirated V12 engine, and advanced aerodynamics including a large rear fan.
"but then also we escrow the funds. So we don't give someone the money until the car's on the trailer, right? So we make sure everything is what it says it is or what they say it is."
Escrow means someone else holds the money safely until the car is delivered. This way, the buyer and seller both feel safe during the sale.
Escrow is a financial arrangement where a third party holds funds during a transaction until all terms are met. In car sales, it ensures the buyer's money is only released once the vehicle is delivered as promised.
"sports, super, hypercar, stuff like that. We bleed into other things a little bit older."
A sports car is a car made to be fast and fun to drive, usually with a cool look and strong engine.
A sports car is a vehicle designed primarily for dynamic performance, handling, and driving pleasure, often featuring a sleek design and powerful engine.
"sports, super, hypercar, stuff like that. We bleed into other things a little bit older."
A hypercar is the fastest and most advanced car you can buy, even more powerful than a supercar.
A hypercar is an ultra-high-performance car that surpasses supercars in technology, speed, and exclusivity, often representing the pinnacle of automotive engineering.
"Bring a trailer.
The average thing they sell is $47,000.
And it's an incredible site, right?
Like there, the community they've built,
what they've done, I think, for the entire industry is wild.
It was six years ago and virtually nothing,
and it's massive now, but we don't want to be massive, right?
It's only six years old?
Oh, six years, and I think they started getting traction.
Yeah, well, I think when the big money came before that,"
Bring a Trailer is a website where people can buy and sell cool cars online. It helps car fans find special cars without having to go to a real auction in person.
Bring a Trailer is an online auction platform specializing in classic, enthusiast, and collector cars. It has significantly influenced the automotive industry by creating a large, engaged community and making car buying accessible digitally without needing physical presence at auctions.
- Spike at Indian Wells
- 1968 Alfa Romeo GT Junior showcase
- California Montana license plate crackdown
- 2026 Porsche 911 Turbo S tested
- Porsche halo car update
- Waymo bird hijinks
- Man scammed by mechanic training Porsche
- Hyundai IONIQ 5 N review
- Sotheby's Motorsport
- 2021 Nissan GT-R T-Spec
- Alfa Romeo 1900 CSS Touring
- 2021 Porsche 911 Turbo S Cab showcase
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Welcome to Spikes Car Radio, here we are again.
I'm here with Zuckerman.
Johnny is lost in the world somewhere.
He said Austin, he was supposed to be, he was supposed to be here, but he said I can't
get home and then that's the last I heard of him.
Now he's blaming it on TSA, but it could be substances.
I have no idea what it is, but there's no, there's no scheduled return for him.
That's all right.
He's lost, not found, lost, not found anyway.
Zuckerman showed up to, uh, finally you're here, which is nice.
Sometimes you have to work.
We know you have to work hard.
You brought a very, very special car with you.
We also have a Brian Finster from Sotheby's Motorsports Finster.
You like that name?
Well, babyface Finster.
Remember?
I don't.
From Bugs Bunny.
Oh yeah.
The babyface Finster.
The little baby terminal.
Maybe he has that face.
You can take that up with him.
Maybe you're related.
Or we could talk to him about cars.
I'd rather talk about Finster.
I, uh, I just got back from Indian Wells, uh, for my one day of vacation a year, which
was fantastic.
I stayed at the Parker.
Look at this picture right here.
So this is the Parker hotel, uh, that we have fans that, uh, work at this hotel, Zuckerman.
Okay.
Right now I'm looking at dirt and I don't want to see anything bad.
I don't want to see anything bad about the park.
That's a clay court.
Okay.
That's a lovely brand new red clay court that I played tennis on.
This was eight in the morning.
I went out and I had a lesson with, uh, with Roy Cascio, the hotel pro, and look what they
brought.
They brought a little, they bought, uh, a bottle of water that was chilled and some food and
some towels.
I don't see food.
They really took care of us.
But here's Zuckerman.
Here's the point.
Oh, I wanted to bring up this tennis tournament here.
Go ahead to the picture of the Aston Martins.
This is the hotel.
Wow.
Aston Martin had a presence at the Parker slash, uh, BNP Paribas Indian Wells tennis
tournament.
Lamborghini was there as well.
I was in, uh, the new, uh, Bentley, Bentayga.
Some, they were supposed to give me a continental GT, but some, uh, journalist, probably Johnny
smashed it.
