#2303: The Sleek Black Beauty

The Best of Car Talk

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Comedy, Automotive, Leisure

4.7 • 16.5K Ratings

🗓️ 24 December 2022

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

Many years ago Tommy conned his brother into letting him park one of his jalopies -a 1965 AMC Ambassador Convertible- at the Good News Garage 'for a few days'. Six months later, Ray got tired of yelling at Tommy to come get his car, so he had it towed away and crushed. Along comes Patti from Somerville and a chance for Tommy to avenge the cruel fate of the 'Sleek Black Beauty'. Place your bets and enjoy this episode of the Best of Car Talk.

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0:00.0	Hey, it's Ray here to remind you that reality is really overrated.
0:03.8	I mean, would you rather be out there in the world with all the terrible news and jobs?
0:08.1	Or would you rather be here with me and my brother in a world where the worst thing that
0:11.8	happens is your car goes, I don't know.
0:15.7	If you enjoy visiting our reality once or twice a week, please make a donation to the
0:20.1	NPR network.
0:21.6	You'll be supporting the great shows on NPR and Kartok.
0:25.5	Donate to npr.org slash Kartok and thanks.
0:45.8	Hello and welcome to Kartok on National Public Radio with us at the Tafit Brothers and we're
0:50.2	broadcasting this week from the Chemistry Division here at Kartok Plaza, where we're still
0:55.0	tracking the exploits of our hero Antoine Laurent Sakdugas, Levoisier.
1:01.1	It's actually Sakdugas.
1:02.8	Gaz, gaz.
1:03.8	I believe it's spelled with a Z, at least all the letters that we've received, Sak-spell
1:08.6	it with a Z, Sak-dugas.
1:10.8	And you know, just when you think, you know, everything about a man, this is the most researched
1:14.6	man, Antoine Laurent La Lossier.
1:18.1	Look at this.
1:19.1	Take a click and click.
1:21.1	Here's another interesting connection to your hero, Levoisier.
1:25.8	When he was guillotine by Robespierre at all in 1794, his son fled with Levoisier's grand
1:34.1	daughter, little Shemee.
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