Festive Meats and an Italo-Texan Odyssey

Episode 149

Alex, Beck, and Tyler catch up in what can only be called a rambling fashion. They immediately launch into a career appreciation of Bill Paxton (RIP); talk sharing Thanksgiving plates and Tyler's 10-carb weekend; take a largely ignorant automotive linguistic detour; defeat the perils of disassembling modern interior trim; grouse about California smog testing; reminisce about the long road to Beck's E46 ZHP sedan going live on the site; and briefly cover VW Type 2 and Vanagon powerplant options.

Alex describes the culmination of a lifelong dream: his recent acquisition of, and road trip in, his Euro 1978 308 GTB (spoiler: he reveals that, to this day, he's never had a car break down on the road). The crew wrap up by riffing on their various BaT watchlists.

Links for things mentioned in this episode:

3:2 2 1970 Porsche 914-6

17:15 2004 BMW 330i ZHP Sedan 6-Speed

19:51 1988 Mercedes-Benz 300E 5-Speed

36:05 Petroleum Museum in Midland, Texas

38:18 BaT Podcast Episode: Texas Legend: Jim Hall and his Chaparrals

43:12 36-Years-Owned 1976 Ferrari 308 GTB Vetroresina

44:06 c.1962 Centurion Mk 13 Main Battle Tank

44:16 1962 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Zagato Coda Tronca

45:37 23-Years-Owned 1967 Porsche 911S Coupe

46:19 Ex–Richard Petty 1970 Plymouth Superbird

47:28 Ex–Sultan of Brunei 1986 Lamborghini LM002 Wagon by Diomante