Alex has a lively interview with none other than Donald Osborne (@zagato67 on BaT): ASA accredited senior appraiser, TV personality, principal of Automotive Valuation Services, and consulting director for the Audrain Automobile Museum. They talk about BaT's start as an amalgamation of interesting POSes;  maximum impact for minimal outlay; the similarities between a car for sale and the ideal political candidacy; sage advice for sellers on BaT and elsewhere; the art of self-editing;  the right price for the wrong car; multitasking, the car guy way; ignoring one's own hard-earned advice; cars as an investment in happiness; driving Derek Drinkwater's Le Monstre replica at Goodwood; and adventures in Sicily on the old Targa Florio route. We'll have Donald back for more!

Links for things mentioned in this episode:

2:11   1960 Fiat 500 D Tetto Apribile BaT listing

21:45  What's My Car Worth? IMDB

23:06 Alfa Romeo 106-Series 2600 BaT model page

30:17  1950 Crosley Gardner Special conceptcarz.com

31:07  1951 Crosley Le Mans Special BaT listing

33:29  Lamborghini Islero BaT model page

52:06 Path Imperfect: Porsche and the Targa Florio PCA YouTube channel

56:40 Audrain Newport Concours & Motor Week

57:24  Ex–Jeff Gordon 1997 Chevrolet Monte Carlo NASCAR Winston Cup Race Car BaT listing

57:48  Veteran Car Tour

58:36  Sculpture in Motion

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Randy interviews comedy writer and podcaster Spike Feresten, host of the wildly popular Spike's Car Radio podcast. They talk about sharing insider car craziness with the masses, the endless learning curve of car collecting, Spike's upcoming trip to Newport for the Audrain Concours (and mansion peeping), grading the Ineos Grenadier, what your Bentley convertible says about you, his Bronco Heritage and vintage Range Rover obsessions, his recent charity auctions, and celebrity lurkers in the BaT comments.

The conversation moves on into playing the advice columnist on Patreon, the hypercarification of Monterey Car Week, what to do when your teenager starts driving (and flying or riding motorcycles!), and the ongoing rebirth of Willow Springs.

Links for things mentioned in this episode:

4:47 Audrain Newport Concours & Motor Week 2025

11:03 Ford Bronco U725 BaT model page

16:49  Spike Feresten’s 1966 Triumph Bonneville T120R for Charity BaT listing

17:40 Collection of Sheffield ALLSPORT Diver 1 Spike’s Car Radio Limited Edition Watches for Charity BaT listing

22:30  Spike's Car Radio on Patreon

34:25  Porsche 911 S/T Auctions BaT search

40:28 Willow Springs Reimagined, October 11

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Alex, Randy, and special guest Beck sit down to shoot the breeze. They talk about buying a 100k-mile German car from New York, Beck's upcoming auction of the German car it replaced, and the inevitable German car oil on Alex's garage floor. Everyone has hair-raising brake failure stories and opinions on "how much hot rod" is appropriate for driving 2,000 miles. They talk spats vs. skirts and other British crossover terms, drive slow cars on the Interstate, and give brief a review of BaT White Glove service.

The trio wrap by discussing favorite recent sales, marveling at the brand new 2k Sellers Club, and dabbling in some popular Questions of the Week about road trip stops, oil change disasters, and stick shifts

Links for things mentioned in this episode:

1:10 2014 Mercedes-Benz E350 4MATIC Wagon BaT listing

18:56  1939 Ford Deluxe Coupe BaT listing

20:42  28-Years-Owned, 302-Powered 1950 Ford Custom Deluxe Club Coupe BaT listing

20:52  1950 Mercury Eight Convertible Grease Movie Car BaT listing

25:53  1964 Porsche 904 Carrera GTS, 1968 Porsche 910, and 1,800-Mile 2005 Porsche Carrera GT BaT listings

27:00  1959 BMW 507 Series II BaT listing

27:53  392 Hemi Stroker-Powered 1930 Ford Model A “Wade Coupe” 4-Speed BaT listing

28:27  Original-Owner 2012 Lexus LFA , Arrow Blue 2024 Porsche 911 GT3 RS Weissach, and 2024 Porsche 911 Dakar BaT listings

