Some guys have all the fun!

Dave Maher, Alex Roy’s sidekick is on the trip of a lifetime. Day one, visit the Maserati factory for a guided tour. Day two will include both Ferrari and Lamborghini. The ultra lucky Maher tells the tale at Gumball 144 headquarters.

Dave, I’m sure that thousands will agree with me when I say: I hate you!

Popularity: 4%

All those analysts who say we’re in a recession have obviously not been watching the classic Ferrari market. Canadian auction house RM Auctions, worked with Sotheby’s this past weekend in Maranello to set a new world record for the most expensive vintage car sold. $10,894,400 was the winning bid. The car? A 1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spyer which had been owned by actor James Coburn for 25 years. This wasn’t the only special car however, as 10 other cars sold for more than 1 million dollars!

Full release, photos and full results after the break
Continue reading →

Popularity: 5%

For years I wondered about that suave English dude on Legends of Motorsport on Speed TV. Here was this guy I had never heard of, who seemed to know absolutely everything about racing and yet I had never heard of him. Apparently, I had missed this little bit of racing history, as Alain De Cadenet was a true gentleman racer with some pretty solid credentials.

Newfound friend of The Garage, Lou Galanos was at Daytona in 1971 when De Cadenet co-drove this NART Ferrari 312P/71 to a 5th place finish along with team boss Luigi Chinetti and Nestor Garcia-Veiga.

This is just one of Lou’s huge collection of images taken at Daytona back in the day. You can see more of them on Flickr where he posts as Nigel Smuckatelli.

Popularity: 3%

Over the past few months, I’ve been discovering the joy of groups in the online photo dump Flickr. Not only is Flickr a great place to store and organize your beloved photos, but it’s also a great place to network with others who share the same interests. A while back, we decided it might be fun to create a Flickr group for The Garage to see what kind of cool community we can grow.

Whether you are a pro shooter or a newbie hack like me, we’d love to see some of your work the The Garage Blog Flickr group. As the group continues to evolve, you might even see the odd contest here & there to reward group members.

The Ferrari 212 Barchetta above was shot by Flick user cel-Sydney

Popularity: 5%

The picture above is of a 1974 Ferrari Dino 246 GTS. The 2 and 4 stood for 2.4 liter and the number 6 stood for 6 cylinder. The Dino 246 was the first Ferrari model produced in high numbers.

This brief history lesson leads us to some European chatter about a successor to the Dino. Although Ferrari is denying the fact, a Ferrari rep in Detroit swatted me off like a fly when I brought up the subject; it appears the automaker is dabbling in reviving the concept of a smaller more affordable sportscar.

A new “baby” Ferrari could be based on a shortened platform of the Maserati GranTurismo which it will share with the Maserati GT Cabriolet coming in a convertible form with a folding hardtop.

I might be swatting at them at the Paris Auto Show if this car is as far along as many speculate.

I found this image from an independent artist that shows what the final production car might look like.

Popularity: 4%

This story might generate a special session of the United Nations Security Council. It is the type of event that might cause unrest worldwide, unrest among car enthusiasts that is.

Ferrari is considering putting their dancing horse on an SUV. I would assume a red SUV that will compete with the Porsche Cayenne.
Continue reading →

Popularity: 4%

The Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano borrows its name from the test track where Ferrari tests both its road cars and Formula 1 race cars, and it was designed to bring F1 to the streets. It replaced the 575 M Maranello. The powerplant is a front/mid-mounted V-12 rated at 620 horsepower. You can buy one today for around $270,000.

If your dream bubble just burst because $270,000 would be like five years worth of salary, you can still have a 559 for the amazing price of $5,368. Well maybe not so amazing, and maybe damn expensive for what you get.
Continue reading →

Popularity: 4%

We continue our crusade to expose cheesy products endorsed by some of the world’s premier automakers. First it was the Porsche snow sled, then the Saab ski, now a Ferrari phone.

Motorola, which has become one of the lesser lights in the cell phone industry, has teamed with Ferrari to produce the MOTOZ8.
Continue reading →

Popularity: 4%

Automakers are generally honored to receive top rankings in a survey. The Herr’s and Frau’s at VW though, may be retreating to the bunker after they have received the dishonorable distinction of having the Beetle tagged as the most recalled car in 2007.

Brake light problems have resulted in Volkswagen recalling 1,000,000 units of the Volkswagen Beetle from 2001 to 2007 model years making it the most recalled vehicle model over the past 12 months.
Continue reading →

Popularity: 10%

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 worldwide start wearing red, they better think again if they feel Ferrari will ever go the hybrid route.
Continue reading →

Popularity: 6%