Here’s yesterday’s comments of note

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

“Wow! Owner of touring #9 here. Hope to see a second B8 4.6 touring come to the US! If the new owner is US based, please find me. Happy to connect and provide steer on how to maintain this thing in the US. I just refreshed the hydraulic system on my car after getting it back from the BMWCCA Foundation museum.
The unique thing about the Alpina B8 touring is it’s the only e36 touring chassis that got the m3 rear subframe reinforcements welded in as well.”

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doctor_tran commented on No Reserve: 1996 Alpina B8 4.6 Touring 6-Speed

“This is SW, this car belonged to me for quite a while. I purchased it as a 4 speed A/C car. It was extremely nice, straight with a beautiful undercarriage, which was the main reason I bought it. The Paint was nice but I am very picky so we disassembled it and had it blocked and resprayed. It drove amazingly well. After a few years I sold it to a friend so I wouldn’t take it apart and make it a restomod like all my others. He had a 5speed installed, drove it some but since he owns over 75 other…”

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EliteATX commented on 1972 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am 455 HO 5-Speed

“One of the craziest American cars of the last decade. I wish they never stopped making the Viper. GLWTA!”

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70_duster commented on One-Owner 2017 Dodge Viper SRT ACR Extreme

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

“A round of applause for the Mangusta owners who shared their knowledge here.
One of the best features of BaT.”

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Stratos commented on 1969 DeTomaso Mangusta

“John Oates was a very capable racer, campaigning a Tiga in SCCA S2000 among other cars.
During the Pontiac Fiero sponsored Big-Bam-Boom Tour, John tested a NASCAR Modified at Stafford Speedway, and Pontiac teamed him with Clay Young in the Dole Fiero for a couple of IMSA GTU races.
There was a crash at Brainerd or Road America (I forget which)… but not due to driver error. When Clay handed off the car to John he said something was rattling around in the transmission. Eventually the trans…”

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200mph commented on No Reserve: Ex–John Oates 1984 Tiga SC84 Sports 2000

“An incredible presentation here, under the radar in its day and virtually indestructible —
Make no mistake this is quite a find with the M130 straight-six one of my favorite engines. In this smaller W114 there’s plenty of power considering these were also utilized in the larger W108 series.
Notable recent service items ‘23 – ‘24 including:
– shifter linkage and kick down arm bushing, and solenoid
– front subframe mounts, engine mounts, and tie rods
– alternator belts, accelerator…”

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Luz_do_sol commented on No Reserve: 1971 Mercedes-Benz 250

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

“A fellow named Irv Gordon had a ‘66 Volvo P1800S and drove it for 50 years till his death in 2018 at which time he had clocked a little over 3,200,000 miles and is the Guinness world record holder. Goes to show that there are some things you just never get tired of. :)”

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PSFarm commented on No Reserve: 965k-Mile 1992 Honda Accord EX Wagon

“Mmmm…long roof with
Loooonnnng Miles.
Much respect for this loyal highway warrior.”

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Raffi commented on No Reserve: 965k-Mile 1992 Honda Accord EX Wagon

“This is THE spec. BRG suits this car so well and the red calipers take it to the next level. Beautiful.”

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sirhankbob commented on 2023 Bentley Continental GT V8 S Coupe

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

“Knot your average Porsche.”

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withdrew commented on No Reserve: 1:1 Porsche 356 Speedster Wooden Display Model

“Easily the most complex post war automotive engine! It took one very long day by a highly skilled mechanic just to set the valve timing. My late brother-in-law Jim learned this the hard way. He was a very gifted high school athlete and he received a “full ride” scholarship to college. He father said “I’ve saved this money for your education, but since you won’t need it, we can buy you a nice car…what type would you like?” No one in the family really knew a lot about cars or mechanics, so when…”

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Leif_in_Calif commented on Porsche Fuhrmann Four-Cam Engine

“My Grandfather had a red one when I was child and I thought it was the coolest thing this side of Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang. Circa mid 70’s it had the small 6/3 Speed, and its capabilities were virtually unlimited. There was nothing it could not do – snatch a beefy ski boat out of the lake, crawl out of the woods with a load of wood … burn rubber through the Ozarks like there’s beer in Texarkana. Hot-dawg it was cool and commanded compliments everywhere. He had repainted it himself in a…”

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ScottNThompson commented on No Reserve: 28-Years-Owned 1966 Ford F-100 3-Speed

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

“”Two, Two, Two Mints in One!””

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Thesunisrising commented on Matching 1958 Rambler Super Six Sedan & 1958 Rambler Super Cross Country Six Wagon

“Why would someone build this?
You can also ask yourself:
Why would someone climb Mount Everest?
Why run 26.2 miles
Why enter a steel cage and fight hand to hand until you quit or get knocked out?
Why would you want to be “The strongest man in the world”?
There are so many things in life that will never make sense to a lot of us, and to most of us this build makes no sense. I guarantee that to some this is the ultimate piece of industrial art.
Ownership puts you in a class of…”

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Dean_Laumbach commented on Cummins Turbodiesel-Powered, Six-Wheeled Custom “Cab Over Evolved”

“At the final bid, you could have bought 31,858 sets of WeatherTech mats! Personally I think the Chiron is a better use of space. Congrats!”

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IMCARS commented on 2019 Bugatti Chiron Sport

“This is why people started following BAT, not for dealers flipping 2004 Ford Rangers with new paint. I have never heard of this thing, very unique, just don’t want to be behind it on a hill.”

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Thomasgentle commented on Automecca Sports Van “Brubaker Box”

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

“Beautiful: Czech
Graceful: Czech
Unique: Czech
Czech: Czech”

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looselugnut commented on 1941 Tatra T87

“I took my driving test in my Mom’s 75′ Grand Safari Wagon.(same body as this car). one of the longest cars ever built.. I had to parallel park it to get my license.
After going through a blinking red light, the state patrol officer said if you can get this car out of this space without turning over any of the traffic cones, he would give me my license.. My father was laughing so hard he almost fell down.
Some how I ended up with my drivers license..”

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Jdukem commented on 1976 Pontiac Grand Safari

“The “Daytona 500” connection is quite plausible. Pontiac VP of PR Bob Emerick was a good friend of Bill France Sr., and Pontiac was the official pace car at Daytona for many years.
As part of that arrangement, speedway executives all drove new “loaner” Pontiacs, and many were allowed to “spec’ them any way they wanted. A loaded full-size wagon could have been part of this rotation.
In my time there, after suffering through several months in a red on red 4-door Phoenix, I ordered a two-tone 5…”

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200mph commented on 1976 Pontiac Grand Safari