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Karl Thomson on Racing and How to Sell a Car

Karl Thomson on Racing and How to Sell a Car

Update: 2025-06-19
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Alex interviews Karl Thomson, an accomplished race driver and team owner who, along with his wife Jill, is the co-founder of Compass Collective, a true-blue superstar BaT Local Partner. The Southern California transplant talks the correct length for an Airstream trailer; relives a family trip from Toronto to Acapulco in a diesel Rabbit; rationalizes race cars as quality parenting; describes a race career that spans from a lucky barn find to winning at the biggest tracks in the US; explains what drives a racer out of the driver's seat and into team ownership; says many unprompted nice things about BaT; and details his strategy and methods for presenting cars on the site.

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

22:12Acura ARX-05 DPi Race Car

31:47He Said, He Said (with Boris Said)

35:30karlt user profile

35:411966 Chevrolet El Camino

36:47  Meyers Manxter 2+2

36:59  Meyers Manx Tarmac Touring Edition

37:21Petersen Automotive Museum

37:33Bruce Meyer on Collecting, Cobras, and Lowriders

40:381970 Jaguar XKE Series II Roadster and 1986 Porsche 911 Carrera Coupe M491

41:39  1963 Studebaker Lark Daytona Wagonaire

Got suggestions for our next guest from the BaT community or One Year Garage episode? Let us know at podcast@bringatrailer.com!

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Karl Thomson on Racing and How to Sell a Car

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