DISCLAIMER

Last updated: November 20th, 2025

Gatsby’s Garage is a creative platform dedicated to automotive storytelling, motorsports coverage, historical research, and personal perspectives. Please review the following disclaimers, which govern all use of this website.

1. Opinions, Research, and Personal Interpretation

Gatsby’s Garage publishes a mix of researched information, motorsports analysis, historical content, and personal commentary.
While we strive for accuracy—especially in motorsports coverage and historical research—some content reflects personal interpretation or opinion.

Information on this site should not be treated as legal, mechanical, financial, or professional guidance.
Readers should independently verify details when necessary.

2. Motorsports & Driving Risks

Any references to driving, motorsports, performance techniques, or vehicle modification are for entertainment and educational purposes only.

Motorsports and performance driving carry inherent risks. Do not attempt to replicate anything you see here without proper training, proper equipment, and full compliance with all applicable laws.

Gatsby’s Garage assumes no responsibility for injuries, damages, or losses resulting from attempts to follow or interpret content from this website.

3. Accuracy, Reliance & Liability

Although we strive to publish accurate and well-researched content, Gatsby’s Garage makes no guarantees regarding completeness, reliability, accuracy, or timeliness.

By using this website, you acknowledge that:

  • Content may contain errors or subjective interpretation.

  • You assume full responsibility for how you use or act upon information here.

  • Gatsby’s Garage is not liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or punitive damages arising from your use of this site.

Use of this site is entirely at your own risk.

4. External Links

This site may contain links to third-party websites. Gatsby’s Garage has no control over, and assumes no responsibility for, the content, accuracy, or practices of external sites.

All interactions with external links are done at your own risk.

5. Intellectual Property & Creative Ownership

All original content—including writing, photography, illustrations, branding, concepts, designs, products, and multimedia—is the exclusive property of Gatsby’s Garage unless otherwise credited.

Unless expressly permitted:

  • No individual may claim authorship, involvement, or ownership of any content.

  • No party may reproduce, distribute, repurpose, or modify content without written permission.

  • Third-party logos and trademarks remain the property of their respective owners and are used only for identification or editorial purposes.

Unauthorized use is strictly prohibited.

6. Use of Publicly Shared Images & Transformative Use

Gatsby’s Garage may incorporate publicly shared images for commentary, education, and transformative narrative use. We follow these principles:

  • Transformative Use: Content is repurposed with new meaning, context, or commentary.

  • Editorial Purpose: Publicly sourced images are used non-commercially unless explicitly stated otherwise.

  • Attribution: When the source is known, credit is provided.

  • Removal Option: Rights holders may request removal at any time.

All rights to publicly sourced images remain with their original copyright holders.

7. Personal Boundaries, Creative Independence & Family Statement

This website may reference personal experiences to provide context for the perspectives behind the work. These reflections represent my own lived experience.

Certain early-life experiences shaped my values, boundaries, and personal growth. As part of that growth, I have made the intentional and permanent decision to no longer maintain any relationship with my father or my brother. This boundary is essential to my long-term wellbeing and clarity.

To prevent any misunderstanding or future misrepresentation, it is explicitly stated that:

  • My father and my brother have never contributed to, collaborated on, influenced, or assisted in any part of this website or its creative work.

  • Neither my father nor my brother holds any claim—direct, indirect, implied, or asserted—over any current or future content associated with Gatsby’s Garage.

All personal reflections shared here represent my perspective only.
They are not intended as factual allegations, legal claims, or implications of wrongdoing by any individual.

8. Additional Legal Liability Shield

By accessing or using this website, you agree that:

  • Content is provided as-is, without warranties of any kind.

  • No guarantees are made regarding the accuracy, legality, completeness, or usefulness of the information.

  • Gatsby’s Garage is not liable for any damages—direct or indirect—arising from use of the site.

  • Personal reflections are subjective and not statements of fact or legal assertions.

  • Continued use constitutes full acceptance of these terms.

9. Contact

For questions regarding these disclaimers:
📧 shane@gatsbys-garage.com

⚠️ By using this website, you acknowledge and agree to these disclaimers.