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    Understanding the Red Collection, from RS Autohaus

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    BaT Local Partner RS Autohaus in Glen Cove, New York, presents this collection of nine speedy road cars unified by their red bodywork. Among the bunch are low-mileage examples of crowd-pleasing Porsches like a sub-1,000-mile 997 Turbo Coupe and a sub-2,000-mile 992 GT3 Touring, as well as two mid-engine V8-powered Ferraris in Rosso Corsa. The wildcard here is a Ford Focus Saleen N2O, the only car model ever equipped with a nitrous oxide kit from the factory. Bringing it back down to Earth is a a nicely-equipped Signal Red R129 500SL from 1993.

  • Question of the Week: Which Mini Truck Model Would You Bring Back?—WINNER’S UPDATE: A Practical Look

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    WINNER’S ANNOUNCEMENT:

    We’re back to announce the winner for our Question of the Week, where our winner will receive their laurels in the form of a $25 credit for a hat or T-shirt from the BaT Gear Store.

    This week, we asked: Which mini truck model would you bring back?

    We’ve gathered up your responses and presented an amicus brief including your pleas for small, single-cab pickups, but these fell on deaf ears in this week’s Supreme Court hearings. Perhaps we’ll settle for double-cabs, but we’ll leave that decision to the automakers—should they ever happen to read this discussion thread in its entirety. The Datsun 620 was the most mentioned nomination, and based on that reasoning, will be dubbed this week’s winner! BaT member @da-cat was the first to it:

    “Datsun Pick Up!
    Early 1970’s was my favorite.
    Larger cab, with small extra side glass was a plus.
    🙂
    https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1973-datsun-620-pickup-9/“

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    da-cat commented on Question of the Week: Which Mini Truck Model Would You Bring Back?—WINNER’S UPDATE

  • Here’s yesterday’s comments of note

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

    “As a sidebar to this 250,000th auction listing, yesterday at the Hillsborough Concours d’Elegance, BaT Co-Founder Randy Nonnenberg, spoke at length for the entrants and attendees about the phenomenon that brought about what we are experiencing here — how it began and how it evolved. It’s a fascinating story of insight, risk and reward that’s about as “American” as anything can be.
    On the field were a number of “BaT Auction” sales as well as sellers, commenters and attendees who read the…”

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

    “”body is said to have sustained damage from shrapnel during a missile strike” . . . that’s not damage, that’s character.”

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    Paul_Dietzel commented on 1965 GAZ 69

    “Pontiac sure had some pretty cars in the Sixties. They’ve aged well too. Great to see two Pontiac B Bodies with three pedals on BaT in the same week… how unusual is that?
    This car would have a circle of admirers at every Cars and Coffee you drove it to… elegant and much less common than the A Body cars of the era. Truly the “executives’ hot rod” especially with a four-speed.
    Wonderful car… :-)”

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    msjbythebay commented on 1967 Pontiac Grand Prix Hardtop Coupe 4-Speed

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    High Mileage Heroes, Presented by Pennzoil—Congrats to TheRealGuitardave, Viper1952, and Basil017! You Should Know

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    6/30 Update: Well, our winner’s announcement was delayed a couple days, but we’re back to hand out some prizes! Your favorite High Mileage Hero this round was the 200k-mile Viper belonging to @Viper1952 and picked up by our Australian friend @Basil017 a few years back. And our favorite comment? That was the one left by @TheRealGuitardave, who wrote about his own Viper experience and clued us in to an Aimee Mann song we hadn’t heard before:

  • What to Know About yesterday’s comments of note

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

    “The perfect grocery getter”

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    patrickdanielcampbell commented on Japanese-Market 2000 Mercedes-Benz E430 Avantgarde Wagon

    “As a matter of fact, my wife cooked breakfast on the Salt in 1974 using fuel from the race car. Ed Iskenderian was very pleased. Watch the video. Tom Keo”

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    tomkeo commented on Tom Keosababian’s Record-Setting, Propane-Fueled & Turbocharged 1965 Chevrolet Corvair Corsa Sport Coupe

    “My Dad was a district service manager for GM in the 90s and early 2000’s and as a part of that we would get a new demo car to drive every couple mos. After the dismal launch of the Aztec in 2000, GM wanted to get make the best out of a bad situation so they gave them to every service manager in the country to “get the word out”.
    When I turned 16 and got my license, we got the Aztek. Bright yellow if I recall correctly, and rather than the usual 3 mos cycle, we had it for a full 7 mos.…”

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    matt_mason commented on No Reserve: 2001 Pontiac Aztek

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    A Look at new Make and Model Pages: AMC Matador, BMW 327, LeGrand, and More!