Really?
He did.
He was not allowed to have that.
I feel bad for him.
Yeah.
I have, uh, here's, here's some video of that.
What else?
I have another picture here.
Oh yeah.
This is in the hotel when we got there, uh, late at night after five hours in traffic,
but taken care of.
Look, we had socks.
We had cookies.
I don't understand the socks.
We had chocolates.
The socks are in the upper left there.
Those are socks that were, uh, for tennis, all the tennis socks, which we love.
Who do you think falls those napkins?
These guys blew me away with what they did in this room.
We had such a nice time there.
It was one of those days where you're like, I wish this wasn't just going to be 24 hours.
The rest of your life would be better.
It would be good.
I had my own little patio and there was like a hummingbird nest out there and I had one
of the greatest coffees of the year out there that just chilled me out.
Go to the tournament.
Then, uh, uh, Babalette, my friends at Babalette invited me to their party on Friday.
This is me with that.
Alex Mickelson.
Is that a human?
That's a human.
I don't, I don't know to say what I'm looking at.
This is a photograph that illustrates why I will never be a professional tennis player.
Just the size of these people are, are just unbelievable.
He is a Yeti.
Wow.
He's a giant.
Great kid.
He went pretty far in the finals.
Didn't make it.
I think he was, uh, Medvedev, uh, took him down in the end, uh, but, uh.
The car scene there is fantastic.
It really is fun and, you know, everybody's got their best watches.
They've got their favorite cars.
Um, clearly the tennis community is important to the automotive, uh, folks because they were
just, uh, everywhere.
It's the demographic.
Yeah.
I guess so.
And I couldn't have been happier, by the way, in Bentley.
Thank you for sending me that.
Do you think that they would let you just reside there?
Where?
At the hotel.
Like, you know, remember you, you've heard like this guy in France lived at the Grand
Hotel for 60 years.
I think so, but it gets a little hot there in the summertime.
It's like 140, 150.
You have a churro lizard at this point.
I'm not.
Yeah.
It's no duela heat.
It was like 75 and sunny.
It was perfect there.
And, uh, anyway, thank you to the Parker, uh, thank you to Babalat for bringing us in there.
And thank you to Bentley for giving us the car.
A wonderful one day vacation in Spikes, uh, Ferrison's life.
And as you know, that said, I'm done for the year.
No more vacations for me.
I hate them, but you have something fun to share with the audience, don't you?
What do I have vacations?
You have a brand new car.
We have an Ioniq, uh, five N we, you have an Alfa Romeo and we've got this, uh, Sotheby's
Motorsports and 911 turbo behind us.
So let's talk about the first car.
Look, these guys are ready to go.
This is something new.
I think we announced on the show with Seinfeld when he was here, uh, and it's finally been
delivered.
Take us through it, Zuckerman.
What are we looking at here first?
So, so to correct some misinformation that I'm guilty of, this is not, this is a 1968
Alpha GT Junior.
It's an Alpha GT Junior.
And you will see on the C pillar, there is a gold quadrifoglio, the four leaf clover
denoting a sportier model and it's in gold.
Oh, that's really cool.
Which indicates that this is a more luxurious version as opposed to the green, which would
be the most high performance.
Wow, I didn't know that.
And it, and cheers to you, Jack Ferris, and for knowing where the C pillar is.
Absolutely, Jack.
The color of this car is called blue wet and the interior color is called chingale.
If you know your Italian, that means wild boar.
I love, I love Italians.
Um, the, the wood, the seats are a one year only seat called the flying buttress seat.
So you'll see that the side bolsters have that opening.
Yes.
And so that's a one year only.
And you remember, I'm noticing there's plastic.
Yes.
Remember our friend, Zorsi, the Italian maniac.
We have a Zorsi mobile here.
This is the, explain that to everybody what you mean by Zorsi.
Zorsi was a guy who kept plastic on all of his cars, put little foam in his little
door jam so the door isn't fully closed.
He only got it in slippers.
Every time he parked the car, he put like a whole pillow case over the car.
It came, it was, there was an auction.
This must be eight or nine years ago that Mr.
Zorsi's car was auctioned.
He, he was, we talked about him being a person you want to buy a car from, but
never want to be with.
He lives in a, he lives in a carcune.
Yeah, the carcune.
When he dies, he'll be buried in the carcune.
