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Theme Tuesdays: Engine Bays

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Bagged

If this is wrong I’m not sure I want what’s right

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To some a lowered Subaru is a wasted Subaru, and a bagged Subaru is a complete abomination. Those individuals are typically purists who don't really believe that people are free to do whatever they want to the car they currently own for better or for worse. In the case of this Subaru, in my opinion, putting bags on it was for the better.
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Crazy

WTF Friday: Someone must know more

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Generally with WTF Friday posts I like to have more info than I do today but try as I might I can't seem to drum up any additional information or photos pertaining to this particular car. Here is what I know: the chassis is a Terraplane (a Detroit company active between '32 and '38) and sitting between it's frame rails is a radial motor that one can only assume is from an air plane. Pony Fotos took photos of this car in 2012 at an event called Headbanging and somehow it seems that no one else even noticed it.
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Event Coverage: World Of Wheels 2013

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Last weekend the 47th Annual Auto Value World Of Wheels took place at the BMO Center in Calgary Alberta, and contributing photographer Mike McConnell just so happened to be in attendance with his trusty DSLR. Based on his coverage World of Wheels looks very similar to Performance World (now Megaspeed) here in Ontario. It caters mostly to classics --something I don't mind at all-- but every make, model, and style of build is welcome.
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Theme Tuesdays: Pro Touring

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The recipe for a pro touring build, according to Pro-Touring.com, is simple;" Start with a classic muscle car and apply modifications that will make the car handle as good, or better than modern day sports cars." Of course, realistically, there are no hard and fast rules as to what exactly qualifies for a pro touring build.  Generally speaking they are older cars --many of which people thought could never handle-- that have been upgraded to the point where they handle far better than most are willing to give them credit for.
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Blog Finds

Visual Echos

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The FD RX-7 has to be one of Mazda's greatest triumphs, released over 20 years ago the design is still rather timeless. The only feature really tying it back to the era it was built would be being the flip up headlights and honestly I love flip up headlights. I found this one on flickr and was instantly taken aback by how great it looked.
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Audi

Event Coverage: The 2013 Canadian International Autoshow: Pt. 2

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Back with the second (and final) batch of photos from the 2013 Canadian International Autoshow media day. In my two years of experience attending the show for media day I have found striking an even balance between getting uncluttered photos and attending big reveals a little difficult. Last year I missed pretty well everything but this year I fared a bit better managing to catch three or four. Sadly I was distracted during Chevrolet's uncloaking of the Sting Ray which I'm still kicking myself over.
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WTF Friday: I Can’t It’s A Geo

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When Geo designed the Metro it's pretty safe to assume that they never intended it to see any off road use --for that they produced the surprisingly capable Geo Tracker-- of course a manufacturers intentions are never really any good at stopping a determined person armed with wrenches and a welder. Such a determined gentlemen decided tossing a Geo Metro body on top of a 4x4 frame and some very big wheels was a great idea and thus the vehicle you see  below was born.
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Winter Wednesdays: Shayan

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Following up last weeks Winter Wednesday with another local who rides low all year. This daily driver/occasional show car belongs to my friend Shayan who is more than willing to take advantage of Audi's Quattro all wheel drive system as soon as the white stuff starts to fall.
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Orion’s Belt

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Ford Escorts came in several very different flavors. There was the North American Escort, the superior European Escort, and then the Escorts second cousin twice removed the Ford Orion. A quick peek at the wikipedia page reveals that the Orion was a four cylinder motivated, UK only, saloon version of the Escort hatchback that didn’t sell particularly stellar or make much of a splash.

Inspiration 2: – Girlfriend Edition

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Those of you who pay a lot of attention both here and on twitter might know that my girlfriend drives a Kia Soul 2u (the one without the flashing speakers), she's had it about a year and it draws a surprising amount of attention for a stock vehicle, a lot of which can be contributed to it's unique shape on somewhat rarity on the road. However after watching me look at, and write about, cars almost daily for the past year has made her begin to wonder what her car could look like with a bit of a drop and some aftermarket wheels.

Event Coverage: Voice Coil Meltdown 5

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This weekend was the 5th Annual Voice Coil Meltdown and Tuner Jam Show put on by Division R Performance and hosted at Selective Sound in Mississauga. Since I had missed this show all four previous years I made a mental note to attend this one even before Sam had invited me out to the event to cover and sponsor it. The show had a great turnout and for the most part the weather cooperated, here are the photos from this year and I hope to make it out again next year.

Winter Wednesdays: Camaro

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After yesterdays Mopar fest I figured I should try my best to get the Chevy guys back on board ( and deal with blue oval fans another day). I've never been a huge fourth generation Camaro fan but this one really caught my eye.

Event Coverage: 2014 CSCS Season Finale Pt. 2

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With today's post we cap off yet another great season of racing and showing provided by the entire crew behind the Canadian Sport Compact...