Bring a Trailer Podcast

This week Alex, Tyler, and Beck review our latest milestone sale, the gorgeous Ferrari 288 GTO that was BaT Auctions lot #250,000. They talk about whether there's a logical value cap on BaT; the different ways that our promotion hits vs. the traditional methods for very expensive cars, and the massive difference in audience size; why it doesn't matter if two amazing cars close at the same time; the modern trend of "reimagined" classics; and how old a car needs to be for a quality Route 66 trip.
The trio also express Duchov luv, have a very California discussion of cross-country routes, recount a Taken-style house move, marvel at the depreciation curves for modern high-dollar offerings, dive into BaT model pages, and make a promise they can't keep.
Follow along! Links for the listings discussed in this episode:
1:53 Lot #250,000: 1985 Ferrari 288 GTO
2:30  Lot #10,000: 1956 Porsche 356A Carrera GS Coupe
7:13 Lot #100,000: The BaT 1973 Datsun 240Z for Charity
9:48  Custom 1950 Westcraft Capistrano Park Trailer
10:32  BaT results sorted by most popular
10:56  1943 M4A1 Grizzly Variant of Sherman Medium Tank
11:20  1974 Ford C-750 Camelot Cruiser Motorhome w/Poloron Snowmobiles
11:44  1973 Porsche 911 Carrera RS Lightweight
11:52  prancinghorse user page
14:26  Ex–David Lee V8-Powered 1972 Ferrari Dino 246 GTS “Evo 3.6”
15:27 5.4L M113-Powered 1963 Mercedes-Benz 230SL 6-Speed by Kwiek Classics
19:17  E39 M5-Based, Custom-Bodied E9 CS by MKO
20:33  Randy’s 331-Powered 1963.5 Ford Falcon Sprint
26:59 338-Mile 1976 Chevrolet Cosworth Vega 5-Speed
36:08  Aston Martin DBX model page
38:29  GMC Hummer EV model page
39:37  Ford Bronco U725 model page
Got suggestions for our next guest from the BaT community or an idea for our next game episode? Let us know at podcast@bringatrailer.com!

This week Alex and Tyler embark on a quick rehash of the reaction to our last (B)at the Movies episode; reminisce about the days when you could still wrap your mind around the Star Wars universe; discover Tyler's Corvette origin story (and possibly that of the frame-swapped C2); reveal the BaT staff habit of taking conference calls in various cars parked downstairs at HQ; fuel ethanol-based paranoia; and compare the lot numbers (beat #818 - Ed.) when they started at BaT to the 250,000 we've now surpassed. That of course lends itself to a discussion of the Ferrari 288 GTOthat is set to wrap up next week, one that includes Tyler casually dropping yet another surprise ride-along story.
Moving on to the bikes: the pair discuss the preponderance of cool two-wheelers in Europe and several great recent moto sales on BaT, both in the US and abroad, including a host of Vincents and a special Indian. They take a not-unexpected digression into Steve McQueen territory, pause for a Harley revelation, and finally, spend a few minutes talking about Alex's recent impromptu trip to the UK to spend some time on track at Goodwood.
Follow along! Links for the listings discussed in this episode:
12:44 Lot #250,000: 1985 Ferrari 288 GTO
15:07  1971 Ferrari Dino 246GT
15:37  One Family Since New 1971 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia
19:41  Harry's Garage on YouTube
20:29  1600veloce user page
28:27  MrGodin user page
31:12  1973 Ducati 750 Sport
33:29  1949 Vincent Rapide
33:40 1952 Vincent Black Shadow
33:53 1951 Vincent Black Shadow
35:21  Ex–Steve McQueen 1931 Harley-Davidson VL
40:29  58-Years-Family-Owned 1932 Indian Four
42:09  7-Mile 2025 Harley-Davidson CVO Road Glide RR
45:41  1,147cc-Powered 1981 Honda CBX Super Sport by CBX-Tras
45:57  1970 Honda CT70H Trail
48:18 Sports_Purpose user page
48:36  Bicester Motion
50:11  13k-Mile 1999 Honda Integra Type R
54:27  Porsche 911 SWB 2.0L Cup Race Car
54:31  1972 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 Race Car
56:34  Hillsborough Concours d’Elegance
56:39  BaT at the WeatherTech Vintage Weekend in Downtown Elkhart Lake and Road America, July 17-19
56:43  BaT Gathering with Local Partner 911r, July 11 at the Rose Cup Races in Portland, Oregon
Got suggestions for our next guest from the BaT community or an idea for our next game episode? Let us know at podcast@bringatrailer.com!

