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12/04/11 - Meals and Wheels
Meals and Wheels: The 1000 km of Dakar. Part two.
The 1000 km of Dakar. Part two.   Look outside: what do you see?Around your kitchen: what do you see?Look at your desk: what do you see now?And when you look into your fridge?And when you think about Christmas presents? Finished? [...]
11/30/11 - Garage Journal
Garage Journal: Fire...
Fire...   A good pal of mine recently had his shop catch fire. He’s the second buddy in a year to share the same horrific tragedy. It’s an awful experience that is sometimes preventable and other [...]
11/27/11 - Meals and Wheels
Meals and Wheels: Vorsprung durch Technik. Auf Deutsch. Achtung.
Vorsprung durch Technik. Auf Deutsch. Achtung.   To my english speaking readers, you´re not missing out, this is just the german version of: drive-it-day-finally-comes-true"Mathilde, es ist KUNST!"Stellen sie sich vor sie gehen in ein Museum, [...]
11/23/11 - Garage Journal
Garage Journal: The Lead Holder
The Lead Holder   I’ve never used anything else in my shop… I’m sure there is something better, but I am stuck in my ways. The great thing about a lead holder is that it can write on anything and what [...]
11/19/11 - Meals and Wheels
Meals and Wheels: The 1000 km of Dakar. Part one.
The 1000 km of Dakar. Part one.   The men are sitting behind me in the darkness, smoking silently.Tired.The air is smelling of heat, dust, burning diesel, cigarettes, and that mysterious african smell. As the Land-cruiser is making [...]
11/10/11 - Garage Journal
Garage Journal: Personalized And Damn Near Vintage
Personalized And Damn Near Vintage   I’m typically not into reproduction stuff, but my buddy Steve at Garage Art does it so damned well. Lately, he’s been lovingly working on a line of personalized garage hangers done on [...]
11/03/11 - Meals and Wheels
Meals and Wheels: DRIVE IT DAY, FINALLY COMES TRUE.
DRIVE IT DAY, FINALLY COMES TRUE.   Imagine you go to see a show in a museum, which screams and howls and growls.Which smells of hot dark oil, corduroy seats mingled with a lovely hint of uncatalysed petrol.A show NOT of halls and halls [...]
10/30/11 - Garage Journal
Garage Journal: Innovation + The Workbech
Innovation + The Workbech   Obviously, I like old stuff quite a bit. Even so, I really have a thing for innovation as well. I’ve often found that when the two come together, magic is often the result. This light duty work [...]
10/21/11 - Meals and Wheels
Meals and Wheels: Pate de fruit aux coings. Quince: just makes my heart sing.
Pate de fruit aux coings. Quince: just makes my heart sing.   Have I mentioned to you how much I love Quinces?They are simply magicalNothing in this world (almost) compares to the inimitable aroma of ripe Quince.Nothing rivals it's colour when cooked.There [...]
10/20/11 - Garage Journal
Garage Journal: 1950′s Craftsman Garage
1950′s Craftsman Garage   Good god man… That’s all I can say. Do yourself a favor and read this entire thread. You will be glad ya did. [...]
10/13/11 - Garage Journal
Garage Journal: Aero 1946 Toolbox
Aero 1946 Toolbox   This is cooler than hell… A guy named Rolf makes these tool boxes by hand somewhere in Europe. I haven’t gotten many details out of him yet, but I’m hoping I can get him to register [...]
10/13/11 - Meals and Wheels
Meals and Wheels: Dix Mille Tours of Le Castellet.
Dix Mille Tours of Le Castellet.   If there was ever a perfect way of ending a season..-then it was ours last weekend!As most historic racing drew to an end everywhere in dreary cold weather, announcing autumn and automotive fasting, [...]
10/06/11 - Garage Journal
Garage Journal: The Pursuit Of Clean
The Pursuit Of Clean   So, I don’t know these fellas in the least but saw it as an opportunity for someone. Wired Magazine joined forces with Pennzoil and they are giving away a Garage Makeover. All you have to do is [...]