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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

Special Video Episode: The ImagestreetClassics Podcast from Curated Cars & Coffee

We're trying something new this week: a guest video episode from another podcast we know and love. Join BaT President Randy Nonnenberg, BaT Local Partner in the Netherlands Kenan Aksular, and car collector Herbert van Kuik to rehash the recent Curated Cars & Coffee event at van Kuik's beautiful facility just south of Amsterdam.Follow along! Links for the listings discussed in this episode:Meyers Manxter 2+2 live on BaTTwin Spark 2.0L-Powered 1969 Alfa Romeo GT 1300 Junior live on BaT1.6L-Powered 1963 Alfa Romeo Giulietta TI 5-Speed live on BaTGot suggestions for our next guest from the BaT community or One Year Garage episode? Let us know at [email protected]!

Jun 05, 2025 37 min

AUDIO ONLY Special Episode: The ImagestreetClassics Podcast from Curated Cars & Coffee

We're trying something new this week: a guest episode from another podcast we know and love. Join BaT President Randy Nonnenberg, BaT Local Partner in the Netherlands Kenan Aksular, and car collector Herbert van Kuik to rehash the recent Curated Cars & Coffee event at van Kuik's beautiful farmhouse just south of Amsterdam.Follow along! Links for the listings discussed in this episode:Meyers Manxter 2+2 live on BaTTwin Spark 2.0L-Powered 1969 Alfa Romeo GT 1300 Junior live on BaT1.6L-Powered 1963 Alfa Romeo Giulietta TI 5-Speed live on BaTGot suggestions for our next guest from the BaT community or One Year Garage episode? Let us know at [email protected]!

Jun 05, 2025 37 min 40 annotations

2025 Quail MotoFest Recap

Alex and Tyler parse the intricacies of San Francisco weather and Ducati sport tourers before delving into the topic of the day: the recent Quail MotoFest at which BaT held our third annual motorcycle gathering. They cover Bimotas, Pops Yoshimura, Troy Lee's passion for his work, the mercifully reasonable weather in Carmel Valley, developing bonds with our motorcycle sellers, and the dedicated team of specialists at BaT.Follow along! Links for the listings discussed in this episode:5:57 Event Coverage: Third Annual BaT Moto Gathering at The Quail MotoFest9:45 Every Bimota Tesi on BaT10:17 Bimota Make Page13:52 shooker user profile13:55 1933 Harley-Davidson VC w/LT Sidecar20:04 Troy Lee Designs22:56 1972 BMW R50/523:00 StaffordRestorations user profile28:32 Every Moto Guzzi Airone on BaT29:32 1960 Moto Guzzi Falcone Sport32:20 Every Schwinn bicycle on BaT32:38 MSCLASSICCARSLLC user profile37:43 Fastbike user profileGot suggestions for our next guest from the BaT community or One Year Garage episode? Let us know at [email protected]!

E123 May 29, 2025 52 min

He Said, He Said (With Boris Said)

Alex and road/track/circle/oval racer extraordinaire, dirt bike fan, dealership principal, and shrewd investor Boris Said talk about the life lessons and big breaks that led him from an early life of crime to one of the most widely varied racing careers of anyone on the planet. They cover Said's (very) early days as a car dealer, his sudden decision to go motor racing after reluctantly attending an F1 race in Detroit, a free-for-all on the Nurburgring, the greatest thing about NASCAR, his various on- and off-track business ventures, and the art of enjoying oneself. Follow along! Links for the listings discussed in this episode:1:39 No Reserve: 2001 Kawasaki KX25020:01 The Rise and Fall of No Fear Racer X37:34 @borissaid BaT user page38:18 No Reserve: 1977 Ford F-250 Ranger XLT Camper SpecialGot suggestions for our next guest from the BaT community or One Year Garage episode? Let us know at [email protected]!

