By John Naderi

StreetFire.net

They say it never rains in sunny Southern California but who are they exactly and why is it that they know so little about meteorology? On this coming Saturday, December 12 the annual GReddy garage sale will take place where you can get all sorts of mad, crazy deals on GReddy goods. And while Ole Ma Nature plans to rain on the parade (or garage sale as it were) GReddy reports that the show (ahem, garage sale) will go on as planned. In order to keep everything rain-free GReddy will move the festivities inside. Wait, this is a garage sale that takes place within an actual garage, what are the odds? Check out GReddy.com for more info or you can follow GReddy’s Twitter account here.

By John Naderi

StreetFire.net

Aaaah, the allure of the garage sale and its free-spirited sister, the yard sale. Such expeditions normally involve a bit of work to unearth the really good finds such as the finest costume jewelry, a master collection of Meg Ryan films or even a ceramic Chihuahua adorned with a comically oversized sombrero. But what’s that in the corner? Is that a PRofec Type-S boost controller?! Well, it is if you get your sweet fanny to the upcoming GReddy
Garage Sale.

This is an annual affair where the JDMest tuner of them all opens it’s So Cal-based North American HQ doors to the public. Among the available treasures are one-of-a-kind R&D parts, hard-to-find JDM pieces and open box items all for insane Crazy Larry, everything-must-go deals. There will also be raffles as well as GReddy’s gorgeous project cars on display. Hit the jump to get more info and to see a video from last year’s GReddy Performance Festival (think performance enhanced garage sale).

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By John Coyle

Deputy Editor

At the Hyundai booth this year, it was about the Genesis Coupe. There was only one Genesis sedan on display, and I liked how there was an artist hand-painting a graphic onto the front and rear fenders. There was also Hyundai’s 2.0T R-Spec version on-hand, which is basically a 2.0T Track without power seats, a sunroof, trick interior lighting, and other creature comforts. It’s 68lbs lighter and $3000 the Track, and while it didn’t exactly pop against the trick offerings from Hennessey, Greddy, and Rhys Millen Racing, it’s cool to see the company offering this package. Of the three tuned offerings on display, the clear standout was Rhys Millen Racing’s mid-engine 480HP V8 version. The engine bay was absolutely sick, and while it and the interior were packed to the gills with carbon fiber bits, the overall effect was almost subtle, and the orange paint looked like six miles deep. Hit the jump to see more pictures from the booth, including walk-around videos of all the cars.

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By John Coyle

Deputy Editor

As soon as it was announced that Hyundai was going to build a RWD sports car, enthusiasts started wondering about the tuning possibilities, and the turbo kits GReddy is planning to offer for the Genesis Coupe should come as great news. The company says that the first systems will aim to get 350 horsepower and 320lbs of torque out of the base model’s little 2.0,  and that eventually, it’ll be looking to make a kit which will deliver a whopping 500 horsepower. That sounds a little burly for stock internals, but hey, what do I know? The car pictured below will be on display at SEMA, so we’ll make sure to get plenty of shots of it when we’re on the ground in Vegas, but I’m actually hoping to catch a Genesis Coupe in the wild before then. Neither Nads or I have seen one anywhere but auto shows and tracks—which strikes me as a little strange. I mean, this is Los Angeles, you see all kinds of stuff on the street here, and not one Genesis Coupe? Weird. Anyway, hit the jump to read Hyundai’s full press release.

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By Antonio Alvendia

Antonio Alvendia

Not too long ago, I scheduled a rendezvous with Mike Paganik, the owner of this pristine 1996 240sx. Mike, who happens to be a friend who I have known since the 9th grade, tells me he’s getting a new car, and I’m thinking “great… another one?” This guy has more vehicles then a dealership’s used car lot, so out of curiosity, I ask him what the car is and the obvious question of “can I drive it?” He answered “it’s an S14″ and the obvious answer of “you definitely can not drive it.” Continue reading and view more photos on MotorMavens.

Wow, these 0-60 guys have made some progress since the last time I checked out their ride page. They put in a custom cage, upgraded the suspension with some Tein stuff, installed a bunch of Seibon carbon fiber body panels, and now they’re getting ready to bolt on this burly GReddy supercharger. Can’t wait to see how it all comes together.

I just got an email from Japan on this. Apparently in Japan Trust/GReddy filed for bankruptcy. I only have one source on this at the moment, but it’s a reliable industry source. It is obviously really sad news; not just for the company and their many employees world wide, but also for the industry as a whole, within which TRUST/GReddy has been one of the oldest and most stable companies for decades.

I hope this news is false, but my sources are deep in the industry and are almost never wrong.