• Question of the Week: What’s Your Favorite Five Liter Engine of All Time?—WINNER’S UPDATE — Explained

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    WINNER’S ANNOUNCEMENT:

    We’re back to announce the winner for our Question of the Week, where our victor will accept a $25 credit for a hat or T-shirt from the BaT Gear Store and the acclaim of their peers.

    Our question this week was: What’s your favorite five liter engine of all time?

    We broke out our bore gauges and dial indicators, then dug into this week’s five-liter-heavy thread. Chevy’s 302ci V8 —exclusive to the first-generation Camaro Z/28—was the most popular nomination, and it was first mentioned by BaT member @Erioc:

    “Early Z-28 Camaro”

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    Erioc commented on Question of the Week: What’s Your Favorite Five Liter Engine of All Time?—WINNER’S UPDATE

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    What to Know About great Photos Make Great Listings, with Matt Schiller, CEO of Snappr

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    Alex and Beck sit down to catch up with Matt Schiller, CEO of Snappr—the professional-photos-anywhere agency that supports our BaT Plus listing photography service. The Australian Bay Area transplant talks about starting the company in Sydney with no intention of moving into the automotive space; assures us that even CEOs have excuses for looking at BaT instead of working; reviews the importance of accurate and numerous photos for large purchases made over the internet; and goes into some very telling stats gleaned from Snappr’s seven-year relationship with BaT (the numbers don’t lie: better photos sell more cars for higher prices!).

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    A Look at michelin Tire Giveaway, Round 8—Congratulations, SkyEyes!

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    10/22 Update: We have a winner!
    Over 140 of you made your voices heard in the latest Michelin and BFGoodrich tire giveaway, and it was a close one! It immediately became a competition between the triple-carb XJ6 and the green Squire wagon. And despite the Jag’s best efforts, the Ford kept its lead and took the win. Congratulations to its new owner, @SkyEyes.

  • BaT Auction Success Story: Trial by Five-Speed: A Practical Look

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    BaT member Txcarguy recently wrote in with a Success Story about the 1999 Porsche Boxster that he won from BaT Local Partner collectiveauto in a July 2025 BaT auction.
    He writes:
    For many years, owning a Porsche had been a dream of mine. After years of saving and imagining the moment, that dream started to turn into a reality (and the adventure of a lifetime) when this 1999 Porsche 986 Boxster with just 40,608 miles appeared on Bring a Trailer at no reserve. It was finally time to take the plunge. After a spirited bidding war, the car was mine. Nothing could wipe the smile off my face that day. 

  • Understanding yesterday’s comments of note

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    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 Look at yesterday’s comments of note

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

    “On September 4th, 1979, my father handed me the keys to a slightly used Buccaneer Red-on-White 1974 Pontiac LeMans Sport and said, almost offhand, “Your mother just bought a new Corvette. I need you to help me pick it up—and the LeMans will be your car now. You owe her $2,000, pay it off over the next two years. Here’s a new AAA card, insurance is covered. Oh, and you’re welcome.”
    He seemed distracted—probably thinking about the price tag on that new black Corvette. The LeMans…”

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    Reformulated400 commented on 1974 Pontiac LeMans GT 4-Speed

    “My late grandfather had a 92 Accord EX sedan that he took to 800,000 before he passed. Unfortunately it was in northern Illinois so by the time he died the car was only about 75% there from the beltline down due to rust. It was a stick and still had the original engine and transmission (I think it was only on t he second clutch) and still drove like a dream. If it wasn’t for the rust I would have kept it and drove it to a million plus. This one is tempting. These are really great cars…”

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

    “This is a rare and unique Dart that in 1967 was a radical move. Dodge went into the year continuing the 273 Charger that was a respectable performance V8 with high compression, solid cam and flowed exhaust but it was way behind market as the Mustang got a 390, the Camaro a 396 and the Nova was busting a hot small block. The GT trim was still subdued and the midyear GTS designation was just the logo. For 68 and 69 the GTS trim set apart a separate model and the 340 became an arguably more…”

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    Valiantjim commented on 1967 Dodge Dart GTS Hardtop 4-Speed

  • sludgo’s Mile Markers: Mile 204 — Explained

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    This is Part Four of a multi-part series. Click the links to read Part One, Part Two, and Part Three.
    The next Saturday in sludgoville was absolutely splendid. The crisp scent of October was in the morning air and most of the leaves had already fallen, but Indian Summer was in full swing, skies clear and blue and a harvest-orange sun lazily edging daytime temps into the seventies. It was just after noon and I was high up in Big Olie—the big oak in my Grandma’s back yard. The Beehive hated me climbing trees but I loved it and Olie was such a terrific tree to climb, bent this way and that with lumps and bumps growing here and there that fell perfectly under my twelve year-old feet and hands. I’d scampered up his trunk like a jungle cat and took a right turn onto the first big branch. It was as fat around as a pony and I’d straddled and skittered out to its very end to my favorite crook and was finally settling in when I heard it—twin rattly rumbles of diesel-fired horsepower and torque getting closer and closer and louder and louder. I leaned forward from my perch to get a better look at what was going on just in time to see two shiny-black extra-large tow-trucks chug into Old Man Granger’s driveway and hiss to a stop. Time to pick up the Cadillacs.

  • Yesterday’s comments of note: A Practical Look

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

    “Thank you, I’m bringing her home”

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    CHARLENEBILLIE commented on SEMA-Exhibited Hotchkis “E-Max” 1970 Dodge Challenger 340 Six Pack 5-Speed

    “If I could only own one vehicle for the rest of my life, and could never switch it… this is what I would get.
    -Stupid reliable.
    -Powerful enough to explore in the mountains and pull a boat to the lake.
    -Always classy. Always adventurous.
    -Good for one person, and good for a family.
    -Safe.
    -Enough tech to be convenient, but not too much to get in the way.”

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    overlandish commented on 2021 Toyota Land Cruiser URJ200 Heritage Edition

    “This is a stunning car with amazing history! The fact that Jim Froula of Racecraft has done the recent work on it makes me feel very good. I race my Datsun 510 in the historic B Sedan class against many of the cars supported by Jim at vintage events. The cars under his tent are always extremely well prepared, highly competitive, and generally with great history. I’m in. Let’s see where this baby ends up. Would love to keep it in the West Coast but I suspect the European bidders know quite…”

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    Dave_Car_Guy commented on 1988 BMW M3 Group A Race Car

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    This Week’s Weird and Wonderful—October 24, 2025: A Practical Look

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    It is Friday evening, and you are still looking at your computer. Clearly you need a break. Well, you’re in luck, because we’ve got a new edition of the Weekly Weird and Wonderful for you to peruse. Even though we squeezed a few extra selections in to this week’s list, we still left out some amazing vehicles that shouldn’t be neglected, like a Mustang Cobra Jet factory drag car, a Steeda-modified Ford Focus, and a Jeep Commando rock crawler, to name just a few. You can find those and more on our live auctions page.

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    Understanding event Coverage: kobus at the 2025 Lime Rock Historics

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    After his coverage of this year’s Le Mans Classic, we thought that kobus had been to the top of the mountain. But his enthusiasm continues unabated, and he played a big role in thie year’s Lime Rock Historics—behind the scenes, behind the lens, and behind the wheel. Here’s his coverage of the event, which included some very interesting cars that came up on last week’s episode of the BaT Podcast with Donald Osborne like the Drinkwater “Le Monstre” replica and the Cunningham C4RK coupe. 
    Lime Rock Park—Salisbury, CT, August 28–September 1