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F5000 at Harewood Acres in 1970

January 5, 2010

As the winter clean ups continue, more great vintage images are creeping out of the woodwork.
Todays shots were sent to The Garage by Mini racer Kent Smith via Robert Barg. The cars are Formula 5000 and the track is Harewood Acres, which has played a role in many of the other stories we’ve had [...]

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A towing tale…

January 4, 2010

Early Summer, 1965.
Citation Motors, Bathurst at Vaughn Road. Owner, Barry Rosenberg decides to convoy to Le Circuit for a regional event (can’t remember the organizing club in Quebec).
Barry loads up his Ginetta Mk whatever sports car… well maybe not Barry but his enthusiastic workers! Tow car is a ‘56 Ford four-door with a relatively solid [...]

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Review: Nissan Murano

January 3, 2010

The Murano landed at The Garage on December 23rd. With Christmas nearly upon us, and I with some final holiday chores to run before I would be able to settle in and enjoy the festivities, I hopped into the Murano and set forth into the wintry mayhem. Although my destination was less than a mile [...]

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Must be a big one

January 3, 2010
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An American Woody

January 3, 2010

Following all the discussion about the Bedford Van in my New Year’s post, I thought maybe some photos of some of my other toys might be in order. Until I find the suitcase containing most of them though, I’ll have to limit it to the ones that the fam includes with the little Christmas houses.
Like [...]

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The more things change, the more they stay the same

January 1, 2010

Every now and then you might notice a car manufacture launch a new model that is completely different, yet looks the same as the old one. They say there are no panels carried over from the previous model, but you can barely see a difference.
That same theory applies to our newest refresh of The [...]

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Happy New Year!

December 31, 2009

Our regular readers have likely noticed that I have written, well, nothing since Christmas Eve. I’ve been taking a much needed hiatus from my daily writing routine, just like the folks up above who are getting ready for the festivities. Don’t worry though, I’ll be back, stronger than ever in a couple of days and [...]

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Decade in Review!

December 30, 2009

Hard to believe, but we’re at the close of the decade! Since modern society couldn’t decide what to name this decade (was it the aughts, or naughts?), you just knew some serious brown matter would be hitting the fan, and the 2000’s did not disappoint. The decade had it’s share of bright spots too, so [...]

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Review: 2010 Mazdaspeed3

December 27, 2009

When I caught my first glance of the new Mazda3 and saw that ridiculous “smile” from the front grill, my reaction was to slap my forehead and wonder aloud what the heck Mazda was thinking. When the Mazdaspeed3 arrived at my door, someone remarked “Oh, it’s the smiling car.” After living with the MS3 for [...]

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Merry Christmas from all of us at The Garage

December 24, 2009

As we prepare to settle in for our long winter’s nap, all of us here in The Garage would like to wish all of our readers a very Merry Christmas! May you enjoy a happy and healthy time with your friends and family!
May there be a Hot Wheels or two in your stocking, a [...]

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