[{"id": 13017251, "authorName": "bsybum", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/bsybum/", "bidAmount": 5000, "content": "$5,000 bid placed by bsybum", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1700528519, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 13017256, "authorName": "Whoafiveoh", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/whoafiveoh/", "bidAmount": 9999, "content": "$9,999 bid placed by Whoafiveoh", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1700528553, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 13017261, "authorName": "markt10", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/markt10/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "For those about to bid ! We salute you !", "likes": 5, "timestamp": 1700528614, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 13017264, "authorName": "Just_Ed", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/just_ed/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Everybody loves a sharp dressed man.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1700528626, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 13017276, "authorName": "Blueprint", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/blueprint/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Hopefully the highway to Hell has a few nice corners", "likes": 5, "timestamp": 1700528772, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 13017316, "authorName": "BillJ", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/billj/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "The owner is a great guy and the car is a nice fixture on the vintage scene. Best of luck!", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1700529199, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 13017340, "authorName": "Nordschleife", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/nordschleife/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Nice Cortina. I\u2019m thunderstruck!", "likes": 4, "timestamp": 1700529398, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 13017360, "authorName": "devortex", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/devortex/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Hells Bells! I'm a Cortina nutter and an AC/DC diehard fan. How do I not bid on this?!?!", "likes": 7, "timestamp": 1700529624, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 13017361, "authorName": "devortex", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/devortex/", "bidAmount": 19999, "content": "$19,999 bid placed by devortex", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1700529636, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 13017409, "authorName": "GBRBiLL", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/gbrbill/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Looks like fun, no make that a lot of fun! I guess this isn't one that we need to debate or ponder if it is real or a clone or re-shelled etc - whew!\r\nAssuming the spare engine is fresh and built correctly, its worth $20K by itself.\r\nThe problem with how the payment goes, if you pay the seller and then he donates the money to the charity, he gets the tax deduction, not you. Wish I was a member of the idle rich, then wouldn't care either way.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1700530214, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 13017439, "authorName": "Catana246", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/catana246/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "She\u2019s got the Jack! \u2026I assume?", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1700530523, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 13017458, "authorName": "Kart4Kids (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/kart4kids/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "The car has been donated to its current owner, Kart 4 Kids, Inc, a 501c3 charity, www.Kart4Kids.org, whose sole purpose is to raise money for John\u2019s Hopkins All Children\u2019s Hospital, primarily through its annual Kart 4 Kids Pro-Am Kart race held in San Wheldon\u2019s memory the Wednesday before the St Pete INDYCAR race.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1700530757, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 13017465, "authorName": "Kart4Kids (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/kart4kids/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "That was Dan Wheldon", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1700530790, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 13017839, "authorName": "Chippyskipper", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/chippyskipper/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "To the seller: looks like it has some rusty areas, to me, that have been painted over. Am I wrong and if I\u2019m not could you elaborate about the extent of them? Regards", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1700535989, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 13017974, "authorName": "Dwait", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/dwait/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Does bat get commission on this charity sale?", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1700538483, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 13018223, "authorName": "Moore4602", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/moore4602/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "\u201cHells Bells\u201d that\u2019s a sweet car! With just one seat, there is room for \u201cwhole lotta Rosie\u201d. It would be a great car on the \u201c Highway to hell\u201d also\u2026\u2026 Great LWA!", "likes": 4, "timestamp": 1700547787, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 13019215, "authorName": "fecerico", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/fecerico/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "\u2018\u2019The problem with how the payment goes, if you pay the seller and then he donates the money to the charity, he gets the tax deduction, not you. Wish I was a member of the idle rich, then wouldn\u2019t care either.