Bring a Trailer President Randy Nonnenberg and BaT staffers chat about car enthusiasm, BaT auction listings, and industry news. Plus, interviews with guests fro...
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!
Follow along! Links for the listings discussed in this episode:
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
Got suggestions for our next guest from the BaT community or One Year Garage episode? Let us know at [email protected]!
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57:38
Year in Review and Looking Forward to 2025
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.
Follow along! Links for the listings discussed in this episode:
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
Got suggestions for our next guest from the BaT community? Let us know at [email protected] and we’ll do our best to get them on!
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Keith Martin of Sports Car Market on a Fascinating Career and the Modern State of Affairs
In Episode 102 of the BaT Podcast: Sports Car Market Editor and Publisher, Keith Martin (BaT username: 330america), talks about his wildly varying career arc; formative times on a tractor in Novato; vintage Volvos; a $30 Bugeye as a first car (and one uniquely suited to the utility paths at Golden Gate Park); being driven into the arms of Alfa Romeo by a prototypical experience in an MGA; one of many tough aspects of recovery from a stroke; Sportomatic stories; Alfa SS hot-rodding tips; going "skinny" after years of fat tires; perhaps the least likely use of a dance degree from Juilliard; what counted as a "classic" car in 1968; vintage page layout software; the "secret sauce" of SCM, then and now; doing old car things in new cars, and vice versa; the current structure of the magazine and a plug for subscriptions; the most loving use of the terms "troll" and "reeducation program"; the importance of adhering to one's standards no matter how times change; one inescapable truth about any car collection; and absolute faith in the next generation's love for cars.
Follow along! Links for the listings discussed in this episode:
1:00 Sports Car Market magazine
8:42 Keith Martin’s 1966 Alfa Romeo Spider Duetto
8:50 1958 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Veloce Confortevole
9:24 1971 Jaguar E-Type 2+2 V12
24:45 McPherson College
35:37 1971 Citroen DS21 Pallas
45:39 From the BaT Stable: Clean 1972 Saab Sonett III
45:57 BaT Exclusive: Keith Martin’s Melee-Veteran 1960 Mercedes Benz 190b
45:59 BaT Exclusive: Keith Martin’s 1973 Land Rover Series III
50:54 Puffery (noun) Merriam-Webster
54:52 Jon Norman: Alfa Parts of Berkeley, CA
Got suggestions for our next guest from the BaT community? Let us know at [email protected] and we’ll do our best to get them on!
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IMSA, NASCAR, RX-7s, and Berettas with Tommy Kendall
In Episode 101 of the BaT Podcast, Alex sits down with multidsiciplinary racing legend Tommy Kendall to discuss the dangers of the BaT Daily Mail; an argument for the '74 Carrera as the first Southern California SUV; a fortuitous version of the classic "someone else's race car/boat/RV" story; his particularly well-timed upbringing by an enthusiastic new racer; coming up in karting and Formula Mazda; meeting compatriot Max Jones; the eye-watering costs of going racing in the early '80s; the value of a Showroom Stock education; his stewardship of the winningest IMSA car in history (with many of said wins coming with him at the wheel); a two-hour peripheral-port rotary rebuild under duress; water-cooled brake calipers; an untimely realization concerning NASCAR brakes at Willow Springs; nascent Chili Bowl plans; his move into commentatorship through no effort of his own; sage advice for anyone pushing the boundaries; a predilection for giant American land yachts, including but not limited to those masquerading as chickens; and their mutual affection for gold-flake Sanger powerboats.
Follow along! Links for the listings discussed in this episode:
1:58 TommyK1111 user page on BaT
4:07 Supercharged 1956 Ford Country Squire Wagon
20:37 1985 Mazda RX-7 Group B Rally Car
26:46 1990 Nissan 300ZX Twin Turbo IMSA GTO Race Car
28:15 1988 Chevrolet Beretta IMSA GTU Race Car
34:087 Chevy Berettas on BaT
47:14 No Reserve: 1976 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham
47:31 Tommy Kendall's "El Gallo Grande"
48:31 Original-Owner 1992 Lincoln Town Car Executive Series Limousine
53:16 Acura ARX-05 DPi Race Car
Got suggestions for our next guest from the BaT community? Let us know at [email protected] and we’ll do our best to get them on!
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The BaT Podcast Hits 100!
