Welcome to our RSS News Feed. Griot's Garage is the ultimate online store for the automotive enthusiast, and this feed is the easiest way to find out about new Car Care products, tools, accessories, and ideas for having fun in your garage! http://www.griotsgarage.com/text/rssfeed.xml Shopping/Vehicles/Parts_and_Accessories/Detailing_Supplies/ 2008. Griot's Garage, Inc. en-us Fri, 5 Sep 2008 10:33:03 -0700 mhahn@griotsgarage.com (Mike Hahn) Fri, 5 Sep 2008 10:15:26 -0700 FeedForAll v2.0 (2.0.2.9) http://www.feedforall.com http://www.griotsgarage.com/images/rss/logo_rss.gif http://www.griotsgarage.com/text/rssfeed.xml Griot's Garage - Car Care for the Perfectionist! 115 112
Sunday, September 7, The Kirkland Concours d’Elegance takes center stage at Carillon Point in Kirkland, WA. If you're in the area, you won't regret stopping by... this event draws some of the finest automobiles and wooden boats in the Northwest. Griot’s Garage will be there presenting the Best of Show Award and conducting free and fun demonstrations. Join us and learn how to perfect your paint like the pros, and also register to win The Master Car Care Collection, a $300 value!

• Visit our booth at the event, and enter to win "The Master Car Care Collection"... a $300 value!
• Try out the Griot’s Garage product line on our demo car
• Get detailing tips and ask our Car Care Specialists product questions
• September 7, 2008. Carillon Point. Kirkland, WA.

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Have fun in your garage!®]]> http://www.griotsgarage.com/category/events/events+calendar.do?code=rss Events 4D79B9B6-8073-434C-BAFC-2C23FBA501B5 Fri, 5 Sep 2008 10:15:26 -0700
NEW Collapsible Trunk Storage Tote
I put our best minds to work at Griot's Garage when we designed this trunk tote.

I wish I could take all the credit for it, but there are much smarter people here than me! We thought of everything to make this the most highly versatile collapsible trunk storage tote ever made. It holds up to six standard paper grocery bags in place, and anything else you need, so your precious items aren't flying around your trunk! Another cool feature is that we've sewn in tough ballistic nylon handles to take the Trunk Tote with you after you've loaded it up! Cuts your trips back and forth to the vehicle to unload stuff. Picnics, tailgate parties, and trips to friends are much more efficient. Pocket, dividers, mesh sides, and a fitted top cover add to the versatility. Overall dimensions are 30" x 21" x 12 1/4" with two accordion compartments measuring 15" x 21". Did I mention it collapses to only 21" x 12" x 4" and held closed with heavy duty snaps? Buy a few, we've really done our homework on this one.

Collapsible Trunk Storage Tote $39.99

Have fun in your garage!®]]> http://www.griotsgarage.com/product/77539.do?code=rss Car Accessories BC1E9935-4EC3-47D4-8374-FE2881194A7B Thu, 4 Sep 2008 07:58:20 -0700
Richard Griot knows car care... and he also knows why professional actors get paid the big bucks! Our Machine Polishing DVD is a great resource for car care perfectionists... Check out some of the, ummm, "missteps" from its filming. Just scroll down on the DVD product page and launch the video.

Visit the DVD Product Page

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Save $100 on this indispensable tool.
You'll find so many uses for this professional-quality boroscope!

I made our affordable Boroscope even better! Our new Boroscope has a smaller shaft to get into the tightest locations in your engine bay and comes with a high-output LED light that easily detaches for general viewing. Let's examine the many benefits of having a Boroscope. First off, before you spend thousands of dollars on an engine rebuild, put this Boroscope down your spark plug hole and verify that you really need to. Place it into your transmission fill or drain hole and examine the gears, look for rust in your rockers, or previous body damage behind interior panels where you can't see it with the naked eye. (Using this instrument is exactly how experts identified a "recreation" 1959 Ferrari 250 SWB.) But don't stop there; this Boroscope has hundreds of other uses around the house. Use it for pest inspection, extent of clogged drains, dry rot, lack of insulation behind walls, location of wiring and studs. The list is endless. Teenagers lock you out of their room? Push this under the door to see if they're smoking your cigars. High-output, detachable LED flashlight serves both as the light engine for the scope and can be removed for inspection needs. Superior imaging with 7,400 pixel bundle for fantastic resolution. Focuses from 3/8" to infinity. The 24", ultra small 6mm diameter shaft is flexible and stays in the position you bend it and doesn't fall limp. (Bends to a minimum of 3" diameter.) Finally a professional Boroscope at a price far less than what you'd pay just a few years ago. Made in the U.S.A.

Professional Boroscope Was $349.00 On sale now just $249.00

Have fun in your garage!®]]> http://www.griotsgarage.com/product/11882.do?code=rss Garage Sale 87B37B85-72EF-442C-9A54-AA8B8C693AAF Wed, 27 Aug 2008 09:37:01 -0700
NEW 12" Adjustable Pliers Wrench
Enjoy German quality and amazing functionality with our latest trick tool!

I'm a tool junkie. I can't help myself. For the past 18 years I've been bringing you the finest tools from around the world. Here's another one from Germany to add to your collection. This puts the typical "thumb screw" adjustable wrench to shame. The articulating jaw is of unparalleled design. The push button action, with 18 indexed positions, slides smoothly up and down to accommodate any size fastener up to 2 3/8". Zero backlash, parallel jaw movement, and 10:1 leverage ratio for superior gripping power. Replaces a complete set of wrenches! Buy them now as I've only ordered a limited number for us tool junkies.

