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From the monthly archives:

September 2006

Racebricks: Super cool collectibles

September 30, 2006

Possibly the highlight of the CarFixWorld show for me was the discovery of this incredible product. Racebricks are blocks of glass that have been internally etched with lasers. The etching shows details of NASCAR cars and NHRA cars, along with the driver’s signatures and team logos. Each brick comes with it’s own illuminated base that [...]

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CarFixWorld

September 30, 2006

What can you say about a trade show? They all have their high spots and low spots, but really are just a marketing exercise for everyone involved. CarFixWorld wasn’t really all that different, except they did have a few show cars mixed in which brightened thing up a bit.
For the potential apprentice, every possible training [...]

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2009 Lotus Elise or Fiero Kit Car?

September 29, 2006

There have been a lot of reports lately of 2008/9 Lotus Elise test mule running around and Top Speed has posted this pic of the beauty. You gotta hope there’s a Lotus under all that cardboard, ’cause it looks an awful lot like something out of Kit Car magazine in 1982!

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City of Toronto gets funny with bad drivers

September 29, 2006

In an effort to curb bad drivers, the City of Toronto has enlisted the talents of Steve Fenton and his School of Bad Driving. Rather than the usual boring PSA type ads the City is known for, this is Revenge of The Nerds taking on Downtown Tdot. During filming yesterday, Mr. Fenton drove up [...]

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Used car shopping series #2: First Five buying tips

September 28, 2006

Buying a used car is a crap shoot. No matter how well prepared you are, you still run the risk of buying someone else’s problem. Somebody is selling the car, and there has to be a reason. Sometimes the reason is simply that it’s time for the owner to move on, yet other times it’s [...]

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2007 Sebring keeps your coffee hot

September 28, 2006

Those guys at DC are trying all sorts of things to keep us entertained. The 2007 Sebring will keep your coffee hot or your beer pop cold. This will excite our resident coffee fanatic on those long drives up north. Next thing you know, just like a Starbucks cup, they’ll have to put a warning [...]

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Paris Auto Show News

September 28, 2006

Those lucky stiffs from Autoblog and Jalopnik are over in Gay Paris, teasing us with lots of shots from the Paris Auto Show. Visit them here and here. Tell the The Garage sent you.
Photo of the Chevrolet WTCC from Jalopnik

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Welcome to The Garage v3.0

September 28, 2006

From it’s beginnings over at Blogger, The Garage sure has changed over the past year. Version 2.0 was super cool, but with all the cool visual features it was next to impossible to add in more funtional features and some folks had a tough time reading the grey on black fonts.
Enter The Garage v3.0 where [...]

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Antas V8 GT

September 28, 2006

Building on a century or so of Italian coachbuilding tradition, F & M Auto have introduced the Antas v8 GT. With experience gained from restoring rare Barchettas and Berlinettas, F & M have used traditional techniques to bring the v8 GT to life, from it’s hand built aluminum body, to its’ Maserati V8 engine. From [...]

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Volvo C30 Coming to America

September 28, 2006

Following unveiling the new C30, Volvo announced that the new 2 door will be sold in the US market. If memory serves correctly, the last time we saw a 2 door Volvo on North American soil was the 1984 242T. With a 2.5 liter 5 cylinder putting 218 hp & 236 lb/ft this will be [...]

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