\u2019\u2019\n\nA buyer under these circumstances would not be entitled to any tax deduction because there is no \u201ccharitable intent\u201d on the buy side when you receive something of equal value to what you paid. For a similar reason, when you buy tickets to the Harvard-Yale football game, the payment is made to a charitable entity but you can\u2019t deduct the cost of the tickets because, presumably, you received a tangible benefit equal in value to what you paid.", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1700579089, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 13019242, "authorName": "Page1987", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/page1987/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I am a co-creator of Kart 4 Kids. We have donated to Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital $1,600,000 by hosting a Pro-Am Kart race for the past 12 years. Patrick Long volunteered to be on the committee, moved away, but still a big supporter. Sebastien Bourdais is now is our leader. Our Pro Drivers are the likes of Scott Dixon along with the entire Ganassi IndyCar Driver team. We also have IMSA Pro drivers. We govern where our donations go such as the Concussion Research a treatment area. The hospital and IndyCar are now working hand in hand with the research which will help in car racing as well as all contact sports. Kart 4 Kids is a 100% all volunteer 501c3. www.Kart4Kids.org", "likes": 10, "timestamp": 1700579285, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 13019746, "authorName": "BritishInvasion", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/britishinvasion/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "While I don\u2019t often comment, I want to congratulate the seller in advance for not only a beautiful car, at no reserve, but also trying to make a difference in other people\u2019s lives. Many people complain about the way charitable gifts work in relation to our taxes, but these are normally folks that are doing little to help their fellow citizens. I look forward to the sale of the Cortina to an excited new owner and the not insignificant dollars going to Kart4Kids. Kudos!", "likes": 9, "timestamp": 1700583701, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 13019749, "authorName": "Valkyrja", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/valkyrja/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Well, the spare engine is paid for. Now who is going to bid on the rest of the car? Who\u2019s got the biggest balls of them all?", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1700583753, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 13020433, "authorName": "bringatrailer", "authorUrl": "", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@Dwait, Bring a Trailer will be donating the buyer's fee to Kart 4 Kids as well.\r\n-BaT", "likes": 9, "timestamp": 1700589053, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 13021054, "authorName": "dieselpower", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/dieselpower/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "A touch too much with stickers but i dig.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1700591477, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 13022776, "authorName": "GBRBiLL", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/gbrbill/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "As I frequently say - 'there is rarely a day in which I don't learn something new' and if I don't, it is a disappointing day. And I've been around for a lot of days! So I learned something about charitable donations or specifically the tax implications. I wasn't intending to sound snarky or impugn anyones motivations in my comment although it may have come off that way to some folks. So apologies if I offended anyone and now I know more than I did before. Great the proceeds are going to a good cause regardless of the tax implications. \r\nI have a real LC so never going to race it so I bought a Formula Ford instead otherwise I would be seriously tempted.\r\nGood Luck", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1700596949, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 13023979, "authorName": "Just_Ed", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/just_ed/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "You are assuming the winning bid is the value of what was won. I always thought the amount above the appraised value of the car would determine the amount that could be claimed as a charitable donation. It is common to receive statements that tell you the value of goods/services received. Hard to believe all those folks bidding millions of dollars for the first/last Chevy at B-J are doing it only out of the kindness of their hearts. I would consult with a tax expert if I were planning to bid significantly more than what the appraised value may be.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1700600803, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 13023995, "authorName": "devortex", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/devortex/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Note for potential bidders (full transparency I am the high bidder at the time of this comment) that the appraisal documents shown in the gallery appear to make the assumption that this is a genuine Lotus Cortina. While this car has all the right goodies for vintage racing and some fun provenance having been owned and driven by the front man for AC/DC in vintage events, it was a bog standard Cortina before being converted to a race car. It's nice to see that the description lists it as a Ford Cortina. It will be interesting to see if the celebrity and charity association pushes the top bid for this car above the going rate for a verified LoCort track car.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1700600852, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 13024444, "authorName": "Lola810-2", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/lola810-2/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "What is the transmission , close ratio , Quaife dogbox? any dyno numbers on the motors? thanks, it looks very well prepared", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1700602237, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 13024597, "authorName": "Brian_M", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/brian_m/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Too much 'thinking' and not enough bidding going on at the moment. \ud83d\ude01\r\n\r\n@devortex which photos are you referring to - re 'appraisal' ? Thanks", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1700602800, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 13024654, "authorName": "Kart4Kids (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/kart4kids/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Both engines are fresh rebuilds. the spare is sitting on the shipping base from thr builder. The installed engine has only been run to test the install, to provide the videos on the listing, and just enough to warm up occasionally to keep it fresh. The entire car was refreshed just prior to the donation to Kart 4 Kids, and has seen no track miles since then.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1700603014, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 13024631, "authorName": "devortex", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/devortex/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@Brian_M #485-489, 487 being the most clear about referencing it as a Lotus Cortina.\n\nAgain, the auction is clear that this is a Ford Cortina running a Lotus T/C motor. It's just the appraisal references that I'm mentioning.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1700603015, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 13026217, "authorName": "Brian_M", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/brian_m/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@devortex, I saw those but certainly would never accept them as anything other than the necessary paperwork for tax purposes and the like and certainly not ever as a 'proof'.