But what you're looking at is Alfa Romeo plastic from, from early 1968 that's
covering that seat that was never taken off.
You know how we take off the stuff at, at the Porsche center?
Yeah, yeah.
Yeah, this is the stuff for delivery, that deliver, pre-delivery item that should
have been.
This has been on the Carson's new.
Yes.
So when you called and asked, should I take this off?
I thought this was just something, something.
No, no, no, no, no.
This is, this is original factory delivery stuff.
And it's ugly, but no, it's great.
Is it great?
I love it.
I love it.
I have PTSD from my grandma, Selma, having this on her little, what's it on
her love seat?
Yeah, her sofa, right?
Her sofa, but I will keep it as ugly as it is.
If you say so.
Did he, did you get any explanation as to why the owner did not take the plastic off?
He was a maniac.
And so this is the one owner car?
From the Lord.
Maybe two.
I have, but mainly one guy owned it forever.
And there was a book that Felipe from A Classics has to deliver to me that the
binders like this, Feristan, every piece of paper from its original registration in
April of 1968.
The original Saran wrap box that this plastic came in.
All of that, original Salami casings and, and cigar butts.
All of, all of that is in here.
Boy, this is a controversial one for the audience.
Like, do you leave it?
Do you take it off?
I want to hear what people have to say about that.
Cause a great part of me wants to take it off.
But once you take it off, it never goes back on.
Where are you going to find a plastic wrap guy to?
There's none.
No, once it's off, it's off forever.
And we can't go back in time almost 50 years.
Do you have pictures from the sixties of the plastic on the car in that big folder?
I don't know if I have that, but I know that if you were to look at factory
photographs, you would find this.
Now, Jack, if you scan forward to the dash, you'll, you'll notice on the dash
what that's not really wood, it's like a vinyl that looks like wood, but it has
been preserved amazingly well.
Yeah.
It's got that very little 1750.
It's got the Alpha logo, which our friend from New York loves the fact that
the snake is eating a baby.
If you look closely at the logo, which is such an Italian thing.
But of course, the snake is eating a baby.
You can see that better on the hood of the car, but we'll get to that.
It's got the crazy alpha shifter.
Look at that thing, which it's a five speed and it is incredibly
comfortable to shift and it's incredibly smooth shifting.
What is the gear shift pattern on this?
It's a standard H plus one and reverses down and to the right.
Those three switches, one is for one is for dash lights.
One is for windshield wipers.
And I'm assuming one is for a fan that doesn't work.
So that must be fan speed.
That's not currently working.
It's got the greatest steering wheel and it's got the greatest instrument.
Binnacle, those two giant booby binocles
are so great.
Look at that, very clearly, we know what was on the designer's mind
when he created those boobs.
They're just boobs.
That's all they are.
OK. And and on the on the left of the dash below,
which you can't really see, there's there is your there's a there's
a choke and there is a pedal accelerator like you have in early nine
elevens. And then, Jack, underneath the dash there,
there's that chrome thing.
You can pop the hood.
Yes, that's the one.
Pull it towards you.
And then the hood springs up.
Nice click. Oh, wow.
Look at that.
And it's you can just push that very light hood forward.
It's a clamshell.
What's the paper in the?
Oh, is it like it's for the oil change?
I think it stays up on its own, Jack.
And so the paper on the right is this one current oil change paper
and one nineties oil change paper.
And what you're looking at is one of the greatest four cylinder engines ever.
It's a it's a twin can twin overhead cam engine.
If you look at the engine, Jack, and this thing, 1750, slightly bigger
than a 356 or a 912 engine, 120 horsepower.
It has torque.
It revs.
It makes the greatest sound.
This is one of the greatest engines of all time.
What sort of miles do we have on this car?
We have, I think, 70,000 original kilometers.
So that's what, like 46,000 miles.
This car is so clean.
Yeah, it's it's again, it's another one of these cars that shouldn't exist.
These cars are so prone to rust.
They're so generally poorly made.
But 68 must have been a good year at the alpha factory.
This car is in tremendous condition all throughout.
And I'm I have to tell you, what's it drive like?
We're going to drive it.
It's a sports car.
Yeah, it's got a great independent suspension.
It's got a great steering setup.
It's got great rev.
I don't know where it tops out, but on the freeway, I was the other day
I was going close to a ton, as they say.
