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A Belt-Fed Thanksgiving

Our friends and compatriots, Alex, Tyler, and Beck, give thanks for a multitude of life's riches: family highballs, eggnog, and other Thanksgiving lubricants; Porsche 914s in various states of being; Alex's holiday trip to introduce the newest member of his family to Arizona; teaching kids (and adults) how to drive stick; Porsche 996 hard tops; a banner year for BaT; the diversity of cars and sellers on the site; go-karts and minibikes, new and old; the BaT fantasy ranch; tiny tiny airplanes; Diane's car; Bill Paxton in True Lies; the limited edition BaT Hot Rod jacket; passing the 10,000-motorcycle mark; Cord pre-selector shifters; the analog odometer; and much more.The crew also briefly touch on some of the listings, models, and fun new category pages that have most caught their eye of late. Make sure to subscribe to our Make and Model Page Updates, one of the key tools for all the most well-informed BaT followers. You can rest easy knowing there are over 50 Chrysler Sno-Runners to peruse on BaT while taking a social break and digesting whatever decadent meal the day brings you. Links for things mentioned in this episode:4:34 Green 1972 Porsche 9144:39 21-Years-Owned 1970 Porsche 914-616:04 Military Vehicles category page17:40 Porsche 911 Cabriolet-Style Go-Kart18:06 Go-Karts category page18:32 The Winner: BaT People’s Choice Best Feature of 201825:07 E-flite UMX Night Vapor RTF28:12 Diane’s Car Sold for $112,000. Here’s Why…39:36 RoW 1998 Porsche 911 Carrera 4S 6-Speed44:44 Chrysler Sno-Runner model page45:12 Bicycles category page45:19 Side-by-Sides category pageGot suggestions for our next guest from the BaT community, One Year Garage episode, or (B)aT the Movies subject? Let us know in the comments below!

E147 Nov 27, 2025 49 min 45 annotations

The One-Year Garage: 2012

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E146 Nov 20, 2025 63 min 84 annotations

Travels Now and Then, a V8 FJ60, and a Love Letter to the MGB GT

Alex and Randy sit down to catch up and talk about a notable Success Story, the best roll bar this side of Durango, and an upcoming epic road trip for Alex and his son before a recap of Randy's recent trip to the UK for a special Grand Prixscreening, the NEC Classic Motor Show in Birmingham, and hot laps at Goodwood.The duo move on to Reliant Scimitars; early-'80s badge engineering; reliving family road trips to Texas that may or may not have actually occurred; sage car-buying advice that every one of us has ignored; the day's accidental automotive show-and-tell; perhaps the perfect combination of family heritage and first stick shift; and a brief but telling insight into why BaT is the way BaT is. close out by looking at their recent watchlists and Alex relates a secondhand anecdote that epitomizes Randy's ideal life.Links for things mentioned in this episode:0:59 BaT Auction Success Story: Cross-Country C1 Corvette7:14 Motorsport Magazine12:53 Harry's Garage on YouTube21:01 Triumph Acclaim on Wikipedia39:02 Done Really Right: 1969 Triumph GT639:21 1969 Triumph GT6+ Race Car 5-Speed44:19 Leyland FV4201 Chieftain Main Battle Tank and Stuart M5A1 Tank44:27 1995 Porsche 911 Carrera Speedster by Gunther Werks44:35 Porsche 993 911 (Non-Turbo/GT2) model page44:58 31k-Mile 1991 Dodge Stealth R/T Turbo 5-Speed45:00 1992 Volkswagen Corrado SLC VR6 5-Speed45:13 1977 Ferrari 400 GT45:30 27-Years-Owned, 2.0L-Equipped 1966 Porsche 912 Coupe 5-Speed Project45:37 1988 Land Rover Range Rover 40th Anniversary Edition46:07 1988 Audi 5000CS Turbo Quattro Avant 5-Speed46:36 9k-Mile 1989 Chevrolet Corvette Challenge Race Car46:40 63-Years-Family-Owned 1956 Ford Thunderbird46:56 1941 Graham Hollywood Supercharged Model 113Got suggestions for our next guest from the BaT community, One Year Garage episode, or (B)aT the Movies subject? Let us know in the comments below!

E145 Nov 13, 2025 52 min 64 annotations

B(aT) the Movies: Bullitt (1968)

In a BaT Podcast first that we'd love to make a regular feature, four of the crew gather at HQ to hash out one of our collective favorite car movies: none other, of course, than 1968's Bullitt with Steve McQueen. The crew start by establishing their various McQueen bona fides and history with the movie before talking about the evasive nature of the plot (and what, in fact, that plot might be); filming and financing details; background car spotting; San Francisco landmarks, both here and gone; razor sharp jaws; the sleep-inducing sections; regenerating hubcaps; the Lalo Schifrin score (or lack thereof, in key places); and of course, the most famous car chase in the movies.But they don't stop there - this movie has a lot more to cover, like several unintentional car stunts; Mopar-on-camera violence; gun-toting styles of late-'60s movie detectives; the film's sartorial choices; homages in later movies; and which of those movies should make it onto the list of future podcast subjects. Links for things mentioned in this episode:2:27 1001 Steve McQueen Facts by BaT's own Tyler Greenblatt1:01:07 Retracing Steve McQueen’s “Bullitt” Car Chase in San Francisco on MotorTrendGot suggestions for our next guest from the BaT community, One Year Garage episode, or B(aT) the Movies subject? Let us know in the comments below!