\r\n\r\nIt is a Cortina with an interesting and storied background, sporting lots of nice bits, some of which are Lotus.\r\n\r\nWouldn't deter me from bidding if I was in the market. \ud83d\ude0a", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1700610682, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 13026383, "authorName": "Just_Ed", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/just_ed/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Let's hope the tax man isn't a Lotus fan.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1700612438, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 13026749, "authorName": "Chippyskipper", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/chippyskipper/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Who is the engine builder?", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1700617033, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 13029369, "authorName": "Brian_M", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/brian_m/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@Chippyskipper its in the photos", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1700673684, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 13035206, "authorName": "fecerico", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/fecerico/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "\u2018\u2018Upon completion of the auction, the winning bidder will pay the seller, who will then donate the total sale amount to Kart 4 Kids, a 501(c)(3) organization.\u201d\r\n\r\nPer the above, this is not a charity auction. It is a private sale by a non-charitable seller, an individual, who will then donate all proceeds to a charity. The seller here gets the tax deduction for the amount he donates to the charity. The buyer gets a car bought from a non-charitable seller with no tax deduction even if the purchase price exceeds an independent contemporaneous appraisal. \r\n\r\nWhat is confusing here and potentially troublesome is that contrary to the language I quoted above, BAT lists the seller as the charity. This needs to be clarified by BAT.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1700702136, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 13035323, "authorName": "Kart4Kids (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/kart4kids/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "The statement is incorrect. The car was donated to Kart 4 Kids, Inc. A 501c3 charity who is the current owner and the seller of the car. I am the Co- Chairman of Kart 4 Kids. \r\nAll conversations about the donation or the value of the donation are a mute point, as the donation has already been made. This is between the donor, his accountant and the IRS. \r\nKART 4 Kids, www. Kart4Kids.org, is an all volunteer organization with no overhead. 100% of the money raised by the scale of the car will go directly to help kids. \r\nI apologize for not catching the statement at the end of the listing and correcting it. This is my and Kart 4 Kids first experience with BAT. We hope that it will be a good one. \r\nPlease keep your comments to the car, and not about donor values or the owners intent in giving us the car. It\u2019s sale will help kids.", "likes": 9, "timestamp": 1700704014, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 13035351, "authorName": "Kart4Kids (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/kart4kids/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "To Lola810-2: transmission is a Bullet type gearbox and Old English Axle and diff. Synchromesh gears in trans", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1700704413, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 13037823, "authorName": "markt10", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/markt10/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "What evidence if any that Brian Johnson owned or drove this vehicle? Pictures ? Race program ? Or just folklore ? \nWould love to have some definitive proof . Thank you . There\u2019s a fly on the wall ..,", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1700766277, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 13038204, "authorName": "Brian_M", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/brian_m/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@markt10 read the text, look at the photos and then Google.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1700771360, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 13038417, "authorName": "markt10", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/markt10/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@ Brian . I read the text , I looked at the photos and I did google . I found no evidence. AC/DC stickers are not proof , someone saying something or claiming something is not proof . Thank you for speaking for the seller . You have been no help .", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1700774733, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 13038515, "authorName": "Brian_M", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/brian_m/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@markt10 I repeat...look at the photos.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1700776415, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 13042121, "authorName": "freakinutz", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/freakinutz/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Truth is, who cares if Brian Johnson owned this car or not? There are a lot of good things going on here regardless of prior ownership. This is a well prepared car with an extra rebuilt twin cam engine. Heck, a nice MK1 with the stock 1.5 ltr engine would demand at least the current bid.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1700848152, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 13042704, "authorName": "Kart4Kids (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/kart4kids/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Someone asked earlier about potential rust, but I no longer see the post. I will answer it anyway. \r\nWhile the body is obviously not show car quality, after all it is a race car, there is no rust that I can find on the car. There are slight bumps on the right rear quarter, and a crack in the exterior paint on the left rear quarter. I am attaching photos of the inside of each which shows no rust or bad patch jobs. The paint is at least several years old which is plenty of time for any poorly covered rust to reappear in especially in Florida humidity.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1700850765, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 13042764, "authorName": "Kart4Kids (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/kart4kids/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Whops, uploaded 2 of one side, here is the other.