And I still had room at the top and it was well planted.
It's not German.
It's not German.
It's not, you know, it's not Porsche solidity.
Yeah, but surprisingly well made, well crafted.
And you can see why the Alpha guys are Alpha guys and why they're fanatics about it.
Excellent job.
Look at the plate in the front, too.
Yeah, that's that's the original on the front and back.
Those are the original.
Not replica.
It's not a replica.
Those are and the Tio stands for Torino in the north of Italy.
So this is so they have regions on the plates.
And Jack, if you go around back, you'll see the larger back plate.
And, you know, just a great design of the pillars, that little concave in the back.
And that that is your black plate back plate.
And if you zero in on the emblem, you'll see the baby in the snake's mouth.
But of course, we have a baby in the snake's mouth.
There it is, the baby in a snake.
Which will only make sense to Italians will never make sense to us.
Why? Fantastic job, Zuckerman.
What a car. What a win.
I really like this car.
Top to bottom, the plate presentation.
You're not going to put California plates on it.
Oh, no. No, of course not.
Just put them in the trunk and take them out when needed.
Awesome job.
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Speaking of license plates,
Suckerman, we were just chatting about them.
California is done with rich guys
registering their exotics in Montana.
The state has charged 14 people with felony tax evasion
abroad and cracked down to the popular loophole.
In nearly 500 dealers could be next.
500 dealers, Suckerman.
Here's what they did.
It looks like they went after some of the bigger dogs
in this 56 count complaint.
14 people were charged with varying degrees
in a mix of conspiracy, filing false sales,
tax returns, failing to file tax returns,
perjury and money laundering.
Perjury and money laundering.
You know, basically, we all know how this works, right?
You get a 918.
You don't want to pay the sales tax.
You get a kind of goofball LLC in Montana.
You don't know there are lots of requirements
to do this properly, right?
That's correct.
There's a there's a correct way to do this.
And then there's the I'm impatient way to do this.
And it seems like the I'm impatient way guys
are the guys that got charged.
Well, if I if I understand this correctly,
you've got California dealers who are obligated
to collect a sales tax.
Correct.
Unless they are sending the car to a person
legitimately out of state.
And it depends.
There are certain states where there's a reciprocity
where they collect, but not with Montana.
So a guy lives in California.
He has his Montana Corporation and the car goes
from the dealership in California right to the guy's
house in California, but supposedly was delivered to Montana.
And there are some that even have fake bills of lading
or transport exactly bills and the car.
And so that is the criminal act.
You have to actually have the car and go out of state.
And you really should, like I do, have a connection to Montana.
I own property there.
I own a business there with a residence there.
I might ask. Yes.
So you're exactly right.
These people who were charged bought fake bills of lading.
Submitted false DMV and CDT F.A.
forms claiming the cars were shipped out of state,
but the cars never left California.
Yes, and is fraud.
And you know, and here's what I'm going to say.
And here's what I've always said.
Like, I understand this cars, you can't get registered
in California, makes it incredibly difficult.
There are the DMV should be taking certain registrations
and they make it incredibly difficult to do it on certain old cars.
And and so people are looking for alternatives out of desperation.
Yes, and out of a lack of cooperation of CHP and DMV.
And and then you've got these guys.
If you could afford a two million dollar car, you can afford your taxes.
OK. And then if you don't want to pay your taxes,
go with the rest of the of the filthy, rich trillionaire class
that's moving to the little islands in Florida.
Go have your Florida. Yeah. OK.
Otherwise, you know, do do your part.
Yeah, Alabama or move to Montana.
Leave the car there. Yeah.
But this is not going to stop.
This is just the beginning.
Yeah, just the beginning.
And no one see these dealers right there.
Those are the ones that have targets on their back right there.
Well, you know, dealers might be next.
This is the corruption, you know, as they say, the corruption of money.
You got guys coming in buying five to a million dollar cars.
They want a little favor and and you're the sales guy.
It's hard to say no.
I feel for I feel for those guys in a way that, you know,
the little guy who's caught up in it. Yeah. Yeah.
But they will be what they call C1 and C2.
You know what C1 is?
No. Cooperating witness.
Cooperating witness, too.
There you go.
You know, we don't talk about this car much on the podcast,
which we're going to be talking about it quite a bit today, though.
But the 2026 Porsche 911 turbo,
a couple of little things I just want to touch on here was tested.
