The AMG Hammer, Free Cars for 2026 & Uncle Waldo’s $1.2M Porsche Problem

🚗 What We Did in Cars This Week Paul: Drove a true pre-merger AMG W124 Hammer — the only manual 4-door ever built. Last sold for $753,000.Casey: 911 fixed; sold a 5-car collection; prepping a Hot Rod Carrera 3.2 + David Brown Mini; ordering the entire Elephant Racing catalog.David: Two great Sonderwerks events + a spirited GT3 RS drive. Wife unimpressed with the indicated 120 mph.📰 Automotive News • MTM Pangaea GT — Are boutique “modern classic” LEs giving 2000s-era cars a true second life? • WhistlinDiesel arrest — Montana plate tax-evasion heat spreads to TN, UT, IL, GA, and more. • Dallara review — Henry Catchpole’s latest video worth watching. • Scout Motors HQ moving to Charlotte — 1,200 jobs, average salary $153,978+. 🧠 Listener Questions • 997.1 vs 997.2 — Is the manual-premium hype justified? • Buying a high-mile GTS with paintwork—smart buy or pass? • Modern Porsches at the bottom of depreciation right now: 991.1 987.2 Spyder / Cayman R 718 (2017–2020) First-gen Macan Turbo 💸 Cars You Can Drive for Free in 2026 Budget: $85,000Goal: Zero-net-cost ownership • Tim: 2013 Carrera S • Paul: 2009–13 BMW E92 M3 (manual) • Casey: BMW 1M • David: 2016 Cayman GT4 — sold at $84K 🏁 To Rally or Not to Rally How to find one, join one, prep your car — and how not to embarrass yourself. Paul has footage from 70+ rallies if you need inspiration. 🚘 This or That: The Uncle Waldo Edition Uncle Waldo died and left you $1.2M, but you must spend every penny on Porsches. Anything left goes to cousin Chester… who spends it on Pokémon cards. What we picked: • Tim: 991R + 911ST or a RUF SCR • Paul: Ruf-built 1970 911S + 991.2 GT2 RS Weissach (total is exactly $1.2M) • Casey: 964 Turbo S Lightweight or 964 RS 3.8 • David: Porsche 911 S/T + Ford GT — Chester gets $26K to buy Pokémons Nerd Edition (<$40K cars): Beetle vs Rabbit Alfa V8 Frankenstein vs Esprit TR250 vs 914 S550 Coupe vs E38 740iL Peak automotive degeneracy. 📣 Submit Your Questions Send article submissions or listener questions via DM on Instagram. 📍 Instagram: https://instagram.com/FullThrottleTalkOfficial 📧 Email: [e-mail] 🎥 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FullThrottleTalk 🎧 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/full-throttle-talk 🎧 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2tKMDTXWVyjcaKcL3Boy0X CONNECT WITH US Paul Kramer — 714-335-4911 | [e-mail] | Instagram/FB: @autokennelCasey Parkin — [e-mail] Van Epps — 704-799-7680 | [e-mail] | Instagram/FB: @sonderwerksTim Harris — 512-758-0206 (text only) | [e-mail]