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From the monthly archives:

October 2008

Forgotten Marques, Part II: Merkur

October 31, 2008

We had so much fun at The Garage digging up the old Eagle brand, it was hard to stop there. If you thought the Eagle brand was short-lived, consider the fate of Merkur. These cars only met our side of the Atlantic from 1985-1989. 
To make sense of these misunderstood cars, let’s take a step back [...]

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Nissan reveals 370Z prior to LA auto show

October 30, 2008

I have to admit something rather shocking. When the 350Z first arrived in my service department back in 2003, I was initially not overly impressed. In fact, I didn’t even give the car a second glance. Fed up with overweight, over priced Japanese sports cars of the Nineties, I expected the 350 to be more [...]

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2009 Hummer H3T: Hard core off roader with newfound utility

October 29, 2008

Regular readers may recall that we loved the look of the H3 last year. While we were impressed with it’s interior and off road capability, the lack of usable space made it less than inviting for a busy family life. The folks at Hummer knew that was somewhat of a limitation, so they did what [...]

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No ‘09 VW R32’s to be Imported to the US

October 28, 2008

According to Kicking Tires at Cars.com, the uber-Rabbit R32 will only be sold in Europe for 2009. There was an original allocation of 5,000 cars, of which 276 are still sitting on VW dealer lots. The R32 is based on the GTI, but the most significant differences are the engine-a 250hp V-6, and its drivetrain-4Motion [...]

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Video: Das Team Polizei attacks

October 28, 2008

For the past few weeks, Matt Farah and the crew at Garage419 have been hard at work promoting the first ever Garage419 Invitational, an indoor karting extravaganza pitting teams of pros and peons against one another. Of course the pros are questionable given that they largely consist of us writer types. At least auto writers [...]

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La Carrera 2008: So many on the trailer

October 27, 2008

In the last day, it seems like the landscape at the 2008 running of La Carrera has changed dramatically. First off, the Home Team (so to speak) of Gerie Bledsoe and Coop have loaded the Chevy on the trailer with a blown engine. Not to despair completely though, as Coop has become Co-Piloto for Ron [...]

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A bit of Nebraska wisdom

October 27, 2008

Seen in the Savage Speed Garage.

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US May Wait for Alfa Romeo’s Full Return

October 26, 2008

First, let me assure our readers that those of you who ordered Alfa Romeo’s 8C Competizione will get their cars as scheduled. Autoblog broke news via Italiaspeed.com that Fiat is ready to delay bringing more mainstream Alfa Romeo models to our shores in light of a weakening economy. Fiat is facing its own decline in [...]

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2009 Toyota Camry XLE: Keeping the masses happy

October 26, 2008

People and cars are a funny thing. For the enthusiast, there has to be something in a car that causes a burning passion. The masses though aren’t very passionate. The masses didn’t get Andy Warhol. They didn’t get the Sex Pistols. The masses did get Celine Dion and Dynasty.
Selling cars to the masses isn’t all [...]

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Returning To La Carrera Panamericana

October 25, 2008

Since La Carrera Panamericana starts at the southern most end of Mexico just getting there is an adventure unto it’s self and a long one at that. Teams from the United States accompanied by Canadians hook up together at Laredo Texas to form the Coyote Convoy before crossing into Mexico and then press on for [...]

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