BaT Features

The legendary Bruce Meyer talks about his early discovery of BaT, his start as a paper boy, racing motorcycles in college, his first Porsche, race cars built by hot rodders, his lifetime of Cobra ownership, memories from 1960s Tahoe, “air cars”, his deep involvement with the Petersen Automotive Museum, and his love of the LA lowrider community.

Welcome to the BaT Question of the Week! Every week we ask an automotive-themed question, and the author of our favorite answer from the comments is awarded a $25 credit to spend upon the bounties of the BaT Gear Store, which has been freshly restocked for the holidays.

Our BaT x Piston Foundation shirts sold out quickly in September, but we’ve got a new batch just in time for the holidays! This is the final run for these popular designs, and all sales will directly benefit the Piston Foundation in their mission to bring young people into the collector car industry by funding skilled trade programs specializing in collector cars. Through our partnership, we’ve raised well over $250,000 for the foundation via charity auctions and direct donations, and you can help us make that number even higher!

Alex heads to LA to talk Porsches and more with Magnus Walker: his live/work/play studio, early exposure to cars in the UK, a formative ’77 Corolla, acquiring his first Porsche at the Pomona Swap Meet, building a collection with good timing, the evolution of the 930, the merits of every RS, other marques that scratch an itch, and the TWR Supercat.

Alex, Zac, and Randy talk about the first-gen Panamera, the modern movie industry, all the Batman on BaT of late, an I-5 rally stage, appreciation for donks, broken turbo cars, BMWs on fire, reliable mechanics, a haggard Ferrari, the struggles of Chrysler, the Jaguar redesign, T-tops, modern car enthusiasm, controversial wheels, and more.

Alex and Beck chat about the “fall rush,” the much-improved production time for BaT listings, one of our best people, notable White Glove auctions, and their takes on recent Questions of the Week, which elicit embarrassing admissions from them both.