{"id":91,"date":"2015-01-13T14:25:51","date_gmt":"2015-01-13T18:25:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.partspro.com\/blog\/?p=91"},"modified":"2015-02-11T17:17:00","modified_gmt":"2015-02-11T21:17:00","slug":"cartechs-james-garners-motoring-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/partspro.com\/blog\/cartechs-james-garners-motoring-life\/","title":{"rendered":"CarTech\u2019s James Garner\u2019s Motoring Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>A Peek Between the Covers\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Many know James Garner as Jim Rockford from <em>The Rockford Files, <\/em>one of the most popular private-eye series of all time. What many don\u2019t know is that James Garner was a \u201ccar guy\u201d long before he starred in that role, and his patented J turn was a piece of cake for the lifelong racer and hobbyist.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_123\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignright\" style=\"width: 310px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.partspro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/james-garner-motoring-life.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-123\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.partspro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/james-garner-motoring-life-300x300.jpg?resize=300%2C300\" alt=\"James Garner Motoring Life\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/partspro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/james-garner-motoring-life.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/partspro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/james-garner-motoring-life.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/partspro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/james-garner-motoring-life.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">James Garner Motoring Life<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Authored by Matt Stone, former editor of <em>Motor Trend Classic<\/em> magazine, <em>James Garner\u2019s Motoring Life<\/em> covers the cars he owned and drove; the cars he raced; his tour of duty as a racing team owner; his great racing film, <em>Grand Prix;<\/em> the drivers on this team; and his stiffest competition out on the track. This beautiful hardcover book tells Garner\u2019s full story and puts him into his proper place in racing history.<\/p>\n<p>The folks over at CarTech do a fantastic job of producing thorough, readable, and knowledgeable how-to guides that span the spectrum of aesthetic and performance automotive modification. Head on over to your local Parts Pro retailer to add <em>James Garner\u2019s Motoring Life <\/em>to your coffee table or automotive library.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Size:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>9\u201d x 9\u201d<br \/>\n<strong>Type:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>Hardcover<br \/>\n<strong>Pages:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>160<br \/>\n<strong>Photos: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>300 color and black-and-white photos<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Peek Between the Covers\u00a0 Many know James Garner as Jim Rockford from The Rockford Files, one of the most popular private-eye series of all time. 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