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Holiday Buying Ideas, 2023

Holiday Buying Ideas, 2023

We’ve partnered with our friends at Gran Touring Motorsports to deliver a Holiday Shopping Guide and Review.

Tune into the episode below, and check out some of our favorite pixs!


Check out the follow-along notes, transcript and more details for this episode at GTM

Staff Picks

365 Cars You Must Drive by Matt Stone

Matt has gathered a multitude of cars that have to be experienced to be believed. From the gorgeous to the hideous, to the well built to the not-so-well-built, the list encourages readers to get out there and have fun with the cars. Written in conjunction with John Matras, Dan Gurney wrote the forward.

Available on Amazon - $12

Cannonball by Brock Yates

Anyone who’s a car guy knows what the Cannonball Run is. Not just a movie, but a real race from coast-to-coast. Cannonball was written by Brock Yates, who founded the Run, Cannonball illustrates how and why the race was begotten. Terrific insight and a fun read, it’s inspiring, but be careful.

Available on Amazon - $21

CTECH Cabinets

We’ve all got storage problems; I think it comes with life. Finding solutions to help iron out the problems is always a God send, and CTech Manufacturing has some ideas. With fully customizable aluminum storage and organization systems, their cabinets and workbenches not only lend a sense of order to our favorite room in the house, but an aesthetic appeal that goes a long way.

Available on CTECH Cabinets

Cvstos

Founded by Sassoun Sirmakes at just 21 years old, Cvstos watches brings a unique style and flair to the world of watchmaking. The Racing lineup captures the spirit of motorsports through bold design and color usage.

Available on CVSTOS

Depancel Serie R

Launched in 2018, Depancel is the result of one man’s interest in how watches work and blending their unique mechanisms with designs inspired by motorsports. Unlike so many others, Depancel is rooted in motor racing. As such the company now produces a nice number of racing-inspired watches, including one called the Serie-R, which looks shockingly like the TAG Monaco but costs infinitely less. A rebellious company with a rebellious streak, who can’t appreciate that?

Available on Depancel - $750

DeTomaso

Inspired by the DeTomaso Pantera, it’s said that the design of the car is reflected by the watch. Unsure if that’s true or not, but they’re sharp looking watches that remind us of one of the world’s best sportscars, the manufacturing effort behind them, and the man himself, Alejandro De Tomaso.

Available on DeTomaso Watches - $230

Ernst Benz - 50th Anniversary Camaro Watch

What began as a quest to produce the most accurate and legible timepieces in aviation, Ernst Benz has grown into a watchmaker with a multitude of styles all based off the original concept. While flying is in their heart, it is the art of watchmaking that drives them to produce watches that anyone can appreciate.

Available on Ernst Benz - $5400

Fenders, Fins, and Friends by Lance Lambert

Lance brings together a gaggle of stories from his days gone by in a way that only Lance could tell them. Admissions of wheel stands and police siren installs are just a snowflake on the glacier of stories Lance relays bringing laughter and tears, but mostly understanding. Car guys have stories.

Available on Amazon - $12

Ferro & Company

Founded in 2014 by two brothers, the question was, “WHy do watches with exceptional mechanicals and design need to cost so much?” To that end, they set out to produce affordable watches that celebrate aviation, fine dress, business, and motorsports. With a multitude of chronographs and single-hand watches, there seems something for everyone.

Available on Ferro & Company - $990

Monaco Motor Racing by Edward Quinn

Focusing on Formula 1 racing of the 1950s and ’60s, Monaco Motor Racing brings driver portraits and images of racing action from Ferrari, Jaguar, Porsche, and other exciting brands from one of the most demanding courses. A terrific look back at how things were with insights into post-war Monaco, “lifestyle, glamour, celebrities,” over 270 pictures illustrate the message.

Available on Amazon - $114

Route 66 Wax

The Perfect Holiday Personalized Kit for that Hot Rod Lover. Send us a digital photo of that Hot Rod Lover's favorite Car. We will vinyl print their car in full color for the front of their Route66 Holiday Hot Rod Kit. Super Sudsing Deep Car Wash can be Canon used. Spray SiO2 Glaze Out Shines Common Ceramics. Very Affordable Personalized Gift with Free Shipping in the USA. The Gift that Shows You Care.

Available on Route 66 Wax - $66

TAG HEUER MONACO GULF

It might be impossible to make a list of cool motorsport watches without including the granddaddy of them all, the Monaco. Made famous by Steve McQueen in Le Mans, the square watch is largely the i-ching of car guy watches. Available in a multitdue of colors, the classic is, of course, The Gulf.

Available on TAG HEUER - $7800

Tales from the Garage by Rodney Kemerer

Long time subscribers to Garage Style Magazine will recognize the byline of columnist Rodney Kemerer and his popular “Tales From the Garage” column and sometimes feature from the magazine. Good news! Rodney is back and his collection of the “best” Tales in now available in his new, highly illustrated book, “Tales From the Garage” available on Amazon, which also includes the history of the column and a forward from Garage Style Magazine’s publisher, Don Weberg.

Available on Amazon - $27

The Other Side of the Fence by Bill Warner

Proceeds from the sale of this book go 100% to SPINA BIFIDA research and treatment, a cause near and dear to Bill Warner.

Available on Spina Bifida Jacksonville - $100

Ultimate Garages by Phil Berg

it’s considered to be the godfather of the garage mahal movement, Ultimate Garages inspired many to makeover their garage and enjoy their space. Having written two Ultimate Garages, the books take readers on a journey into places mere mortals are not allowed to tread. Get inspired.

Available on Amazon - $49

Yema

In business since 1948, Yema has been building watches in France using Swiss-made Manufacture Caliber but recently began producing their very own, at their very own expense. With a watch for seemingly every interest, including diving and aviation, motoring enthusiasts will likely gravitate to the Rallygraf line, a limited edition of which is the A470.

Available on Yema.com - $2190

Zymol Starter Kit

Now, for a limited time, give yourself or any enthusiast the gift of the finest products we make. There is no greater, more sought after, perfect gift than Zymöl. Zymöl, nature’s purest care products. Sampler One: Carbon, Titanium, Concours Sampler Two: Concours, Destiny, Atlantique Sampler Three: Atlantique, Vintage, Royal

Available on Zymol - $110


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