Bruce Meyer on Collecting, Cobras, and Lowriders

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In episode 99 of the BaT Podcast, Randy visits the legendary Bruce Meyer's storied car collection in Los Angeles. They cover his early discovery of fellow enthusiasts at BaT; car collecting in the DNA; being born on the perfect day in history; his start as a corner paper boy; flipping and racing motorcycles while in college at Berkeley; buying his first Porsche via European Delivery in 1961; his "first, fastest, or prettiest" collection mentality; a predilection for race cars built by hot rodders; his lifetime of Cobra ownership, leading to acquisition of the very first production example; memories from 1960s Lake Tahoe, including the 327-powered Gullwing he picked up from the back of a wooden boat shop; watching out for "air cars"; his deep involvement as founding chairman of the Petersen Automotive Museum; and his love of the LA lowrider community.

Follow along! Links for the listings discussed in this episode:

15:46 The Mustache and the Signal Yellow 911S

17:37 Ex-Duffy Livingstone ca.1971 FKE Mole Enduro Go-Kart

19:51 New RUF CTR and Freshly Restored CTR Yellowbird #001 Make U.S. Debut at Monterey Car Week Kahn Media

20:01 A Saga Of Audacity: The Aar Eagle Formula 1 Story Dan Gurney's All American Racers

20:05 First Production Cobra Petersen Automotive Museum on Instagram

27:47 Salon Retromobile - Paris Expo Porte de Versailles

40:30 Petersen Automotive Museum

51:39 Hublot clock coming soon to BaT

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