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!

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01:57 Podcast Episode 110, The One-Year Garage: 1999 BaT post

05:19 Southern California BaT Meet-Up—March 29 with Malamut Auto Museum and Wob! BaT post

05:56 mmalamut user page

06:33 Wob user page

10:38 k2motorcars user page

11:26 The Quail MotoFest

12:16 Motorcycles category page

13:51 911r user page

14:44 DENWERKS user page

14:49 cascadia user page

15:45 Local Partners page

19:20 BaT Event Calendar

19:59 Roush 427R-Powered 1940 Ford Coupe Hot Rod BaT listing

21:39 French motorcycles on BaT search

22:54 1952 Moto Narcisse Tandem Project BaT listing

23:31  RUF RCT Evo-Specification 1991 Porsche 911 Carrera Coupe 5-Speed BaT listing

27:36  1999 Subaru Impreza WRX STi Version VI Type RA Limited BaT listing

29:43  2.7L-Powered 1974 Porsche 914 5-Speed Race Car w/Trailer BaT listing

33:05  1961 Chrysler 300G Hardtop Coupe BaT listing

34:04 1,300-Mile 1989 Porsche 911 Speedster BaT listing

34:27 2023 Caterham Seven 360S SV BaT listing

35:35 283 Fuelie–Powered 1957 Chevrolet 150 2-Door Sedan BaT listing

36:50 1967 Ford GT40 G7A Mark IV Conversion BaT listing

38:21 1972 Volvo 1800E 4-Speed BaT listing

39:44 1979 Ferrari 308 GTS from Magnum P.I. BaT listing

42:44 1963 Shelby Cobra 289 Mark I BaT listing

43:55 Goodyear Blimp Ride Experience for Charity BaT listing

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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.

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16:05 One-Owner 12k-Mile 1999 Acura NSX Zanardi Edition #51 BaT listing

25:34 Rare AMG Wagon: 1998 Mercedes Benz C43 BaT search

26:48 Ferrari 456 GT Venice Carrozzieri Italiani

31:48 BMW E36 M3 Lightweight BaT search

34:15 C5 Corvette Fixed-roof Coupe BaT search

37:00 Panoz LMP-1 Roadster Wikipedia

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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.

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0:13 1986 Porsche 962C auction

1:17 Bill_Noon user page

3:23 casciomotors user page

4:44 Arizona Biltmore Hotel Wikipedia

5:15 Arizona Car Week 2025

9:01 MSCLASSICCARSLLC user page

10:03 BaT Event Coverage: Meet-Up at Arizona Car Week B+BS Show with OTTO Car Club story

10:48 ottocarclub user page

12:59 1968 Chevrolet C20 CST Custom Camper w/1966 Del Rey Sky Lounge Camper auction

13:53 392 Hemi-Powered ’32 Ford Roadster Highboy auction

14:51 AdamsPolishes user page

24:37 Site Update: New Features for International Listings and Bidders story

25:43 Colomboandcompany user page

26:28 Škoda 110 Super Sport Wikipedia

37:45ImageStreetClassics user page

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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.

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1:12 10 Questions with ABikePeddler BaT

1:24 FRENCH FURY: Ferocious Mid-Engine 1983 Renault R5 Turbo 2 Homologated Rally Champ YouTube

3:58 ICONIC OUTLAW: Magnus Walker’s “277” Urban Outlaw Porsche 911 & The Unconventional Collection YouTube

8:50 OVERLAND PORSCHE: Rally-Modded 320 HP 1987 Porsche 911 CarreraYouTube

7:20 The Many Porsches of Magnus Walker BaT Podcast

16:48 Ford Pinto Model Page BaT

24:42 Supercharged LT1-Powered Widebody 1966 MGB Roadster 6-Speed BaT

56:47 Four Wheeling in France | Chambon Sur Jeep 2011 YouTube

57:40 Jessi Combs (RIP) Wikipedia

1:05:17 MANOFIED BMW: 600 HP Oil-Less-Turbo 1974 BMW 2002 with Modern E36 M3 Powertrain YouTube

1:07:34 ORIGINAL COBRAS Part 2: 1 of 5 FIA Original 1964 289 Shelby Cobra at Willow Springs YouTube

1:08:41 ELECTRIC DEVIL: Mudslide-Surviving 1976 Porsche 911 Turned Tesla-Powered Ruffian Beast YouTube

1:09:57 PESKY PINZGAUER: Cranky Vintage 4×4 Military Truck at Aaron Hagar’s Rat Runners Garage YouTube