Nov 06, 2025 66 min 38 annotations

Design and Empathy with Raffi Minasian

Please help us extend a warm welcome to one of BaT's favorite designers, teachers, sellers, and all-around renaissance men: Raffi Minasian, known in these halls as @raffi. He talks with Alex about his father's "trial by fire" mechanical training program; the roots of his obsession with car design; learning to drive in a 1952 Crosley (with doors!); human- and object-based empathy; a novel way to stay calm in the BaT comments; accidentally becoming a star seller for other people's cars; the odd calmness that 1,200 live BaT auctions can provide; his unorthodox, Pegaso-centric introduction to Art Center College of Design, his future alma mater; his 16 years in die cast design at Franklin Mint; insights into shifts in popular culture; embracing the ridiculous; and the Beetle as a gateway drug.The pair close out talking about Raffi's efforts in nontraditional, hands-on education for young children, his recent foray into TV writing and acting, and his numerous, fascinating upcoming projects.Links for things mentioned in this episode:1:05 Listings and Car Stories Contributed by Raffi 9:18 39k-Mile 1985 Ford Mustang SVO13:47 1-of-52 1967 Ghia 450SS18:58 Car Stories: Raffi’s 1953 Pegaso Z-102–The “Thrill” of a Lifetime27:28 Franklin Mint 1970 Datsun 240Z28:35 BaT Limited Edition Hot Rod and BaT Limited Edition 1972 Chevrolet K10 Tow Rig and Trailer Combo31:36 1958 Chris-Craft 26′ Continental Hardtop31:50 Coronado Boats on BaT54:32 It's a Lot TV pilot trailer59:52 1990 Yugo Cabrio 5-SpeedGot suggestions for our next guest from the BaT community or One Year Garage episode? Let us know at [email protected]!

E143 Oct 30, 2025 60 min 38 annotations

Great Photos Make Great Listings, with Matt Schiller, CEO of Snappr

Alex and Beck sit down to catch up with Matt Schiller, CEO of Snappr—the professional-photos-anywhere agency that supports our BaT Plus listing photography service. The Australian Bay Area transplant talks about starting the company in Sydney with no intention of moving into the automotive space; assures us that even CEOs have excuses for looking at BaT instead of working; reviews the importance of accurate and numerous photos for large purchases made over the internet; and goes into some very telling stats gleaned from Snappr's seven-year relationship with BaT (the numbers don't lie: better photos sell more cars for higher prices!).The trio talk about the importance of keeping AI out of automotive sales photography, and also keeping a creator in the loop when using generative AI for non-automotive applications. All three are pilots at various levels, so fair warning: the tail(dragger) end of the conversation descends quickly into airplane madness.Links for things mentioned in this episode:37:10 Aircraft and related auctions on BaTGot suggestions for our next guest from the BaT community or One Year Garage episode? Let us know at [email protected]!

E142 Oct 23, 2025 45 min 6 annotations

Donald Osborne on Buying Right, Selling Right, and Living Right

Alex has a lively interview with none other than Donald Osborne (@zagato67 on BaT): ASA accredited senior appraiser, TV personality, principal of Automotive Valuation Services, and consulting director for the Audrain Automobile Museum. They talk about BaT's start as an amalgamation of interesting POSes; maximum impact for minimal outlay; the similarities between a car for sale and the ideal political candidacy; sage advice for sellers on BaT and elsewhere; the art of self-editing; the right price for the wrong car; multitasking, the car guy way; ignoring one's own hard-earned advice; cars as an investment in happiness; driving Derek Drinkwater's Le Monstre replica at Goodwood; and adventures in Sicily on the old Targa Florio route. We'll have Donald back for more!Links for things mentioned in this episode:2:11 1960 Fiat 500 D Tetto Apribile BaT listing21:45 What's My Car Worth? IMDB23:06 Alfa Romeo 106-Series 2600 BaT model page30:17 1950 Crosley Gardner Special conceptcarz.com31:07 1951 Crosley Le Mans Special BaT listing33:29 Lamborghini Islero BaT model page52:06 Path Imperfect: Porsche and the Targa Florio PCA YouTube channel56:40 Audrain Newport Concours & Motor Week57:24 Ex–Jeff Gordon 1997 Chevrolet Monte Carlo NASCAR Winston Cup Race Car BaT listing57:48 Veteran Car Tour58:36 Sculpture in Motion Got suggestions for our next guest from the BaT community or One Year Garage episode? Let us know at [email protected]!

