Yesterday’s comments of note You Should Know

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

“Hi:
I’m Bob Gunthorp. I have a 1959 190b Binz station wagon Binz body number 1540. It is registered as a 1963. I purchased it in 1984. They are a fun car to drive and they attract attention everywhere that you take them. In 2012 I showed the wagon at the Mercedes-Benz Club National StarFest event in Phoenix AZ. The wagon is a “driver” car and not 100 point restoration. To both my surprise and amazement the wagon received the judge’s choice award.
Bob G.”

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badwrench commented on No Reserve: 1960 Mercedes-Benz 190b Binz Kombiwagen Project

“Avoid the Noid!”

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59turner commented on Ex–Domino’s Pizza 1985 Tritan A2 #1 of 10

“I had one of these ‘beasts’ back in the 1970s, nowhere as nice as this Mercedes. I terrorized northern Virginia & the D.C. area for several years…..it sounded like a washing-machine full of marbles & smoked like I was spraying for locusts! But that Benz ran for ever, even on kerosene!
I wound up trading it for a Nikon motor-drive camera. My Mercedes wound up as ‘yard-art’ in Annapolis, Maryland…..but that diesel engine ran for years operating hoist equipment on a ‘waterman’s’…”

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Slam105 commented on 1960 Mercedes-Benz 190Db

“Stunning car! The 5 speed transaxle fitted to Boras was also used in other cars- the deTomaso Mangusta and Pantera, Ford GT40s, BMW M1s.. perhaps others I’m not aware of. A robust unit of considerable versatility, it is still in production in the USA by RBT Inc. The ZF 5DS-25 (its actual name) has been through several revisions, including adding a sixth speed, I think. Its only vice is that it’s hard to obtain and when you can, it costs STACKS of money.”

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jim_rosenthal commented on 1978 Maserati Bora 4.9

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

“I could easily get sucked in by this listing.”

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M5Z3M commented on No Reserve: Douglas DC-8 Engine Cowl Desk

“I remember street racing one of these against my 93 Typhoon. My awd blew it off the line but after about 100 feet or so I was staring at his taillights the rest of the way. These cars are deceptively fast. Beautiful example that will be way out of my budget. GLWTA!”

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Typhoontaz commented on 700-Mile 1987 Buick GNX

“Wow! I wish I was 30 years younger. This is a very solid looking start to what would be a great car! It looks like lots and lots of cleaning and derusting lies ahead! I did a ’62 years ago that started out a lot worse than this and ended up stunning. For the adventurous (and young) this could be an awesome project! GLWTA”

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Surfdwn commented on No Reserve: 46-Years-Owned 1969 Jaguar E-Type Series II Roadster Project

“I’ve driven one of these —it’s the closest you can get to a Spitfire, if you are afraid of flying. GLWTS!”

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Llorente commented on 2,100-Mile 2014 Morgan 3-Wheeler

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

“This car always stuck out with ONE simple metric that I read back when it was being tested… 50mph to 75mph, it beat out the Testarossa and Porsche Carrera 4.
I think we know a hybrid RAV4 today could probably do this, but in period it blew my socks off to know this.
May this Swedish Testarossa be enjoyed for many more years. GLWTA”

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exxonvaldez commented on 1995 Saab 9000 Aero 5-Speed

“Blue is such an underrated color for Ferraris. Most shades of blue look great on Ferraris, specially on larger, front-engine ones like this, the 612, or the FF.”

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Seena commented on 17k-Mile 2007 Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano

“Much respect to the owner(s) who put the miles on this beauty-McLaren’s are meant to be driven!”

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oneof16 commented on 2012 McLaren MP4-12C

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

“”Two, Two, Two Mints in One!””

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Thesunisrising commented on Matching 1958 Rambler Super Six Sedan & 1958 Rambler Super Cross Country Six Wagon

“Why would someone build this?
You can also ask yourself:
Why would someone climb Mount Everest?
Why run 26.2 miles
Why enter a steel cage and fight hand to hand until you quit or get knocked out?
Why would you want to be “The strongest man in the world”?
There are so many things in life that will never make sense to a lot of us, and to most of us this build makes no sense. I guarantee that to some this is the ultimate piece of industrial art.
Ownership puts you in a class of…”

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Dean_Laumbach commented on Cummins Turbodiesel-Powered, Six-Wheeled Custom “Cab Over Evolved”

“At the final bid, you could have bought 31,858 sets of WeatherTech mats! Personally I think the Chiron is a better use of space. Congrats!”

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IMCARS commented on 2019 Bugatti Chiron Sport

“This is why people started following BAT, not for dealers flipping 2004 Ford Rangers with new paint. I have never heard of this thing, very unique, just don’t want to be behind it on a hill.”

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Thomasgentle commented on Automecca Sports Van “Brubaker Box”

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

“I’m a Buick guy, but those tri-color Pontiac interiors of this period are hard to beat. Fantastic piece of automotive art here.”

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Middler89 commented on 38k-Mile 1959 Pontiac Bonneville Custom Safari

“I was in charge of the 427 crate engine program western region for GM parts this is absolutely perfect!! Example with nothing missing and also has the extremely rare jacket that not too many customers ordered once you purchase the engine you would submit your jacket size also the correct year GM performance parts catalogs also photo 29 that’s my handwriting on the serial written by hand the warranty paper perfect example I can’t think of a more complete kit with nothing missing !!! If anybody…”

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DinoAAAA commented on GM Performance Parts Anniversary Edition Chevrolet 427 Crate Engine

“In my opinion, the original, first series “sports saloon” Jaguars are the purest and best. These are the ones you will see at Goodwood! I love the center instrument cluster, like the XK cars. I also think the smaller windows and extra wood interior appointments work extremely well with these cars. OK, the far more commonly surviving MK 2 cars are just fine in their own right, but just like in the consideration of the E type evolving variations, I remain firmly in the first original series…”

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Jaguar3.4 commented on 1958 Jaguar Mk I 3.4 4-Speed

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

“If you told me I would pull-up BaT today and there would be a 6-wheeled EcoSport for sale, I would have sent you to rehab. I’m speechless.”

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Fatalvenom commented on No Reserve: Custom Six-Wheeled 2019 Ford EcoSport Titanium

“A very special car here. This is one of the original World’s Fair batch of 60 Mustang GTs Ford built for the 1965 New York World’s Fair, the cars that introduced the GT package to the press and the first ones that rolled off the line. On April 15, 1965, all 60 were lined up together. Henry Ford II, Lee Iacocca, and Don Frey rolled past the row. The cars then went to journalists for a 10-day press evaluation. After that they were returned to Ford and sold as demos. About 20 of the original…”

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MotorGuild commented on No Reserve: World’s Fair Batch 1965 Ford Mustang Coupe GT A-Code 289

“Starting in 2023 these cars are turbocharged only it runs the 3gen erad rear diff that is constantly engaged compared to the clutch style of the previous model which could disconnect when not needed. The fun part is that if you are driving electric only you are rwd with instant torque.
I trekked down from Seattle to Cali for. ‘24 with 4k miles on it. It’s my daily commuter and plugging it in at home I have only topped off the gas tank once in 2 months.
Anyone that is considering these…”

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onyxeros commented on 2023 Volvo V60 T8 Polestar Engineered