1:25:40 710 Search Results for 1965 Mustang BaT

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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 BaT

1:24 FRENCH FURY: Ferocious Mid-Engine 1983 Renault R5 Turbo 2 Homologated Rally Champ YouTube

3:58 ICONIC OUTLAW: Magnus Walker's "277" Urban Outlaw Porsche 911 & The Unconventional CollectionYouTube

8:50 OVERLAND PORSCHE: Rally-Modded 320 HP 1987 Porsche 911 Carrera YouTube

7:20 The Many Porsches of Magnus Walker BaT Podcast

16:48 Ford Pinto Model Page BaT

24:42 Supercharged LT1-Powered Widebody 1966 MGB Roadster 6-Speed BaT

56:47 Four Wheeling in France | Chambon Sur Jeep 2011 YouTube

57:40 Jessi Combs (RIP) Wikipedia

1:05:17 MANOFIED BMW: 600 HP Oil-Less-Turbo 1974 BMW 2002 with Modern E36 M3 Powertrain YouTube

1:07:34 ORIGINAL COBRAS Part 2: 1 of 5 FIA Original 1964 289 Shelby Cobra at Willow Springs YouTube

1:08:41 ELECTRIC DEVIL: Mudslide-Surviving 1976 Porsche 911 Turned Tesla-Powered Ruffian Beast YouTube

1:09:57 PESKY PINZGAUER: Cranky Vintage 4x4 Military Truck at Aaron Hagar's Rat Runners Garage YouTube

1:25:40 710 Search Results for 1965 Mustang BaT

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In episode 107 of the BaT Podcast, Randy speaks with Todd Zuercher and Andrew Norton about their mutual love, the classic racing Bronco. They discuss the archaic days of the Early Bronco on the Early Internet, applying learnings from the SAAC to Baja Broncos, the value of staying in touch with someone you don't like for the sake of acquiring their special vehicle, taking damage in vintage iron, an entreaty to NORRA, the frustration of procuring period-appropriate offroad tires,  backcountry exploration, and an overdue move toward sanity in the vintage Bronco market.

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1:49 First-gen Bronco Model Page and Bill Stroppe Broncos on BaT

2:24 1971 Ford Bronco Bill Stroppe Baja

25:14 Baja Broncos Unlimited website

32:02 Todd_Z Articles and User Page on BaT

33:15 Todd's Bronco at the 2024 BaT Alumni Gathering in Scottsdale

33:49 BaT Event Coverage: Meet-Up at Arizona Car Week B+BS Show with OTTO Car Club

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In episode 106 of the BaT Podcast, Alex and Randy are joined by previous guest (but One-Year Garage first-timer) Beck Deifenbach, BaT White Glove Manager, to focus on the year 2006. They discuss "Peak Analog" or even "the '60s of our generation," if you ask those from a certain generation, as well as the death of iDrive, hot times at Buttonwillow, the best value ratio at the movies,  the sadness of grayscale German cars,  and salamanders. The rules are argued and perhaps stretched, a remarkeable level of cohesion is reached on several picks, and a truly baffling choice is surfaced. A brief foray into ALMS yields many a theory about BMW V8s, and week-late predictions are floated about what will/would show up at our event in Scottsdale, Arizona this/last weekend (note: no Smart Roadsters were there, but the 308 GT2 most certainly was!).

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11:11 All 2006 cars ever listed on BaT

13:45 Porsche Carrera GT model page

20:29 2005 Ferrari F430 6-Speed

22:35 Every 2006 Volvo V70R on BaT

24:05 Every 2006 BMW M5 on BaT

24:36 Dame Edna on Google

27:54 Every 2006 Subaru WRX STi on BaT

28:16 2006 Subaru Impreza WRX STi from April 2024

29:58 Every 2006 BMW Z4 M Coupe on BaT

32:52 Every 2006 Aston Martin Vanquish on BaT

33:18 11K-Mile 2006 Aston Martin Vanquish S 6-Speed

37:53 Every 2006 Honda S2000 on BaT

39:47 Every 2006 Dodge Ram SRT-10 on BaT

41:58 Every 2006 Cadillac Escalade EXT on BaT

44:37 17k-Mile 2006 Jeep Wrangler AEV Brute Pickup Conversion 6-Speed

46:58 Every Saleen S7 on BaT

52>26 Modern Cult Classic: 2006 Smart Roadster Brabus

1:04:58 Modified 1985 Ferrari 308 GTB (not the one in Arizona)