Oct 16, 2025 59 min 50 annotations

The One-Year Garage: 1965

It's time once again for your favorite game—The One-Year Garage! This time we're back for one of the best automotive years imaginable: 1965, by special request of Sue Counselman from Vintage Underground. In addition to the crew's picks for their preferred sports car, family hauler, truck/4x4, daily driver, and wild card, we have Randy's hot take on the second-series GTO; a flippy-floppy driving video in Hawaii; Alex's ideal Eichler-dwelling 1965 self; what constitutes too many windshields; deep pulls from the Brits and Germans; a sobering trivia tidbit from Le Mans; Alfa Romeo naming conventions; Kardex friction, and (of course)...more!Links for things mentioned in this episode:4:04 Ferrari 250 GTO drive review. Does it still deserve its almost mythical status today? Harry's Garage on YouTube7:07 1965 Porsche 911 Coupe 5-Speed BaT listing9:44 1965 Shelby Mustang GT350 BaT listing10:49 Modified 1985 Ferrari 308 GTB and 1985 Mazda RX-7 Group B Rally Car BaT listings11:08 1965 Alfa Romeo GTA BaT search13:44 3.0L Busso V6-Powered 1972 Alfa Romeo Spider-R by Alfaholics BaT listing17:10 1965 Ford Falcon Ranchero Deluxe 289 4-Speed BaT listing22:22 6.0L-Powered 1965 Toyota Land Cruiser FJ45LV BaT listing25:00 1965 Buick Sport Wagon BaT listing25:40 413-Powered 1960 DeSoto Fireflite Hardtop BaT listing27:39 1965 Aston Martin DB5 Shooting Brake Reddit29:06 Mercedes-Benz Universal station wagon BaT feature30:38 1967 Mercedes Benz 230S Fintail Rally Car BaT listing33:31 1965 Jaguar XKE Series I 4.2 Coupe 5-Speed BaT listing34:35 1964 Shelby Cobra 289 BaT listing36:17 Sounds Good: 1965 Honda RA272 V12 BaT feature37:33 Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ and TZ2 FCA Heritage 39:08 1965 Pontiac GTO BaT search44:37 AJ Baime on Go Like Hell, The Arsenal of Democracy, and More BaT podcast episode45:10 1965 Alpine A110 BaT search46:00 1965 Alfa Romeo Sprint Speciale BaT search46:37 1965 Land Rover Series IIA BaT search50:23 1965 Buick Riviera BaT search53:10 1965 Austin Mini Moke BaT search54:08 1965 Mercedes-Benz Coupe BaT searchGot suggestions for our next guest from the BaT community or One Year Garage episode? Let us know at [email protected]!

E140 Oct 09, 2025 55 min 66 annotations

Spike Feresten on Podcasting and SoCal Car Culture

Randy interviews comedy writer and podcaster Spike Feresten, host of the wildly popular Spike's Car Radio podcast. They talk about sharing insider car craziness with the masses, the endless learning curve of car collecting, Spike's upcoming trip to Newport for the Audrain Concours (and mansion peeping), grading the Ineos Grenadier, what your Bentley convertible says about you, his Bronco Heritage and vintage Range Rover obsessions, his recent charity auctions, and celebrity lurkers in the BaT comments. The conversation moves on into playing the advice columnist on Patreon, the hypercarification of Monterey Car Week, what to do when your teenager starts driving (and flying or riding motorcycles!), and the ongoing rebirth of Willow Springs.Links for things mentioned in this episode:4:47 Audrain Newport Concours & Motor Week 202511:03 Ford Bronco U725 BaT model page16:49 Spike Feresten’s 1966 Triumph Bonneville T120R for Charity BaT listing17:40 Collection of Sheffield ALLSPORT Diver 1 Spike’s Car Radio Limited Edition Watches for Charity BaT listing22:30 Spike's Car Radio on Patreon34:25 Porsche 911 S/T Auctions BaT search40:28 Willow Springs Reimagined, October 11 Got suggestions for our next guest from the BaT community or One Year Garage episode? Let us know at [email protected]!