30:23 The 2k Seller’s Club Roundtable, Featuring Wob, 1600veloce, and 911r BaT story

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Randy visits the legendary Bruce Meyer's storied car collection in Los Angeles. They cover his early discovery of fellow enthusiasts at BaT; car collecting in the DNA; being born on the perfect day in history; his start as a corner paper boy; flipping and racing motorcycles while in college at Berkeley; buying his first Porsche via European Delivery in 1961; his "first, fastest, or prettiest" collection mentality; a predilection for race cars built by hot rodders; his lifetime of Cobra ownership, leading to acquisition of the very first production example; memories from 1960s Lake Tahoe, including the 327-powered Gullwing he picked up from the back of a wooden boat shop; watching out for "air cars"; his deep involvement as founding chairman of the Petersen Automotive Museum; and his love of the LA lowrider community.

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

15:46 ⁠The Mustache and the Signal Yellow 911S⁠

17:37 ⁠Ex-Duffy Livingstone ca.1971 FKE Mole Enduro Go-Kart⁠

19:51 ⁠New RUF CTR and Freshly Restored CTR Yellowbird #001 Make U.S. Debut at Monterey Car Week⁠ Kahn Media

20:01 ⁠A Saga Of Audacity: The Aar Eagle Formula 1 Story⁠ Dan Gurney's All American Racers

20:05 ⁠First Production Cobra⁠ Petersen Automotive Museum on Instagram

27:47 ⁠Salon Retromobile - Paris Expo Porte de Versailles⁠

40:30 ⁠Petersen Automotive Museum⁠

51:39 H⁠ublot clock coming soon to BaT⁠

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Alex sits down with Randy and friend of BaT Jim Huff, furniture merchant and connoisseur of the Neue Klasse, to talk about racing at the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion during this year's recent edition of Monterey Car Week. Both Randy and Huff drove in the Pre-Reunion and the main event later in the week; Huff describes mixing it up with Giulias and GTAs in the saloon class in his BMW 1800 Ti, while Randy and his Mustang held their own with more experienced racers amongst a crop of other animals: Cobras, Jags, and Tigers.

Heartfelt recommendations come from all to spend time at the track if you ever find yourself on the Peninsula for Car Week (it's where it's at!). The duo "lightly threaten" to expand their efforts to the Pacific Northwest and (well) beyond, talk about developing camaraderie from on-track observations and paddock interactions, describe "helmet-yelling out of stoke," theorize about the ultimate old-school tow rig, take a brief aside to mention the the wooden boat of our dreams, and wrap up by recounting the recent 50th annual SAAC meeting at Sonoma.

Links for things mentioned in this episode:

07:18  7 generations of IROC race cars you’ll see at Monterey this year Classic Motorsports

08:17  Exclusive Tour: F1’s 75-Year Display at Rolex Monterey with Zak Brown YouTube

09:15  IROC Race Cars BaT

09:24 Pontiac Firebird IROC Race Car BaT

14:39  Presenting the 2025 Mohr Imports Car Week Collection: Postcards from Monterey BaT

29:02  User cfujgo BaT

32:05 1968 BMW 1600-2 Race Car BaT

34:12  Lake Tahoe Concours d’Elegance Best-In-Class-Winning 1955 Chris-Craft 21’ Cobra BaT

36:40  SVO Mustangs BaT

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In epsisode 134 of the BaT Podcast, Alex and team pay a Monterey Car Week visit to our good friends and Local Partners at Mohr Imports. With well over 600 listings under their belts, dynamic duo Adam Mohr and Steve Kittrell know what it takes to put a great listing together and have made many a happy customer in doing just that. Click the video below to see the conversation.

The pair talk about the early days and yo-yo-style relocations of the dealership, the mysterious circumstances of the partnership's fruition, how their annual Car Week collection came out of the COVID era, treating every car the same to achieve fair and consistent results, the Wild West of pre-BaT consignment, a notable local celebrity, how alumni listings and our new offers tool add to the transparent history of a car, the photographic embarrassment of riches available to them on the Monterey Peninsula, the Catch-22 of the comments section, and the skills of the folks who help them out on a day to day basis.

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