Alex is joined by fellow BaT senior luminaries, Howard and Zac, to take a look back at 2025 and ring in the new year. They regale us with some of their favorite or otherwise notable listings from throughout the year, and along the way talk about Howard as a secret Corvette guy; the glory of the Mazdaspeed Protege and its predecessors; the Valentine One (and related bad advice from Howard); and key value differences between the beginning and end of 2025.
Also discussed: a rare glimpse into curation regrets; alphanumeric Lambo soup; going from one first world problem to the next (some of which involve virus-related emergency roadside stops); teasers for upcoming BaT events; a mutual yearning to get back out on track; and resurrecting Crashgate 2008.
Links for things mentioned in this episode:
1:42 Original-Owner 2003 Mazda Mazdaspeed Protegé
2:22 Mazda Protegé MP3 Car and Driver First Drive
3:02 In Memory of Mike Valentine, a Pioneer of the Radar Detector Industry Car and Driver
5:29 Lot #50,000: 2008 Bugatti Veyron 16.4
5:56 Lot #10,000: 1956 Porsche 356A Carrera GS Coupe
7:19 Porsche 911 GT3 RS and Touring search pages
7:27 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG model page
7:48 2022 Bugatti Chiron Super Sport Sold for USD $4,000,000
7:54 20-Years-Owned 1953 Chevrolet Corvette Sold for USD $371,000
8:34 1986 Porsche 962C Sold for USD $1,249,620
8:36 1990 AAR-Toyota Eagle HF89 Sold for USD $1,400,000
9:00 1993 Jaguar XJ220-N Sold for USD $691,234
9:02 Ex–Car and Driver Twin-Engine 1984 Honda CR-X² Sold for USD $41,401
9:06 Ex–Paul Walker 2005 Ford GT Sold for USD $627,000
9:21 392 Hemi Stroker-Powered 1930 Ford Model A “Wade Coupe” 4-Speed Sold for USD $98,500
9:44 Ex–Cormac McCarthy 1998 Ferrari F355 GTS Sold for USD $108,355
9:53 Neon Porcelain Dairy Queen Sign Sold for USD $21,000
10:08 Porsche 918 Spyder model page
10:10 Singer DLS search page
10:13 1964 Porsche 904 Carrera GTS Sold for USD $2,375,000
10:23 2010 Alfa Romeo TZ3 Stradale Zagato Sold for USD $600,556
10:45 Blu Elettrico 2014 Ferrari LaFerrari Sold for USD $4,475,000
10:55 17k-Kilometer 1998 Porsche 911 Carrera S Cabriolet 6-Speed
11:37 Widebody 2021 Rolls-Royce Cullinan Black Badge Neon Nights Edition Sold for USD $310,000
11:59 2026 Corvette ZR-1 search page
13:20 Sahara Beige 1986 Porsche 911 Carrera Coupe Sold for USD $106,500
13:45 Parts and Automobilia category page
13:48 Sega Ferrari F355 Challenge Arcade Game Sold for USD $20,000
13:55 F Racer F40-Style Junior Go-Kart Sold for GBP £16,000
14:01 L’Autopède Bus Ride & Power Car Go-Kart Sold for USD $21,500
14:21 Parts and Automobilia – Racing Simulators model page
15:58 1971 Triumph Spitfire Mk IV Project Sold for USD $100
16:04 2006 Ferrari F430 Spider Chassis Sold for USD $2,006
16:43 1995 BMW M3 AC Schnitzer ACS3 CLS Sold for USD $188,000
18:16 1918 Henderson Four Model H Sold for USD $141,000
18:21 1920 Ace Four Sold for USD $147,000
20:01 2014 Lamborghini Gallardo LP550-2 Coupe 6-Speed Sold for USD $235,000
20:28 Lamborghini Murcielago Coupe 6-Speed search page
21:29 10k-Mile 2006 Subaru Baja Turbo Sold for USD $55,555
21:35 Volvo V70R model page
23:13 Ford GT Mk II Race Car search page
23:30 1964 Bill Thomas Cheetah Cro-Sal Special Roadster Sold for USD $415,000
24:12 1983 Toyota Tercel SR5 4WD 6-Speed Sold for USD $7,800
24:37 Toyota Tercel model page
47:53 Michael Richards’ 2004 Mercedes-Benz S500 Sold for USD $24,444
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