{"version":"1.0.0","episode":{"title":"The Junkman Cometh. With Myron Vernis.","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/the-junkman-cometh-with-myron-vernis","audioUrl":"https://anchor.fm/s/1037a6c10/podcast/play/117202374/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-2-19%2F420397658-44100-2-eb24da05c111c.mp3","description":"Tonight, on That Car Show, it’s our pal Myron Vernis. There are car collections—and then there are car collections—and if you are into the rare, the unusual, the eclectic. and the sublime, you’re going to want to keep listening. Because, chances are, Myron’s owned it. He’s a great storyteller, too, and his knowledge runs deep. This is a good one, with a guy who’s got the coolest stuff—and coolest friends—in the car world. It’s Myron Vernis: author, collector, and one hell of a nice guy. And it’s That Car Show.Myron Vernis on Instagram: @junkman356\n"},"annotations":[{"startTime":50.4,"endTime":53.6,"type":"car","title":"Mazda Cosmo","image":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fd/1968_Mazda_Cosmo-Sport_01.jpg","quote":"He's got unobtainium like a Mazda Cosmo, Toyota 2000 GT, Gia 450 SS in an Autech,","canonicalId":"car:mazda-cosmo","priority":0.9,"confidence":1.0,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-4.1-mini","data":{"explanation":"The Mazda Cosmo is a rare and iconic Japanese sports car known for being one of the first production cars to use a rotary engine. It holds a special place in automotive history for its unique engineering and limited availability.","simplifiedExplanation":"The Mazda Cosmo is a special sports car from Japan that uses a different kind of engine called a rotary engine. 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