I’ve come to the conclusion that the time has come for The Garage to take our readers through the resurrection of an old race car. Not a top flight resto and build like we saw through Gary Faules’ eyes with Lucky the GT350R, but a bare bones, grassroots resurrection and build. I think it would be a lot of fun for us and for our readers.

Of course, to begin this process, we need a car. Ultimately, I’d like to get our grubby little hands on an old race car that someone has more or less forgotten about and left under a growing pile of rubble in some dark corner of their shop. Maybe the engine blew up and the owner decided it was a lost cause. Maybe it was picked up as a next project that someone never got around to. Maybe some unfortunate soul passed away and the family wants their parking spot back. You get the idea.

The problem here is that I am that unique combination of a racer who actually works in the new car side of the automotive industry. That means I am uniquely challenged as a purchaser. Why? Well, let me give you a few fun facts that aren’t often discussed out in the open.
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General Motors might be entering the financial abyss after showing a 38+ billion dollar setback a few days ago, but that is not stopping the company from offering a new round of Canadian incentives.

General Motors of Canada earlier today announced that, building on strong October sales growth and its” hot new vehicle lineup”, (straight out of their press release. My opinion is a little more staid) the company is introducing a series of new price incentives to augment its already highly competitive lease and finance rates. Effective today, GM Canada will:

- Cover a 1% GST reduction for all of our cash and finance customers until the new GST rate takes effect on January 1, 2008. - Offer new cash incentives ranging from $1,500 up to $10,000 on select models, including the Cadillac Escalade, Chevy Corvette, GMC Yukon and all of our 2008 Saab models.
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