For episode 182, we go back nearly two years for an encore presentation of our very first One-Year Garage game. These episodes have been very popular since, and we'll have a fresh one coming up soon!
Alex, Randy, and Zac Try a New Thing: game time! The One-Year Garage requires them to pick one car from a certain model year for each of five categories: Sports Car, Family Hauler, Truck/4x4, Daily Driver, and Wild Card. They make up the rules as they go, and along the way discuss local trivia about The Graduate; a two-tone requirement for Randy's future car collection; whether it's necessary to remember the names of one's offspring; dieting to fit in your diminutive daily driver; a little-known fact about the '67 Mustang; an episode-long argument [you're both right! -Ed.]; a heated debate about what constitutes a sports car [you're all right! -Ed.]; how said definition relates to the owner's heart health; and the undying question, "how wild is wild?"
We want to know: What five cars are on your list? Why are our picks stupid? What did we forget about in our race to pick perfection? Let us know in the comments!
Follow along! Links for the picks discussed in this episode:
2:35 Every 1967 car currently live, and ever listed, on BaT
6:50 Toyota Land Cruiser FJ55 model page
8:58 1967 International Harvester 1200B Travelette Pickup 4×4
10:35 Dodge Power Wagon model page
12:40 1967 Oldsmobile Vista Cruisers on BaT
13:48 1967 Volvo 122S Wagon 4-Speed
14:58 Special-Order 1967 Ford Country Squire Wagon 428 4-Speed
17:17 Modified 1971 Alfa Romeo Giulia Super Biscione 2.0L
17:34 1967 Honda CL77 Scrambler
18:47 Honda S800s on BAT
21:42 1967 Chevrolet Camaro
24:29 1969 Alfa Romeo 1750 Spider Veloce
27:15 1967 Toyota 2000GT #1
27:25 1967 Toyota 2000GT #2
28:16 30k-Mile 1967 Honda S800 Coupe
29:45 Mercedes-Benz W113 SL "Pagoda" model page
30:12 1967 Porsche 911S on BaT
32:28 1967 Porsche 910
34:50 1967 Exemplar I Concept
36:03 1967 Matra Jets on BaT
36:54 Fiat Dino coupe model page
37:50 1967 MGB GTs on BaT
43:35 Every 1967 car currently live, and ever listed, on BaT: redux
Got questions for the BaT staff or suggestions for our next guest? Don’t hesitate to let us know! Write in to podcast@bringatrailer.com and we’ll do our best to address them.

This week we have a full house for our next movie installment: Beck, Tyler, and Cam join Alex to talk about the joys and pains of 2000's Nic Cage vehicle Gone in 60 Seconds, and the 1974 cult film of the same name that loosely inspired it. The crew discuss how each of them came to the movie (or both, as the case may be); expose their divides of opinion early; wantonly throw around the term "masterpiece"; marvel at the huge budget divide between the old and new films, just one of the many massive differences; lament the painfully cringey car dialogue; discuss fair payment for a job done; differentiate between "nighttime" and "hot time"; and confess to some Eleanor-based confusion.
And then, on to the cars. What perspective has 26 years of hindsight given us on which cars got boosted and which didn't? How was no one worried about security in a circa-2000 Ferrari warehouse? Where does the modern move sit in the pantheon of films involving car chases in the LA River. Exactly how bad was CGI in 2000? Our rowdy group of cig-rippin' drug-thievin' miscreants closes by talking about Angelina's hair, other elements that don't hold up, and some of their favorite cars in both movies.
Got suggestions for our next guest from the BaT community or an idea for our next game episode? Let us know at podcast@bringatrailer.com!

This week Randy hosts Rob Fisher (@Acecaracer on BaT),  chairman of the foundation behind the Hillsborough Concours d'Elegance, who claims the mantle of longest continually running concours in the world.  BaT will be sponsoring and joining the 70th annual running of this three-day event, culminating  June 28 at Crystal Springs Golf Course in Burlingame. Discount alert! The first 200 people to buy their tickets for Sunday, June 28 on the Hillsborough Concours website using the code  BAT26 get $10 off the ticket price!
Randy and Rob talk about having a 250 GTO and a Wienermobile in the same show; the Concours' all-volunteer organization; featuring the  hundredth anniversary of Mercedes-Benz with a  1939 540K Special Roadster from the Keller Collection; the increased difficulties in getting pre-war halo cars to a venue; the charities that benefit from the proceeds of the event; the origins of the show as a community gathering with guests like Bing Crosby and Abigail van Buren; the turmoil of big changes in 2009, and the evolution since. They leave time to talk about Rob's discovery of BaT, some of the cars he's bought and sold here, and transporting important cars to Moscone Center through San Francisco's less-than-stellar neighborhoods in the wee hours.
Follow along! Links for the listings discussed in this episode:
11:39  AbilityPath – Inspiring Inclusion
12:22  The Guardsmen
12:31  Hillsborough Schools Foundation
41:32  Venezuela, Mexico, and Quail: 1957 AC Aceca
47:52  1960 Austin-Healey 3000 MKI
47:58  65K-Mile 2007 Audi RS4
48:58  22k-Mile 2009 Audi R8 V8 6-Speed
Got suggestions for our next guest from the BaT community or an idea for our next game episode? Let us know at podcast@bringatrailer.com!