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1700850913, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 13042874, "authorName": "Kart4Kids (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/kart4kids/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Here is a copy of Hurley Haywood\u2019s reply to me when I asked him to confirm that he co-drove the Cortina with Brian Johnson and if he would be willing to autograph the car:\r\n\r\n\r\nI did indeed drive the lotus cortina with Brian johnson at Daytona HSR endurance race . We both had a blast. The cortina is like a shoe box on wheels with lots of character. I would be happy to sign and would invite the buyers to visit the Brumos collection \r\nHurley Haywood \r\nSent from my iPhone\r\n\r\nI will make sure that the buyer is put in contact with Hurley upon completion of the sale.", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1700851313, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 13047177, "authorName": "Chippyskipper", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/chippyskipper/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Is all the dated safety equipment current?", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1700867310, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 13048326, "authorName": "Speedy49", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/speedy49/", "bidAmount": 21000, "content": "$21,000 bid placed by Speedy49", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1700875978, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 13051334, "authorName": "Kart4Kids (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/kart4kids/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "To Chippyskipper: harness is good through 2024, there is no install or expiration date on fuel cell, fire suppression is due for inspection, but gauge is well in the green.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1700936573, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 13053461, "authorName": "Speedy49", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/speedy49/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I really appreciate that this money is going to good cause. My complements to seller.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1700944140, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 13055210, "authorName": "yogirace", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/yogirace/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I raced against Brian Johnson a number of times when he drove this car in the mid 1990's. i was driving a Porsche 914 t the time. Aside from being a great entertainer he is also a good race car driver and a dedicated philanthropist .", "likes": 4, "timestamp": 1700952942, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 13057236, "authorName": "Pomyblokes007", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/pomyblokes007/", "bidAmount": 28000, "content": "$28,000 bid placed by Pomyblokes007", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1701010614, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 13059639, "authorName": "wavyracer", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/wavyracer/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I sold this car to Brian around 1994. I found it in Sebring FL around the back of a strip mall. It was a very nice body with very little rust. Brian had his mechanic Thomas built it into a vintage race car. Brian raced it for many seasons until he asked me to find him a Royale sports racer which I currently maintain for Brian along with his Chevron B8 when its in the USA. DeLuca was Brian's mothers maiden name. Brumos Porsche also had a similar Cortina that they raced against this one, they put AM/FM on theirs instead of AC DC !! GLWTA.", "likes": 5, "timestamp": 1701043114, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 13060286, "authorName": "Speedy49", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/speedy49/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Question for Wavyracer\r\ndo you have any sales records that would show vin# one this car?", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1701052761, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 13061204, "authorName": "Alfaward", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/alfaward/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Read his wonderful book Rockers and Rollers - Chapter 9 - Cortina Mark 1 - How to wreck your car in your first race. I too raced with Brian for years. So much fun and many of these stories told at the campfire after racing was over. I confirm everything wavyracer said and do hope he has a logbook or vin to confirm it all. Great man, fun car, miss the days with me mate", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1701093580, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 13062286, "authorName": "Speedy49", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/speedy49/", "bidAmount": 29000, "content": "$29,000 bid placed by Speedy49", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1701104863, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 13063534, "authorName": "tonyhart1", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/tonyhart1/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Can I ask? Is there any documentation that states this a genuine Lotus Cortina and not a Ford Cortina. Also in the Video of the instruments there seems to be no Oil Pressure.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1701110616, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 13063780, "authorName": "devortex", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/devortex/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@tonyhart1 it's clear from the photos of the car, particularly in the areas where the stock suspension previously mounted and the chassis rail supports, that this was a standard Ford Cortina prior to conversion for racing. The oil pressure gauge is directly next to the tachometer. I missed it at first glance too.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1701111530, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 13064197, "authorName": "tonyhart1", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/tonyhart1/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I understand that this was a standard Ford Cortina that became a Lotus Cortina? Cool looking car, though.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1701112883, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 13064861, "authorName": "Kart4Kids (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/kart4kids/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@tonyhart1. Look at image #171 for pressure guage\r\nI have managed to uncover at least a partial VIN ahead of the right front. Shock mount. Photos attached. The is no VIN plate that I can find", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1701115558, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 13065310, "authorName": "devortex", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/devortex/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Thanks for the shot of the stamping by the strut tower. Based on Z74C, it appears to be a 1963 2 door Deluxe with the floor change gearbox. This aligns with the underbody and trunk photos of the original suspension mounting points.