Spike Feresten was one of the writers behind legendary TV shows like Seinfeld (Remember The Soup Nazi? Spike and Zuckerman bring you all the classic car action from their roost on the porch at Bill's and get the real shutdown scoop from special guest Fireball! Symbolic invited Jerry, Sam, and Spike out to Willow Springs Raceway to watch a Ferrari 512 S (which also starred in Le Mans) stretch its legs. What car-related advice would you give to your younger self? What's the performance of a Macan 2.0 chipped? The overarching theme of the 911 T hits Spike and I with equal poignancy: for $112,000 as tested, this feels like a ton of car. Bought a 911 GTS (991.2) - First Porsche. This Tuesday, the 16th of December, is Porsche themed as Spike works to match his friend Scott with the Porsche of his dreams. It would have to be driving the Solar Productions/Steve McQueen Porsche 917 [used in the filming of Le Mans] around a track. 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If you're not sure where Esquire Network is in your channel line-up, you can find it here. (Fun fact: one of the other 917Ks—the short-tail variant— used in the Le Mans film sold in 2017 at Gooding & Company’s Pebble Beach auction for $14,080,000, a record for 917s and the Porsche marque as a whole. Well, all my family [while watching the movie] were like, ‘Oh my god, gross!’ And I was like, ‘Wow, what is that car?!? Everything had a function in the car, and I felt like this thing had been designed for me, and I was gone.”. I bought every — well, not the 4-cam Speedster, yet. And when it comes to Ferensten’s personal preference, he’s a Porsche fanatic through and through. Spike Feresten is a comedy writer, car collector, TV producer and the host of the podcast "Spike's Car Radio" along with his good friend and co-host, Paul Zuckerman. Cross-Cultural Communication and Advanced Technology Enthusiast. Wilson (pictured with Feresten, right) and Keanu Reeves find their fantasy vehicles. So keep an eye open! Acclaimed Hollywood writer and funnyman Spike Feresten never knew he wanted a street-legal race car, until the day he began to drive his sublime 1968 Porsche … When I was 17, my dad bought my brother and I a beaten down 1971 Ford Torino 500 with unspecified miles. I hope it is found, and I hope when it is, it is in one piece, but I can’t think of a reason to believe it will be. Feresten is a comedy writer who got bit by the Porsche bug after working with both David Letterman and Jerry Seinfeld. Acclaimed Hollywood writer and funnyman Spike Feresten never knew he wanted a street-legal race car, until the day he began to drive his sublime 1968 Porsche 911L Lightweight. A fantastic SUV. 595 Likes, 19 Comments - Spike Feresten (@spikeferesten) on Instagram: “Repost from @porsche_newsroom • “With these measures, our company contributes to protect the…” On the newest episode of Petrolicious, Feresten explains what makes his '68 so special. Things didn’t all quite go as planned. Right around that early April 2001 time period, Bill Noon again reached out to Seinfeld and Cabiglio, alerting them that Symbolic had taken delivery of 022. “The Porsche Effect” exhibit runs through January 2019 at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles. We keep your data private and share your data only with third parties that make this service possible. This time it’s a lovely 1987 Porsche 911 owned by our pal Spike Feresten, whom you may know from his televisor-show Car Matchmaker and his wonderful podcast. Former “Seinfeld” and “SNL” writer Spike Feresten took his 1968 911L Porsche race car on a spirited L.A. Drive from Pacific Coast Highway high into the Malibu hills. Born into a blue-collar Massachusetts community, he broke into show business as a writer for Saturday Night Live and later went on to write for The Simpsons and Seinfeld, penning several of the latter’s most iconic episodes (“The Soup Nazi,” anyone?). )and Saturday Night Live to name a few, working closely with Jerry Seinfeld and David Letterman. Think of it as a downloadable Cars & Coffee hosted by me and recorded live from the porch of the famous Malibu Kitchen. Take a look at Spike Feresten's gorgeous 1968 Porsche 911 L Lightweight in the video below. He didn’t want to go to a hotel. I want you to come drive the cars in my collection,’” continued Feresten. They feel like my favorite pair of pants or my favorite pair of sneakers whenever I get into them.”. The car was purchased new by Fred Baker, the son of the family who invented the Tonka toy truck product line. I can’t afford that. I just remember someone saying, “Now, there a tiny chance this thing will explode for no reason. In 2000, 022 crossed the block at RM Sotheby’s Monterey auction, selling for $1,320,000 including premium. Founder and Executive Producer of smalltalk. That record smashed the previous auction record for a 917, which was set by a long-tailed 917LH that sold for $1,047,500 at Pebble Beach in 1998. Do you have a great story behind a car in your collection or a collection you know of? ), Auction reporter Rick Carey performed an evaluation of the car prior to the Monterey sale in 2000, noting that “Steve McQueen’s starring 917K from Le Mans was then sold to Joest Kauhsen who raced it with some success in the ’71 season, then to Brian Redman [and] Richard Attwood. Cars, Coffee and Comedy hosted by former Seinfeld writer, TV host and automotive enthusiast Spike Feresten and co-host Paul Zuckerman, featuring guests from the automotive industry, notable comedians and celebrities.