Gifts for the auto-lover in your life include the Thule Universal Pull Top car rack (top), License Plate Frame Picture Holders (left) and the FoxL v2 pocket-size speaker.
Brighten the holidays for the car nut on your list with gifts that show you've been paying attention.
For the adventurer
Help the action-oriented get their gear packed up quickly with the latest Thule ski and snowboard racks. Featuring SpeedLink Clamp Mount Systems, the racks easily attach to all sizes and shapes of car-rack crossbars. The Universal Pull Top rack has a sliding arm that extends down the side of the vehicle, making loading a lot easier. It holds six skis or four snowboards. ($220, thule.com)
For the music lover
Transform a daily commute into a dance party with the FoxL v2 with Bluetooth, a portable, pocket-size hi-fi stereo speaker that's mountable in vehicles. It offers theater-quality sound for music and conference-room quality sound for hands-free phone calls. ($199, soundmatters.com)
For the mountain dweller
Make frosty mornings easier with a toasty-warm Eddie Bauer Down Ice Scraper Mitt. Choose from a range of wintertime colors and patterns. Each mitt is filled with goose down and features an elastic wrist for a snug fit. ($20, eddiebauer.com)
For the garage guy
He'll dream big as he takes a behind-the-scenes tour of 20 exotic private garages (and their resident autos) in the hardcover photo book "Ultimate Garages III," by Phil Berg, former senior editor at Car and Driver magazine and AutoWeek.
Clockwise from top left: "Ultimate Garages III," "Dream Garages International," Green Toys Race Cars and the Eddie Bauer Down Ice Scraper Mitt.
Make it a two-parter with a pre-order of "Dream Garages International: Great Garages and Collections From Around the World," by auto writer and photographer Lee Klancher; it's due out on Dec. 30. ("Ultimate Garages" $40, "Dream Garages" $35, booksellers)
For the little driver
The Green Toys Race Car offers the durability and safety parents love, and plenty of fun for kids ready for their first race. Each bright, speedy hot rod (in red, pink or blue) is made in the U.S. from recycled plastic milk containers and is free of BPA, PVC, phthalates and external coatings. Age 1+. ($9, greentoys.com)
For the decorator
Camisasca Automotive Manufacturing, a leading license-plate maker, is getting into the home décor business with its new License Plate Frame Picture Holders.
Available in matte, powder-coat and polished finishes in an array of colors, they're a subtle ode to the road. ($55, camincusa.com)
For the neat freak
A Brown Bear Paw Pack offers a selection of car washes, from basic to complete, at savings of up to 40 percent and with no expiration date. The more Paw Packs purchased, the deeper the total discount. Elephant Car Wash also offers prepaid car washes for gift giving. (Paw Packs start at $23, brownbear.com; Elephant washes start at $9.50 for an exterior wash package, elephantcarwash.com)
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