E139 Oct 02, 2025 43 min 15 annotations

Personal Rides, Bad Brakes, and Questions of the Week

Alex, Randy, and special guest Beck sit down to shoot the breeze. They talk about buying a 100k-mile German car from New York, Beck's upcoming auction of the German car it replaced, and the inevitable German car oil on Alex's garage floor. Everyone has hair-raising brake failure stories and opinions on "how much hot rod" is appropriate for driving 2,000 miles. They talk spats vs. skirts and other British crossover terms, drive slow cars on the Interstate, and give brief a review of BaT White Glove service.The trio wrap by discussing favorite recent sales, marveling at the brand new 2k Sellers Club, and dabbling in some popular Questions of the Week about road trip stops, oil change disasters, and stick shiftsLinks for things mentioned in this episode:1:10 2014 Mercedes-Benz E350 4MATIC Wagon BaT listing18:56 1939 Ford Deluxe Coupe BaT listing20:42 28-Years-Owned, 302-Powered 1950 Ford Custom Deluxe Club Coupe BaT listing20:52 1950 Mercury Eight Convertible Grease Movie Car BaT listing25:53 1964 Porsche 904 Carrera GTS, 1968 Porsche 910, and 1,800-Mile 2005 Porsche Carrera GT BaT listings27:00 1959 BMW 507 Series II BaT listing27:53 392 Hemi Stroker-Powered 1930 Ford Model A “Wade Coupe” 4-Speed BaT listing28:27 Original-Owner 2012 Lexus LFA , Arrow Blue 2024 Porsche 911 GT3 RS Weissach, and 2024 Porsche 911 Dakar BaT listings30:23 The 2k Seller’s Club Roundtable, Featuring Wob, 1600veloce, and 911r BaT storyGot suggestions for our next guest from the BaT community or One Year Garage episode? Let us know at [email protected]!

E138 Sep 25, 2025 50 min 35 annotations

Touching Grass in Bridgehampton; Alex and Randy's Picks for the Week

Alex and Randy talk about The Bridge IX, last weekend's refreshingly unique collection of three separate car events in the Hamptons. Randy's first time on Long Island could not have found a more fitting venue than among the ghosts of one of America's first road courses. They cover the dark reasons behind said courses' creation, the curated garden party atmosphere of the main Saturday event on the (former road, now golf) course, run-ins with great cars including a fabulously rare Volvo and a breathtaking array of Ferrari 308s, and the dichotomies of small, well-to-do East Coast villages. They move on to Day Three, wherein BaT and top seller 1600veloce co-sponsored the followup Cars and Coffee in the town of Bridgehampton; highlights from the morning included a dry-aged Mustang and too many other cars to list.Speaking of too many great cars to list, the pair finish up with a rapid-fire perusal of their current BaT watchlists—it's an exciting time for the site, so follow along !14:06 Volvo P1900 BaT features28:15 1969 Ferrari 365 GTC BaT auction30:25 331-Powered 1965 Ford Mustang 5-Speed32:37 18k-Mile 1988 BMW M338:59 1970 Ford Mustang Boss 42939:05 1969 Ford Mustang Boss 42940:13 1913 Stutz 4B Bearcat40:55 1964 Porsche 904 Carrera GTS41:05 1941 Tatra T8742:38 427 FE-Powered 1962 Ford Galaxie 500 Holman-Moody-Style Race Car 4-Speed43:15 1992 Volkswagen Jetta GTX 16V 5-Speed and 1992 Volkswagen Jetta GLI 16V44:01 7k-Mile 1969 Plymouth Barracuda Coupe 44044:20 Saddam Hussein–Seized 1958 Bentley S1 Continental Drophead Coupe by Park Ward44:32 Ex-Works 1961 Jaguar XKE Series I 3.8 Coupe46:32 Edsel Ford II’s 2020 Ford Mustang Shelby GT50046:36 Ex–Bruce Willis, 327-Powered 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air Nomad and Ex–Bruce Willis, L71-Powered 1967 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible 4-Speed46:44 1971 Ferrari 365 GTS/4 Daytona Spyder47:35 1971 Monteverdi High Speed 375/448:57 331 Cadillac-Powered Ford Model A 5-Window Coupe 5-Speed51:19 Macchinissima III

E137 Sep 18, 2025 51 min 39 annotations

Bruce Meyer on Collecting, Cobras, and Lowriders - REMASTERED

Randy visits the legendary Bruce Meyer's storied car collection in Los Angeles. They cover his early discovery of fellow enthusiasts at BaT; car collecting in the DNA; being born on the perfect day in history; his start as a corner paper boy; flipping and racing motorcycles while in college at Berkeley; buying his first Porsche via European Delivery in 1961; his "first, fastest, or prettiest" collection mentality; a predilection for race cars built by hot rodders; his lifetime of Cobra ownership, leading to acquisition of the very first production example; memories from 1960s Lake Tahoe, including the 327-powered Gullwing he picked up from the back of a wooden boat shop; watching out for "air cars"; his deep involvement as founding chairman of the Petersen Automotive Museum; and his love of the LA lowrider community.Follow along! Links for the listings discussed in this episode:15:46 ⁠The Mustache and the Signal Yellow 911S⁠17:37 ⁠Ex-Duffy Livingstone ca.1971 FKE Mole Enduro Go-Kart⁠19:51 ⁠New RUF CTR and Freshly Restored CTR Yellowbird #001 Make U.S. Debut at Monterey Car Week⁠ Kahn Media20:01 ⁠A Saga Of Audacity: The Aar Eagle Formula 1 Story⁠ Dan Gurney's All American Racers20:05 ⁠First Production Cobra⁠ Petersen Automotive Museum on Instagram27:47 ⁠Salon Retromobile - Paris Expo Porte de Versailles⁠40:30 ⁠Petersen Automotive Museum⁠51:39 H⁠ublot clock coming soon to BaT⁠Got questions for the BaT staff or suggestions for our next One Year? Don’t hesitate to let us know! Write to [email protected] and we’ll do our best to address them.

