Here’s yesterday’s comments of note

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

“I was a salesman at the Dodge dealership one block from Ferris motors 1968-1974. Our dealership was NOT a high-performance dealership like Ferris. In addition to selling the subject car here. Ferris also owned and raced the A990 sister car to Larry Griffith’s car but the Ferris car was an automatic called the torqueflite tornado. Ferris and Griffith often raced togather as a team.Ferris sold a lot of race cars for such a small dealership in the town of 5000 people. Previously he raceda couple…”

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darryldayton commented on 1965 Plymouth Belvedere I Super Stock Lightweight 4-Speed

“American V8s wearing Webers is always a treat.”

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AlfaZagato commented on 1968 Bizzarrini 5300 GT America

“Drag racing in the south in the 60’s I watched the advent of the lightweights. Lakeland Drag strip in Memphis had among others Herb McCandless aka Mr 4 Speed. I swear he could shift faster than an automatic! ! Car just shuttered when he slammed into gear. As I remember also circa 63 NHRA outlawed aluminum front caps? At the nationals people would tech and then go switch the entire front cap. NHRA got hip and would wait in staging area. With magnet in hand! Truth or consequence time!!”

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shooker commented on 1965 Plymouth Belvedere I Super Stock Lightweight 4-Speed

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

“I’ll echo the comments of others re. the magic of 200SI Maseratis. I’ve had a large amount of seat time in one, as well as a 300S, and have personally owned a D Type Jag, Lister Jag, etc etc. The 200SI remains the best sports racing car I have ever experienced. They are indeed utterly usable and enjoyable giant killers. I sincerely hope the next custodian of this car drives it in anger as there are few experiences that can compare! GLWTA! -Colin Comer”

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CC350 commented on 1957 Maserati 200SI by Fantuzzi

“Had a similar machine built by Idaho Norland, In Paul Idaho, with a Detroit 12V92T engine. We used it at 7,500′-8,000′ elevation in Utah’s Book Cliffs for snow removal from many miles of dirt roads, including down a steep canyon for several miles, in order to allow winter drilling for natural gas wells. It worked great, especially in the canyon where plowing snow was not really practical because a sheer wall on one side of the narrow road and a cliff on the other left no place for plowed snow…”

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MTE-Utah commented on No Reserve: 1984 Mercedes-Benz Unimog U1200 w/ Schmidt Snow Blower

“Recently Harry Metcalfe and Jeremy Clarkson met up and talked at length about “Peak Car.” Before overly complicated electronics and nanny state driver aids ruined the experience. When they were comfortable and still had all the power you could want and actually put it down on the road. And before 3 out of every 4 cars on the road was basically the same mid-sized SUV. They both brought Jags to their meetup and I imagine an XKR-S is precisely what they had in mind.”

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Jaaagman commented on 4,500-Mile 2012 Jaguar XKR-S Coupe

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

“While hitchhiking to the 1966 Comblain Latour Jazz Festival I got stranded somewere south of Liege.It was a wet and heazy night.In the far distance under the orange light of a lonely streetlamp I noticed a highly unfamiliar shape.It looked like some kind of alien spacecraft.As I got nearer I saw that it wasn’t a space vehicle,but a road car of a type I didn’t know it existed,had never seen before,and for that matter have never seen again,save for some pictures.It was a Bizzarini like the one…”

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CarKoen commented on 1968 Bizzarrini 5300 GT America

“Folks, the Gen 5 Viper was the epitome of everything great with cars. Manual transmission, rear wheel drive, hydraulic steering, and beautiful art inside and out with modern day technology. They will never make cars like this again and nothing made right now even matches the visceral feel of this. When you have mass produced 911s going for 200-500k, it’s amazing that this is not going for more than 500k. Those cars are so boring compared to this!”

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thetrailer commented on Original-Owner 2013 SRT Viper GTS

“What an extraordinary find!
That toothy front may well have inspired this 1955 Motorama Dream Car:
https://www.petersen.org/vehicle-spotlights/1955-chevrolet-biscayne
And there is a hint of Karmann-Ghia coupe in the roofline and rear haunches, pic #5.”

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tripleblack commented on 65-Years-Family-Owned 1953 Cisitalia 808XF Coupe Prototype

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

“my goodness….I’ll NEVER grow tired of seeing a classic truck with Montana Big Sky Country in the background…just perfect”

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DUGEEEFRESH04 commented on No Reserve: 1974 Dodge W100 Power Wagon 4×4 318

“Any compact two door wagon is cool in its own right and being a Stude ensures it’ll be the only one anywhere it goes. What’s most unique and exciting about this rarity though is the engine build. I had no idea there was an array of speed equipment for the flathead six, particularly to the level of a high compression aluminum head. Reading the attached Cathcart article (from 1999!) suggests at least 140HP from this little 169ci flattie. It’s got to be a light car, I’m guessing under 3K lbs…”

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Valiantjim commented on 1959 Studebaker Lark VI Deluxe 2-Door Station Wagon 3-Speed

“normalize three pedal SUVs”

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LVbuddah commented on 2011 Porsche Cayenne 6-Speed

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

“This Bronco will be well loved and cherished here. Been a dream of mine to have a Stroppe Baja for many years. Bought a Stroppe tribute here years ago, still have it, still love it, getting a new motor as we speak. But man I always wanted one of the real ones, so cool!”

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mccoy34 commented on Fuel-Injected 1973 Ford Bronco Bill Stroppe Baja

“Things of the past….
A) Pontiac
B)Colonnade cars and their elegant sportiness
C) Corner Radio Shack where you could pickup a “realistic” fm booster to add to your Pontiac”

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951lightweight commented on 1976 Pontiac LeMans Sport Coupe 350

“What an amazing, beautiful and rare example! One of the best driving videos featured in a long time. Thank you for driving this with gusto, living vicariously may be the only way most of us experience this!”

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Marinaman commented on 1964 Porsche 356C Carrera 2 Coupe

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

“Man, already at $4M before I could get my comment in….
I want to thank the team at BaT for bringing us so far. It is amazing to cross the quarter million auctions milestone together.
And a big thank you to the @1600veloce team for helping us mark the occasion with this beautiful 288. Anthony gets so much well-deserved credit, but it takes the whole team there to do the amazing things they do.
And maybe my favorite part of BaT is that Lot #250,001, right behind this one, is a…”

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bringatrailer commented on Lot #250,000: 1985 Ferrari 288 GTO

“I want to send a big congrats to the team @BaT for 250,000 listings! Kudos again to the team behind the scenes!
Our team was so proud to be a part of this journey.
@bringatrailer Randy I want to thank you for all the support and the fun ideas we have bounced off each other all these years. This listing like any listing, can be a bumper for an MG to a Halo Ferrari. It all belongs here. The best site, the best community.
We discussed what type of car we would want to list. Well here…”

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1600veloce commented on Lot #250,000: 1985 Ferrari 288 GTO

“These cars were so ahead of their time. Supercharged, intercooled, 4 wheel discs with ABS, IRS with adaptive damping, even pneumatic adjustable side bolsters. I still have my 35th anniversary 5 speed version, and it remains a pleasure to drive unlike most crude live axle domestics of the era.”

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DoctorV8 commented on Original-Owner 1990 Ford Thunderbird Super Coupe