E122 May 22, 2025 43 min

The One-Year Garage: 1972

One Year is back! Randy, Alex, Zac, and Beck get into it for 1972. They set the stage with happenings in the arts and on track, display their ignorance of the modern STP product line, and engage in vocab-related self reflection before descending into a pitched battle to see who can leave out the most obvious Italian GT cars! Follow along! Links for the listings discussed in this episode:03:34 Single-Family-Owned 1972 Cadillac Coupe DeVille09:39 Ex–Aristotle Onassis 1967 Ferrari 330 GTC12:11 l1972 Citroen ID21 Station Wagon 5-Speed12:53 1972 Suburbans on BaT16:07 1972 Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser17:26 1972 Honda Vamos19:35 350-Powered 1972 Toyota Land Cruiser FJ5522:44 1972 Ford Bronco Bill Stroppe Baja31:36 Restored 1972 Porsche 911S35:59 1972 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona Competizione Conversion38:56 Supercharged 1967 DeTomaso Vallelunga40:35 1972 Alvis SabreGot suggestions for our next guest from the BaT community or One Year Garage episode? Let us know at [email protected]!

E121 May 15, 2025 55 min

Back to Our Youth; Great Questions from BaT Fans

Alex, Zac, and Beck get together to lick self-inflicted wounds; take a charmingly pessimistic view of what constitutes middle age; discuss how having a family influences one's driving style; compare the safety of a GT3 vs a handgun; talk about the changing tastes and time constraints associated with aging; equate driving in the Bay Area to driving on track; reveal the perception of a sports car in NYC versus California; wait for the vintage Fast & Furious style to come back around; and give a sad update on Leno's Law. The trio move on to an in-depth discussion about submissions and then address some great listener feedback from the last couple of episodes.Follow along! Links for the listings discussed in this episode:11:33 Ex–Peter Egan 1934 Ford Model 40 Deluxe Fordor Sedan11:48 1957 Porsche 356A 1600 Coupe Project27:18 2025 Volkswagen ID. Buzz 1st Edition 4Motion29:26 1994 Porsche 928 GTS 5-Speed35:52 Professional Photos and Video with Bring a Trailer Plus Listings37:52 BaT Podcast Episode 71: Story Time with Bill Noon39:20 BaT Presents: The JDM Collection from CultivatedCollector40:01 Bring a Trailer Vault48:56 97-Mile 2014 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Black Series49:55 1999 Mercedes-Benz SL73 AMGGot suggestions for our next guest from the BaT community or One Year Garage episode? Let us know at [email protected]!

E120 May 08, 2025 53 min

Get Out and Drive

Randy and Alex bring on special guest and podcast newcomer Robbie Pyle, the Curation Manager for BaT (if you've never met Robbie, you must not hang out at California car events enough). They reminisce about the first local rallies and driving events that really got them hooked and enmeshed with the car community, and talk about how important it is to get out and use an old car with people who share your love of them. They discuss a number of California driving events both accessible and rarified, and close by deciding on their ideal fantasy entries for the Mille Miglia or Cal Mille, reliving a gorgeous downpour in Sonoma, and fondly remembering parking the very first BaT "company car" around San Francisco.Follow along! Links for the listings discussed in this episode:0:49 2025 Snowball Rally1:38 Snowball Rally coverage on BaT over the years04:13 California Melee04:19 Faultline 5002025 #19 MotherLode 400 - June 13-15, 202504:24 SoCal TT24:03 Overcrest Rally24:47 California Mille33:46 Season Opener: Live from the 2014 Snowball RallyGot suggestions for our next guest from the BaT community or One Year Garage episode? Let us know at [email protected]!

E119 May 01, 2025 38 min

Affordable 21st-Century Performance on BaT

In episode 118 of the BaT Podcast, Alex, Randy, and Howard go over a brief event recap; a Saab record holder; the "full mileage discount"; how much raw performance can be had for under (or well under) $40k; scary prospects from the likes of AMG and Aston Martin; the ideal four-Porsche driveway for value seekers; and what's in store for the first-year Bentayga. Follow along! Links for the listings discussed in this episode:03:54 2025 SNOWBALL RALLY April 25, 26 & 27, 202504:00 Hagerty California Mille04:30 Third Annual BaT Moto Gathering, May 17, 2025 at The Quail04:54 Historic Grand Prix at Zandvoort 202506:19 WeatherTech Vintage Weekend with Brian Redman July 17-20, 202508:58 South Florida BaT Meet-Up—April 19 with K2 Motorcars! 09: 36 k2motorcars user page13:38 Chevrolet Corvette C5 model page14:04 First-gen Bentley Continental GT17:12 BMW E63/E64 M617:50 Audi RS518:05 Audi B7 RS418:24 Nissan 370Z20:02 First-gen Cadillac CTS & CTS-V21:28 Mercedes-Benz W203 C55 & C32 AMG24:41 BMW E89 Z4 Roadster25:39 Dodge Neon SRT-426:51 Dodge Challenger (non-SRT, 2009-2015)27:24 Chrysler Crossfire29:06 Mazda NC MX-5 Miata30:26 2001-2007 Subaru Impreza WRX30:33 Volvo V70R33:19 Mazdaspeed634:00 Mazdaspeed336:07 Porsche 986 Boxster38:22 Ford Mustang Saleen S28142:06 Porsche 955/957 Cayenne Turbo47:06 Jaguar XKR48:01 Panoz Esperante48:20 Dodge Ram SRT-10 Quad Cab48:51 Fiat 500 Abarth (2012-2019)Got suggestions for our next guest from the BaT community or an idea for our next game episode? Let us know at [email protected]!