E136 Sep 11, 2025 52 min 9 annotations

Vintage Racing at Laguna Seca, with Jim Huff

Alex sits down with Randy and friend of BaT Jim Huff, furniture merchant and connoisseur of the Neue Klasse, to talk about racing at the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion during this year's recent edition of Monterey Car Week. Both Randy and Huff drove in the Pre-Reunion and the main event later in the week; Huff describes mixing it up with Giulias and GTAs in the saloon class in his BMW 1800 Ti, while Randy and his Mustang held their own with more experienced racers amongst a crop of other animals: Cobras, Jags, and Tigers. Heartfelt recommendations come from all to spend time at the track if you ever find yourself on the Peninsula for Car Week (it's where it's at!). The duo "lightly threaten" to expand their efforts to the Pacific Northwest and (well) beyond, talk about developing camaraderie from on-track observations and paddock interactions, describe "helmet-yelling out of stoke," theorize about the ultimate old-school tow rig, take a brief aside to mention the the wooden boat of our dreams, and wrap up by recounting the recent 50th annual SAAC meeting at Sonoma.Links for things mentioned in this episode:07:18 7 generations of IROC race cars you’ll see at Monterey this year Classic Motorsports08:17 Exclusive Tour: F1’s 75-Year Display at Rolex Monterey with Zak Brown YouTube09:15 IROC Race Cars BaT09:24 Pontiac Firebird IROC Race Car BaT14:39 Presenting the 2025 Mohr Imports Car Week Collection: Postcards from Monterey BaT29:02 User cfujgo BaT32:05 1968 BMW 1600-2 Race Car BaT34:12 Lake Tahoe Concours d’Elegance Best-In-Class-Winning 1955 Chris-Craft 21’ Cobra BaT36:40 SVO Mustangs BaTGot suggestions for our next guest from the BaT community or One Year Garage episode? Let us know at [email protected]!

E135 Sep 04, 2025 37 min 22 annotations

Video Podcast: Adam Mohr and Steve Kittrell of Mohr Imports, BaT's Local Partner in Monterey

In epsisode 134 of the BaT Podcast, our second video episode: Alex and team pay a Monterey Car Week visit to our good friends and Local Partners at Mohr Imports. With well over 600 listings under their belts, dynamic duo Adam Mohr and Steve Kittrell know what it takes to put a great listing together and have made many a happy customer in doing just that. The pair talk about the early days and yo-yo-style relocations of the dealership, the mysterious circumstances of the partnership's fruition, how their annual Car Week collection came out of the COVID era, treating every car the same to achieve fair and consistent results, the Wild West of pre-BaT consignment, a notable local celebrity, how alumni listings and our new offers tool add to the transparent history of a car, the photographic embarrassment of riches available to them on the Monterey Peninsula, the Catch-22 of the comments section, and the skills of the folks who help them out on a day to day basis. Got suggestions for our next guest from the BaT community or One Year Garage episode? Let us know at [email protected]!

Aug 28, 2025 49 min 7 annotations

AUDIO ONLY Adam Mohr and Steve Kittrell of Mohr Imports, BaT's Local Partner in Monterey

In epsisode 134 of the BaT Podcast, Alex and team pay a Monterey Car Week visit to our good friends and Local Partners at Mohr Imports. With well over 600 listings under their belts, dynamic duo Adam Mohr and Steve Kittrell know what it takes to put a great listing together and have made many a happy customer in doing just that. Click the video below to see the conversation.The pair talk about the early days and yo-yo-style relocations of the dealership, the mysterious circumstances of the partnership's fruition, how their annual Car Week collection came out of the COVID era, treating every car the same to achieve fair and consistent results, the Wild West of pre-BaT consignment, a notable local celebrity, how alumni listings and our new offers tool add to the transparent history of a car, the photographic embarrassment of riches available to them on the Monterey Peninsula, the Catch-22 of the comments section, and the skills of the folks who help them out on a day to day basis. Got suggestions for our next guest from the BaT community or One Year Garage episode? Let us know at [email protected]!