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1701116802, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 13065419, "authorName": "mhkitchen", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/mhkitchen/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Charitable matters aside, the current price is very good for the two engines alone (assuming they're in good order), let alone for a Locort race car. I might be tempted if I didn't already own one in good condition, and had more garage space! GLWTA!", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1701117195, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 13066479, "authorName": "Great_Escape", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/great_escape/", "bidAmount": 30000, "content": "$30,000 bid placed by Great_Escape", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1701121682, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 13067351, "authorName": "JMW1234", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/jmw1234/", "bidAmount": 32000, "content": "$32,000 bid placed by JMW1234", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1701125044, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 13067703, "authorName": "gordonhh", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/gordonhh/", "bidAmount": 33000, "content": "$33,000 bid placed by gordonhh", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1701126073, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 13067719, "authorName": "Speedy49", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/speedy49/", "bidAmount": 35000, "content": "$35,000 bid placed by Speedy49", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1701126112, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 13067779, "authorName": "gordonhh", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/gordonhh/", "bidAmount": 37000, "content": "$37,000 bid placed by gordonhh", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1701126302, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 13067823, "authorName": "JMW1234", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/jmw1234/", "bidAmount": 39000, "content": "$39,000 bid placed by JMW1234", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1701126435, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 13067842, "authorName": "gordonhh", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/gordonhh/", "bidAmount": 40000, "content": "$40,000 bid placed by gordonhh", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1701126493, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 13067860, "authorName": "JMW1234", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/jmw1234/", "bidAmount": 42000, "content": "$42,000 bid placed by JMW1234", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1701126564, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 13067868, "authorName": "gordonhh", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/gordonhh/", "bidAmount": 42500, "content": "$42,500 bid placed by gordonhh", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1701126589, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 13067891, "authorName": "JMW1234", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/jmw1234/", "bidAmount": 44000, "content": "$44,000 bid placed by JMW1234", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1701126656, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 13067894, "authorName": "gordonhh", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/gordonhh/", "bidAmount": 45000, "content": "$45,000 bid placed by gordonhh", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1701126665, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 13067911, "authorName": "JMW1234", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/jmw1234/", "bidAmount": 47000, "content": "$47,000 bid placed by JMW1234", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1701126729, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 13067942, "authorName": "JMW1234", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/jmw1234/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Sold on 11/27/23 for $47,000 to JMW1234", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1701126850, "type": "bat-bid-reserve"}, {"id": 13067984, "authorName": "devortex", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/devortex/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Well sold! Fun track car and a spare T/C motor to boot! Whole Lotta Rosie.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1701127133, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 13068094, "authorName": "GBRBiLL", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/gbrbill/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Congrats - bought two motors and got a race car for free!", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1701128195, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 13068102, "authorName": "mhkitchen", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/mhkitchen/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Now you're on the Highway to Hell! But you'll get there quick and have fun doing it!", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1701128250, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 13068858, "authorName": "Speedy49", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/speedy49/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Congratulations hope to see you on the track.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1701136435, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 13069030, "authorName": "lobster", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/lobster/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Per BAT write- up: \u201cUpon completion of the auction, the winning bidder will pay the seller, who will then donate the total sale amount to Kart 4 Kids, a 501(c)(3) organization\u201d\r\nSo does Seller donate $47k to Kart 4 Kids and get a $120k tax credit?", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1701138696, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 13072978, "authorName": "Brian_M", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/brian_m/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@lobster did you read the previous comments?", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1701197687, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 13074206, "authorName": "lobster", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/lobster/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@Brian_M Yes I did read comments. Kart 4 Kids comment on Nov.22, at 5:46PM states write up was incorrect but it was never corrected. Also the car was donated to Kart 4 Kids, Inc. A 501c3 charity who is the current owner and the seller of the car. Owner and seller- who gets the tax credit and at what value?", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1701201504, "type": "comment"}]