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Last minute Christmas shopping ideas: The art of Paul Chenard

December 21, 2009

With things being so crazy around The Garage these days, I’ve been rather slow in getting to my Christmas shopping guide here. Just like my real Christmas shopping and I suspect yours too. If your loved ones are stumped in their quest to get you the perfect gift, why not send them a link to [...]

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Classic racing action through the eyes of Paul Chenard

May 11, 2009

If there are two cars that define the spirit of the sports car racing in the Sixties more than any others, they must be the Austin Healey Sprite and the Triumph Spitfire. It might even be safe to say that more racers got their starts in these fun and affordable cars than all of the [...]

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Christmas is all about the belly

December 21, 2008

The belly tanker that is!
Mamma G says I’m the hardest one in the family to buy for. Huh? Maybe I’m missing something, but a trip to the local automotive collectibles shop is a no brainer!
She needn’t worry though, as I’ve already received what I want. An original from our resident artist here in The Garage, [...]

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Video: The Art of Racing

June 5, 2008

Canadian motorsports artist Paul Chenard has become somewhat of a fixture around The Garage over the past year or so. Paul’s artistic talents are only matched by his enthusiasm for the history of racing. His latest endeavor has been to combine some of his works into a short video, with a soundtrack that I suspect [...]

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Wall candy: International Racing Colours GP Engines

May 1, 2008

There was a time when race cars were finished in the colours of the nation from which they hailed. National pride often ebbed and flowed when the national colours were winning or losing. Back in those days, the Grand Prix cars boasted magnificent engines that were as much mechanical works of art as they were [...]

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Holiday gift giving guide: The art of Paul Chenard

December 1, 2007

Car art is one of those things that every enthusiast loves, but often won’t buy for themselves. Here in The Garage, we are all obsessed with automotive images. One of our fave artists has to be our man on the east coast, Paul Chenard. His unique, laid back style captures the colour and style that [...]

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Heading to the VARAC festival

June 23, 2007

The 2007 VARAC Festival at at Mosport, celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Canadian Grand Prix got under way yesterday, under sunny skies. Today has dawned sunny as well, so I’m about to slap on some sunscreen and hit the road. If you are in Southern Ontario, you should do the same, as there is [...]

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Paul Chenard Art Now Available Through The Garage

April 24, 2007

So are we going all retail on you, our regular readers? Well, not really. Paul Chenard has had a bit of a slow road getting his own E store up and running. Here in The Garage, we just happened to have an existing E store that was sitting more or less dormant. Why not help [...]

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Artist Paul Chenard: Impressions of Speed

April 9, 2007

Between working in the car industry and working on The Garage, I’ve been lucky enough to meet some pretty cool people. One of the most recent is artist Paul Chenard. He lives in the east end of Canada and so doesn’t have instant access to the automotive memorabilia centers here in the center of the [...]

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