This week, Alex welcomes perennial favorite (and recently retired) guest George Levy back to the show to talk about his new book,  Motorsports Mavericks, on which he partnered with his dear friend, the late Pete Biro–photographer, editor, and magician extraordinaire. The book focuses on the personalities and world of motor racing in the 1960s, so George and Alex have plenty to talk about.

The pair cover being in that special "someplace else" as a race photographer; the bygone decathletes of motor racing; the effect of dropping Biro's name, whether at the track or the Magic Castle; the importance of the human connection in motorsports; shooting mere inches from race cars at full chat; pulling the tablecloth trick for Bruce McLaren; the humanity of Dan Gurney; mining oral history instead of "writing the third book"; the personal cost of losing drivers and friends to the cruel sport; and money, fame, and girls for John Morton.

George encourages patronizing your local enthusiast bookstore, should you be lucky enough to have one nearby. And if you're really lucky, you can find him at these upcoming signings—he promises a signed copy is only worth 20% less than a regular one!

September 12: 8am-12pm
Pasteiner’s
33202 Woodward Ave.
Birmingham, Michigan
248-646-2886
pasteiners.com

September 19
Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum
6825-31 Norwitch Dr.
Philadelphia, PA 19153
215-365-7233
Simeone-Museum-Header-1024x576.png
simeonemuseum.org

October 10: 10am-1pm
Autobooks-Aerobooks
2900 Magnolia Blvd.
Burbank, CA 91505
818-845-0707
autobooks-aerobooks.com

This week, Alex and Beck make excuses; speak out of their rear ends; contemplate "two for twice the price"; share the joys of a race track at dawn; decide whether drag racing is an "event phenomenon"; think screaming matches are the best part of F1, which has a multitude of non-best parts; drop some dated (and sadly inaccurate) LeBron theory; and opine on the true marker of middle age.

They then embark on an extended conversation about sub-professional sports teams, ruminate on the news from Goodwood, discover the potential benefits of wearing BaT gear in public, talk about what constitutes rarity (with, admittedly, some stretching of numbers to make a point), go boar hunting with machine guns, train a wunderkind to be an insufferable car nerd, and, naturally, discuss their favorite license plates.

Follow along! Links for the listings discussed in this episode:

1:29  Peter Cunningham and RealTime Collection Hall, Remastered

22:37  Video Podcast: Adam Mohr and Steve Kittrell of Mohr Imports, BaT’s Local Partner in Monterey

23:35  Event Coverage: BaT Gathering with Local Partner 911r at the Rose Cup Races in Portland, Oregon

29:31  Premium Listings on BaT

30:23  251-Mile 2012 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG

30:44 674-Mile 2013 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT

30:58 3,700-Mile 2011 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG AMG Performance Studio

31:15  1,500-Mile 2021 Ferrari 812 GTS

33:37  624k-Mile 1997 Honda Accord LX Sedan

34:04  50k-Mile 2017 Ford GT

35:19  7k-Mile 2005 Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren and 1,700-Mile 2013 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT

42:40  1926 Avions Voisin C7 Lumineuse Saloon

42:47  The Swig Family Collection, Presented by Fantasy Junction

42:50  1975 Toyota Celica 2000 GT RA28 5-Speed

43:03  1969 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible L88 427/430 4-Speed

45:37  1969 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe L88 427/430 4-Speed

47:12  1964.5 Ford Mustang Coupe D-Code 289 4-Speed

This week, Alex and Tyler are joined for the first time by Emily, BaT's treasured and stalwart Operations Manager, to talk about what it's like to be on the fringes of car enthusiasm while working with a staff full of blustery, car-obsessed nerds. They talk about being the bridge between a major corporation and the rogues gallery that is BaT HQ in San Francisco; her first memorable event experiences in Monterey, and more recent ones; Alex's 308 GTB vs Randy's Turbo 2; a great new merch idea (and a call for suggestions); office therapy; Spotted Cow and fried cheese curds; the prospects of driving a Cord and a Willys coupe to Flagstaff; and Retromobile vs the World Cup.

Also covered: going to a bar and screaming, the world-healing power of ranch dressing, the team's recent watchlist favorites, uncertainty about a self-propelled house, an unavoidable Elan/Elite deep dive, Tyler's unpopular automotive opinions, Em's quintessential '90s VW first-car experience, various permutations of the New Beetle, and the cars that first spoke to us in media or sense memory.

Follow along! Links for the listings discussed in this episode:

11:11  Rob Fisher of the Hillsborough Concours d’Elegance

12:06  BaT Gathering with Local Partner 911r, July 11 at the Rose Cup Races in Portland, Oregon

12:23  BaT at the WeatherTech Vintage Weekend in Downtown Elkhart Lake and Road America, July 17-18

16:04 Bicester Motion

17:57  Rétromobile New York

23:21  1954 Redman New Moon 36′ Park Trailer

23:33  Volkswagen New Beetle model page

27:04  1966 Lotus Elan S2

30:50  Lotus Elan +2 Auction Results on BaT

31:23  Nissan Z32 300ZX 2+2 Auction Results on BaT

31:37  Mitsubishi 3000GT Spyder Auction Results on BaT

31:43 Ford Skyliner listings on BaT

39:37  Volkswagen Beetle Gooseneck Camper

40:17  1968 Volkswagen Beetle Super Bugger Camper

40:36  2006 Volkswagen New Beetle TDI 5-Speed Ute Conversion & Travel Trailer

41:28  RUF-Style 2002 Volkswagen New Beetle Turbo S 1.8T 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!