E134 Aug 28, 2025 49 min 7 annotations

Max Maddox, Head of Creative at Donut Media

Alex sits down with Max Maddox, the new Head of Creative at Donut Media, at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca during Monterey Car Week 2025.With an aural background of vintage race cars on track and fresh off a test drive of the new 1,064-horsepower C8 Corvette ZR1, Max talks about two run-ins with Horacio Pagani; a brief IQ test; branded soap; Car Week traffic; the mystery Hella air dam on his E30; sage advice regarding BMW window regulators; the Porsche 911 he bought on BaT for $850; a new flagship show for the channel; whether "more expnesive is more better"; a daring take on Y2K-era spinners; the Great Host Departure of 2024; becoming a Civic liker; tailoring Donut for a TV audience; and whether he'll turn into a roof tent guy now that he's got a diesel Cayenne. Links for things mentioned in this episode:9:15 Formula 1 at 75 display at Laguna Seca, old and new15:35 The $850 BaT Porsche purchaseWe Bought the World’s Cheapest Porsche 911 Donut on YouTubeDennis Collins, cbjeep on BaT26:41Donut YouTube channel33:56Sportscar Vacationland by Overcrest36:57 Max Maddox on InstagramGot suggestions for our next guest from the BaT community or One Year Garage episode? Let us know at [email protected]!

E133 Aug 21, 2025 37 min 19 annotations

A Foray into Vintage Racing; Record Volume on BaT

Producer's note: Due to some technical kerfuffles, this week's episode sounds less than ideal. We'll be back to top form in no time!Alex, Randy, Howard, and Zac–the whole crew is back together again! They discuss Randy's first time out in the world of vintage racing versus Howard's lifelong experience; the stellar track food, green ravines, and worryingly fast straights at Road America; pit bikes; catching up with B.S. Levy; the various on-track attitudes (and interpretations of vintage spec) from event to event; the experience of driving in the race car parade from the track to downtown Elkhart Lake; Spotted Cow; the next tracks on the list; exhausted radiators; some notable names they'll be sharing Laguna Seca with this weekend; and great memories from Malibu Grand Prix.The group close out with several recent collections from the site, hard-to-find hardtops, and other watchlist highlights from this very exciting and high-volume time at BaT. Links for listings mentioned in this episode:0:14 Slot car tracks on BaT27:31 ottowerks in Arizona29:32 Thunder Roadster Race Car34:01 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion 2025 Program40:23 Presenting the 2025 Mohr Imports Car Week Collection: Postcards from Monterey40:46 1966 Shelby Mustang GT350 and CR750-Style 1969 Honda CB750 Sandcast40:55 Honda S2000 Removable Hardtop41:53 The “Hypercar Holy Trinity” Collection, from Silver Arrow Cars42:45 The Barn Find Viper Collection, Offered at No Reserve by Silver Arrow Cars43:31 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing & Roadster model page43:56 Malibu Grand Prix Virage Go-Kart45:54 Sega Ferrari F355 Challenge Arcade Game46:27 1953 Siata 208S Spider by Motto47:29 Supercharged 1937 Cord 812 Custom Berline Deluxe47:57 4,400-Mile 2012 Lexus LFA48:11 1936 Brough Superior SS80 w/Petrol-Tube Sidecar and 1913 Henderson Four48:17 1991 Porsche 911 Carrera 4 Targa by Singer48:20 39k-Mile 1989 Porsche 911 Turbo Coupe48:34 1932 Ford Highboy Roadster48:45 1967 Shelby Mustang GT350 Fastback49:04 Twin-Plug 3.4L Twin-Turbo-Powered 2020 Bailey Cars 91749:32 2011 Porsche 911 Carrera GTS Coupe 6-Speed49:56 Jaguar Parts Collection50:12 45k-Mile 1986 Ford Mustang SVO51:41 38k-Mile 2006 Toyota Land Cruiser UZJ100Got suggestions for our next guest from the BaT community or One Year Garage episode? Let us know at [email protected]!

E132 Aug 14, 2025 53 min

A Road America Recap and Watchlist Review

Alex and BaT strategy director Zac discuss the luxuries of bicoastal living; spring in New York City; the eye-opening rust situation for a first-time visitor to the Midwest; a novel way to avoid road tolls; which one is the "villain" of the podcast; and unspoken Wisconsin speed limits. Then, on to the main event: the absoutely stellar time we all had at Road America for our Alumni Gathering at the vintage races in July. Zac finds a way to briefly resurface his favorite car, the Toyota Solara, before they talk about the transformative experience (and innate patriotism) of the traditional Friday night race car parade into Elkhart Lake. The pair wrap up with some of the most interesting cars recently listed on BaT.Links for listings mentioned in this episode:28:23 4,800-Mile 2001 Acura Integra Type R30:11 1993 Honda NSX-R30:21 2010 Alfa Romeo TZ3 Stradale Zagato36:05 F80 M3-Swapped 2015 BMW 328i Sports Wagon 6-Speed37:39 Ex-Gucci 1969 Mercedes-Benz 280SL 4-Speed39:21 50-Years Owned 1951 Vincent Rapide Series C40:17 Ex–Marty Dickerson, 352-Powered 1957 Ford Ranchero41:09 1996 Toyota Mega Cruiser High Roof42:26 Japanese-Market 8-Kilometer 1987 Honda VFR750R RC3042:36 1966 Dodge Charger 426 Hemi 4-Speed43:00 2002 Chevrolet Camaro Coupe B4C Special Service Package45:03 1977 Ferrari 308 GTB45:07 Twin-Supercharged 427-Powered 1986 Ford Mustang GT Hatchback “ProFox” 6-Speed45:16 RoW 1992 Porsche 911 Carrera 2 Coupe 5-Speed45:38 Ardun 296-Powered ’32 Ford Highboy Roadster48:10 1970 Shelby Mustang GT350 FastbackGot suggestions for our next guest from the BaT community or One Year Garage episode? Let us know at [email protected]!

