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Garage Mirage
"My neighbor across the street he bought himself a Viper, funny thing is I never seen him drive it."
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If you always wanted a garage like the ones in the magazines with the Ferrari next to a classic hot rod sitting in a sparkling clean garage, this product is for you. It is a full garage-width photoprint screen of a state of the art garage that you simply roll down like a shade. Breathable screen lets in air and gives illusion of a car collector's dream garage while keeping the dust and neighbors' eyes off of your 86 Nissan Pulsar perpetual project car and your brother-in-laws' one wheeled Triumph motorcycle leaning against the bumper pool table. Do whatever it is you do in your garage- you can see them, but they can't see you or your mess of a garage. Choice of car images and garage furnishings for standard garage widths.

wombat, Sep 02 2003

you got one of these, Ninja? http://www.areh.de/Galery/1778.jpg
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       Keeping up, appearances, with the Joneses?

UnaBubba, Sep 03 2003
  

       Maybe you've never seen him drive it because he already baked this idea.

DeathNinja, Sep 03 2003
  

       Uh, that is the neighbor talking.

wombat, Sep 03 2003
  

       Then put out different designs ... like an internal-view of human intestins or a hellish-demonic theme (for halloween?) ... or a racecar pit crew taking a rest next to a famous driver's car ... that would be sweet!

Letsbuildafort, Sep 03 2003
  

       One night while brain jamming with friends I concocted a similar idea, only in reverse. Noting that in certain suburbs here in the USA, the ones with the same styled houses for as far as the eye can see. All have garages that are in front of the houses. Many people have their garage doors open so other neighbors can see the accumulation of consumer junk they possess. A status symbol of sorts. If you don't have mountains of crap filling your garage you gotta be a loser!   

       So my idea was to have a giant photo the width and height of the garage door. The image being of a totally jam- packed interior. An old car, a restoration project car, sporting equipment,lawn furniture, tools,an ATV,etc.   

       With this faux 'stuffed garage' image in place, a person could use the empty 'real' garage interior for an extra bedroom, den or something else. Your status with your neighbors remains intact.

Cosmo, Sep 04 2003
  

       // If you don't have mountains of crap filling your garage you gotta be a loser //   

       I'm the only person on my block who can fit both cars in his frigging garage...

DeathNinja, Sep 04 2003
  

       are they matchbox cars?

po, Sep 04 2003
  

       Yes, but I had them custom built to 20x their normal size.

DeathNinja, Sep 04 2003
  
      
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