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E30 M3 Dreams and Cars We've Missed
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- Bring a Trailer Podcast
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- Mar 12, 2026
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- 3190
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Summary
This week, Alex talks with Beck and Zac about a formative pair of BMWs in Zac's neighborhood growing up; a snowballed BMW project threatening to be come a full avalanche; a very quick turnaround; a curious Bay Area car-buying ploy; Alex's odd but steadfast list of cheap childhood cars he'd buy if only he could find them; (misplaced?) nostalgia for late-1980s Ford performance cars and keyless entry code buttons; and attainable transaxle Porsches. The team goes on to describe a brief history of the Toyota celebrity support race at the Long Beach Grand Prix; impressive feats from a 190E 2.3 16-valve; Gene Hackman's side gig; Tommy Kendall, an all-around decent guy; a good color change; an interesting museum collection sale; and current watchlist favorites punctuated with Porsche whale-tale nerdiness and shame. Mentioned in this episode: 1:30 S52-Powered 1988 BMW M3 6:25 Pristine 69k-Mile 1990 BMW M3 15:16 4,700-Mile 1988 Ford Thunderbird Turbo Coupe 15:52 19k-Mile 1989 Ford Taurus SHO 17:42 37k-Mile 1988 Alfa Romeo Milano Verde 17:56 1988 Alfa Romeo Milano Verde 21:24 Mercedes-Benz C230 Kompressor Sport Coupes on BaT 24:11 2000-2006 Toyota Celicas on BaT 30:57 Mini R53 Cooper S Model Page 36:27 IMSA, NASCAR, RX-7s, and Land Yachts with Tommy Kendall 37:34 49k-Mile 1992 Ford Taurus SHO 38:20 Original-Owner 1979 BMW M1 38:43 Ex–Stu Hayner 1989 Chevrolet Corvette Challenge Race Car 38:54 The Gilmore Car Museum Collection, Offered at No Reserve 39:17 Gilmore_Cars user page 40:13 1993 Geo Tracker LSi 4×4 5-Speed w/Camso Track System 40:55 1964 Ford Galaxie 500XL Fastback R-Code 427 4-Speed 41:21 Euro 1986 Ferrari 328 GTB 42:01 2023 Hennessey Venom F5 Roadster 43:38 1968 Mazda Cosmo Series II 43:42 1990 Lamborghini LM002 LM/American 45:23 RoW 1974 Porsche 911 Carrera 2.7 MFI Co…