The Creators Online:
The home of Marv's Garage
& books about disco frogs
“Aviator, bull-fighter, renowned property investor and railway tycoon” are several things which I’ve never been described as. My name is Iain Kelly and I am a writer, producer, publisher journalist, car enthusiast, father and author.
This is my little corner of the Internet where I unleash ridiculous flights of fancy from my car-addled brain. For as long as I can remember I’ve been fascinated by cars, the people around them, and the culture which they foster, and I’ve made it a career over the last quarter-century. You may have read my writing in the pages of STREET MACHINE magazine, or seen me on MIGHTY CAR MODS or BENNY’S CUSTOM WORKS YouTube channels - I do get around a bit.
You can find out more about my madcap world by clicking the About Me link at the top of the page. Or, you can help support my crippling addiction to overpowered American land yachts and 1980s BMWs by buying one of the books at the shop (either below this waffle, or from the menu at the top of the page).
Cheers,
Marv
PRE-ORDER: this book has 100 epic, TRUE, stories of amazing cars, people, races, and general shenanigans from the weird world of cars. While I have a habit of banging on endlessly when I tell these stories in person, I’ve kept them short here, and they’re only 500-words, or 2 pages, to keep things fast-paced and easy to read.
Want to hear about the only monkey to win a NASCAR race? Or how Porsche was beaten at Le Mans by a French guy driving his own car? Did you know about the Japanese tuner busted at 197mph on an English motorway? Or the time El Maestro beat The Green Hell in the greatest Formula One drive of all time? Well, buy the book and you can learn all about these and 95 other epic yarns. We’ve got 277mph street cars; racers who never existed; some of the best cheating you’ll ever hear of; capsule cars; off-road muscle cars; the time Rolls-Royce got schooled in how to make a luxury car; and so much more.
These are some of my favourite stories from my life-long passion for cars, including spending the last 25 of those years working as a professional motoring writer, producer, and car-builder.
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Want to get your car-mad teen reading? Are you a time-poor car or racing enthusiast? Try a SPEED READ!
I’ve split 100 of the most epic true stories from the automotive world down into five fast-reading volumes. Inside each book are 20 500-word stories of amazing cars, people, races, and general shenanigans that’ll have you laughing, shaking your head in disbelief, or just staring in wonder.
Want to hear about the only monkey to win a NASCAR race? Or how Porsche was beaten at Le Mans by a French guy driving his own car? Did you know about the Japanese tuner busted at 197mph on an English motorway? Or the time El Maestro beat The Green Hell in the greatest Formula One drive of all time? Well, Marv’s Garage can educate you on all these subjects, as well as 277mph street cars; racers who never existed; some of the best cheating you’ll ever hear of; capsule cars; off-road muscle cars; the time Rolls-Royce got schooled in how to make a luxury car; and so much more.
Available to buy individually ($15), or as a complete collection of 5 books ($50), these are a great way to get young car fans reading and learning. I’ve also compliled all 100 stories into a paperback novel (SEE HERE) for people wanting to keep things simple.
As told by Iain “Marv” Kelly, these are my favourite stories from a life-long passion for cars, including spending the last 25 of those years working as a professional motoring writer, producer, and car-builder. Sold as a volume of FIVE fast-reading paperback books, this set is perfect for a look inside some of the craziest happenings around cars over the last 125 years.
I’ve spent 25-years writing about cars but it was the news I was going to be a father which spurred this passion project into life. What began as a series of short pieces of life advice I wished I’d had in my early adulthood, and was intended solely for my son, spun out of control.
There are now more than 50 chapters in this book, covering everything from understanding tax, to building a brick wall, from entering a room to buying a present, this is the Life Workshop Manual for young people entering the big, scary world.
Contact Me
Do you need writing done? Are you looking for an expert automotive consultant? Want to discuss 421 cubic-inch ‘63 Pontiac Tempests and how they shredded Ferrari 250 GTOs at a race in Daytona? Send me an email below.