E118 Apr 24, 2025 50 min 87 annotations

Notable Recent Results, Auto News, and Palm Springs

Alex and Beck review some recent highlights on BaT including a pair of record-breaking 206 Dinos, an understated Singer, a fascinating NSX result, and more. They discuss big news for Big Willow, Leno's Law, vintage SoCal fast food chains, percolating race car tech, the design legacy of the GT40, the backwards baseball cap in automotive form, and the ideal color for a 2002 Turbo before wrapping up by waxing poetic about Palm Springs car culture.Follow along! Links for the listings discussed in this episode:1:41 prancinghorse BaT user profile1:44 BaT Auctions Presents: The Z Collection BaT site post1:59 1969 Ferrari Dino 206 GT BaT listing3:54 1968 Ferrari Dino 206 GT BaT listing4:15 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing w/ Factory Rudge Wheel Option BaT listing6:45 1991 Porsche 911 Carrera 2 Coupe by Singer BaT listing11:56 California Senate Bill 712 Legiscan.com19:02 Neon Porcelain Dairy Queen Sign BaT listing19:21 Volkswagen Dealership Sign BaT listing20:29 1990 AAR-Toyota Eagle HF89 BaT listing23:57 9k-Mile Supercharged 2002 Acura NSX-T 6-Speed BaT listing26:44 Race Car Replicas GT40 Mk1 BaT listing28:33 1967 Ford GT40 G7A Mark IV Conversion BaT listing29:06 Zinc Yellow 1996 Ford Escort RS Cosworth Lux BaT listing30:25 the_patina_group BaT user profile31:09 Supercharged 1937 Cord 812 Phaeton BaT listing31:40 Euro 1978 Ferrari 308 GTB BaT listing33:23 37-Years-Owned 1965 Honda S600 Roadster BaT listing34:48 1952 Allard J2X BaT listing35:14 Ardun-Ford-Powered 1951 Allard J2 BaT listing35:36 1974 BMW 2002 Turbo BaT listing42:08 South Florida BaT Meet-Up—April 19 with K2 Motorcars! BaT event announcement44:11 2023 BAC Mono X BaT listingGot suggestions for our next guest from the BaT community or an idea for our next game episode? Let us know at [email protected]!

E117 Apr 17, 2025 44 min 66 annotations

One Make, One Decade with Maurice Merrick of Horsepower Heritage

Alex and Maurice Merrick, creator and host of the always-fascinating Horsepower Heritage podcast, talk at BaT HQ about disappearing Mazdas, the most dangerous Super Beetle, a Series Land Rover addiction, automotive first right of refusal, vintage motorcycle personalities, and Napoleonic steam-powered artillery tractors before moving on to a new take on everyone's favorite game with a focus on Chevrolets from the 1960s.Follow along! Links for the listings discussed in this episode:0:48 Horsepower Heritage website1:34 Czinger Vehicles: Accelerating the Future HH podcast episode2:18 BaT Alumni Gathering, July 8 at the Iola Car Show event coverage3:13 BaT Alumni Gathering at The Motoring Club in Los Angeles event coverage11:31 Alex's 1991 Acura NSX 5-Speed BaT listing20:49 Vintage Bikes with Paul D'Orleans HH podcast episode20:56 The Vintagent website21:39 Speed Is Expensive: The Story of Vincent Motorcycles (with David Lancaster) HH podcast episode22:55 Richard Worsham of Janus Motorcycles HH podcast episode29:33 The Donald Healey Story HH podcast episode30:38 Pur Sang with John Bothwell HH podcast episode30:42 Patrick Long HH podcast episode32:15 Racing's Darkest Day: LeMans, 1955 HH podcast episode33:17 The Brilliance of Bentley (with Peter Grimsdale) Part 1, Part 2 HH podcast episodes36:20 Horsepower Heritage on YouTube and Instagram39:26 Corvair Yenko Stingers BaT search42:04 1962 Chevrolet Corvette 327/360 Fuelie 4-Speed BaT listing44:34 1965 Chevrolet El Camino L79 4-Speed BaT listing50:09 1962 Chevrolet Corvair Monza Wagon 4-Speed BaT listing54:24 Bullet Motorsports BaT Local Partner55:56 1967 Chevrolet Camaro RS/SS 4-Speed BaT listing57:55 Dan Gurney: The All-American Racer (with Kip Cyprus and Justin Gurney) HH podcast episode59:44 1964 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe 327 Fuelie 4-Speed w/ Big Tank HH podcast episodeGot suggestions for our next guest from the BaT community or an idea for a game episode? Let us know at [email protected]!

