Episodes

  • Lot 250k in the Rearview, Reimaginings, and Dramatic Model Pages

    Lot 250k in the Rearview, Reimaginings, and Dramatic Model Pages
    Jul 9 2026

    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!
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    50 mins
  • Big Milestones, Big Bikes, and a Big Trip to Goodwood

    Big Milestones, Big Bikes, and a Big Trip to Goodwood
    Jul 2 2026
    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 GTO15:07  1971 Ferrari Dino 246GT15:37  One Family Since New 1971 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia19:41  Harry's Garage on YouTube20:29  1600veloce user page28:27  MrGodin user page31:12  1973 Ducati 750 Sport33:29  1949 Vincent Rapide33:40 1952 Vincent Black Shadow33:53 1951 Vincent Black Shadow35:21  Ex–Steve McQueen 1931 Harley-Davidson VL40:29  58-Years-Family-Owned 1932 Indian Four42:09  7-Mile 2025 Harley-Davidson CVO Road Glide RR45:41  1,147cc-Powered 1981 Honda CBX Super Sport by CBX-Tras45:57  1970 Honda CT70H Trail48:18 Sports_Purpose user page48:36  Bicester Motion50:11  13k-Mile 1999 Honda Integra Type R54:27  Porsche 911 SWB 2.0L Cup Race Car54:31  1972 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 Race Car56:34  Hillsborough Concours d’Elegance56:39  BaT at the WeatherTech Vintage Weekend in Downtown Elkhart Lake and Road America, July 17-1956:43  BaT Gathering with Local Partner 911r, July 11 at the Rose Cup Races in Portland, OregonGot suggestions for our next guest from the BaT community or an idea for our next game episode? Let us know at podcast@bringatrailer.com!
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    57 mins
  • The One-Year Garage: 1967 (Revisited)

    The One-Year Garage: 1967 (Revisited)
    Jun 25 2026
    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 BaT6:50 Toyota Land Cruiser FJ55 model page8:58 1967 International Harvester 1200B Travelette Pickup 4×410:35 Dodge Power Wagon model page12:40 1967 Oldsmobile Vista Cruisers on BaT13:48 1967 Volvo 122S Wagon 4-Speed14:58 Special-Order 1967 Ford Country Squire Wagon 428 4-Speed17:17 Modified 1971 Alfa Romeo Giulia Super Biscione 2.0L17:34 1967 Honda CL77 Scrambler18:47 Honda S800s on BAT21:42 1967 Chevrolet Camaro24:29 1969 Alfa Romeo 1750 Spider Veloce27:15 1967 Toyota 2000GT #127:25 1967 Toyota 2000GT #228:16 30k-Mile 1967 Honda S800 Coupe29:45 Mercedes-Benz W113 SL "Pagoda" model page30:12 1967 Porsche 911S on BaT32:28 1967 Porsche 91034:50 1967 Exemplar I Concept36:03 1967 Matra Jets on BaT36:54 Fiat Dino coupe model page37:50 1967 MGB GTs on BaT43:35 Every 1967 car currently live, and ever listed, on BaT: reduxGot 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.
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    48 mins
  • B(aT) the Movies: Gone in 60 Seconds (1974 and 2000)

    B(aT) the Movies: Gone in 60 Seconds (1974 and 2000)
    Jun 18 2026

    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!
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    1 hr and 32 mins
  • Rob Fisher of the Hillsborough Concours d'Elegance

    Rob Fisher of the Hillsborough Concours d'Elegance
    Jun 11 2026

    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!
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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Cunningham Tears, Heavy Breathing, and Box Flares

    Cunningham Tears, Heavy Breathing, and Box Flares
    Jun 4 2026
    This week Alex and Randy go over all their recent favorites from the site, talking along the way about a heavy-breathing Fairlane, the terrible-or-terrific teals of the early '90s, a bullet-riddled Jeep, a raft of special Z-cars, and one of our favorite sellers. They take a lengthy detour into oddball induction setups before returning to the special Cunningham race car on the site, which prompts memories of Alex's traumatic childhood visit to The Briggs Cunningham Automotive Museum.Next, assumed clone status; missing a Rallye in Tahoe; a brief review of '80s box flares, followed by an about-face to perhaps the curviest car ever made; a solid parking lot scene on taco night; fulfilling a 60-year dream for Alex's dad; a visit to Charlie Goodman's place; Randy's upcoming pod episode with Rob Fisher ahead of our appearance at the Hillsborough Concours, the longest-running event of its kind in California; our July gathering at the Rose Cup at PIR (also the location of the first-ever BaT event); and this summer's BaT sponsorship of the vintage weekend festivities in Elkhart Lake.Follow along! Links for the listings discussed in this episode:0:21  1964 Ford Fairlane 500 Two-Door Hardtop K-Code 289 4-Speed and triple carb setup2:09  5k-Mile 2014 Ford Mustang GT Holman Moody TdF3:33  1992 Volkswagen Golf GTI 5-Speed6:29  1977 AM General M151A28:52  1972 Nissan Fairlady Z4329:07  Raffi user profile9:36  BaT Podcast Episode 48: “A Quiet Greatness” with Myron Vernis and Mark Brinker11:03 1970 Datsun 240Z Series I11:11  1970 Datsun 240Z Series I11:26  Vintage Restoration Program 1972 Datsun 240Z 4-Speed12:44  BAT Podcast Episode 143: Design and Empathy with Raffi Minasian13:25 Ex–Briggs Cunningham 1961 Cooper Monaco Mk III and  LA Times GP photo16:31 Race Cars on BaT19:08  BaT Podcast Episode 76: Texas Legend: Jim Hall and his Chaparrals19:12  BaT Podcast Episode 58: Peter Egan on a Career at Large19:38  38-Years-Owned 1966 Shelby Mustang GT350 4-Speed Conversion21:08  1969 Shelby Mustang GT350 Fastback 4-Speed21:52  32-Years-Owned 1989 Volkswagen Rallye Golf25:45  250+ MPH, Record-Setting 1993 Audi S4 6-Speed40:11  Live from the HMSA Portland Historic Races and Screaming V8’s at the 2012 Portland Historics and 2012 Portland Historics – Lessons Learned!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!
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    47 mins
  • An American at Monza, a Collection of Collections, and Wicked Snails