12" Adjustable Pliers Wrench $79.99

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Bravo! Bravo! Bellissimo!
This beautiful Alfa Romeo just took home Best of Show at Pebble Beach.

A long-time Griot's Garage customer captured the highest honor at this summer's Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, taking home the coveted Best of Show trophy.

His 1938 8C 2900B Touring Berlinetta was Alfa Romeo's most prestigious grand touring car of the 1930s. Just 33 were completed for road use. The body on this car is unique, one of only six privately commissioned Berlinettas, and was used in several advertisements by Alfa. Based on the successful motor sport engineering of the 2900A, this road version featured a 180 bhp 8-cylinder engine with dual superchargers and twin overhead camshafts, which were installed on a box type chassis with independent suspension. This car won the first Watkins Glen Grand Prix in 1948, and has been driven in numerous rallies around the world.

Griot's Car Care products were used by Dennison International in Puyallup Washington, the team which carefully restored this wonderful Alfa Romeo. Griot's Garage Carnauba Wax was employed to give the car it's unmatched depth of shine. Bravo to our customer!

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NEW Piloti Speedway Shoes
Whether you're at the track, the drive-in, or the next Goodguys event, you'll fit right in.

If you like a good old fashion surf sneaker, but want Piloti's patented "Roll Control" heel, this makes the perfect shoe. A comfortable, casual, easy wearing shoe that takes the place of your "moon boots" tennis shoes. Whether you're at the track, the drive-in, or the next Goodguy's event, you'll fit right in. (Trust me, you don't want to show up to a club event looking like a dork.) All the coolness of a surf sneaker yet still a serious driving shoe when you want to stand on the throttle. Available in two colors: Smoke or Race Blue with other color accents. Mesh tongue and insole for supreme comfort. Raise your coolness factor today. Men's sizes 8-11 1/2 by half size increments, 12 & 13. Sizes run true in a medium (D) width. Choose from Gray or Blue.

Piloti Speedway Shoes $95.00

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Pssst... wanna see the next two Griot's Garage cover cars?
Check 'em out before our Handbooks land in mailboxes!

Some very fine and unique cars have graced the covers of Griot's Garage Handbooks over the years. Can you guess our next two from these clues?

Handbook 279 clues: This cover car's model line was introduced by Chevy in 1964 to compete with Ford's Fairlane. This model year, it was offered as an SS with both 454 and 396 engines.

Handbook 280 clues: Though our German cover car is highly modified, in stock form it was offered with a 3.5 liter six-cylinder mill. It carried the nickname "batmobile" because of it's unconventional aerodynamic add-ons.

Click through and see if you guessed correctly!

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Automobile Journal
Keep your valuable information as close as your glove box!

Why is the most perfect Automobile Journal coming back after being out of our line up for 10 years? Well, I needed some new ones! This journal lets you document your air pressures, wheel lug torque setting, etc. for a quick review, as well as all your other basic documentation. Way too many features to describe here, but it's worth much more than I'm charging for it. Click through below to see all of the useful pages of info you'll get. 58 pages of neat freak material... makes a great gift!

Automobile Journal $9.99

Have fun in your garage!®]]> http://www.griotsgarage.com/product/22800.do?code=rss Accessories 29BE7E19-3595-4F86-A763-A5B5739865A8 Wed, 13 Aug 2008 08:27:44 -0700
Save $10.00! Better get two of these...
One is sure to get "borrowed" from your desk at the hands of a jealous friend!

Get ready to slap people's hands when they pick up this awesome desk accessory and try to put it in their pocket! This ultra-cool V-10 Business Card/Penholder looks great on any desk. Lift the ten intake trumpets to reveal your business card storage. Holds 10 pens or pencils in the trumpets and they won't even fall out when you lift the cover! Under the red valve covers are tiny compartments that stores push pins and paper clips. Dimensions are 4" x 4" and heavy enough so it won't slide around your desk. Very, very cool. Buy two...one is certainly going to be "borrowed".

V-10 Business Card / Pen Holder Was $79.99 On sale now just $69.99!

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Griot's Garage Cover Car
Handbook 277: 1947 Dodge D-24 with Fluid Drive

This beautiful 1947 Dodge D-24 comes to us from the LeMay Museum in Tacoma, Washington. The car employs Dodge's contribution to automotive advancement for 1947, the Fluid Drive Transmission. This setup eliminated fixed mechanical connections between the engine and driveshaft, instead using a thin body of oil between two flywheels to transmit power. Clutching is virtually eliminated, and the car can be started in any gear!

Read More About This Cool Classic

Have fun in your garage!®]]> http://www.griotsgarage.com/category/having+fun/about+our+cover+cars.do?code=rss About Our Cover Cart DE94A5A5-0A7C-46C4-B99D-08CF10DDF924 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:40:32 -0700
Read Dan's story of concours victory...

Approximately three years ago I purchased a 1997 Porsche 993 C4S and had it shipped from Seattle, WA to my home in Highlands Ranch, CO.

Last summer, I entered the C4S in my first concours event (24th Annual Exotic Sports Car Show & Concours d'Elegance). The car actually won three ribbons! First Place in Class N-4 (Novice, 1989 to present in Porsche), Favorite Porsche (voted by other owners), and Top Score for Novice Class (out of all newbies at show). The attention given to details definitely mattered!

Thank you for offering such a great assortment of products which provide "Car Care for the Perfectionist".

A fellow car fanatic & new "customer for life",
Dan P.

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