E116 Apr 10, 2025 62 min 61 annotations

Matt Farah's Best Jobs

Alex and Matt Farah, he of The Smoking Tire, two Westside Classic Car Storage facilities, and an enviable place on the Road & Track masthead, sit down in Farah's own TST studio to talk about what 166 trucks' worth of concrete will get you; the sobering math of car storage in the city; his lack of interest in world domination; why he still makes video content; the highest job title one can attain before things stop being fun; the ideal city plan for car people; the joys of an elevated appliance; an appreciation for his wife's Pao; appropriate vehicles for EV conversion; supercar patronage; the worst part of owning a DeLorean; taking all of half an inch; a literal barrier to entry in a Lamborghini; and an unlikely presidential ticket.Follow along! Links for the listings discussed in this episode:0:12 Westside Collector Car Storage a BaT Local Partner15:33 Alex's 1991 Acura NSX BaT listing17:50 Luft Air|Water 202525:24 Farah's 4,400-Mile 1983 DeLorean DMC-12 BaT listing26:50 What's it Like to Drive my Mechanically Perfect Ferrari 328 in the Canyons? The Smoking Tire on YouTube31:30 StreetFire YouTube channel32:51 AMMO NYC YouTube channel36:01 Farah's Modified 1988 Ford Mustang SSP 5.0 for Charity BaT listing43:23 The Smoking Tire Podcast44:53 The Smoking Tire YouTube channelGot suggestions for our next guest from the BaT community or One Year Garage episode? Let us know at [email protected]!

E115 Apr 03, 2025 46 min 45 annotations

Peter Egan, Remastered

We're giving Alex and the guys the week off for the first time since restarting the BaT podcast in January 2024. This week, we serve you a reheated and much-better-sounding version of Alex's February 2024 interview with the one-and-only, the legendary, the beloved, Peter Egan—he of Side Glances in Road & Track, of countless harebrained-slash-inspirational road trips, of April Fools road tests, and of so much more. This is the man that so many of us at BaT and beyond like to think we've fashioned ourselves after; a modest and humble writer who, perhaps unknowingly, has played a formative role in our addictions to the great machinery of the world, the call of the open road, and the treasures to be found when these things are combined.Peter sat down with Alex over a year ago in his erstwhile stomping grounds of coastal Orange County, California, to discuss his career and the cars, bikes, planes, people, and places it was formed around. They cover his entry into journalism via Cycle World; the power of an interesting car, or a Piper Cub, to make friends out of strangers in faraway lands; the social advantages of touring the country in someone else's Ferrari; a memorable hometown show with Chuck Berry and Billy Peek, caught on happenstance; getting a glimpse of the Old Man at Fiorano; the art of (somewhat) feigning ignorance; getting locked into the Morgan factory at Malvern; sharing the last Everest flight of the season with Neil Sedaka, and only Neil Sedaka; whether Egan's next project will be a 76-year-old British sports car or a 27-year-old Italian superbike; and how Barb has stuck with him come fire and come rain (yes, Barb really is that great).Links for titles/listings discussed in this episode:The Ex-Peter Egan 1967 Jaguar XKE Coupe that was auctioned in 2019 with 335 comments—including one from the man himself, which gathered quite possibly the most thumbs-up a single comment has ever received on BaTTom Cotter's Cobra storyEgan's archive at the Road & Track website (may require a membership subscription)A variety of Egan's writing collections available for purchase (we highly recommend picking up every last one of them)Got suggestions for our next guest from the BaT community or One Year Garage episode? Let us know at [email protected]!

