Alex interviews community favorite Bill Noon of @Bill_Noon and @Symbolic_International on issues as wide-ranging as tractor envy; American Graffiti as a formative experience; seeing the world via Greek freighter; seeing the Persian Gulf via leaky US Navy minesweepers armed with boarding cutlasses; getting Tom Sawyered into flying a P-3 Orion on leave; visiting the shell of a Ferrari dealership in a Kuwaiti war zone; becoming serious about cars with a string of Ferraris; getting into vintage racing with help from the casual generosity of very wealthy clients, leading to a dizzying array of special on-track experiences; trading a Le Mans-winning 962 straight across for a 250 Testa Rossa; Symbolic International's time as the Noah's Ark of collectible car dealerships; getting the BaT celebrity treatment while doing photo shoots off the beaten path; the wisdom of prepaid parking tickets at Monterey; learning from one's mistakes; imperfections as the key to success; how to handle arguments in the comments; and the hidden bargains still to be had on BaT.

Links for titles/listings discussed in this episode:

No Reserve: 1941 Ford 9N Tractor
Bronze 1953 Ferrari 375 MM “Fast Company” Sculpture by Stanley Wanlass
1968 Volkswagen Type 2 Doka Four-Door Project
Downtown Monterey Find: 1966 Iso Grifo
1984 Porsche 911 SC/RS
Proteus Jaguar C-Type Re-Creation
1965 Jaguar XKE Series I 4.2 Roadster
RoW 1998 Porsche 993 Turbo XLC
Collection of Timers
Personalized Autohaus Porsche Parts Collection
Fiat 508 C Parts Collection

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