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From the monthly archives:

November 2007

You can only tempt death so long

November 30, 2007

All of us dodge bullets, some more than others but even driving to the grocery store can be met with uncertainties and the bottom line is we never know when our time will come.
I just received a phone call from one of my friends asking me, “Did you hear? Evel Knievel died.” As soon as [...]

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Ferrari says no going from Red to Green

November 30, 2007

The 430 Ferrari Scuderia was officially unveiled, to much fanfare, by Michael Schumacher at the IAA Motor Show in Frankfurt back in September.
Ferrari was quick to point out that its fastest production car ever showed great achievement in fuel consumption and CO2 emissions. But before those who want to green the auto industry [...]

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First annual Holiday Gift Giving Guide

November 30, 2007

It always amuses me when Mrs. G says that I’m too hard to buy Christmas presents for. Let’s face it, more than just a car guy, I’m a guy. I’m easily pleased and absolutely anything related to cars will make me happy. Heck, I would be tickled pink to wake up on the morning of [...]

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The Great Divide

November 30, 2007

J.D. Power and Associates just came out with some interesting data. It appears that the line is drawn in the sand when it comes to import VS domestic purchases based on age.
From the information released in the fifth edition of the Avoider Study, the figurers shows that older buyers who purchase domestic vehicles are [...]

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Those good ole days (Vintage Ads)

November 29, 2007

When I think about vintage adds I remember many of them from watching the single TV station we had when I was growing up on my parent’s ranch. The ones that seem to stand out after all these years were the Kodak commercials that were always on during the Wonderful World of Disney show and [...]

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Miss Belvedere is moving on

November 29, 2007

The story about Miss Belvedere, a 1957 Plymouth Belvedere that was recovered from it’s underground vault in Tulsa, Oklahoma generated quite the buzz here in The Garage and continues to draw new readers daily.
Unfortunately, Miss B wasn’t quite ready for the ball when she saw the light of day. In fact, she was looking more [...]

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A Torturous Drive in a Rolls-Royce

November 29, 2007

It’s very comforting to know that if you live in Communist China, get arrested for subversive activities, and are sent to the “Strictly Controlled Division” jail for a round of torture and reeducation, you can do it in style.
How about driving a Rolls to your date with destiny?

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Is a new Eclipse on the Horizon?

November 29, 2007

Is Mitsubishi in the early stages of designing and producing the next generation of the Eclipse?
Mitsubishi gave a sketch preview of a small lightweight, four wheel drive concept called the Concept-RA. The wraps will come off the four cylinder diesel during January’s Detroit Auto Show.

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Helio wins, but will he get the girl?

November 29, 2007

Here in home office of The Garage, we’ve been keeping half an eye on the recent season of Dancing With the Stars. For journalistic purposes. Really. How often does one get to watch an Indy 500 winner shimmy with a smokin’ hot 19 year old while laying a beating on a Spice Girl and an [...]

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Video: Eine tödliche Geschwindigkeit Beule

November 29, 2007

Diese verdammten Benzo- Fahrer gehen viel zu schnell!
Google Translate ist ein vunderbar tool ya!
Unfortunately I still don’t have a clue what the point of this crazy video is, but it’s pretty damn funny.

source Gizmodo via Autoblog

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