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    The Swig Family Collection, Presented by Fantasy Junction—All Cars Are Live!: A Practical Look

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    8/18 Update: the final three cars from the Swig Collection are now live! Check them out below.
    Our very own Howard Swig grew up in a family famous for automotive enthusiasm, and in his 10+ years at BaT he has been instrumental in building this site into what it has become today. His late father Martin was the San Francisco franchise dealer for at least 17 different marques, keeping up a vast inventory of interesting vehicles with a heavy focus on imports like Alfas, Datsuns, Saabs, Toyotas, Mercedes trucks, Sterlings, and more. He later went on to found the California Mille, inspired by his participation in the 1982 Mille Miglia Storica as the sole American entrant. His acquisitions of several interesting racing and sports cars formed the backbone of a collection that continues to be kept and enjoyed by the rest of the Swig family. Today, we’re excited to announce that six cars from the Swig Family Collection will be represented here by @FantasyJunction, out of Emeryville, California, and many will be offered with no reserve.

  • Here’s yesterday’s comments of note

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

    “Lagoon Green is my new favorite shade of blue.”

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    NBoost commented on No Reserve: 1987 Porsche 911 Turbo Coupe

    “I owned an ‘85 nearly identical to this. I drove it the way Carroll Shelby intended. I quickly installed the Mopar Performance logic module and after getting the timing dialed in and an AutoMeter boost gauge installed, I was even more ready to “Go Like Hell.” So, one Friday evening in the spring, I was laying down rubber in first and second gear at each stop.
    It must have took a while for the officer to catch up from following the squealing Euro T/A’s, as I don’t believe he ever saw…”

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    CarDogThreePedals commented on 46k-Mile 1985 Dodge Omni GLH-T

    “Automatics are great – First, generally driven less spiritedly over their lifetime. Second, the automatic is actually very good. My auto on back roads, 2nd gear could go from about 25 mph to 70 mph. Often with a group of other 02s, I would be pushing the car in front of me that was modified. Third, the auto works while you find that 5 speed that is wider than a 4 speed and what else is wider? The tunnel in an automatic. No hammer needed for installation.
    My next 02, I will look for an…”

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    wh400 commented on 1975 BMW 2002

  • Question of the Week: What’s Your Most Unlikely Car Sighting?—WINNER’S UPDATE You Should Know

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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: What’s your most unlikely car sighting?
    Thanks to everyone who chimed in! After reading all 100+ of your neck-snapping stories from this week’s discussion thread, we’re exercising our Editorial Privilege by awarding the prize to the comment that stood out the most to us. The prize goes to BaT member @Fantod13, who nominated a particular 1928 Bentley 4.5-Liter:

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    Here’s the DFW Car and Toy Museum Collection, Offered at No Reserve

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    8/19 Update: nearly all of the cars from the massive DFW Toy and Museum Collection have gone live, many have already sold, and the seller has now added three more! Be on the lookout for a 1964 Alfa Romeo 2600 Spider, 1982 HMV FreeWay project car, and a 1961 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia Coupe, which should post soon.
    The DFW Car and Toy Museum is the largest of its kind in Texas, and being the largest anything in Texas is really saying something. Indeed, within their 150,000-square-foot facility, they host a collection of more than 200 cars and 3,000 toys. That said, everyone has their limits, and owner Ron Sturgeon has set a 200-car cap—notable because his museum has won 214 BaT auctions to date. To clear up some space in their ever-rotating lineup, the museum is now presenting this massive collection of 38 cars (and counting) on Bring a Trailer, most of which are BaT Alumni and all of which are being offered with no reserve!

  • Yesterday’s comments of note: A Practical Look

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

    “OK let’s get serious here.
    What a lot of us often don’t realize when we look at something like this is the enormous amount of time, engineering, design, and late night haunting representing thousands of hours by dedicated people to develop and refined a complete and functional performance car.
    You are not just buying the parts to make cars, you’re buying an entire history of what it took to build the cars.
    So…if you are contemplating building your own cars, this is an excellent way to…”

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    Raffi commented on No Reserve: Shelby Rolling Chassis w/Series 1 Body Panels, Six Spare Chassis, & Parts Collection

