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Ford Mustang Named 2010 Daytona 500 Pace Car

January 20, 2010

Race fans are going to be treated to quite a preview of the 2011 Ford Mustang GT, as the ‘Stang will be the official pace car of the 2010 Daytona 500. One of NASCAR’s most famous races, Daytona kicks off the new racing season. This is the first time a Mustang has ever served as [...]

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Pony Up! Ford Previews ‘11 Mustang V-6

November 30, 2009

When your nemesis is a Camaro V-6 that puts out 304hp versus your 210hp, you need to act on that. Although the Mustang was just freshened up for 2010, Ford is addressing the greatest weakness of its base V-6 model with an all new engine for 2011. Coming this summer is a 3.7L four valve [...]

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Mustang Payback: High school student schools his shop teacher

August 17, 2009

High school student Derek Murrell has one of the coolest auto shop teachers around. Bill Rosenblum is not only a shop teacher, but is also a veteran drag racer who works hard to expose his students to motorsports. Derek thought it would be pretty cool to race against his teacher, so he entered the 2010 [...]

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G4TV gets smokey with the 2010 Mustang

May 27, 2009

Formula D Champion Vaughn Gittin spends some quality time in the 2010 Ford Mustang with G4TV’s Alison Haislip in this super smokey video. No, they weren’t hiding behind the smoke makin’ naughty. Gittin teaches the fair maiden how to do a few donuts and then takes her out and flogs her scares the living bejeebers [...]

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Let the drag wars begin: Cobra Jet Mustang joins the fray

November 4, 2008

First up to the line: Dodge Challenger
Pulling up along side: Ford Mustang Cobra Jet
Is that really the way it goes? Well, to be truthful, no. Ford has been hard at work building a variety of race ready Mustangs for a couple of years now. Want to go to Le Mans? No problem. SCCA World Challenge? [...]

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Happy Turkey Day Canada

October 13, 2008

That time of year has arrived in Canada. Time to roast a turkey. Time to ditch the kids and head out on the road for a fall colours tour in a hot car. What the…?
Yes folks, that’s right. Mamma G and I have gotten the turkey day ritual down to somewhat of a science and [...]

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Frank unleashed: A Bullitt through New England

July 15, 2008

Some time ago, Jil McIntosh wrote a piece about auto writers who forget that they are (or should be) writing for real people, not just zillionaires. You know the guys, they are the ones who write that a 2 seater that sells for a hundred grand is a value priced sports car. While I can’t [...]

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Dude….yer feet are stank!

July 11, 2008

This uttered by my co-piloto after we switched seats and I removed my sandals after becoming co-piloto.
Oh well, perhaps I should scrub down the summer footwear on occasion.
The drive was uneventful other than some fun roads once we left New York State. Wait a minute, who am I trying to kid? The designated co-piloto [...]

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Road trippin’ in Frank

July 10, 2008

Frank as in Detective Frank Bullitt. The Garage is heading south for Connecticut early tomorrow morning. Destination: Lime Rock Park to cover the American Le Mans Series event. If we make it the whole way with our licenses intact, it will be a miracle.
In fact, I had been behind the wheel a grand total [...]

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Mustang Challenge for the Miller Cup at Mosport

June 16, 2008

Mosport and Trans Am. The two names have been intertwined since the early days of both institutions. Unfortunately, one continues to flourish, while the other has more or less died gone on hiatus. Way back in the early days of The Garage, I sent an open letter to Paul Gentilozzi and friends suggesting that a [...]

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