Dec 04
While Jaguar has a history of making beautiful cars,you wouldn’t get any argument from the Infinite Garage staff that most of their current offerings have been a little boring in the looks department. That is no longer the case with the recent introduction of the Jaguar F-Type Coupe which looks good enough to cause just about anyone to feel funny in the pants area. Hit the jump for a few more pictures and all the details about Jaguar’s latest sexy coupe.
Dec 02
The Ford Mavrick is pretty far removed from a muscle or sports car but with some work and imagination it turns out a pretty sweet little pro touring is hiding under all that compact car make up. The Mavrick did have an option for the 302 cubic inch V8 however most were equipped with a range of Thriftpower Inline Six engines that left much to be desired.
So let’s take a look at this fine example of a Pro Touring Ford Mavrick.
Dec 02
It’s a little hard to believe that today is our second anniversary of Infinite Garage. One of the biggest questions I get is how did this all come about? Well that’s a great question and I’m not sure where it really all began but I can kind of tell you how it happened. I’ve loved cars forever. I can pin point one specific point in time when it all clicked for me. It was a Sunday afternoon and my family was out for a drive. This is something we did regularly and for whatever reason this time we were exploring the northern portions of the county we live in. I was probably 10 or 11 years old and doing my usual looking out the window there was the rear and wing of a Petty Blue Road Runner Superbird sticking out of a dilapidated shed. It was so cool, so different than anything I’d seen before it sparked something in me.
I also spent my childhood hearing the stories of my Dad and Uncles about their old muscle cars. Cudas, Roadrunners, Camaros, 442s, they had the lot of them and I guess those things became legends to me. If we flash forward to three years ago I would spend my Wednesday nights hanging out with my friends of Exodus Racing. By this time my friends were scattered across the country, or the world even and we found a great way to connect and stay in touch was a game called Forza Motorsports. We spent a lot of time racing online and of course those times between races or between qualify and a race turned into big BS sessions. Often times the focus of those sessions where cars. It only makes sense that a bunch of guy who enjoyed racing simulators also enjoyed cars.
Dec 02
Volvo is not a brand we cover too often here because aside from the odd old wagon or P1800 they are rather dull and boring. However the S60 and V60 Polestar scratch our itch. Take a wagon add rigidity, power, and a better suspension and you get the super cool Polestar. 0-60mph in 4.9 seconds and world class handling make it a pretty awesome right. Did we mention it looks great too?
So hit the jump for loads more pictures and details of the Volvo S60 and V60 Polestar.
Dec 01
Sunday Commentary: The Death of Paul Walker
Sunday Commentary week in review
by Jason
Another Sunday has come and this one a more solemn occasion than usual, with the news last night of the passing of Paul Walker. Some IG readers won’t know who he is, and some won’t care. He and his movies changed the lives of many and that is why I feel it is important to spend a moment or two talking about Paul and his work. My Saturday evening was going fairly typically. I was hanging out with some friends and then all of a sudden, my cell phone was flooded with text. Within half an hour, I had over 20 texts saying “did you hear about Paul Walker?” That really isn’t surprising considering my contact list is made up of mainly car guys. For a minute, it surprised me at how big of a deal this was to my friends because none of us are exactly the celebrity worship types, but Walker was one of us. He was a car guy.
I know the Fast and Furious movies are often times a part of ridicule and jokes because of the over the top nature, the sometimes questionable acting, and focus on the illegal activity of street racing. Here at IG we try and celebrate the car responsibly, but we would be outright lying if we said we’d never done an illegal activity or two. I’d be willing to bet nearly every reader of IG has as well. So we certainly are in no place to condemn that. Aside from all that negative, though, the Fast and Furious series did worlds of good for the car world. It ignited a new generation of car guy. That is worth examining closer.
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