    “I own both a Ghibli and a Daytona and although I really like the Daytona the Ghibli is my go to car for long drives or if I anticipate stop and go traffic. Both cars have beautiful lines. The Ghibli is more reliable and more user friendly. The steering wheel can be adjusted up/down and the seat back is adjustable. No such luck on the Daytona. This car has power steering while the Daytona feels like a truck at slow speed.
    The Maserati V8 has tons of low end torque while the V12 Ferrari needs…”

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    ivanthecarnut commented on 1972 Maserati Ghibli SS 4.9 Coupe

    “Awesome, I am so happy! This will live with several Ford Shelbys in the garage one of which being a ’65 GT350, so I am absolutely going to re-enact that magazine cover!!!! I’ll be driving it home to Pittsburgh and it will hardly be a trailer queen, but will be well taken care of.”

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    gt350man commented on 1986 Dodge Omni Shelby GLH-S

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    What to Know About eNCORE: Donald Osborne on Buying Right, Selling Right, and Living Right

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     Alex is joined by none other than Donald Osborne to talk about the interesting POS, sage suggestions for sellers and politicians everywhere, self-editing, ignoring one’s own hard-earned advice, cars as an investment in happiness; driving a Le Monstre replica at Goodwood, and adventures on the old Targa Florio route.

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    2026 Michelin Tire Giveaway, Round 7—Congratulations, Schertzer!: A Practical Look

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    It was a battle of the longroofs for the seventh installment of our 2026 Michelin and BFGoodrich tire giveaway, with well over 120 of you casting your vote! The competition turned into a nail-biter between the 1982 AMC Eagle wagon and the 1971 Volkswagen Type 3 Squareback, and in the end, the Squareback came out on top by two! Congratulations to its new owner, @Schertzer.

  • Here’s yesterday’s comments of note

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

    “Oh my goodness. Why aren’t there more of these? A Packard restomod. Some would say it’s sacrilege but whew… well played.”

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    Charleetuner commented on LT1-Powered 1937 Packard 115-C Convertible Coupe

    “I remember filling out a postcard to get a promotional dvd for this car when i was 14. The dvd was about 5 minutes of this car doing straight line accelerations and burnouts. I watched it a ton of times. I thought it was badass then and I still do now.”

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    Pemulis_DMZ commented on 2004 Mercury Marauder

    “My old GTX! What a joy to see it again, and looking so darn sharp.
    Thank you for the shout Randy @BaT – I would’ve missed the listing otherwise. Time travel is fun, eh?
    I bought this car in Las Vegas in 2012 after years of hunting for a good one. Even back then, they were quite rare. On the drive home to San Francisco, I took a dirt detour through Titus Canyon in Death Valley, and you can see pics from that in the original auction gallery. One of my favorite car memories of all…”

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    Davin commented on 1988 Mazda 323 GTX Turbo

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    What to Know About pennzoil Presents: Choose Your Daily Driver, 1980s Edition—Congratulations, ant!

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    You, our esteemed BaT community, came through with a variety of 1980s rides that certainly didn’t disappoint. Bravo! Of course, there can only be one winner, and this week our favorite comment of the bunch was left by BaT member @ant:

  • Yesterday’s comments of note You Should Know

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

    “Merci beaucoup. The car will indeed be driven across Paris, France’s fantastic b-roads and through mountain passes in Europe, both as a cool family car and also for vintage car rallies & events that I love to go to or organise.”

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    Archiveslaroute commented on No Reserve: Randy’s 1964 Ford Falcon Sprint Hardtop 4-Speed

    “When I first saw this auction I wanted to Jump! I expected there to be an Eruption of bids due to provenance. Driving at 10/10th would be like Runin’ With the Devil for sure. This car is the stuff Dreams are made of. If I won, I would definitely Dance The Night Away. OK I am done…”

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    anthonyjp commented on Ex–Eddie Van Halen 2016 Porsche 911 GT3 RS

    “I grew up in a family of chevy owners, just chevy’s, and I had my big block in high school. Then the new girl friend asks me over to meet her family and what does the Dad have, an Opel Manta in orange. He takes me out to inspect it and at some point hands me the key and says, have fun. Well, I did and from that point forward my world changed. Tried to talk my dad into letting me buy an MGB, that didn’t work until I bought my own in college and started auto X’ing with it. Then road racing…”

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    SRB commented on No Reserve: 1974 Opel Manta Rallye 4-Speed