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Howard sits down with former Car and Driver Editor-in-Chief Csaba Csere (say it with us!) to talk about blouse shopping with David E. Davis, memorable overseas road tests, favorite racetrack experiences, and other highlights from his long and distinguished tenure at the magazine.

In this episode, Alex sits down for an engaging conversation with prolific freelance writer and interviewer AJ Baime, author of Go Like Hell: Ford, Ferrari, and Their Battle for Speed and Glory at Le Mans; The Arsenal of Democracy: FDR, Detroit, and an Epic Quest to Arm an America at War; and his most recent collaboration, an autobiography of racer (and secret drug smuggler) Randy Lanier entitled Survival of the Fastest: Weed, Speed, and the 1980s Drug Scandal that Shocked the Sports World.

Also covered is the Ford v Ferrari movie based on Baime's book, the joys and importance of interviewing the old guard of the motorsports world, and a Malibu afternoon spent in a Lamborghini with Ferrari director Michael Mann.

Alex has the pleasure of interviewing none other than legendary racing pioneer Jim Hall as a preface to his conversation with president of the Motorsports Hall of Fame George Levy, who has just released a fantastic biography of Hall. The trio talk about the tragedy that punctuated Hall's formative years in Colorado; Hall's first incognito race car experience at 19; going to work for Carroll Shelby right out of college; the Maserati Birdcage; the early Hall photography of Bob Jackson, who would shortly become famous for quite another photo; buying a $2,600 war surplus P-51D Mustang over the phone; crash landing said Mustang into a churchyard; the doctrine of "there's always a better way"; Levy's experience interviewing other greats like Stewart, Gurney, and Penske for the book; overcoming telemarketer stigma to get to the good stuff; the most surprising information uncovered during that extensive research; the six important elements of every F1 car that were all introduced by Hall in the '60s; a writing trial by fire at Autoweek; how to order the book; the Motorsports Hall of Fame in Daytona; the Lancia Stratos as the perfect car for the taller man; and the wonders of happenstance.

Links for items discussed in this episode are below, including where to purchase Levy's new book in bold:

9:10 Bob Jackson
11:20 Winner of the 1964 Pulitzer Prize for Photography
19:40 George's first book, Can-Am 50th Anniversary: Flat Out with North America's Greatest Race Series 1966-74, with photographer Pete Biro
22:03 Chaparral 2F
28:58 Chaparral 2J "sucker car"
38:22 Jim Clark at the Wheel with Graham Gauld
42:37 Chaparral 2K
46:33 Petroleum Museum in Midland, Texas
47:00 Pasteiner's in Detroit, Michigan
47:04 Autobooks-Aerobooks in Burbank, California
47:10 The Motorsport Collector in Downers Grove, Illinois
47:18 Texas Legend: Jim Hall and his Chaparrals on Amazon
47:49 Motorsports Hall of Fame of America
50:20 A 1974 Lancia Stratos HF Stradale on BaT in 2017

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Howard, Zac and Alex chat with BaT seller extraordinaire, Robert Dietz, better known as Wob.

Alex brings the whole crew in to give an overview of the Overcrest Redux rally in Utah and talk about a brief stop at a post-apocalyptic gas station; a religious experience with a '69 Road Runner; revelations on the Loneliest Road; driving the wide-open spaces of the desert West; a forced-induction rendezvous; single-day mileage records; our upcoming Meet-Up at LeMay - America's Car Museum in Tacoma, WA; our first event in Europe at the Historic Grand Prix in at Zandvoort in the Netherlands; the need to freshen the fleet; the unsung heroism of the Nissan Xterra; absolutely no discussion of at what age a car becomes vintage; mild offroading in a Ferrari; Questions of the Week; and Randy, mostly right as usual.

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The full episode is linked above, or you can listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Links for titles/listings discussed in this episode:

1983 Mercedes-Benz 300D Turbo
5k-Mile 2003 Hyundai Elantra GT Hatchback 5-Speed
Father’s Day BaT Meet-Up! June 16th at LeMay America’s Car Museum in Tacoma, WA
Join BaT at the Zandvoort Historic Grand Prix!
Randy’s 1991 Lancia Delta Integrale Evo 1 for Charity
The Local Partners Treatment: Selling Randy’s Lancia Delta Integrale on BaT
Xterra listings and usernames
Jeep Wrangler Islanders on BaT
1986 Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo
One Family Since New 1971 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia
Honda ATCs on BaT

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