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 107 of the BaT Podcast, Randy speaks with Todd Zuercher and Andrew Norton about their mutual love, the classic racing Bronco. They discuss the archaic days of the Early Bronco on the Early Internet, applying learnings from the SAAC to Baja Broncos, the value of staying in touch with someone you don't like for the sake of acquiring their special vehicle, taking damage in vintage iron, an entreaty to NORRA, the frustration of procuring period-appropriate offroad tires, backcountry exploration, and an overdue move toward sanity in the vintage Bronco market.
Follow along! Links for the listings discussed in this episode:
1:49 First-gen Bronco Model Page and Bill Stroppe Broncos on BaT
2:24 1971 Ford Bronco Bill Stroppe Baja
25:14 Baja Broncos Unlimited website
32:02 Todd_Z Articles and User Page on BaT
33:15 Todd's Bronco at the 2024 BaT Alumni Gathering in Scottsdale
33:49 BaT Event Coverage: Meet-Up at Arizona Car Week B+BS Show with OTTO Car Club
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The One-Year Garage: 2006
In episode 106 of the BaT Podcast, Alex and Randy are joined by previous guest (but One-Year Garage first-timer) Beck Deifenbach, BaT White Glove Manager, to focus on the year 2006. They discuss "Peak Analog" or even "the '60s of our generation," if you ask those from a certain generation, as well as the death of iDrive, hot times at Buttonwillow, the best value ratio at the movies, the sadness of grayscale German cars, and salamanders. The rules are argued and perhaps stretched, a remarkeable level of cohesion is reached on several picks, and a truly baffling choice is surfaced. A brief foray into ALMS yields many a theory about BMW V8s, and week-late predictions are floated about what will/would show up at our event in Scottsdale, Arizona this/last weekend (note: no Smart Roadsters were there, but the 308 GT2 most certainly was!).
Follow along! Links for the listings discussed in this episode:
11:11 All 2006 cars ever listed on BaT
13:45 Porsche Carrera GT model page
20:29 2005 Ferrari F430 6-Speed
22:35 Every 2006 Volvo V70R on BaT
24:05 Every 2006 BMW M5 on BaT
24:36 Dame Edna on Google
27:54 Every 2006 Subaru WRX STi on BaT
28:16 2006 Subaru Impreza WRX STi from April 2024
29:58 Every 2006 BMW Z4 M Coupe on BaT
32:52 Every 2006 Aston Martin Vanquish on BaT
33:18 11K-Mile 2006 Aston Martin Vanquish S 6-Speed
37:53 Every 2006 Honda S2000 on BaT
39:47 Every 2006 Dodge Ram SRT-10 on BaT
41:58 Every 2006 Cadillac Escalade EXT on BaT
44:37 17k-Mile 2006 Jeep Wrangler AEV Brute Pickup Conversion 6-Speed
46:58 Every Saleen S7 on BaT
52>26 Modern Cult Classic: 2006 Smart Roadster Brabus
1:04:58 Modified 1985 Ferrari 308 GTB (not the one in Arizona)
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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SEMA Garage and the Modern Car with VP Jim Moore
Alex meets Jim Moore, the Vice President of OEM and Product Development at Special Equipment Market Association. They discuss his oversight of the many-faceted SEMA Garage program and the organization's beginnings in California. Their wide-ranging efforts and services include government agency relations, business development, market research, product labs, navigating vehicle modifications and emissions compliance, providing a library of OEM CAD files for accurate product design, and consulting on the impact of modifications on advanced driver assistance systems. Alex and Jim talk about finding new ways to innovate using the breadth of technological advances offered by the modern car industry; a bullish view on EVs as an expansion of the car hobby rather than a replacemebt for it; Jim's own automotive baclground, including work with Ford Racing and names such as Force, McRae, Wallace, and Stewart; SEMA Cares charity efforts; and his absolute favorite thing: a collection of charming crapcans.
Follow along! Links for the listings discussed in this episode:
37:34 Ford Fox-Body Mustang Model Page on BaT
37:40 Ford Saleen Model Page on BaT
37:44 Ford Mustang Cobras on BaT
40:38 SEMA Cares
41:46 SEMA Charity Auctions on BaT
43:42 sema.org
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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1600veloce’s Next Move: To Europe!
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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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!
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.