    An American at Monza, a Collection of Collections, and Wicked Snails
    May 21 2026
    This week, Alex and Beck grill Randy about his recent trip to Europe, which entailed among other treats watching a BaT alumni 993 GT2 ripping it up at Monza; ripping it up himself in a Falcon on the track, on the Autostrada, and all over Europe; experiencing general Falcon love across the pond; and wishing he'd brought a bigger suitcase.The trio talk about the recent increase in BaT inventory in the EU, including skinny Porsches and perhaps the ultimate E36 Touring; how to pronounce "959" (hint: it sounds much like "wow!"); comment melees of yore; a host of recent collections on BaT; the best GTO; aspiring to 20-car Fox-body ownership; 356 price drops and Shelby price creep; driving into the sunset on Route 66; a Nomad kind of blue; some stellar recent sales; the downside of our company's name; a semi-sheepish (and obvious to anyone who speaks with him routinely) admission from Randy; and extremely fast snail with an Audi wrapped around it.Follow along! Links for the listings discussed in this episode:0:43  Listings Located in Europe0:52  Listings Located in the UK01:13  1995 Porsche 911 GT2 Race Car10:05  9k-Kilometer 2004 Ferrari 360 Challenge Stradale11:43  2,200-Kilometer 1992 Volkswagen Scirocco GT II 5-Speed14:17  31-Years-Owned, 24k-Kilometer 1989 Porsche 911 Narrow-Body Speedster16:39  Euro 1998 BMW 323ti 5-Speed16:50  1978 Lancia Beta Montecarlo Rally 037 Tribute Build17:37  2018 Chevrolet Callaway Corvette C7 GT3-R18:01  1996 Alpina B8 4.6 Touring 6-Speed21:14 1988 Porsche 959 Sport23:34  1988 Porsche 959 Komfort28:01  Gruppe P, Part X from The Bond Group and Road Scholars28:11  2.4L Polo-Powered 1960 Porsche 356B Coupe Emory Outlaw29:33  Porsche Emory Outlaw model page30:07  The GTO Collection, from 1600Veloce35:19  The Fox-Body Collection – Six 1980s Ford Mustangs35:25  Gruppe P, Part X from The Bond Group and Road Scholars37:18 The LeVett Collection, from Mohr Imports38:00 1964 Pontiac GTO Sport Coupe Tri-Power 4-Speed47:26  2022 Bugatti Chiron Super Sport49:06  1965 Aston Martin DB550:37  1959 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Roadster51:55  57k-Kilometer Banzai Blue 1993 Chrysler Daytona IROC R/T53:52  250+ MPH, Record-Setting 1993 Audi S4 6-Speed56:00  Speed Week 2012: A Full Day on the SaltGot suggestions for our next guest from the BaT community or an idea for our next game episode? Let us know at podcast@bringatrailer.com!
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    59 mins
  • Genuine Certified Predetermined Collectibles, Theoretical Rallies

    Genuine Certified Predetermined Collectibles, Theoretical Rallies
    May 14 2026

    This week, Alex and Beck open with bathroom strategies for New Mexico's Philmont Scout Ranch, and then discuss long movies that are off-limits due to parenthood; how the GT350 really gots is name; Colin Comer, Howard Pardee, and the other special go-to guys for specific car models; the seedier habits of owners looking for car certification; why recent photos are the end-all, be-all for "correctness"; and when Shelby may have signed his own car.

    The pair move on to talk about their watchlists, in the process covering some great muscle on BaT, a refreshingly clean Porsche, and predetermined collectibility. They also touch on what prompts conservation in general, lament today's commitment levels for cross-country driving, expand on the idea of the Drum Brake Rally, and hint at a new kind of BaT event to come later in 2026.

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

    5:29 Ex–Carroll Shelby 1967 Shelby Mustang GT500 4-Speed

    6:26  Shelby Mustang Fifty Years by Colin Comer

    20:52 c.1968 Supercharged Hemi-Powered AA/FD Top Fuel Dragster

    24:55  1962 Plymouth Savoy 2-Door Sedan Super Stock Max Wedge 3-Speed

    26:36  2024 Porsche 911 GT3 R Rennsport

    27:21 2019 Porsche 935

    30:44  3k-Mile Supercharged 2005 Acura NSX-T 6-Speed

    35:11  57-Years-Family-Owned 1962 Austin Mini Beach Car

    48:48 The Snowball Rally

    49:02  20th Motherlode Rally June 19-21, 2026

    49:18  Tour De Del Rally 2026

    51:52  1956 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing

    52:47  1965 Aston Martin DB5

    54:24  Delaware BaT Meet-Up—May 16 with McQueen Classics!

    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!
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    55 mins