Through fits and starts, tech woes and the sweet serenade of the motorcycle shop next door, we somehow made to episode 100 of the BaT Podcast! The crew takes the opportunity to look back on our first abortive attempt in 2017; how office culture has pervaded the podcast throughout the years; Howard's biggest gaff with a ghost CEO; the joy of grilling beloved members of the BaT community; lies about Mustangs; authenticity, for better or for worse; overcoming technological woes; pats on the back all around; getting through TSA checkpoints while armed with mics and cables, increasing our fanbase one person at a time; bets on the current most rapidly depreciating new car (a rapidly decreasing amount of) money can buy. The quartet take a break to talk myriad recent listings of note, give yours truly resume advice, and end with a brief preview of episodes to come–stay tuned!
Follow along! Links for the listings discussed in this episode:
2:08 Single-Family-Owned 2008 Toyota Camry Solara SLE V6 Convertible
3:15 Episode 1: Announcing the Bring a Trailer Podcast
4:39 Episode 14: Bob Lutz on His Favorite Cars, Stories, and Secrets
4:42 Episode 8: Indy Driver Graham Rahal
4:44 Episode 18: Steve Dinan Talks BMW Tuning Then and Now
4:45 Episode 21: Jay Leno on Selling His First Car in 30 Years on BaT
4:47 Episode 12: Reeves Callaway on Turbos, High-Speed Shootouts, and BaT
6:29 Episode 5: The Sludgo Interview!
6:30 Episode 17: @CaptainMyCaptain, our BaT Commenter of the Year 2019
8:30 Episode 2: 911r Interview and BaT Shipping
8:33 Episode 19: Market Insights with Spencer Trenery of Fantasy Junction
8:48 Episode 38: Market Expertise from @fiminod, aka Steve Serio
8:57 Episode 42: Miles Collier and The Archaeological Automobile
10:25 Zac Beatty / Bring a Trailer by Overcrest: A Pretty Good Podcast
10:38 BaT’s Own Howard Swig on the “Ford Mustang The First Generation, The Early Years” Podcast
11:48 Bloomberg Podcasts: Randy Nonnenberg on His Auction Platform
11:50 BAT's Randy Nonnenberg - Spike's Car Radio
13:21 Episode 78: Vic and Barbara Skirmants of 356 Enterprises
14:35 Classic Auto Mall - #139 - Guest Randy Nonnenberg
15:02 Episode 40: Collecting and Indianapolis Car Culture with Bill Oesterle
16:36 Episode 48: “A Quiet Greatness” with Myron Vernis and Mark Brinker
17:37 Episode 52: Csaba Csere Shares Car and Driver Stories
17:40 Episode 10: Car Collecting, Racing, and Restoration with Trans-Am Legend Paul Gentilozzi
19:16 Episode 92: Live from the BaT Alumni Gathering at Coker Farm
19:36 Episode 44: Talking Cars and Baseball with Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson
20:36 Episode 58: Peter Egan on a Career at Large
21:23 Episode 60: Colin Comer
22:39 Episode 99: Bruce Meyer on Collecting, Cobras, and Lowriders
27:26 Episode 87: John Cena on Humility, Gratitude, and Favorite Cars
28:51 John Cena’s BMW V12-Powered Lamborghini Diablo VT Roadster Replica 5-Speed
30:59 Single-Family-Owned 1932 Indian Four
31:15 Porsche Fuhrmann Four-Cam Engine
32:10 392-Powered 1934 Ford 3-Window Coupe by Brizio Street Rods
32:43 Jerry Seinfeld’s 2014 Porsche 911 50th Anniversary Edition Turbo S Coupe
33;33 1984 Sbarro Super Eight
35:39 1961 Chrysler New Yorker Nine-Passenger Wagon
36:20 1972 Honda Vamos
37:03 2,100-Mile 2005 Ford GT
37:30 Oldsmobile Cutlass NASCAR Race Car
37:44 1985 Mazda RX-7 Group B Rally Car
38:45 gblue user profile
39:04 Modified 921-Mile 2006 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX MR
40:101969 AC 428 Coupe by Frua
40:46 2022 Lamborghini Countach LPI 800-4
41:34 1987 Renault Alliance GTA 5-Speed
41:55 Episode 49: Randy and kobus Talk Cars, Vintage Racing, and More
Got suggestions for our next guest from the BaT community? Let us know at [email protected] and we’ll do our best to get them on!
Bring a Trailer President Randy Nonnenberg and BaT staffers chat about car enthusiasm, BaT auction listings, and industry news. Plus, interviews with guests from the BaT community and around the automotive world.