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On the Block: Olds Vista Cruiser
It is not common practice here at The Garage for us to talk about cars for sale, but we do make an exception now and then. Our subject here is a 1969 Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser. This was America’s high...
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A visit to The Guild
Located north of Toronto, in the little farming town of Bradford, is one of the top automotive restoration shops in North America. Perched alongside the longest street in the world. one might wonder...
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Fast surplus from the Canadian Government
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....
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Paging the Spirit of Ecstasy?
It’s a given that all of us here at The Garage are total hedonists about driving the best cars available to us at the limit. And while we pride ourselves on offering our readers reviews of the latest...
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Found and restored: Baby Vanderbilt racer
Once in a while, we are tipped off to a really special automotive find that just tickles us pink. This is one of those finds. A few years ago, Gary Faules wrote about San Francisco’s racing history....
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Porsche Classic and PCA team up to Revive The Passion
At this year’s Rennsport Reunion at Daytona, some folks from the Porsche Club of America, Porsche Club Service and Porsche Classic were chatting about restoration projects when someone came up with a...
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Early Aero part 2
My last couple of articles have been on current Indy car female drivers but I will now revert to my long ago years in racing. After I exploded my good Coventry Climax engine in 68 I tried to find a...
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An update on the Savage Speed ’49 Mercury
It has been a while since we’ve had any updates from the bowels of the Savage Speed Garage. I guess all that good, West Coast living is taking priority over building rods! The last time we checked in...
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2012 Mazda2 Long Term Test/Project – Introduction
Quite a few members of the automotive press have driven and been impressed by the Mazda2′s sporty handling characteristics, light weight, and great transmission. When I drove one on a twisty road, I...
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2012 Mazda2 Long Term Test/Project – July 2012 Update
It’s been a couple months since I wrote about my Mazda2. I’ve installed a new set of wheels, slightly lowered the car, and put quite a few miles on the car since then. I’m now over 6000mi (~9600km),...
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Dupli-Color launches new products in Canada
Anybody who has ever worked on some sort of project car has picked up a rattle can or two at some point along the way. I spent some time with the folks from Dupli-Color today, talking about some new...
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Is your project car as cool as this big block powered Smart car?
I suppose that depends on your definition of cool, but as I debate over Suzuki vs. rotary for my Spridget, this guy has taken the bull by the horns and jammed an 8 pot where it was never intended to...
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New in The Garage: 1985 Porsche 944
I have finally done it. I have finally become a Porsche owner. Muscle car prices have been on the rise for a couple of decades, because they are the cars the Boomers dreamed of in high school. Porsche...
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Meet the Jagerbomb – E30 M3
This may come as a surprise to some, but the first generation BMW M3 was the first unobtainable German car to catch my eye that wasn’t a P-car. You have to remember that in the early to mid Eighties...
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Ride the “No Style” 1975 Corolla with Matt Farah
When I was in high school, maybe about 1983-ish, I very nearly owned an absolutely perfect 1975 Toyota Corolla. It had two doors, four forward gears and a fresh coat of dark blue paint. The guy wanted...
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The Garage Guy welcomes you to his messy garage
Man, it seems like forever since I have posted anything here in The Garage Blog! Looking back at the archives, I have been absent since last July and Megan Green has been picking up the slack with her...
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9 questions to answer before buying your first track car
More than half of the twenty-some thousand track cars in the United States are powered by Mazda engines. Is a Mazda the right car for you? These questions will help determine the best track day car for...
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Nissan turns Titan into the ultimate tailgating machine
Smokin’ TITAN will be on display in Indianapolis March 7-9 at the 2018 Work Truck Show, the largest work truck event in North America. There has been a lot of fretting going on around The Garage...
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