E131 Aug 07, 2025 49 min

The One-Year Garage: 1997

In this latest installment of our popular One-Year Garage game, Alex, Beck, and podcast newcomer Cameron reveal their favorite cars, trucks, and wild cards of 1997, but not before explaining to young Cam the horrors of the Star Wars prequels he grew up with. Also: Schumacher and Villeneuve; the WALKinshaw Porsche WSC-95 at Le Mans; all three are old enough to be irritated by the vagaries of Google AI; wishful thinking about the availability of a manual transmission in the US-model Volvo 850R; a burnout instead of friendly wave; and a wilder wild card than usual.Links for items discussed in this episode:14:38 Current live listings from 199718:46 Volvo 850R21:47 One of the Rarest and Most Gas-Guzzling Shooting Brakes Can Be Yours25:39 BMW E36 M3/4/529:21 1988 BMW M3 Evolution II30:40 4,800-Mile 2001 Acura Integra Type R33:26 Mr. Bean’s Twice-Wrecked Daily-Driver McLaren F134:12 Triumph Italia35:12 Porsche 993 Turbo Model Page42:46 150-Mile 1993 Ford F-150 SVT Lightning44:52 Toyota Mega Cruiser47:44 Porsche 993 911 Model Page50:36 BMW 850 CSi52:02 Euro 45k-Kilometer 1997 Ferrari 550 Maranello54:18 Porsche 911 GT1 Strassenversion: Road to Track and Back57:28 26-Years-Owned 1997 Aviat Husky A-11:00:38 1997 Honda Accord British Touring CarGot suggestions for our next guest from the BaT community or One Year Garage episode? Let us know at [email protected]!

E130 Jul 31, 2025 68 min

Revisiting Colin Comer, Adventures in Shelby

Producer's note: Our man Alex is still recovering from our recent gathering in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, and will be back to regularly scheduled programming next week. In the meantime, we've bookended the vintage races at Road America with local legends Peter Cunningham and, today, a revisitation of our entertaining 2024 interview with Shelby impresario and all-around rascal Colin Comer.Randy and Alex sit down with Shelby expert, restorer, journalist, author, and frequent BaT seller Colin Comer. They talk about his first MGB GT leading into the world of "bargain" Ferraris and his ultimate pathway to Shelby collection and expertise; a (literal) run-in with the law as a teenager in a rusty GTV; his hot take on the Cobra Daytona Coupe versus the plain-Jane roadster; sharing a Lister Knobbly with Sam Smith for a thousand miles; telling Keith Martin to stick to sports cars; the pitfalls and history-preserving rewards of being talked into book authorship while driving a 427 Cobra in the snow; buying "plenty" of Bugeye Sprites on the advice of Peter Egan; and important things scrawled on bathroom walls.Links for items discussed in this episode:CC350 BaT Member ProfileTom Cotter's Cobra StoryBaT Exclusive: The Pastor's Bugeye SpriteColin Comer's books available for purchaseThe Comer CollectionColin's Classic AutoGot suggestions for our next guest from the BaT community or One Year Garage episode? Let us know at [email protected]!

E128 Jul 24, 2025 51 min

Peter Cunningham and RealTime Collection Hall, Remastered

BaT is headed to Road America next week for our return to the WeatherTech Vintage Weekend with Brian Redman (sign up to come if you haven't already)! So we're revisiting our remastered 2021 discussion with BaT user Pedro, otherwise known as Peter Cunningham – he of an illustrious racing career in all manner of Hondas with the team he founded in 1987, RealTime Racing. Randy and Howard discuss his years of competition success before moving on to one of the most important Honda collections on earth, his RealTime Collection Hall. So much has happened for the race team in the four years since we recorded this episode, and we look forward to catching up with Peter and friends at his home track in a week's time! Got suggestions for our next guest from the BaT community or One Year Garage episode? Let us know at [email protected]!

