Scramble! Cal Mille! Unlikely Chop Tops!

About this episode

The episode discusses various automotive events and experiences, focusing on Porsche culture and recent car auctions.

This week Alex is joined by Randy and the elusive, bi-coastal Howard to talk about exciting times for Central California Porschephiles, whether stock colors are now more interesting than PTS, and Enzo vs. 288 GTO. They relive the recent Cold Start event in San Francisco before settling into a detailed breakdown of our recent experience at the Bicester Scramble in the UK, including the joys of the British event car park and the incredible Bicester Motion facility, a historic RAF base that was restored as a collection of automotive-themed businesses. They pause to give respect to the folks pedaling vintage Jags at the Goodwood Members' Meeting, then Howard describes driving the family's Zagato-bodied Alfa as one of the long list of impressive entries in the four-day, thousand-mile Cal Mille. Finally, they talk about the need for "difficult" marque experts on BaT and move on to their favorite recent listings on the site, a suddenly topless Lamborghini, a tempting call to co-drive at the NORRA, appreciation for the resuscitated Mint 400, burly first-gen T-birds, and a pressing mystery surrounding a missing wheel lock key. Follow along! Links for the listings discussed in…

People in this episode

Host: Alex

Guests: Randy, Howard

Topics covered

• Porsche events
• automotive culture
• classic cars
• car auctions
• British automotive events
• vintage cars

Keywords

• Porsche
• Cal Mille
• Bicester Scramble
• Goodwood
• vintage cars
• car auctions
• Lamborghini
• Alfa Romeo

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Porsche, Goodwood Members' Meeting, Bicester Motion, BaT

Products: Zagato-bodied Alfa, 2005 Renault Clio 182 Trophy, 2011 Porsche 911 Turbo S Coupe, 1974 Citroen GS Birotor, Lamborghini

Places: Central California, San Francisco, UK

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