Look at these stats, Suckerman.
I just want you to look at this.
It's a new hybrid powertrain consisting of two electrically assisted
turbos huffing in to the three point six liter flat six
electric motor with eight speed dual clutch transaxle,
small lithium ion battery to combine 701 horsepower.
Look, the zero to 60 as tested.
Is this car and driver?
Two, two seconds, the zero to 60 on this car, Suckerman, two seconds.
Super car. It is a super car to a hundred at four point eight
and the quarter mile at nine point seven seconds at 142 miles an hour.
This is the turbo.
This is amazing.
It's pretty. That's a pretty wild stat, right?
It's it's baffling.
It's mind boggling.
It is. Imagine you've gone from your naturally aspirated GT three four point
oh, yeah, down back down to three point six.
You're getting 701 horsepower, which is, you know, basically GT
to last night I won GT two, but it's so much faster with the electric.
It really says to me, why would I?
Why would I get a GT three?
Right. Why would I get anything else?
This is comfortable and it's got every performance feature
that I ever wanted. I know.
That's why I brought it up to you. Yes.
I think you and I could do a lot of damage in this thing.
Too much damage.
I think this is a car you would drive a lot and I would drive a lot.
It fits us in our seventh decade versions of ourselves.
Yeah.
Let's keep reminding the audience of that.
It's just a little heavier, but who cares?
And it's also a little more expensive.
Two hundred and eighty six thousand dollars for this thing,
but it's a perfect one car.
Everything. Well, everything's two hundred and eighty six thousand dollars,
including my food last night from from toast or postmates or wherever I got it.
It's unbelievable.
I think I heard of a couple of hot dogs.
It was eighty dollars delivered.
Suddenly, maybe we should buy a gas station just for the roller door concession.
OK. Yeah.
Tell me, would you do this car in white?
Yeah, I think this would be.
Yeah, why not?
Yeah, this would be a Porsche racing color.
Yeah, Grand Prix white. Is that what it is?
There was also some other Porsche news.
You know, we started cracking on the new Halo car long ago.
A year ago. And last week, I had more information
about it being a hybrid V8 costing two to four to five to three million dollars.
Well, Porsche is now confirming they didn't bring me up,
which they should have, because we're the ones who've been throwing it out there.
You did that.
And this is motor one dot com.
They actually reached out. I guess we didn't do that.
I didn't do that. I didn't reach out.
I may have said something to Luke,
but he, of course, just chuckled on the other end of the phone.
But they did confirm that not only are they working on this Halo car,
I hear it's done. They're not really working on it.
There's another special GT car coming as well.
I don't know what that is.
But and I also had heard this is the Mission X, right?
That this car, the folks that have seen it,
does not look like this car, this new Halo car,
that it is more geared towards the nine six three road car.
These are two amazing cars that I don't think we could
do two to three million.
I just I don't care what the audience thinks.
I'm just I'm just a dishwasher money.
I'm just a guy who started out as a dishwasher.
I'm not a tech, bro. I'm not a finance, bro.
I don't I don't know.
Well, I think we should still try to get one.
And then we'll just go for broke.
Yeah, well, you know, we'll get our community together.
And instead of plan Zing, we'll plan alphabet it.
We'll get twenty six investors, fractional ownership,
fractional ownership.
You get part of the upside.
We get to drive.
I already I already understand the pitch.
OK, good.
I got a couple more things to cover here,
and then we're going to be bringing out Brian Finster for Sotheby's motor sport.
Quickly, Zuckerman, I just want to show you this Waymo clip.
This is this is some fun you can have in a Waymo,
which I think you'll like.
How much may go for Guinness here safely?
He put a bird on the steering wheel.
Look at him and the bird goes.
The bird goes up and around in circles like this.
You're safely.
Oh, thank you to Mango for driving.
That's Mango, the bird in a Waymo.
Now, I approve of this.
I like this.
I think he's stuck.
OK, so I thought you were going to show me the Waymo
that was stuck in the railroad crossing.
So you're surprised.
No, we've seen we've seen that one.
We that you really surprised me with Mango.
And one would think that the guy in the Philippines driving.
Yes, I maybe he liked Mango.
Who's the guy in the Philippines?
What are we talking about?
Well, don't you remember the Waymo that the doctor,
so and so from Waymo test, right before Congress,
that they have some people in the Philippines?
