Fast surplus from the Canadian Government

July 15, 2010

We’ve all heard of the elusive government surplus sales. You know the kind: Joe went to this auction and bought a Humvee for $100 and sold it for 20 grand which is why he never showed it to anyone. This morning I received a tip about a real auction here in Ontario, that happens to [...]

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IndyCar fever takes over downtown Toronto

July 14, 2010
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Earlier this afternoon the boys and I headed down to Toronto’s Yonge-Dundas Square for the unveiling of Alex Tagliani’s ride for the weekend courtesy of Hot Wheels and Fazzt Racing. Of course Tagz was on hand to meet the media and the fans, though the media had a tough time getting to him through the [...]

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Review: Volvo C70

July 13, 2010

In the world of premium hardtop convertibles, Volvo deviates from the standard recipe-typically a rear wheel drive, six cylinder car. Instead, Volvo offers a front wheel drive car, with a five cylinder engine. The current C70 has been around since 2006, but was refreshed for 2011. The most notable features of the new car is [...]

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Crossing the Continent

July 13, 2010

   For anyone who has a passion for the automobile, perhaps the greatest possible trek one could conceive would be the cross country journey. There’s risk, adventure. Roads never traveled, places never seen. The call of the open road has been a siren for the curious as soon as there was paved road connecting the [...]

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Honda Indy Toronto festivities in full swing starting today

July 13, 2010
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Back in the Molson Indy days, the Toronto Indy pretty much took over the city with parties and events. There was a buzz everywhere and just about everyone was talking about the Indy. Charlie Johnstone and the rest of the Honda Indy Toronto team have planned a week full of activities to build that buzz [...]

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Lucky nominated for 2 awards

July 12, 2010

Long time readers will recall that contributors to The Garage Gary Faules and Jon Emerson competed in the 2007 La Carrera Panamerica in a Shelby GT350R named Lucky. That trip to Mexico was filmed for a documentary called Rebirth of a Legend which not only records the race but also the rich history of the [...]

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Ridin’ with Rousseau

July 12, 2010
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One of the coolest thing about publishing The Garage over the years is that we’ve had the opportunity to make some great friends from all over the world. Fortunately, some of those friends are closer than others. We first met Andre Rousseau through The Garage, while he was publishing a build blog that followed the [...]

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Celebration of Speed today at Mosport

July 12, 2010
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Life has been pretty busy here in The Garage over the past couple of weeks and that means we’re behind on a bunch of event coverage stories. I should have let readers know about today’s activities beforehand, but I just realized it was today, yesterday. I thought the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame Celebration of [...]

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Racing loses another one: RIP John Gunn

July 9, 2010
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Racing back in the Sixties and Seventies was very different from today and so were the racers. A couple of years ago, pro racer Charles Espenlaub, was chastised by The Man for accepting a beer from fans after his car broke at Mosport. Back in the day, accepting a cold beer from a fan’s cooler [...]

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Breaking News: Panther Racing fails to secure LeBron James for 2011 Indycar season

July 8, 2010

Panther Racing press release National Guard Panther Team Fails in Attempt to Sign Reigning NBA Most Valuable Player INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – (July 8, 2010) – Panther Racing regrets to announce today that it was unable to come to a contract agreement with reigning NBA Most Valuable Player LeBron James, who plans to announce his future [...]

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