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    We’re just past the sun’s apex here in the Northern hemisphere and have been seeing record-breaking auction volume, peaking at more than 1,200 live auctions on the site in the last few weeks. And of course, we’ve been busy adding updates to the ever-expanding collection of BaT make and model pages. Check out the newest additions, and be sure to follow those that interest you in order to receive notifications when new auctions go live.

  • A Look at yesterday’s comments of note

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

    “Funny story – I was trying to find a correct new radiator cap for the TR4. I had gotten one from a British parts supplier, but it didn’t fit correctly. I grabbed my identical radiator from my project TR4 and went to the local parts stores to see what they had. Total strikeout. I went to Panda Express with TR4 radiator caps on my mind and got this fortune cookie. I immediately sent a picture of it to my wife saying “Looks like I’m getting another car!”.”

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    car.fanatic commented on No Reserve: 1962 Triumph TR4

    “Anyone buying an RX7 that’s been sitting for a long time should assume it needs apex seals unless proven otherwise. The dash and radio are lit up in some pics, so the car has electrical power. I’m guessing lack of power is the result of a few horses escaping the engine bay.
    This FD is quite tempting. I have a few solutions for lack of power sitting in the corner of the shop ;)”

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    Gmmuscleusa commented on 1993 Mazda RX-7 5-Speed Project

    “I own a higher mileage AZ-1 just like this. It is awesome. Obviously the new owner will likely keep this stock, but upgrading the suspension to the Navic coilovers and adding a stiffer roll bar front and back dramatically changed the handling. It went from leaning SUV in the corners to go-kart. Just my 2 cents.”

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    C2RMGM commented on 3,600-Kilometer 1993 Autozam AZ-1 Mazdaspeed

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    The New British Racing Hat—On Sale in the BaT Gear Store! You Should Know

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    It’s time for another merch drop from the prolific team at the BaT Gear Store! Say hello to the new British Racing Hat, a five-panel structured snapback ballcap featuring an embroidered XKE in the iconic Pale Primrose color, outlined in British Racing Green to complement the visor and embroidered grommets.

  • Yesterday’s comments of note You Should Know

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

    “I campaiged a Landspeed Corvair for many years and Tom Keo is one of my heros. He isn’t just a Corvair Genius but also a scholar and a gentleman. Bid With Confidance!!”

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    PhilVair commented on Tom Keosababian’s Record-Setting, Propane-Fueled & Turbocharged 1965 Chevrolet Corvair Corsa Sport Coupe

    “I wish you could still buy cars as simple as this. Save the manuals! GLWTA”

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    70_duster commented on No Reserve: 1999 Honda Accord EX Coupe 5-Speed

    “That fuse panel is as good as it gets for 48 years old, no wiring hacks, clean relay blocks, no signs of burnt fuse terminals. And all the fuse positions have the correct fuse in them, and fuse 13 is supposed to be empty. Gotta love the hand-painted stripes on many of the wires, these early cars are full of little easter eggs like that.
    Definitely worth the hassle of getting the pics to instill bidder confidence!”

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    Teutonic commented on 26-Years-Owned 1978 Porsche 928 5-Speed

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    Big Milestones, Big Bikes, and a Big Trip to Goodwood You Should Know

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    Episode 175 covers the reaction to our last movie episode, Tyler’s Corvette origin story, taking calls in parked cars, early lot numbers, lot 250k, the preponderance of cool bikes in Europe, great recent moto sales, a digression into McQueen territory, a Harley revelation, and Alex’s impromptu trip to the UK to spend some time on track at Goodwood.