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Alex meets Jim Moore, the Vice President of OEM and Product Development at Special Equipment Market Association. They discuss his oversight of the many-faceted SEMA Garage program and the organization's beginnings in California. Their wide-ranging efforts and services include government agency relations, business development, market research, product labs, navigating vehicle modifications and emissions compliance, providing a library of OEM CAD files for accurate product design, and consulting on the impact of modifications on advanced driver assistance systems. Alex and Jim talk about finding new ways to innovate using the breadth of technological advances offered by the modern car industry; a bullish view on EVs as an expansion of the car hobby rather than a replacemebt for it; Jim's own automotive baclground, including work with Ford Racing and names such as Force, McRae, Wallace, and Stewart; SEMA Cares charity efforts; and his absolute favorite thing: a collection of charming crapcans. 

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37:34 Ford Fox-Body Mustang Model Page on BaT

37:40 Ford Saleen Model Page on BaT

37:44 Ford Mustang Cobras on BaT

40:38 SEMA Cares

41:46 SEMA Charity Auctions on BaT

43:42 sema.org

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In episode 104 of the Bat Podcast, Randy and Anthony Serra preview an exciting special announcement about 1600veloce opening operations at a facility in Göttingen, Germany as the second BaT Local Partner in Europe. They talk about the deeply passionate place from which Anthony and his team have developed their business ethos and their love of the BaT platform, and discuss why it's such a good fit for car enthusiasts in Germany and well beyond. They tell how to subscribe to Listings Located in Europe on BaT regardless of your location, describe how submissions and multilingual communications work for Europeans wishing to use Local Partner services and representation, give a sneak peak at BaT's upcoming release of multi-currency support, and more. Keep your eyes peeled for the main announcement about this exciting turn of events to come shortly.

BaT is always on the lookout for partners with whom to bring the variety, buyer/seller experience, and community that make our platform stand out to new audiences.  If you are an accomplished seller who would like to start a conversation about becoming another European BaT Local Partner, please reach out to us at [email protected]. We look forward to hearing from you!

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21:08 Euro 1988 Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.3-16 5-Speed in France

38:31 We'll say it: Euro cars are BETTER.

38:38 euro m635csi bought by Anthony 2023

49:26 1600veloce - Bring a Trailer Local Partner

50:48 BaT Local Partners

56:17 Subscribe to Listings Located in Europe

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We reflect on the whirlwind that was 2024 at BaT. There's a temporal argument leading up to an extended plug for our upcoming event at Otto Car Club during Arizona Car week; excitement for Retromobile in Paris; what everyone got up to over the holidays; teaching kids the highs and lows about old trucks in the snow; the most popular makes, models, and production years of 2024; bad poker habits; bad auction timing for a hi-po Benz; a brief and very angular flash in the pan; favorite listings from the past year; values to be had in the 1950s Italian market; our greatly improved listing turnaround times; our professional goals for 2025; and a new role for Randy.

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0:53 The Many Porsches of Magnus Walker podcast episode

0:55 Bruce Meyer on Collecting, Cobras, and Lowriders podcast episode 

2:03 nobrakes user profile

2:15 sludgo user profile

2:29 First BaT Event of the Year: Arizona Car Week, January 25 with OTTO Car Club

7:28 FOURTILLFOUR Coffee

7:50 Salon Rétromobile 2025

15:44 RoW 1985 Porsche 911 Carrera Cabriolet

16:08 2014 BMW M5 Competition Package

17:00 Rolling Bones ’32 Ford 5-Window Highboy

17:26 327 Search Results for bones(!)

18:30 Bugatti Chiron model page

18:48 Parts and Automobilia – Scale Models including the many life-size F1 cars listed in 2024

19:40 Fuhrmann 4-Cam Engines on BaT

19:53 1930 Indian Four and Single-Family-Owned 1932 Indian Four

20:13 Ex–Michael Jordan 1991 BMW 850i 6-Speed

21:05 1992 Alpina B12 5.0 Coupe

28:03 Lamborghini Countach LPIs on BaT

28:29 2019 Porsche 935s on BaT

29:18 13k-Kilometer 1987 Porsche 959 Komfort

30:29 1953 Riva Tritone 26′ “Perlita Too”

31:55 Corvette Split-Window Coupes on BaT

32:17 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing w/Factory Rudge Wheel Option

34:56 1982 March-Chevrolet 82G IMSA GTP

39:07 BaT Event Calendar

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