Yesterday’s comments of note You Should Know

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

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

“Thanks gang! A bit numb…
Promise to take great care of it. Lots of VW in my past but I won’t bore you other than to say this one wraps them all into one, and erases all regret for every sale (including my last…a Corrado in ‘04)
To all the caretakers and @seller…Thank You!”

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slcorrado commented on 2.1L 16V-Powered 1981 Volkswagen Scirocco S 6-Speed

“My Dad had a ‘61 in this color and with roof rack. VW advertised they would float. I was 15 and a friend and I tried to drive it in a local reservoir that was just being impounded. It did float but wouldn’t steer and bogged down due to back pressure. Crawled out window and pushed it back to shore. Cranked it watching pea shooters squirt water. It cranked up. We drove it until the floorboards were dry. Did not tell Dad until 10 years later. He couldn’t kill me then, I had kids of my own”

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Dbalfisto commented on 1961 Volkswagen Beetle Deluxe

“Styling of this era Accord still looks fresh to my eyes. If it ends up on display at a Honda dealer showroom, will it make customers think, “God, new cars sure are ugly now.” But then again, I may be biased. My daily drivers are 35-year old Hondas.”

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Miatadon commented on 174-Mile 1978 Honda Accord Hatchback 5-Speed

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

“I was a dispatcher at Greyhound in the 80s just after the last Buffalos were retired. One thing you used to see in ads for used buses was “Never a Greyhound,” meant to say it was never thrashed in daily Dog service and probably wouldn’t have chicken bones shoved into all the heater outlets. Looks like a nice bus.
Andrew”

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Watry commented on No Reserve: 1970 GM PD4108 “Buffalo Bus” RV Conversion

“I have been fooling around with cars, one way or another, for over sixty years, and I can’t think of any individual automobile that has enjoyed such star quality for such a long time. Look up the rhapsodic writeup on the 300SL Gullwing in “Sports & Classic Cars”, (Borgeson/Jaderquist), published in 1955! Even then, these cars had qualities that set them apart from all others. Their looks, their performance, their racing history, and the people associated with them…everything adds to the…”

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jim_rosenthal commented on 1956 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing

“Fun memory. I purchased a very clean, low milage `64 Galaxie 500XL
R-Code 427 4 speed when I returned from Vietnam in `67.
Paid $1700, 59 years ago, when these were just very nice “Used Cars”.
Now, these survivors are the best of the full size “Muscle Cars” extant.”

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LRP commented on 1964 Ford Galaxie 500XL Fastback R-Code 427 4-Speed

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

“”I mean, for a while I was starting every morning on Bring a Trailer.”
I’m still at that point.”

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no.radar commented on sludgo Rides Shotgun with gear-ku

“An Alfa like this, in this original condition, is simply priceless. I don’t know who coined the expression “you can’t go home again,” but this car proves them wrong. This car is more than a time capsule, it is a time machine. Drive it and you will be transported back to Italy during an automotive golden age. A 100 point Pebble Beach example couldn’t give you any more pleasure than enjoying this in today’s real world. GLWTA.”

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johnireland commented on 1959 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint

“We can crack some jokes, but lets also acknowledge the incredible craftsmanship here. The hand painted details are incredible!”

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Gmmuscleusa commented on No Reserve: c.1800s Albany Cutter Horse-Drawn Sleigh

“Great read. Glad Denise McLuggage got a shout out. One of the great auto scribes who dosen’t get the recognition she deserves. Also wrote one of the best ski instruction books “The Centered Skier”.”

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pragmatic commented on sludgo Rides Shotgun with gear-ku

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

“@WIZZZZ
I met Fred at Bonneville in 1963. He had set a 2-way record the previous year at 99.06 mph with his absolutely stock Corvair Monza. I had managed to go 107 mph with my stock 61 Corvair but needed bigger tires. Fred told me that Rambler Station Wagons had 15″ wheels that would fit Corvairs. There was a little junk yard on the outskirts of Wendover, Utah right on the state border with Nevada. I went down there and found a Nash Rambler in there with two 6.40 X 15″ tires (1 was…”

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

“Last summer the Eastern PA Chapter of the Audi Club did it’s annual covered bridges drive and ice cream run. A very fun and spirited ~150 mile drive. I show up in my 1989 80 Quattro, my wife drove our 2001 TT 225 Roadster, and a guy I had never seen before at any Audi event shows up in one of these. Jaws dropped. He was super nice, down to earth, and had no problem with any of us getting in and checking it out.”

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IMissMySaab commented on 363-Mile 2025 Audi RS6 Avant GT

“I love the unique stuff you see on BAT. GLWTA!”

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70_duster commented on 1979 Mazda Titan Wide Low Diesel 4-Speed Dually

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

“congratulation to the new owner. as mentioned i am the third owner of this car and i am in many of the pictures with the car from the 80s. including pictures taken at Bloomington when the car was awarded a gold certificate. I enjoyed seeing those pictures again, have not seen them in decades.”

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addictedtojunk commented on 1969 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe L88 427/430 4-Speed

“Several years ago (well, maybe more than several!) I was offered a ride-along slot taking notes on the road trial of a 288 GTO which had just been serviced for a prominent collector here in MD. Midway through the loop, which was about thirty miles on various roads, we merged onto a local interstate at about 90 mph. The driver then floored it, the turbos spooled up, and at 90+ mph the tires chirped and the car rocketed forward, pushing us both back in our seats. I’ll remember that, always- at…”

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

“Happy to have it back since I drove it for most of its miles from 1997 to 2005”

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E30M3Scott commented on 1988 BMW M3

“As soon as I saw the lead photo when this listing went live, I wondered if this was the same car I saw at Radwood Detroit a few years ago. Your early comment — and digging back through my pictures — confirmed my memory! You’ve done a great job preserving this awesome artifact of the ’90s era.
I had a ’94 GT 5-sp. in Teal Mist, and whenever I see one of these pop up on BAT, I’m tempted to jump in and try to relive my 20s. Subsequent cars I’ve owned have been faster and more…”

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joliver3333 commented on 49k-Mile 1994 Ford Probe GT 5-Speed