He didn't know how many.
Yeah, yeah, really.
He brought up to speed on it.
He has a fake Instagram account and he left a comment under there
that you'll see if you click on the comments.
They warn you multiple times in the car, the app,
not to touch the steering wheel.
It should have been common sense
that the bird shouldn't be on that either.
You potentially put lives in danger for a cute video.
Now you're giving Waymo slack.
What does it say?
Now you're giving Waymo slack
for upholding their safety guidelines.
Cameron, you're young.
What is this slack a term of art these days for for throwing shade
or doing them dirty?
Yes, it's another way to say shade.
OK, well, here's Waymo look bad.
That's little miss buggy.
Waymo, he made waymo look bad, not Waymo.
Because of your comment, little miss buggy,
we're going to show the bird one more time on the waymo because we like it.
There goes Mango.
Watch when Mango goes upside down.
That's my favorite part.
Ready, everybody?
We love Mango.
But who are these guys?
Can we bring Mango to replace Lieberman?
They're both caught in Austin in an airport.
Yes, but everybody else also wants you to comment on this
Suckerman because apparently you're a lawyer, apparently you're still a lawyer.
Maybe some dude was sold GT three.
Here it is.
Mansus, after discovering his new two hundred and eighty two thousand dollar
portion nine eleven GT three was a mechanic training car.
Did you read the story?
No, let me just present it.
So, you know, the audience understands what we're talking about.
I barely do at the center of the case is a twenty twenty two GT three
that the buyer says was misrepresented during the sales process.
The buyer turned out to be a long time portion.
Thuzeus, he pays two hundred and eighty thousand dollars for the car.
After being told it had only been used for display and promotional purposes.
OK, display and promotional purposes.
According to the complaint, the odometer showed just thirty four miles
at time of sale, reinforcing the impression that the car had barely been driven,
which is true, right?
Our cars get delivered.
I thought I said every mile.
Sometimes it can be like that.
OK, the day after the car was delivered,
he allegedly discovered the original window sticker.
He was told there was no window sticker when they sold it to him.
We don't have that.
We don't have the Montmoroney.
That's the red flag.
He gets the car.
He sees the original sticker in the glove box
and it says PCNA car not for sale in bold red letters.
Now, I guess what he then finds out is this car was used for mechanic training.
It was a mechanics training vehicle,
which means it was repeatedly dismantled and reassembled
so students can learn the complex systems about how they're built
and how they're repaired.
And then the car starts having serious electronic issues.
Well, this is basically like, you know, the cadaver that they use in anatomy class.
That's right.
They take it apart, put it back together, take it apart, put it back together.
It's never quite the same.
And the dealership doesn't want to give him his money back.
Which deal?
Porsche, Warrington in Pennsylvania.
So now this is a big loss.
They got a big problem.
And here we are.
What do you think?
What are your thoughts on this?
If the facts are as stated, he's got a winner.
He's got a winner.
If the facts are as stated, he's got a winner.
They're trying to get him to file a lemon law claim to kind of as an end around, I guess.
But it was misrepresented right from the time.
I mean, it is, I guess, I don't know, Pennsylvania law.
I maybe it fits within a lemon, but it's also a misrepresentation claim.
And you wonder what Porsche, Porsche in Germany thinks about this kind of
if this is true, these shenanigans, because the dealership is, you know,
if I was to assume them, the dealership acquired the car at some cut rate discount
price and decided that is true.
Yeah. And then that is definitely true.
Yeah. That's how that works.
Yes. You're exactly right.
I know that there were GT3 press cars that we were thinking about buying.
Right. And they were always, I was always told, well, first,
we have to offer it to a small group of dealers.
It goes from the press fleet onto this board.
Dealers have a chance to bid on it.
And then you can buy it from the dealer that wins.
Right. And I thought, well, why would I do that?
Because then by the time the car gets to the dealer, it gets marked up.
Right. Everybody's stepping on it.
And but in this case, it probably, OK, you, Mr.
Dealer, you're a dealer, you can have this car, you can get it at a cut rate
and you have to use it as, you know, for yourself.
You can't you can't give it to a customer.
This isn't for a customer because after what we've done to this thing,
we can't have the general customer pool buying this car.
So Mr. Zeezy, I think you got a winner of what you got a winner.
You got a winner. You have a winner.
