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From the monthly archives:

June 2006

Made in America – The list may surprise you!

June 30, 2006

As long as most of us can remember, there has been discussions of Domestic versus import cars. As a young couple in the Eighties, we bought a Japanese import because it was the best fit for our lifestyle and pocketbook. My Dad was upset because he believed in buying domestic. It took him years to [...]

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Nissan 350Z GT-S Concept going up the hill at Goodwood

June 30, 2006

Over at World Car Fans, they are reporting that Nissan’s unoffical Skunkworks have been hard at work preparing a 350Z GT-S concept for the Goodwood Festival of Speed next weekend. Visit WCF for the full story, but the highlights include 380 supercharged horsepower, more agressive exhaust note and retuned suspension to handle the additional power. [...]

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How a stuntman feels…

June 30, 2006

It’s been an interesting beginning to the Canada Day long weekend. As I was leaving the house at 6 am this morning, I headed into The Garage to get out some bags of old clothes that were headed to the Sally Ann or some such organization. A couple of these bags were inside the old [...]

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More Festival Pics

June 29, 2006

It’s been years since I’d seen a 124 coupe race car. The first car I ever paid for was a 75 124 coupe that was metallic blue with white interior. I suppose it was early Italian pimp. I loved that car, so seeing this one in nice shape was sweet.
After the break, there are a [...]

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Tokyo Rat Rod

June 29, 2006

Well known Tokyo drifter Taro Koki has discovered Rat Rods, he just wasn’t sure what he was looking at! “The body has the used up look, but the engine room was shining just like new”. Good to see that good old North American style has made it’s way back to Japan.

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Open lapping day at Lime Rock

June 29, 2006

Here’s one for all you Lotus Elise fans. Those lucky guys over at Axis of Oversteer recently spent the day at Lime Rock Park at an open lapping day. As always, they have some stunning pics of some really cool machinery. It always amazes me how many people there are with a ton of money [...]

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Top cars for men and women

June 29, 2006

Here is an interesting study done by Kelly Blue Book for Forbes.com about the buying habits of men versus women. While I know that Forbes caters to the well heeled, this list is crazy. The average purchase price of the men’s top ten is close to $90,000 us! The women seem to be a bit [...]

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Swedish Pope Mobile

June 28, 2006

Pope Benedict XVI seems to have won his very own treasure, but he didn’t need to search for all those pesky clues. Following a short ceremony at the Vatican, Volvo presented the current Catholic Chief with his very own Volvo XC90. Clad in dark blue, with light interior, the V8 powered Papal SUV has had [...]

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Ten Best Cars for Lovin

June 28, 2006

Over at Top Speed they have listed the Top Ten cars for Making Love. Of course this is a european list, so most of the cars aren’t available on North American soil.
1. Fiat Stilo
2. Seat Leon
3. Fiat Grande Punto
4. VW Golf
5. [...]

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More from the Festival

June 27, 2006

Things have been crazy at work & home, so uploading and editing to close to a hundred paddock pics hasn’t happened yet. Just a teaser is this pic of the Krause & England paddock spot. I’ve always had a soft spot for the Alfa GTV, and this was a stunning example. Thanks for making the [...]

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