E114 Mar 27, 2025 54 min 44 annotations

We Hate to Say It

Alex and Beck spend some time catching up before moving on to a favorite subject at BaT: why we write the way we do. Topics range from the joys of using a vehicle for what it's for, the Sierra, the ski resort duopoly, transportation conundrums, Porsche shop updates, NSX pipe dreams, the true cost of the ultimate BaT photo gallery, and open bars at school auctions. Then, to the meat of the matter: fluffy marketing phrases we don't use at BaT, and why. They discuss the power of saying "I don't know," paint meter usage, the "squishy" terms of the car world, how the listing process works behind the scenes, the ethics and the judgment that define BaT style, and why transparency from the start is always the best idea.Follow along! Links for the listings discussed in this episode:06:23 Jay Leno backs California bill that would ease smog test requirements for classic cars abc7.com09:34 911r user page BaT10:32 The Image Engine link10:53 Wob user page BaT11:32 casciomotors user page BaT21:39 Key & Peele - Text Message Confusion - Uncensored Comedy Central on YouTube22:23 BaT Local Partners BaT43:45 The Many Porsches of Magnus Walker BaT Podcast Episode45:41 8-Mile 1987 Buick GNX 2019 BaT listing50:07 BaT Gear StoreGot suggestions for our next guest from the BaT community or One Year Garage episode? Let us know at [email protected]!

E113 Mar 20, 2025 51 min 38 annotations

Ford CEO Jim Farley

Randy sits down with Ford Motor Company's own Jim Farley, otherwise known as fordman21 in the BaT community, for a fascinating and wide-ranging discussion. Jim generously takes the time to talk about how his early experiences led to a lifetime of flipping cars; his own podcast, DRIVE with Jim Farley; an unexpected and, one supposes, uncommon skill for a Big Three CEO; getting yelled at by a Formula 1 World Champion; the dangers of working in one's hobby; details about his social relationship with BaT; free product advice; connecting with other people over a shared passion; insights into the early days of Lexus; the emotional rollercoaster of sports car production; sage decision-making advice; predictions about the role of AI in the manufacturing process; a formative moment involving Phil Hill and a recalcitrant Gullwing; using his Pantera to stress out his security detail and keep the local Harbor Freight in business; and a heartfelt plea to competing BaT bidders. Follow along! Links for the listings discussed in this episode:16:40 The 10 Questions series BaT stories17:29 CC350 (Colin Comer) BaT user profile37:52 SEMA-Exhibited 2022 Ford Maverick XL BaT listing51:42 1972 DeTomaso Pantera BaT listingGot suggestions for our next guest from the BaT community or One Year Garage episode? Let us know at [email protected]!

E112 Mar 13, 2025 55 min 42 annotations

What are we Watching?

Alex invites Randy and Beck to talk room temperature issues, debate pronunciation of co-opted brand names, give a sneak peek at upcoming BaT events, discuss complicated child transport scenarios, hit a collective mental block about French motorcycles, lament the spreading of sacred regional fast food chains, ponder the RUFiest RUF, court rage on Instagram, and rue over-racing street cars. They continue with stopping the scroll and nerding out about blimps, and cap it all off by teasing next week's very exciting podcast guest!Follow along! Links for the listings discussed in this episode:01:57 Podcast Episode 110, The One-Year Garage: 1999 BaT post05:19 Southern California BaT Meet-Up—March 29 with Malamut Auto Museum and Wob! BaT post05:56 mmalamut user page06:33 Wob user page10:38 k2motorcars user page11:26 The Quail MotoFest12:16 Motorcycles category page13:51 911r user page14:44 DENWERKS user page14:49 cascadia user page15:45 Local Partners page19:20 BaT Event Calendar19:59 Roush 427R-Powered 1940 Ford Coupe Hot Rod BaT listing21:39 French motorcycles on BaT search22:54 1952 Moto Narcisse Tandem Project BaT listing23:31 RUF RCT Evo-Specification 1991 Porsche 911 Carrera Coupe 5-Speed BaT listing27:36 1999 Subaru Impreza WRX STi Version VI Type RA Limited BaT listing29:43 2.7L-Powered 1974 Porsche 914 5-Speed Race Car w/Trailer BaT listing33:05 1961 Chrysler 300G Hardtop Coupe BaT listing34:04 1,300-Mile 1989 Porsche 911 Speedster BaT listing34:27 2023 Caterham Seven 360S SV BaT listing35:35 283 Fuelie–Powered 1957 Chevrolet 150 2-Door Sedan BaT listing36:50 1967 Ford GT40 G7A Mark IV Conversion BaT listing38:21 1972 Volvo 1800E 4-Speed BaT listing39:44 1979 Ferrari 308 GTS from Magnum P.I. BaT listing42:44 1963 Shelby Cobra 289 Mark I BaT listing43:55 Goodyear Blimp Ride Experience for Charity BaT listingGot suggestions for our next guest from the BaT community or One Year Garage episode? Let us know at [email protected]!