E127 Jul 10, 2025 37 min

Marshall Pruett, Motorsport's Prolific Word Mechanic

Alex talks to mechanic, engineer, former race team crew chief, podcaster, and racing documentarian extraordinaire, Marshall Pruett. They cover a wide range of topics including an app recommendation; how writing relates to photography and filmmaking; being "part of a packing list": growing up in a Bay Area British car repair shop: street parking a race car: world-building via the Indy 500 radio broadcast; being a teenage jerk while Mario Andretti is trying to do his job; teaching an Indycar to play the national anthem; the stopping point in a race crew career; a stint at the worst biotech firm in Berkeley; Impostor Syndrome: Reporter Edition; favorite motorsports writers, photographers, and podcasts; emergency sponsorships; 1,620 episodes his podcast; and an ode to the racing and overall car community.You can find Marshall in many places including on his website, as host of the Marshall Pruett Podcast, on Racer.com, in Road & Track, or at ESPN.com.Got suggestions for our next guest from the BaT community or One Year Garage episode? Let us know at [email protected]!

E127 Jul 03, 2025 98 min

A Portland Recap and the 911r Interview, Part Deux

Alex and Randy review our recent blockbuster meet-up at the Portland, Oregon facility of Matt Crandall's Avant-Garde Collection, known as BaT seller and Local Partner 911r on BaT. The move on to discuss Matt's club racing career, exciting news in upcoming vintage races, interesting cars in the 911r pipeline, the team and effort it takes to operate at the highest levels as a top BaT seller, the beauty of the Local Partner model for those with more cars to sell than time to sell them, the Nailhead-powered '32 Ford coupe of Alex's dreams, unfortunate grounds for a fire extinguisher review, vintage NASCAR for the hobby racer, and the price of (however briefly) feeling like a man.Follow along! Links for the listings discussed in this episode:2:50 BaT Meet-Up, June 8 in Portland, Oregon, with 911r—Gallery Updated!7:43 1999 Jordan 199 F1 Roller10:26 OTTO Car Club12:35 Apex Motor Club in Arizona14:56 1968 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible L88 4-Speed15:11 Ex–James Garner/AIR 1968 Chevrolet Corvette L88 Convertible Race Car17:12 Lot #1000: BaT’s 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Split-Window Coupe18:57 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Split-Window Coupe L75 327/300 4-SpeedGot suggestions for our next guest from the BaT community or One Year Garage episode? Let us know at [email protected]!

E126 Jun 26, 2025 39 min

Karl Thomson on Racing and How to Sell a Car

Alex interviews Karl Thomson, an accomplished race driver and team owner who, along with his wife Jill, is the co-founder of Compass Collective, a true-blue superstar BaT Local Partner. The Southern California transplant talks the correct length for an Airstream trailer; relives a family trip from Toronto to Acapulco in a diesel Rabbit; rationalizes race cars as quality parenting; describes a race career that spans from a lucky barn find to winning at the biggest tracks in the US; explains what drives a racer out of the driver's seat and into team ownership; says many unprompted nice things about BaT; and details his strategy and methods for presenting cars on the site.Follow along! Links for the listings discussed in this episode:22:12 Acura ARX-05 DPi Race Car31:47 He Said, He Said (with Boris Said)35:30 karlt user profile35:41 1966 Chevrolet El Camino36:47 Meyers Manxter 2+236:59 Meyers Manx Tarmac Touring Edition37:21 Petersen Automotive Museum37:33 Bruce Meyer on Collecting, Cobras, and Lowriders40:38 1970 Jaguar XKE Series II Roadster and 1986 Porsche 911 Carrera Coupe M49141:39 1963 Studebaker Lark Daytona WagonaireGot suggestions for our next guest from the BaT community or One Year Garage episode? Let us know at [email protected]!

E125 Jun 19, 2025 54 min

An Epic Drive Through the Alps

Alex and Randy issue quick non-sequitur opinions on the Dekon Monza and an appealingly basic Fairlane before launching into a recap of the recent Curated Cars & Coffee event in The Netherlands. They then launch into the main event: Randy's subsequent five-country journey through the Alps to Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este on Lake Como in his newly acquired 356A coupe, father (and lucky birthday boy) in tow. It's all there: countless hairpins in the passes, attempts to keep up with a Gullwing, windscreen wiper rationing, a thousand miles in Speedster seats, the Goldfinger Rolls, an impressive Bentley, and a hair-raising sprint to Munich on the Autobahn to cap it all off.Follow along! Links for the listings discussed in this episode:1:12 350-Powered 1936 Cord 810 Custom Two-Door Westchester3:05 Image Street Classics user page3:12 Event Coverage: Curated Cars & Coffee with ImagestreetClassics and BaT in the Dutch Countryside5:57 LT1-Powered 1962 Ferrari 250 GTE 2+2 5-Speed7:31 BaT Alumni Gathering, July 19 at Road America in Wisconsin—Fill Out The Interest Form Now!26:21 1960 Riva 20′ Super Florida41:31 Join BaT and Dutch Local Partner ImageStreetClassics for the Historic Grand Prix at Zandvoort, June 20-2241:33 BaT Alumni Gathering, July 19 at Road America in Wisconsin—Fill Out The Interest Form Now!42:56 Runge Cars websiteGot suggestions for our next guest from the BaT community or One Year Garage episode? Let us know at [email protected]!

E124 Jun 12, 2025 44 min