I also have to mention I'm driving this
Hyundai that's over there in the back corner, the Ioniq 5N.
There it is right there with my shirt.
That shirt, by the way, is a theory shirt that I'll be wearing tonight
at the Palisades High School Gala hosted by one Jay Leno.
Jay Leno, kind enough, really hosting the local high school Gala
here on the west side of LA.
And everybody's pretty excited about it.
He's also auctioning off a pair of Jay Leno branded Sheffield watches.
That is a big Saturday night.
I'll be there.
You'll be auctioning your dirty laundry that's hanging in the car.
It's going to be pretty cool.
Actually, I got really excited when I heard Jay was doing it because it's, you know,
these, you know, you know, in a high school Gala.
Yeah. Yeah. I've been to it.
So it's a people are drinking, they're talking like this.
And then a comedian's got to get up there and comedians have superpowers
that you don't know about.
But if you were there tonight, you'd be able to see it happen.
Last year, Maz Gibrani hosted it.
It's a weird room, weird light.
People are talking.
He gets up on stage.
He just gets everybody locked in and crushes for 30 minutes.
I went to one with Don Rickles and it was fantastic.
Don Rickles?
Don Rickles?
What high school?
I think it was at John Wayne Cancer Gala.
So a little different.
But, but all the same, Rickles got up and did his basically out of time.
He locked in, he insulted people.
It was utterly fantastic.
Don Rickles insulted you?
Not me. He insulted other people.
It was, it was so it was no, no, no, I wish it was fantastic.
I was on the Disney lot and then going to a meeting and a car pulled up
and Don Rickles came out of it.
And I was just like blown away.
It was this is not like 10 years ago before he died.
What a look.
Just like amazing.
What a look like a piranhas.
My dad was just obsessed with him.
He he acted like Don Rickles at the dinner table, insulting all of us constantly.
That's what's wrong with me, if you want to know.
It was that anyway.
This we've talked about this car.
This is another in the kind of electric car that we may get for young James Ferris
and, you know, he wants an electric car.
The Hyundai, Hyundai Ioniq five.
We just wanted to play Ioniq five, but they sent the end.
This is way more fun.
Not something he would actually get.
This is a really fun electric performance car.
Zero to 60s are in the, you know, three seconds.
Tons of modes.
Look at the steering wheel by itself.
Look at all the stuff you can play with there.
They have race tracks programmed into this.
Come on.
That you can go into the infotainment.
You can press the track that you're at
and it will set up the car for that track.
This car is insanely fast and fun.
Goofy sounds that you can have.
What is the cost for all this?
This is a $70,000 car.
Oh, wow. OK.
This is not something, by the way, my son will be getting.
But I thought he's supposed to get the other one's hand me down car.
Isn't that the way it works?
Isn't he supposed to get James's.
Jack's car.
You want Jack to give up?
Jack is supposed to give his car to James.
James is supposed to get ripped off.
What would he drive?
He's going away to college.
You don't need a car.
This is the way we used to do it.
Yeah, I don't know.
Look at it.
I don't think that's going to work.
OK. No.
OK, just suggesting.
But it but it but it.
Look, the Ioniq five is a viable, affordable entry level electric.
And it's definitely in in consideration as one of the three cars.
We got the Equinox RS Chevy, which is nice.
The Subaru Uncharted, which I feel like is a leader.
And you've got this thing.
If you're up for some sort of fun performance
electric that's programmable and just a good time.
This is the car you'd want for seventy thousand dollars.
OK, if you look at that front and where the lights are,
it's like that little Ferrari thing that we talked about not liking.
I like it better on this car.
And I like the orangey red accent around the car.
Yeah, I told you about the guy yesterday, what he thought of it.
He spit on you spit on it.
You deserve it.
Spit on the car.
I wish he'd spit on you.
It was one of the situations where you get cut off and you beep at the guy
because he's almost hitting you and then he pulls up next to you and spits on you.
You know, that transact.
Was it a good logi?
It was pretty good. Yeah. Yeah, yeah.
He he hacked one.
He took his time.
You know, people can't really logi like they used to in the 70s when all of them
smoked, the guys in the 70s could really, you know, summing up a real logi
to spit at you.
People today, it's just watery.
I rolled the window down.
I went, it's a press car.
I don't mind and then rolled it back up and he didn't know what to do with that.
Then then he raced away.
Louie man, Louie man, Louie man.
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