E111 Mar 06, 2025 48 min 58 annotations

The One-Year Garage: 1999

A new combination of combatants sits down to list out their preferred rides if it were 26 years ago. Alex, Zac, and Beck get in an early dig at the wholly innocent 318ti before discussing their first cars; Zac's real post-high-school destiny; the true meaning of 99; a boy band faux pas; Zac's yuppie destiny; important weight calculations for C5 Corvettes; and the last two pretty Ferraris. Alex, shockingly, comes up with an unpopular opinion about a BMW, but the rest of the crew can agree on the best location for any post-E90 chassis M3.Follow along! Links for the listings discussed in this episode:16:05 One-Owner 12k-Mile 1999 Acura NSX Zanardi Edition #51 BaT listing25:34 Rare AMG Wagon: 1998 Mercedes Benz C43 BaT search26:48 Ferrari 456 GT Venice Carrozzieri Italiani31:48 BMW E36 M3 Lightweight BaT search34:15 C5 Corvette Fixed-roof Coupe BaT search37:00 Panoz LMP-1 Roadster WikipediaGot suggestions for our next guest from the BaT community or One Year Garage episode? Let us know at [email protected]!

E110 Feb 27, 2025 55 min 64 annotations

Dispatches from Scottsdale and Paris

The team is fresh back from the BaT Meet-Up with OTTO B&BS in Arizona, followed by a whirlwind trip to France for Retromobile. They cover impressions of the various sales techniques at both; Alex's new body art; the wide variety of cars and people at our Arizona event; fascination with a 5:30am rock band; Zac asking hard questions; a quick Hemi lesson; the curious but true geographical reality of Scottsdale; high-mile rental cars; an evergreen silver NSX; reflections on the European car scene, including the most memorable cars and falling walls at Retromobile; and a French love affair with of all things, an Olds Toronado.Follow along! Links for the listings discussed in this episode:0:13 1986 Porsche 962C auction1:17 Bill_Noon user page3:23 casciomotors user page4:44 Arizona Biltmore Hotel Wikipedia5:15 Arizona Car Week 20259:01 MSCLASSICCARSLLC user page10:03 BaT Event Coverage: Meet-Up at Arizona Car Week B+BS Show with OTTO Car Club story10:48 ottocarclub user page12:59 1968 Chevrolet C20 CST Custom Camper w/1966 Del Rey Sky Lounge Camper auction13:53 392 Hemi-Powered ’32 Ford Roadster Highboy auction14:51 AdamsPolishes user page24:37 Site Update: New Features for International Listings and Bidders story25:43 Colomboandcompany user page26:28 Škoda 110 Super Sport Wikipedia37:45ImageStreetClassics user pageGot suggestions for our next guest from the BaT community or One Year Garage episode? Let us know at [email protected]!

