Yesterday’s comments of note — Explained

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

“These cars are just great. I bought a 2024 manual on a whim last year and have zero regrets. They do it all so well. My fair weather daily drivers last summer were this Golf, a 2018 GT3 Touring, and my venerable 993. For regular use, the Golf is ~80% of the fun of the GT3 for 20% of the money. Sold the GT3 shortly thereafter just because I prefer the Golf. Will never sell the 993, though.”

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SupremeDeluxe commented on 2024 Volkswagen Golf R

“My heart skipped a beat when I saw this. My first job out of college was working for TDM in Livonia MI which later became Wheel to Wheel a prototype shop for GM’s Jon Moss. We built a 383 6spd SS with a rollcage for GM Special Vehicles to do high speed testing at MIS. I don’t think this is that car but always wondered what happened to it and many others. Great first engineering job for a young gear head.”

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mjschneidy commented on No Reserve: Lingenfelter-Modified 1995 Chevrolet Impala SS 6-Speed

“That’s a hot import time capsule, right there.”

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Mikeyjm1 commented on 24-Years-Owned Modified 1991 Acura NSX 6-Speed

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

“I owned SN 5077 many years ago. The 4-liter engine pulls like a locomotive. There is comfortable seating for 4 adults. I think it is the best of the 2+2 classic Ferraris. You will never regret owning it. – Keith Martin”

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330america commented on 1964 Ferrari 330 America

“been salivating over this truck all week. you simply cannot buy anything like this today. congrats to whoever gets it!”

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DerekPhillips commented on 5k-Mile 2019 Lexus LX570 Inspiration Series

“Outstanding 7 litre rare cat! You’d likely encounter a (live) cougar in the wild before ever seeing another one of these, incredible GLWTA”

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Tituswolf351 commented on 30-Years-Owned 1968 Mercury Cougar 7-Litre GT-E

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

“There is a better chance of seeing Bigfoot riding a unicorn down your street than encountering a three-pedal Toyota Solara.”

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DatsunZGuy commented on No Reserve: 1999 Toyota Camry Solara SE V6 5-Speed

“My introduction to the GS was reading about the GS club in either Car Craft or Hotrod Magazine in the 80’s. I joined the club in 1989 not owning a GS but interested. I bought a Flint built 69 GS 350 project on e-bay sometime in the mid 2000’s. Didn’t take long to be overwhelmed and realize I’d made a terrible mistake. Finally joined the Buick owning community in 2012 when I bought my uncles ’86 Grand National. A couple of years ago I bought John Chamberlain’s 74 GS Stage 1 to replicate my first…”

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dci71 commented on 1969 Buick GS 400 Stage 1 Coupe

“”It’s got cop tires, cop suspension, cop shocks. It’s a model made before catalytic converters so it’ll run good on regular gas”. Elwood Blues”

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RedTruck1100 commented on No Reserve: Ex–CHP Police Car 1963 Dodge 880 Sedan 413 Project

“These California Highway Patrol Mopars were special cars. There were over 50 modifications Chrysler let CHP order on each of these cars that wasn’t available to the public. Things like presetting the torsion bars higher to compensate for the push bars on the front and the 413 wasn’t available on a civilian 880. These old Mopar squad cars are underrated and the best driving cars they made.”

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hergfest commented on No Reserve: Ex–CHP Police Car 1963 Dodge 880 Sedan 413 Project

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

“This car appears to be the very car that AK built for road racing, then retired it for show car duty. I was hired by Hooters at the start of the 92 season to take the car to many of the Hooters restaurants for display. I also make several commercials driving the car at different racetracks, and some were televised on national tv that year. I have such fond memories of the years working for Hooters and with Alan at many of his appearances at the restaurants. I continued on with Hooters in a…”

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Chevyguy77 commented on No Reserve: 1992 Ford Thunderbird NASCAR Race Car

“I have not seen one of these in many, many years. That’s the great thing about BaT. You get to see cars that you have long forgotten about.”

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JohnF1966 commented on No Reserve: 1978 Plymouth Sapporo

“Ford used the turbo fours in the mid-80’s to position themselves for higher gas prices. Fantastic, future-focused cars like the Mustang SVO, Merkur XR4Ti, Thunderbird Turbo Coupe…and then gas prices fell and the Mustang GT became the star. The SVO has one of the most unique (and short-lived, and polarizing) front end designs in Mustang history. This is a great example and should be fun to watch!”

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lpethick commented on 24k-Mile 1986 Ford Mustang SVO

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

“Rusty Hammer had always known where he fit.
Thirty years behind the same counter in the same hardware store in Fort Stockton will do that to a man. He was the one folks came to when something broke. Hinges, pipes, doors that wouldn’t close right. Rusty had an answer for all of it.
Until one morning, he didn’t.
It wasn’t dramatic. Just him standing in the hinge aisle, staring at shelves he’d stocked a thousand times, realizing he couldn’t remember why any of it…”

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CaptainMyCaptain commented on No Reserve: 1962 Airstream Trade Wind 24′ Travel Trailer

“Also nice that they kept it in original Lime Gold. Probably only half the cars produced still in this wonderful color. My buddy just repainted his back to original Lime Gold after 40 years being Wimbledon white.”

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1967Shelby commented on 1967 Shelby Mustang GT350 Fastback 4-Speed

“My hats off to the builder of this 55. Seldom do I see a car that has had all the body work done properly. Take note people, when you take it down to bare metal you’re doing a great job and less likely to have a chemical reaction from previous paint jobs. With the body having a top notch job you know that the rest of the car was built right.”

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39mercman commented on 402-Powered 1955 Chevrolet 150 Utility 2-Door Sedan

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

“In my opinion the textbook definition of a Mercedes-Benz modern classic. This 1991 model is hands down the nicest example I have seen in the last 30 years.
If Bruno Sacco is considered in artist, the C126 is his “Sistine Chapel”.
Best of luck !!!
Dean”

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Dean_Laumbach commented on No Reserve: 28k-Mile 1991 Mercedes-Benz 560SEC

“Oh my… The road trip to bring this to the PNW will be EPIC.”

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MACE_Hardware commented on No Reserve: 2022 Audi RS6 Avant

“Absolutely beautiful! It’s been a local car to me my whole life, even with the move. Unfortunately we’ve never crossed paths. Hopefully a new owner is found and enjoys it like Mr Waite did for 60 years!”

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Gmmuscleusa commented on 1958 AC Ace