SHORT SHIFTS WHAT A SITE
Stefan Lombard
With the rise of online car buying, it’s nice to know someone’s out there sifting through listings for you
Don’t forget the trailer.
When it comes to online classic car buying — or even just browsing — you’ve got better things to do at work than waste time separating the wheat from the chaff on eBay or craigslist. That’s why we love Bring a Trailer (
bringatrailer.com).
BaT came about in early 2007, when co-founders Randy Nonnenberg and Gentry Underwood created the site as a way to curate their own old car browsing experience. “We wanted to share our best personal finds and talk about what we would do if we bought them,” says Nonnenberg.
The site has never been limited to any particular make or model; if it’s rare, historically important, or just exudes an undeniable cool, you’re
WHAT TO READ
Plenty of books detail the life and times of Carroll Shelby, but none has ever been endorsed by the man. Until now, because Motorbooks has just released Carroll Shelby: The Authorized Biography by Rinsey Mills. The 464-page hardbound book in- cludes 25 color and 40 black-and- white photographs, many of which come from Shelby’s own archives and have never been seen by outside eyes. The book should be considered an integral part of any Shelby aficionado’s library. $35,
motorbooks.com.
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likely to see it on BaT. In addition, reader comments have always been a part of the experience, and the effect is a vibrant dialog among car geeks.
In fact, those same readers are now frequent contributors, accounting for about 200 submissions every day from eBay, craigslist and elsewhere. Nonnenberg then selects the best three-to-six cars to feature on any given day.
In 2010, after motorcycle submis- sions had gained enough momen- tum, Nonnenberg and Underwood launched Throttle Yard, which is essentially — you guessed it — BaT for bikes. Together the sites have 700,000 readers and almost 3.5 million page views monthly.
More recently, BaT has partnered with Virtuoso Performance to offer services
in the San Francisco Bay area, like secure storage, pre-purchase inspec- tions and maintenance. Future plans include expanding these services to other areas.
Make Bring a Trailer a part of your workday at
bringatrailer.com, and be sure to sign up for the daily email, because it’s even better when the cars come to you.
GRIOT’S GARAGE CAR CARE TIP: WAX ON, WAX OFF
In the movie “Karate Kid,” Mr. Miyagi knew crane kicks and bonsai trees, but his circular “wax on, wax off” car care technique leaves something to be desired. Whether washing, waxing or using Speed Shine®, straight passes or a cross-hatch pattern are always the recommended method. That way, even if you use a little too much pres- sure, or some unknown dirt ends up on the sur- face, you’ll avoid the dreaded swirl mark and have an easier-to-remove (and much less noticeable) straight scratch. Plus, you can easily overlap each pass to ensure full coverage of the car.
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