E109 Feb 20, 2025 58 min 45 annotations

The Minds Behind Nicole Johnson's Detour (Audio Only)

This audio-only version has been optimized for those players that do not offer video capabilities. Amidst the noise and dust of a reroofing job at BaT HQ, Nicole Johnson and Mike Badami, the production partners responsible for Nicole Johnson’s Detour on YouTube, talk with Alex about enthusiastic enthusiasts; questionable trips in Porsches; a preference for dumb cars; the perils of one’s livelihood depending on the safety and reliability of old, modified, or even home-built vehicles; their mutual involvement with King of the Hammers; Nicole’s trial-by-fire entrée into 2010s monster truck competition; big balls of dung; the trip to France that precipitated Detour; a Land Cruiser and curly hair; 2002s versus Cobras; counting on passion; and much more.Follow along! Links for the topics discussed in this episode:1:12 10 Questions with ABikePeddler BaT1:24 FRENCH FURY: Ferocious Mid-Engine 1983 Renault R5 Turbo 2 Homologated Rally Champ YouTube3:58 ICONIC OUTLAW: Magnus Walker’s “277” Urban Outlaw Porsche 911 & The Unconventional Collection YouTube8:50 OVERLAND PORSCHE: Rally-Modded 320 HP 1987 Porsche 911 CarreraYouTube7:20 The Many Porsches of Magnus Walker BaT Podcast16:48 Ford Pinto Model Page BaT24:42 Supercharged LT1-Powered Widebody 1966 MGB Roadster 6-Speed BaT56:47 Four Wheeling in France | Chambon Sur Jeep 2011 YouTube57:40 Jessi Combs (RIP) Wikipedia1:05:17 MANOFIED BMW: 600 HP Oil-Less-Turbo 1974 BMW 2002 with Modern E36 M3 Powertrain YouTube1:07:34 ORIGINAL COBRAS Part 2: 1 of 5 FIA Original 1964 289 Shelby Cobra at Willow Springs YouTube1:08:41 ELECTRIC DEVIL: Mudslide-Surviving 1976 Porsche 911 Turned Tesla-Powered Ruffian Beast YouTube1:09:57 PESKY PINZGAUER: Cranky Vintage 4×4 Military Truck at Aaron Hagar’s Rat Runners Garage YouTube1:25:40 710 Search Results for 1965 Mustang BaTGot suggestions for our next guest from the BaT community or One Year Garage episode? Let us know at [email protected]!

E108 Feb 18, 2025 89 min 47 annotations

The Minds Behind Nicole Johnson's Detour

Amidst the noise and dust of a reroofing job at BaT HQ, Nicole Johnson and Mike Badami, the (old married couple) (mother and daughter) (Statler and Waldorf) production partners responsible for Nicole Johnson's Detour on YouTube, talk with Alex about enthusiastic enthusiasts; questionable trips in Porsches; a preference for dumb cars; the perils of one's livelihood depending on the safety and reliability of old, modified, or even home-built vehicles; their mutual involvement with King of the Hammers; Nicole's trial-by-fire entrée into 2010s monster truck competition; big balls of dung; the trip to France that precipitated Detour; a Land Cruiser and curly hair; 2002s versus Cobras; counting on passion; and much more.Follow along! Links for the topics discussed in this episode:1:12 10 Questions with ABikePeddler BaT1:24 FRENCH FURY: Ferocious Mid-Engine 1983 Renault R5 Turbo 2 Homologated Rally Champ YouTube3:58 ICONIC OUTLAW: Magnus Walker's "277" Urban Outlaw Porsche 911 & The Unconventional CollectionYouTube8:50 OVERLAND PORSCHE: Rally-Modded 320 HP 1987 Porsche 911 Carrera YouTube7:20 The Many Porsches of Magnus Walker BaT Podcast16:48 Ford Pinto Model Page BaT24:42 Supercharged LT1-Powered Widebody 1966 MGB Roadster 6-Speed BaT56:47 Four Wheeling in France | Chambon Sur Jeep 2011 YouTube57:40 Jessi Combs (RIP) Wikipedia1:05:17 MANOFIED BMW: 600 HP Oil-Less-Turbo 1974 BMW 2002 with Modern E36 M3 Powertrain YouTube1:07:34 ORIGINAL COBRAS Part 2: 1 of 5 FIA Original 1964 289 Shelby Cobra at Willow Springs YouTube1:08:41 ELECTRIC DEVIL: Mudslide-Surviving 1976 Porsche 911 Turned Tesla-Powered Ruffian Beast YouTube1:09:57 PESKY PINZGAUER: Cranky Vintage 4x4 Military Truck at Aaron Hagar's Rat Runners Garage YouTube1:25:40 710 Search Results for 1965 Mustang BaTGot suggestions for our next guest from the BaT community or One Year Garage episode? Let us know at [email protected]!

E108 Feb 13, 2025 89 min 48 annotations