The One-Year Garage: 1997
The One-Year Garage: 1997  
Podcast: Bring a Trailer Podcast
Published On: Thu Jul 31 2025
Description: In this latest installment of our popular One-Year Garage game, Alex, Beck, and podcast newcomer Cameron reveal their favorite cars, trucks, and wild cards of 1997, but not before explaining to young Cam the horrors of the Star Wars prequels he grew up with. Also: Schumacher and Villeneuve; the WALKinshaw Porsche WSC-95 at Le Mans; all three are old enough to be irritated by the vagaries of Google AI; wishful thinking about the availability of a manual transmission in the US-model Volvo 850R; a burnout instead of friendly wave; and a wilder wild card than usual.Links for items discussed in this episode:14:38  Current live listings from 199718:46  Volvo 850R21:47  One of the Rarest and Most Gas-Guzzling Shooting Brakes Can Be Yours25:39  BMW E36 M3/4/529:21  1988 BMW M3 Evolution II30:40  4,800-Mile 2001 Acura Integra Type R33:26 Mr. Bean’s Twice-Wrecked Daily-Driver McLaren F134:12  Triumph Italia35:12  Porsche 993 Turbo Model Page42:46  150-Mile 1993 Ford F-150 SVT Lightning44:52  Toyota Mega Cruiser47:44  Porsche 993 911 Model Page50:36  BMW 850 CSi52:02  Euro 45k-Kilometer 1997 Ferrari 550 Maranello54:18  Porsche 911 GT1 Strassenversion: Road to Track and Back57:28  26-Years-Owned 1997 Aviat Husky A-11:00:38  1997 Honda Accord British Touring CarGot suggestions for our next guest from the BaT community or One Year Garage episode? Let us know at podcast@bringatrailer.com!