1/12 FINALISTS ANNOUNCEMENT:
We’ve tallied up your nominations, and come away with three contenders for Video of the Year! Leave a comment below to vote for your favorite. Voting ends at midnight on Thursday, January 15!
1976 Porsche 911S Coupe Project
First up is this “driving” video this “three-legged” 911S coupe project. With every non-running project, one commenter asks for a driving video or a cold start and @cbjeep decided to humor them. An instant classic.
Enviate Hypercar Evo Hill-Climb Race Car
Next is this crisp footage—included in an auction from @Tinker219 in December 2025—of this Enviate Hypercar Evo, showing us that overlaid music is entirely optional when you’ve got can emulate Zeus’ thunder through the exhaust pipes.
And last but not least, we have a driving video from @adrenalinsports showing us what this Hägglunds SUSV is capable of. While it only tops out at ~31 mph, it sure looks menacing barreling down the road.
Some of our astute readers may notice that we haven’t included one popular nomination: the 1956 Nash Metropolitan Hardtop charity auction for @Corvilla. We absolutely love what this organization supports, and the videos nominated by you were for the stories of the people helped by Corvilla. While highlighting their stories is incredible important, the BaT award for Best Video needs to focus on the car itself.
These are your four finalists for Video of the Year! Vote for your favorite in the comments. Voting ends at midnight on Thursday, January 15.
ORIGINAL POST:
Quality videos have become table stakes for BaT auctions, and are an integral part of almost every listing. But some transcend cold starts and interior functions, and wow our audience with impressive production values, and even narrative histories. Every year, the bar gets higher. The Video of the Year award is now six years running, and last year BaT member @shervinator took the win with a 16-minute video of his ex-Bell System Ford Econoline display van that was equal parts history lesson, archeological dig, and comedy sketch.
What was your favorite BaT Video in 2025?
Make your nominations in the comments below – be sure to note the specific video and link to the listing it appeared in. This results page shows nearly every auction from the last calendar year (starting from today’s date) and features plenty of filters to help you find what you’re looking for. Honorable mentions are welcome, but please be sure to cast an official vote for only one listing. Nominations are open now!
Please note that previous winners in any category are not eligible for this year’s award. We want to spread the love around!
We’ll tally up the nominations on Monday, January 12, and the top three will move on to final voting. The winner will be announced in this post later that week, and will receive four new Michelin or BFGoodrich tires of their choosing.
Cast your vote now! And be sure to vote for all your other favorites in this year’s BaT Awards categories:
- Photo Gallery of the Year
- Success Story of the Year
- People’s Choice: Best Listing
- Most Valuable Commenter
- The Cognoscenti Award
Check out our BaT Awards Announcement for the full schedule and rules.
