Here’s yesterday’s comments of note

A few of the comments that stood out to us yesterday:

“5th gen funeral director here….im betting I could write this off.”

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spf8298 commented on “The Munsters” Drag-U-La Re-Creation

“Hands down, the best BAT cover photo, EVER! If that image doesn’t generate clicks to the page, nothing will.”

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Ntique-lover commented on No Reserve: Pastranaland Experience w/Travis Pastrana for 43 Institute

“Fun memories of seeing this bike in Rob’s shop. We used to do a “garage tour” on British bikes in San Diego. Rob would bring us into his crazy workshop which included a land speed record “bike” built around a Delta jet turbine engine. He loved this Rudge. These have high quality engineering for their time and currently have decent parts availability through UK owner’s club. Thanks for bringing to BaT!”

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C.Flint commented on 1937 Rudge Special

A few of the comments that stood out to us yesterday:

“The car is one thing, the person that Ken Block was is something else. Watching the video of him teaching his daughter how to do donuts shows a special person in love with live and his family.”

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Jags_in_the_barn commented on Ex–Ken Block 1978 Ford Escort Mk2 Gymkhana-Spec Drift Car

“Cool car. Not many Sprints with the OHC six still running around. Might not be the fastest Firebird out there, but definitely one of the more interesting ones.”

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David_C. commented on 1967 Pontiac Firebird Sprint Coupe

“The Shelby Shadows are the one Whittier issue I never owned. But I did have a Shadow ES 4dr with the VNT Turbo lV which is even more rare. The variable nozzle turbo was magic, with low RPM response and torque to match the top end. It was also brave of Garrett to put a dynamic turbo housing into a production car with the vicious heat cycle. Mine grenaded when fortunately I was able to find a complete new one off the shelf.
@Craven Funny you call out the Sundance, one of my favorite cars…”

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Valiantjim commented on No Reserve: Ex–Carroll Shelby 1989 Shelby CSX-VNT #1

A few of the comments that stood out to us yesterday:

“In 1979 a friend of mine’s brother bought a new first year RX-7. I had the opportunity to drive it. My car was a 1200 cc Corolla. By comparison the RX-7 seemed so fast and handled like it was on rails. In retrospect they only had about 100 hp, but I thought I was in a fire breathing racecar. Fun times!”

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JWHBOOMER commented on No Reserve: 18k-Mile 1985 Mazda RX-7 GS 5-Speed

“I’d have this strange compulsion to get it running, but that probably illustrates my OCD more than my actual knowledge of this listing’s current value and purpose. To be honest, in all my years I’ve never known anyone to have an outboard motor on display in their home. Motorcycles? Sure. Bikes? Of course. Even Ferraris, Lamborghinis, and Shelbys, oh my. Dead center of the living room on most occasions. But an outboard motor? Whoa. And one this cool? Double Whoa.
;^)
GLWTA”

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sludgo commented on No Reserve: 1937 Evinrude Elto Pal Outboard

“I’m having a stroll down memory lane this morning. My mom owned this 914 for about 33 years. She loved this car and enjoyed thousands of miles behind the wheel. She ran it a few times in the late 70’s and early 80’s in Corvette/Porsche rallies. I cruised the Puyallup loop in it back in high school. Got beat in a drag race against at Mustang. I can share some vintage photos of the car if the new buyer would like them. GLWTA I will be watching fondly. By the way it was originally bronze.”

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Badhamm commented on 2.3L-Powered 1975 Porsche 914

A few of the comments that stood out to us yesterday:

“Awesome! Thanks @cbjeep and team for saving it, but not overdoing it. I really appreciate the BaT community’s comments throughout this auction; they really helped me form a more fulsome picture of the car. The debate on condition is always entertaining, and really a personal preference thing. To me, this is as cool as it gets: a (nearly) guilt-free driver with character that’s impossible to replicate. It will look great next to Freiburger’s Disgustang!”

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j.a.waters commented on 1968 Shelby Mustang GT500KR Fastback 4-Speed

“Nice to see car I built in the 80sdid all metal and paint for John did what he wanted. Twisted my arm hard to modify being I like to restore to original builds. But John had a dream and I did for him. Have pictures of me doing car. Great comment tempting to want in my shop again. Would love to talk to John but believe he has passed. Maybe talk to mercuryKG7H some time. So blessed I had my hands in a beautiful fine Ferrari. Frogman.”

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F.r.o.g.man commented on Modified 1973 Ferrari Dino 246 GTS 24-Valve

“This surprises me! Examples individualized to this extent and enthusiast level usually stay with their owner forever, but life moves on. Someone will be walking right into a seriously perfect M3 right off the rip!”

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SimplyAnEnthusiast99 commented on Estoril Blue 2002 BMW M3 Coupe 6-Speed Conversion

A few of the comments that stood out to us yesterday:

“Thanks P 38. I went to college driving a new R1 with air-conditioning. And automatic. I dated.my wife in a red Avanti. Married in 1965 and sold the Avanti get a car with a bench seat for our daughter’ s car seat. I have known where my original car is but have tried unsuccessfully for 30 years to buy it. When this car came along, I said what the heck. I’m excited to have a supercharged car and relieve some old memories. That is a lot of what the old car hobby is about.”

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greenway commented on 44-Years-Family-Owned 1963 Studebaker Avanti R2 4-Speed

“Taking quiet satisfaction that, in this era of automotive touchscreen-maxing, “crank windows” is a noteworthy feature that adds value.”

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Type5314 commented on Single-Family-Owned 1967 Volkswagen Beetle

“I grew up in my family’s Pontiac dealership that opened in 1967. Crazy about high performance Firebirds & GTOs, especially the rare & special round port cars. From RAII in 1968 (356 cars), RAIV in 68 & 69 (1808 cars), 455 H.O. in 71 & 72 (5037 cars) and the last of the Mohicans, SD-455 in 73 & 74 (1296 cars). With over 4000 Pontiac dealerships back then most never acquired a single super duty during the two years of production. They were insanely hard to get. Our store…”

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ChipBeck commented on 1974 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am SD-455 4-Speed

A few of the comments that stood out to us yesterday:

“Stories like this , of lives well lived and machines that are along for the ride , are what bring us back to @bat time and time again.
Thanks for bringing this here and sharing Susan’s story. Just fantastic!”

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Davidlee8 commented on No Reserve: Five-Decades-Owned 1966 BMW R27

“What a great story, thanks for sharing…
Also great to see these old cars getting used, dirty and maybe a rock-chip memory or two…
That Gulf Livery 911 was spotted by me on Fathers Day coming down from Pinecrest last year.
It was my first time taking my daughter on an annual camping trip my wifes family has been doing for years. Wife doesn’t like camping so after years of declining the invite, I decided my daughter was old enough to give ‘glamping’ a shot as an entry into another…”

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2mAn commented on BaT Auction Success Story: 306k-Mile Mercedes 190E 2.3-16 vs. Robin’s Run, Part II

“Back when BMW Car Club of America was still young and Hoffman Motors was the sole U.S. Distributor, it was the club members who offered guidance to BMW owners regarding things to watch out for. One such piece of advice was to avoid purchase of BMWs with two-stage metallic paint due to failure of the clear coat.
Complaints ranged from dulling, checking to llifting and separation of large clear coat sections on all horizontal surfaces — hood, roof and decklid. After numerous complaints,…”

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Delia_Wolfe commented on Euro 1973 BMW 3.0CSi 4-Speed